The King and I incongruity of a Victorian British governess in the midst of an exotic court: "The first-act finale of "The King and I" will feature Miss Lawrence, Mr. Brynner, and a pink satin ball gown." Mielziner's set plan was the simplest of the four Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals he had worked on, with one main set (the throne room), a number of front-stage drops (for the ship and Anna's room, for example) and the entire stage cleared for "The Small House of Uncle Thomas". The show was budgeted at $250,000 (US$ in dollars) making it the most expensive Rodgers and Hammerstein production
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 –