The King and I

Bring Siams royal residence to the stage for your production of The King and I with backdrop designs from Grosh Backdrops and Drapery. Our extensive collection of stage backdrops for this musical will surely help your design team build a stage that will capture the attention and imagination of your audience. We have a variety of palace images for this musical, including ones that carry Asian and oriental aesthetics. Our palace gardens a favorite location for diplomatic parties also come in day and night varieties. We also have different wharfs and docks in various styles and colors. The King and I, the fifth work from the legendary team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II, was based on a 1944 novel by Margaret Langdon. The novel, Anna and the King of Siam, was a fictionalized version of the life of Anna Leonowens who has served as a governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the 1860s. The King and I premiered on Broadway on March 29, 1951, and ran for nearly 3 years. A popular title among the theatergoing crowd, the production had many revivals and tours. The King and I revolves around the character Anna Leonowens, a governess to the wives and children of The King of Siam. Coming from different cultural and social backgrounds, Anna and the king frequently find themselves of different opinions on issues like slavery and polygamy, and even Annas stay in the royal residence. At the same time, the king is also facing the threat of political intervention from other countries. Reserve stage backdrops for The King and I by ordering online or calling 877-363-7998. Grosh maintains operations in Los Angeles, California, and Evansville, Indiana, and may arrange pickups near these warehouses. We can also have your orders shipped to any address in the US. For inquiries about our backdrop rental companys collection, please send a message through our contact page. Interested in Projected Backdrops?