The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp. He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children. Many songs from the musical have become standards, such as "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Do-Re-Mi", and the title song "The Sound of Music". The original Broadway production, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel, opened in 1959 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, out of nine nominations.
| Music | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyrics | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Book | Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse |
| Basis | 1956 German film Die Trapp-Familie and Maria von Trapp's autobiography The Story of the Trapp Family Singers |
| Productions | 1959 Broadway, 1961 West End, International productions, 1981 West End revival, 1998 Broadway revival, 2006 West End revival, 2009–11 UK Tour, 2015–16 US Tour, 2015–16 UK Tour |
About The Sound of Music
Five-time Oscar winning film about an Austrian woman who comes to take care of the children of a widower during World War II. It stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.
Achievement of The Sound of Music
The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. The movie won the 1966 Academy Award for Best Picture.
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The Sound of Music Category.. Musicals about World War II.. Trapp family.. Plays set in Austria.. Salzburg.. Biographical musicals.. Nuns in fiction.. Tony Award for Best Musical.. Love stories.. Musicals inspired by real-life events.. West End musicals.
Latest information about The Sound of Music updated on July 28 2021.
