Byline: Associated Press
Ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev will make his debut as a stage actor Aug. 18 when a 20-week international tour of "The King and I" is launched in Syracuse.
Tour Director Arthur Storch, Syracuse Stage's producing artistic director, is holding auditions in New York City for a singer-actress to play Anna Leonowens in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Storch said he expects to meet with Nureyev for the first time today to discuss the role of the King of Siam, made famous by the late Yul Brynner.
"We have to find a fresh, 1989 way of looking at the show and presenting it," he said. "We must give it vitality - make it alive …
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