Question: who starred in the original king and i
Answer: Character Description Original Broadway cast Other notable stage performers Anna Leonowens A widowed Briton , in Siam to teach the royal children Gertrude Lawrence Eileen Brennan , Constance Carpenter , Jan Clayton , Barbara Cook , Sandy Duncan , Valerie Hobson , Celeste Holm , Sally Ann Howes , Angela Lansbury , Josie Lawrence , Marin Mazzie , Lisa McCune , Maureen McGovern , Virginia McKenna , Hayley Mills , Patricia Marand , Patricia Morison , Donna Murphy , Kelli O'Hara , Marie Osmond , Elaine Paige , Mary Beth Peil , Stefanie Powers , Faith Prince , Liz Robertson , Risë Stevens , Constance Towers , Laura Michelle Kelly The King of Siam A fictionalized version of