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The King and I is a studio cast recording of the musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The album was released by Philips Classics in 1992. Conducted by John Mauceri with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the album stars Julie Andrews as Anna and Ben Kingsley as the King of Siam. The recording uses the orchestrations from the musical's 1956 film adaptation but restores three songs cut from the movie: "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?", "My Lord and Master", and "I Have Dreamed". Lea Salonga and Peabo Bryson sing Tuptim and Lun Tha, with Marilyn Horne singing "Something Wonderful". Critics noted Andrews' singing and the orchestral arrangements, while some felt the album was short of charm compared with earlier versions. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and reached number one on the Billboard classical crossover albums chart. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kin...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)