"The King & I" fills the classic spot in this year's Quad-City Music Guild season, and while part of me has to wonder whether another version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein nugget was really necessary, another part was satisfied with the group's performance.

Director Bill Marsoun has a by-the-book "King" that's highlighted by its two lead performers.

Harold Truitt, a veteran director who throws himself into the limited acting roles he gets, immerses himself in the King of Siam part, but he breaks the role's mold (see Brynner, Yul) in two ways. He doesn't have a shaved head, and he plays the role with more of a smug satisfaction than a hard-fisted dominance.

As Anna, Jennifer Sondgeroth has a beautiful lilt to her English accent and a sparkling voice in the show's most recognizable songs, including "Whistle a Happy Tune" and "Getting to Know You."

Also shining are Stephanie Moeller and Nick Munson as the clandestine lovers; Jordan Lipes as the prince and Christian Frieden as Anna's son.

Marsoun also designed the lavish palace set, with beautiful Asian-inspired landscapes in the background.

When all or almost all of the cast - which includes a dozen actresses as the king's wives and 26 youngsters as his children - is in place, the show becomes a visual spectacle, and part of that is thanks to a voluminous amount of costumes designed by Michelle Heaton.

Having seen "The King & I" only once before - and that was about 15 years back - I was surprised at the structure of it all. Three or four scenes near the end of the first act are almost dialogue-free excuses for songs, and another of the show's famous songs, "Shall We Dance?" is the last number of the show, but several scenes still remain.

Music Guild makes a solid revival of the classic that doesn't tread any new ground but is enjoyable nonetheless.