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May 12, 2012 The Ottawa School of Speech and Drama
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Feb 11, 2012 Joseph A. Foran High School Drama
Milford, CT
Matthew Morrison will host a brand-new PBS special celebrating one of America's greatest theatrical geniuses. OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II: OUT OF MY DREAMS is a celebration of the most acclaimed lyricist and librettist of the 20th century. Brimming over with movie clips from his greatest musicals, this new PBS special features interviews with Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, Shirley Jones, Mitzi Gaynor, Hammerstein family members and others. read more
A new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA -- with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and original book by Oscar Hammerstein II -- is aiming for an opening next season on Broadway following a workshop production in April 2012, it was announced on December 8 by producer Robyn Goodman, who will produce the musical along with Aged in Wood Productions. read more
Following a 17 week UK tour and seventy seven years after its movie release, TOP HAT will receive its West End stage premiere at the Aldwych Theatre previewing from 19 April, with press night on 9 May 2012. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, November 12, 2011. read more
In the fall of 2010 we ran a contest through our SOUND OF MUSIC Facebook page to give away a trip for two to Salzburg Austria, the location where the movie and stage musical takes place and where the movie was filmed 46 years ago. Read the blog from the winner's trip.
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I had the incredible honor of visiting Salzburg in October 2011 with members of the von Trapp family. We were there to attend the premiere of the first stage production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC ever done in the city where the story is set, and to preside over the opening of a new exhibition. – BERT FINK
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The banners and billboards appeared all over Salzburg, Austria: "Das Erfolgsmusical Kehrt Heim" -- "A Hit Musical Comes Home."
46 years after the release of the film that captivated the world; 52 years after the Broadway musical that first told the true story in song; and 73 years after the courageous von Trapp family left their beloved homeland rather than serve under a Nazi regime, THE SOUND OF MUSIC was finally presented on stage in Salzburg, Austria. Read more →
46 years after the release of the film that captivated the world; 52 years after the Broadway musical that first told the true story in song; and 73 years after the courageous von Trapp family left their beloved homeland rather than serve under a Nazi regime, THE SOUND OF MUSIC was finally presented on stage in Salzburg, Austria. Read more →
