The Sound Of Music

[minkit12]

Thank you grandpa and duddahs for starting this section!!!

Ok The Sound Of Music---

I was able to see this at a southern California Performing Arts Center in the early 90's-- It starred Marie Osmond as Fraulein Maria..I'm sorry I don't recall who played the captain, but i DO recall that one or two of Marie's real-life children also were part of the cast. .OHHHH it was beautiful. a big stage too..lovely old furniture....I had seats on the first floor. I remember---the play had marvelous sets, but no staircase, as was in the movie. Also there were some songs that I was unfamiliar with, such as..."How can Love Survive" and "No way to stop it" I remember them singing these songs in the play.

A few weeks after I saw this play, I was able to get the book written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse...the entire broadway play text AND the songs in it. I was a bit obsessed...I admit!!!

A few years later I saw this same play, at a dinner theater and had a lovely dinner with my ex-boyfriend. This version was on a smaller scale, and so some songs were omitted, but it was still very familiar and quite enjoyable.

Has anyone else seen this play?

[grandpalovegood]

OH I LOVE the Sound of Music. I've not been to a play since I was a kid in grade school and the play was put on by classmates... but it was not this particular one.... really I don't recall what the play was about.

Anyway... My daughter and I both know the songs from the Sound of Music by heart and we will burst out in song sometimes out of the blue.

I also am a fan of Marie Osmond. I have been ever since her old tv show. I'll bet she was pretty good playing Maria. I'm glad you had fun and got to experience this.

[minkit12]

It was a birthday gift from my parents, so I enjoyed it with them and other members of my extended family. Yeahh I break out in these4 songs too---yodele_OOOOOO

[fangsfan1]

I adore The Sound of Music movie but have never had the good fortune to see the play-it must be so much fun to watch on stage. And I too have the soundtrack and played it so much I practically wore it out-it's funny because the song do re mi came into my head from nowhere the other day and I was humming it all day.
I remember hearing about the original play-didn't it star Mary Martin? And I think I read where Maria Von Trapp said at first she seemed nothing like her-but then she got used to her and grew to love the play too.
When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything!!

[minkit12]

yes, the original broadway play did indeed star Mary Martin. They did release the soundtrack for that play and i have it on a vynyl record!! YEP!! beautiful voices.

Yes the original maria von trapp did say the movie and the play were nothing like their real life experiences... the names of the 7 chilren were different and had different personalities; I've read the story by maria von trapp and it was indeed different. it was a long time ago, so I cannot tell you very much here, sorry.