1.First, Julie Andrews was always at the top of the list for the role of Maria von Trapp. According to The Sound of Music: The Making of America's Favorite Musical, writer Ernest Lehman said, "As far ...
3.Christopher Plummer repeatedly turned down the role of Captain von Trapp because of the initial way the character was written. Since Christopher kept turning down the role, the creative team ...
Life imitated art on the set of The Sound of Music, the beloved musical that debuted in movie theaters on March 2, 1965. “She was kind of a nanny for us,” recalls Duane Chase, who played mischievous ...
"I am incredibly blessed to have been part of that," former child actor Duane Chase, who played Kurt von Trapp, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue Life imitated art on the set of The Sound of Music, ...
The Broadway National Tour of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has arrived in Toronto this ...
Although 20th Century Fox had acquired the film rights in 1959, The Sound of Music almost wasn’t made after the studio spent a huge sum on 1963’s Cleopatra. The movie version of The Sound of Music ...