Faith Prince, who won a Tony Award as the wisecracking Miss Adelaide in the 1992 Guys and Dolls revival, will succeed Donna Murphy in the leading role of Mrs. Anna Leonowens in the Tony-winning The King and I revival beginning the Saturday matinee, March 22.
Originated by Gertrude Lawrence in 1951 the role of the English schoolteacher in 1860s Siam calls on her to sing "I Whistle a Happy Tune," "Getting To Know You," "Hello Young Lovers" "Shall We Dance," and several other Rodgers and Hammerstein perennials.
Lou Diamond Phillips continues in the role of The King.