Photo Flash: Pittsburgh CLO's THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Pittsburgh CLO's production of The Sound of Music, July 19-31 at the Benedum Center. The only way to solve a problem like Maria is with one of the world's best-loved musicals! Tickets for The Sound of Music start at $21 and are available online at pittsburghCLO.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the Box Office at Theater Square. Half-prIce Tickets, sponsored by Giant Eagle, are available for children ages 3-14 in Sections E & F.

The Sound of Music tells the story of Maria, a young, aspiring but quirky, nun who brightens the lives of the von Trapp children and captures the heart of their stern and lonely father. But, will their harmonious lives be torn apart when their beautiful homeland is ravaged by war? Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony Award®-winning musical delights audiences with the uplifting story and an irresistible score: "Climb Every Mountain," "Do-Re-Mi," "Edelweiss" and "My Favorite Things."

The Sound of Music, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, is based on the real-life memoir of Maria von Trapp, "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers." The memoir was published in 1949 and also inspired a 1956 German film entitled "Die Trapp-Familie."

The Sound of Music premiered on Broadway on November 16, 1959 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. It later moved to the Mark Hellinger Theater on November 6, 1962, and closed on June 15, 1963, after 1,443 performances. The Sound of Music tied for the 1960 Tony Award® for Best Musical with Fiorello! and received four other Tony Awards® for Best Actress in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Scenic Design (Musical) and Best Conductor and Musical Director. The entire children's cast was also nominated for the Best Featured Actress category as a single nominee even though two of the children were boys.

The award-winning musical film version of The Sound of Music was released in 1965 and starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. It was filmed on location in Salzburg, Austria, Southern Germany and at the 20th Century Fox Studios in California. The Sound of Music won a total of five Academy Awards including Best Picture in 1965 and its soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The Sound of Music was also selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2001. The film has been adapted for over 25 different countries and is one of the most popular musicals ever produced.

Tickets for The Sound of Music start at $21 and are available online at pittsburghCLO.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or at the Box Office at Theater Square. Half-prIce Tickets are available for children ages 3-14 in Sections E & F, sponsored by Giant Eagle. Special discounts and packages are available for groups. Groups of 10 or more may call 412-325-1582

Photo Credit: Matt Polk

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