The King and I Fifty years after its premiere, Rodgers biographer Meryle Secrest summed up the musical: The King and I The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel, "Anna and the King of Siam" (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between
Deborah Lee Kerr on consulting to public sector organizations for the textbook In Action: Building a Successful Consulting Practice. She blogs and writes on evidence based management at www.affintus.com. Deborah is frequently asked to speak at national, regional, and state conferences about measuring results and managing people. She holds degrees from St. Mary’s College (Notre Dame), Columbia University (New York), and The University of Texas at Austin. Deborah Lee Kerr Deborah Lee Kerr is a co-founder and President at Affintus. Before founding Affintus, she worked as an executive in private, public, and nonprofit organizations. Deborah is a performance management and measurement specialist. She