Shall We Dance? (1951 song) Shall We Dance? (1951 song) "Shall We Dance?" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "The King and I". It is sung by Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam, played by Gertrude Lawrence (in the original Broadway production) and Yul Brynner respectively. In addition, it was sung by Valerie Hobson in the original London West End production, and Marni Nixon (who only voiced-over songs while Deborah Kerr acted) in the 1956 film of "The King and I". The song is about Anna reminiscing over the idea of finding love at an English dance. The song
Martha Wright (actress) to Rodgers and Hart" at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan and "A Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein" that same year. In 1980, she performed "The Sounds of Rodgers and Hammerstein" at The King Cole Room in The St. Regis-Sheraton Hotel in New York City, followed, in 1983, by "A Salute to Burton Lane and E. Y. Harburg" at the 92nd Street Y. Wright and her husband later retired to Massachusetts; he died in 2013. Wright died at the age of 92 in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 2016. Martha Wright (actress) Martha Wright, born Martha Lucile Wiederrecht (March 23, 1923 –