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Sandy Kennedy

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ComposerOn stage 1951

Sandy Kennedy was an American child actor who played Louis Leonowens in the original Broadway production of The King and I (1951) opposite Gertrude Lawrence.

On stage 1 production

1951 The King and I St. James Theatre · Original · directed by John van Druten 1,246 perf.

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast : Charles Francis (Captain Orton); Sandy Kennedy (Louis Leonowens); Gertrude Lawrence (Anna Leonowens); Leonard Graves (The Interpreter); John Juliano (The Kralahome); Yul Brynner (The King); Len Mence (Phra Alack); Doretta Morrow (Tuptim); Dorothy Sarnoff (Lady Thiang); Johnny Stewart (Prince Chulalongkorn); Baayork Lee (Princess Yi…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “I Whistle a Happy Tune” (Gertrude Lawrence, Sandy Kennedy); “My Lord and Master” (Doretta Morrow); “Hello, Young Lovers!” (Gertrude Lawrence); “The Royal Siamese Children” (aka “March of the Siamese Children”) (Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, The King’s Wives, The King’s Children); “A Puzzlement” (Yul Brynner); “The Royal Bangko…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • The King and I . Anna and son (Gertrude Lawrence and Sandy Kennedy) arrive in Bangkok. (Vandamm)ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, Dorothy Sarnoff, Doretta Morrow, Larry Douglas, Johnny Stewart, Sandy Kennedy, Lee Becker Theodore, Gemze de Lappe, Yuriko, Baayork Leeebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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