This is the musical you either love or loathe.
At the risk of my street cred spiraling so far down I’ll never be on the invite list for anything again, I’m going to say it–The Sound of Music really is one of my favourite things.
My justification is this; as a person that trained for the stage a zillion years ago, I am a self-confessed musical theatre nerd. Secondly, I believed for many many years (more than is probably acceptable) that the film was based on my own grandmother’s life. She is Austrian and her name is Maria, so who wouldn’t come to that conclusion based on the evidence?
So it is with a little bit of excitement, I can announce that The Sound of Music is bringing its all-star cast to Crown Theatre from 14 September for a strictly limited season.
The new Australian tour of The Sound of Music is led by Amy Lehpamer (Once, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as Maria Rainer and Cameron Daddo (Legally Blonde, Big River) as Captain Georg von Trapp, starring alongside Marina Prior (Mary Poppins, The Secret Garden) as Baroness Schraeder, Lorraine Bayly (Calendar Girls, The Sullivans) as Frau Schmidt and David James (Playschool, Avenue Q) as Max Detweiler.
The Sound of Music has been playing to rapturous full houses and receiving an overwhelming critical response since it opened.
Inspired by the lives of the actual von Trapp family, The Sound of Music tells the uplifting story of Maria, a fun-loving governess who changes the lives of the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music, culminating in the family’s escape from the Nazis across the mountains from Austria. It features an unforgettable score that includes some of the most famous songs ever performed on stage, including My Favorite Things, Edelweiss, Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going On Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd, Climb Ev’ry Mountain and the title song, The Sound of Music.
On behalf of his co-producers, John Frost said, “Australia has taken The Sound of Music to its heart,with thunderous applause and standing ovations at every performance in Sydney and Brisbane. Rarely do we see such an acclaimed production of a much-loved classic. I’m so thrilled to bring The Sound of Music to Perth to round off our national tour. Make sure you buy a ticket soon as it’s sure to become one of your favourite things.”
This acclaimed production of the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical premiered in 2006 at the home of West End musical theatre, the London Palladium, where it celebrated a record-breaking 954 performances seen by well over 2 million people, before going on to enjoy sell-out seasons internationally.
Tickets for the Perth season will go on sale to the general public on Monday 16 May. People can waitlist for priority bookings at www.soundofmusictour.com.au
I can safely say, I’ll see you there!
