The Sound of Music at Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Los Angeles, the musical that climbs ev’ry mountain, sings ev’ry song, ticks ev’ry box, and melts ev’ry heart is scheduled to return to Hollywood – not as a film, but in its original shape and form – the world’s most beloved and wonderful theatrical production!

Everybody knows the memorable songs – from Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen Going On Seventeen, My Favorite Things, and Edelweiss to The Sound Of Music, The Lonely Goatherd, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, and So Long, Farewell – that became standards around the globe; everybody knows the heart-warming, beautiful tale about love and overcoming adversity; everybody knows just how gloriously triumphant the production is every single time it hits the stage – and now, Los Angeles, it is your turn to sit back and indulge in the immaculate polished gem the world adores so much!

So mark your calendar and get ready to come down to the Hollywood Pantages Theatre and smile, sway, sing along, and swoon at the stunning marvel that is Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s The Sound Of Music! 

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SYNOPSIS

It is Austria, 1938, and the exuberant, free-spirited Maria is advised by Nonnberg Abbey’s Mother Abbess to head out into the world to help her decide whether she truly wants to become a nun. Maria steps into the position of governess for the widowed Austro-Hungarian Navy submarine Captain Georg von Trapp’s seven children who have been lacking a mother-figure in their life. During her time with the von Trapp family, they are faced with multiple challenges – from Captain von Trapp defying the commission in the German Navy and facing a Nazi threat to the love as innocent as the Edelweiss itself blossoming between Maria, who vowed to become a nun and Captain von Trapp, who is engaged to Baroness Elsa Schraeder; from Maria having to win over the children’s hearts to the Captain’s authoritarian and almost militaristic approach to raising his children – and with Maria’s help, the broken family is restored with love, respect, joy – and the sound of music. 

CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST

Under the masterful hand of three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien, the latest revival of the iconic The Sound Of Music has been fine-tuned to perfection. Jack O’Brien, who has many theatrical triumphs behind his name, including ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Hairspray’, various operas, and numerous Shakespeare productions, has stripped the musical of all the embellishments that attached themselves to it in the past six decades, guaranteeing a fresh experience that will have you fall in love with the musical all over again. If The Sound Of Music wasn’t one of your Favorite Things before, it will for certain be now! 

The new revival of The Sound Of Music features star-actress Cayleigh Capaldi as the gorgeous Maria, the accomplished Kevin Earley as Captain Georg von Trapp, powerhouse Christiane Noll as Mother Abbess, Nicholas Rodriguez as Max Detweiler, Kate Loprest as Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Ariana Ferch as the young Liesl von Trapp, and Ian Coursey as Rolf, among others. 

The wonderful, stellar cast carries the iconic music with command, embodies the different characters with perfection, and oozes professionalism and talent – from the oldest nun right down to little Gretl von Trapp. 

HISTORY AND LEGACY

Inspired by the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story Of The Trapp Family Singers, a brand new musical that addresses a gritty reality and adversity among beauty, saw the light in 1959. With the masterful book by playwrights Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, music and lyrics by musical theatre heavyweights Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and direction by Vincent J. Donehue, The Sound Of Music premiered in 1959 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway after some trial runs at smaller venues. The production was an instant triumph, knocking all expectations out of the water, and saw 1,443 performances before closing in 1963. 

Since then, there have been numerous revivals on Broadway and London’s West End, countless productions around the globe, as well as a critically acclaimed film adaptation featuring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as Captain Georg von Trapp. The film was also met with raving reviews, landing no less than five Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards among many others, and went on to become one of the greatest films of all time. 

THE HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE

Nestled in the heart of Hollywood, the Hollywood Pantages Theatre is known for hosting some of the best entertainment in the world. Whether you’re keen on an off-Broadway production, music shows, or other entertainment shows, the Hollywood Pantages Theatre is the place to be. Boasting a fantastic stage suitable for any kind of high-end production, to-the-minute sound and lighting, top-tier acoustics, fantastic amenities, and luxurious seating for over 2,700 theatregoers spread across an orchestra floor and mezzanine ensuring those superb sight-lines, bad seats simply do not exist at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. 

So, if you’re keen to experience the musical that has been teaching the world to sing with Do-Re-Mi for over six decades for yourself, indulge in feelgood energy that will catapult The Sound Of Music right to the top of your Favorite Things, and will nestle itself safely in your memory, never bidding you So Long Farewell, it’s time to get your tickets to The Sound Of Music! 

 Do it, you owe it to yourself.