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The Sound of Music

One of the most beloved musicals of all time! In Austria, 1938, an exuberant young governess brings music and joy back to a broken family, only to face danger and intrigue as the Nazis gain power.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1930s, 1940s / WWII
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Church / Religious Groups

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Writer's Guild of America Award for Best Written American Musical Film
    Winner! 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical
    Winner! 3 Academy Awards including Best Music
    Winner! 2 Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and the title number, The Sound of Music won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars.

The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.
REVIEWS:

"The loveliest musical imaginable...the dialogue is vibrant and amusing in a plot that rises to genuine excitement."

New York Telegram And Sun

"The show has considerable integrity and has weathered the years so well."

Michael Billington The Guardian

"The sentiments of THE SOUND OF MUSIC are genuine and are presented, unabashedly and effectively, in the show's music, lyrics and dialogue...It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

"The sentiments of THE SOUND OF MUSIC are genuine and are presented, unabashedly and effectively, in the show's music, lyrics and dialogue...It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

"An irresistible score that's always in tune!"

Entertainment Weekly

"It's not just the perfect compatibility of music and lyrics that makes audiences flock unremittingly to THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The show can jerk tears from even the driest of eyes. And if that isn't enough, there's the opportunity for a gaggle of children to mesmerise with their talents and charisma. It's a near- perfect recipe."

Peter Brown LondonTheatre
Premiere Production: The Sound of Music opened at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s last musical was a triumph. It ran for 1,443 performances and earned five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. In addition, the cast album earned a Gold Record and the Grammy Award. Florence Henderson starred in the first national tour, which played for over two years. Jean Bayless created the role of Maria in the original London production, which ran for over six years, long holding the record as the longest-running American musical in London.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 7F, 7M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Features Teens, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Roles for Children
  • Casting Notes: In this show, the race of the characters is not pivotal to the plot. We encourage you to consider diversity and inclusion in your casting choices.
  • Chorus Size: Large

  • MARIA RAINER - a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey
    THE MOTHER ABBESS
    SISTER BERTHE - Mistress of Novices
    SISTER MARGARETTA - Mistress of Postulants
    SISTER SOPHIA
    CAPTAIN GEORG VON TRAPP
    FRANZ - the butler
    FRAU SCHMIDT - the housekeeper
    LIESL VON TRAPP - age 16
    FRIEDRICH VON TRAPP - age 14
    LOUISA VON TRAPP - age 13
    KURT VON TRAPP - age 10
    BRIGITTA VON TRAPP - age 9
    MARTA VON TRAPP - age 7
    GRETL VON TRAPP - the youngest
    ROLF GRUBER - age 17
    ELSA SCHRAEDER
    URSULA
    MAX DETWEILER
    HERR ZELLER
    BARON ELBERFELD
    A NEW POSTULANT
    ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER
    NEIGHBOURS OF CAPTAIN VON TRAPP, NUNS, NOVICES, POSTULANTS, and CONTESETANTS AT THE FESTIVAL CONCERT

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Lib/Vocal Book
    1 x Piano/Vocal Book

    		 $24.00
    Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

    Lib-Vocal Book / Piano-Vocal Score

    		$75.00
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Libretto-Vocal Books
    2 x Piano-Vocal Score

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Piano-Vocal Score
    1 x Flute I
    1 x Flute II (Doubling Piccolo)
    1 x Oboe (Doubling English Horn)
    1 x Clarinet I
    1 x Clarinet II
    1 x Bassoon
    1 x Horn I
    1 x Horn II
    1 x Horn III
    1 x Trumpet I
    1 x Trumpet II
    1 x Trumpet III
    1 x Trombone I
    1 x Trombone II
    1 x Tuba
    1 x Percussion
    1 x Guitar (Doubling Mandolin)
    1 x Harp
    1 x Optional Piano
    1 x Violin I (Divisi)
    1 x Violin II (Divisi)
    1 x Viola (Divisi)
    1 x Cello (Divisi)
    1 x Bass

    		$350.00 +$135.00/pm
    Additional Song From the Movie: "Something Good" Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    Additional Song from the Movie "Something Good." 

    		$50.00
    Additional Song: "The Sound of Music" in the Key of F Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    Additional Song: "The Sound of Music" in the Key of F.

    		$50.00
    Two-Piano Arrangement Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    Can be used instead of full orchestration.

    2 x Two-Piano Arrangement - Act I
    2 x Two-Piano Arrangement - Act II

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm
    Lib-Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    10 x Libretto-Vocal Books

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm
    Partitur Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    Full Score for Conductor - Act I & Act II

    		$120.00 +$120.00/pm
    String Synthesizer Book Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

    Contains all the violin, viola and cello parts formatted into one keyboard part -- this part in intended to be utilised to augment and enrich your live string section.

    		$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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