To celebrate International Dance Day April 29, take a waltz through these photos of Anna and the King of Siam tearing up the dance floor in The King and I over the years.
From the original, Tony-winning duo of Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner to Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, here are the actors who have thrilled audiences ever since Anna and the King first clasped hands.
Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence (1951)
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, A Concord Company
Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr (1956)
Farley Granger and Barbara Cook (1960)
Elaine Stritch and Renato Cibelli
Yul Brynner and Constance Towers (1977)
Angela Lansbury (1977)
Yul Brynner and Mary Beth Peil (1985)
Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips (1996)
Kevin Gray and Faith Prince (1996)
Kevin Gray and Marie Osmond (1996)
Hayley Mills and Vee Talmadge (1996)
Ken Watanabe and Kelli O’Hara (2015)
Paul Kolnik
Daniel Dae Kim and Marin Mazzie (2015)
Jose Llana and Laura Michelle Kelly (2016)
Kate Baldwin and Paolo Montalban in The King and I
