Photos: ‘The King and I’ child cast members at work on and off the stage

Graham Montgomery and other child actors perform with Laura Michelle Kelly in “The King and I” at the Pantages Theatre.

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Dec. 23, 2016 1:43 PM PT

'The King And I' kids at work on and off stage

Studio teacher Jessica Phelps works with Rhyees Stump, left, and Graham Montgomery during a school session for the children in the cast of the musical “The King and I” at the Pantages Theatre.

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Amaya Braganza, center, talks to Graham Montgomery, during a school session for the children in the cast of the musical “The King and I.”

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Tony Marin does his schoolwork.

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The Docks of Bangkok in Scene 1 of “The King and I” at the Pantages Theatre.

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