The King and I Returns to the Fox Theatre

Theater of the Stars presents the highly acclaimed Rodgers and Hammerstein, musical, The King and I, at the Fox Theatre Sept. 5 through Sept. 11.

The King and I is the first Theater of the Stars (TOTS) produced show for this 60th anniversary season. 

Victoria Mallory, who had her first professional job at age 11 in the Theater of the Stars production of The King and I, returns this time in the lead role of Anna.

Mallory who has been in numerous TOTS productions is excited to be back at the Fox.

"Can't wait to sing a happy tune again in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre," she writes in an e-mail.

Mallory, whose career spans Broadway, the concert stage and television, has appeared on the soap operas The Young and the Restless and Santa Barbara.

She is probably best known for her role as Leslie Brooks on Y&R, which she played for six years. She left the series in 1984 and later returned to NBC’s Santa Barbara where she played Dr. Denise Foxworthy.

Currently living and working in New York, Mallory continues to perform and teaches at The Voice Studio in New York City. She has maintained a practice coaching professionals, adults and young/gifted students in voice, audition technique, and “actor in song.”

In a TOTS press release, the musical is set in the 1860’s in the exotic capital city of Bangkok. It is the timeless love story between a powerful and stubborn king and a determined governess named Anna. The show features opulent settings, a beautiful story of honor and forgiveness, and is filled with memorable songs such as “Hello Young Lovers,” “I Whistle A Happy Tune,” “Shall We Dance?” and “Getting To Know You.” 

Based on the real life adventures of the English widow Anna Leonowens, and the best-selling 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon, the King and I is a fascinating tale about a clash of customs and finding love in spite of the differences. 

Read more about the King and I, the original stars, awards and movie version of the musical.

TOTS has produced over 750 shows in Atlanta over the last 60 years and enriched the Atlanta arts community by helping to create the Atlanta Repertory Theater Company, The Atlanta Opera Company, the Atlanta Children's Theater and the Just Us Theater Co., an African-American theatre company. More than 10 million Atlantans have attended TOTS productions over the last six decades.

For more information about the King and I visit the TOTS website.