Anna Leonowens eccentric Victorian female traveler". The novel was adapted as a hit musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "The King and I" (1951), starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public. The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well
Deborah Cooper Deborah Cooper Deborah Cooper is an American professional dance, music, singer, award-winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits. Cooper started as female vocalist for the Fatback Band, then as lead female vocalist and member of disco/R&B band Change (1981–1985) where she made several hits. In 1991 she featured as guest vocalist on Clivillés and Cole's hit single A Deeper Love. Subsequently, in the 1990s, she was part of the C+C Music Factory as both a lead and back up vocalist resulting with several # 1 hits including "Deeper Love", "Pride"