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He’s back! The masked man returns in Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering 1986 extravaganza about a mysterious masked musical genius and his obsessive love for a beautiful soprano. SUMMER 2017 | artsLife 61 whom the king brings to Siam (now Thailand) to teach his many wives and children as he tries to modernize his country. The King and I, which opened on Broadway in 1951 with Yul Brynner in the role of the king, has become one of the most beloved classics of the American stage. Many of its songs, including “Getting to Know You,” “Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Shall We Dance” and “Hello Young Lovers,” have become standards. The show continues to delight audiences today as much as it did 65 years ago, when it ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ a restaged production at Lincoln Center won four Tonys, including Best Revival of a Musical. “I doubt I’ll see a better production of The King and I in my lifetime,” wrote veteran Wall Street Journal critic Terry Teachout. Since it’s the same Bartlett Sher-directed show that’s coming to the Walt Disney Theater, perhaps we’ll never see a better production of The King and I, either. ■ On Your Feet! (October 17–22, 2017). The pulsating On Your Feet! charts the lives and hits of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, the Cuban- American couple behind such irresistible pop songs as “Rhythm is Gonna Get You,” “Conga” and “Don’t Want To Lose You Now.” Their marriage and professional relationship is rooted in the Miami Sound Machine, the band that musician-producer Emilio established and that signer Gloria gave its trademark vocal energy. The early success of Miami Sound Machine marked the beginning of a huge international career for the Estefans, who together have won 26 Grammys. “Shows like this require extensive song catalogs — and there are few that can compete with the enterprises of the Estefans,”


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