The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a Broadway musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the biography of Maria Von Trapp (which had inspired a German film in 1956). The musical opened in 1959 and ran continuously until 1963, with Mary Martin in the lead. An acclaimed film version was produced in 1965, starring Julie Andrews, and featuring a puppetry sequence by Bil Baird.

Connections

 * Jon Voight played Rolf during the original Broadway run.
 * Nicholas Hammond played Friedrich von Trapp in the film version.