Opening Date

Feb 27, 1961

Closing Date

Nov 23, 1963

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
Austria. Early in 1938.
Produced by Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Suggested by 'The Trapp Family Singers' by Maria Augusta Trapp; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett; Choral Arrangements by Trude Rittman; Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola
Entire Production Directed by Vincent J. Donehue; Musical Staging by Joe Layton
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal
General Manager: Herman Bernstein; Company Manager: Abe Cohen
Production Stage Manager: Sammy Lambert; Stage Manager: Bill O'Brien; Assistant Stage Mgr: Roger Franklin
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Casting: Edward Blum; General Press Representative: Frank Goodman and Ben Washer; Press Representative: Al Butler; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Chorus Captain: Reid Klein; Photographer: Friedman-Abeles
Florence Henderson
Maria Rainer
a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey
Feb 27, 1961 - Jun 02, 1962
John Myhers
Captain Georg von Trapp
Lynn Brinker
Elsa Schraeder
Jack Collins
Max Detweiler
Beatrice Krebs
The Mother Abbess
Jyll Alexander
A Postulant
 
Ensemble
Adele Baker
Ensemble
Jeremy Brown
Ensemble
Alice Cannon
Ensemble
Richard Carafa
Kurt von Trapp
Melanie Dana
Louisa von Trapp
Imelda De Martin
Liesl von Trapp
Alice Evans
Ensemble
Karen Ford
Sister Margaretta
Mistress of Postulants
Maxine Foster
Ensemble
Barbara Gregory
Ensemble
Grace Ann Hays
Ensemble
Betsy Hepburn
Ursula
a maid
 
Ensemble
Evelyn Keller
Ensemble
Kenneth Mars
Baron Elberfeld
Beverly Morrison
Ensemble
Barabara Newborn
Ensemble
Christopher Norris
Gretl von Trapp
Nita Novy
Brigitta von Trapp
Ann Nunnally
Ensemble
Grace Olsen
Sister Sophia
Graziella Polacco
Sister Berthe
Mistress of Novices
Shev Rodgers
Franz
the butler
Jane Rose
Frau Schmidt
the housekeeper
Linda Ross
Marta von Trapp
Gloria Sacks
Ensemble
Lynn Shepherd
Ensemble
Sally Ann Sherrill
Ensemble
Larry Swanson
Herr Zeller
Peter Van Hattum
Rolf Gruber
Jay Velie
Admiral von Schreiber
Ricky Wayne
Friedrich von Trapp
Understudies: Lori Cesar (Gretl von Trapp, Marta von Trapp), Karen Ford (The Mother Abbess), Maxine Foster (Liesl von Trapp), Roger Franklin (Franz, Herr Zeller), Evelyn Keller (Sister Berthe), Reid Klein (Rolf Gruber), Kenneth Mars (Max Detweiler), Susan Morse (Louisa von Trapp, Brigitta von Trapp), Barabara Newborn (Elsa Schraeder), Grace Olsen (Maria Rainer), Graziella Polacco (Frau Schmidt), Shev Rodgers (Captain Georg von Trapp), Gloria Sacks (Sister Margaretta) and Michael Schonberg (Friedrich von Trapp, Kurt von Trapp)
Assistant Stage Mgr: Gary Blohm

Cast

Barbara Meister
Maria Rainer
a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey
Jun 04, 1962 - Nov 23, 1963
Marthe Errolle
Elsa Schraeder
Katherine Hilgenberg
The Mother Abbess
Carla Bodann
Ensemble
Betty Bresler
Ensemble
Virginia Emerson
Ensemble
Roger Franklin
Herr Zeller
Pat Fraser
Ensemble
Grant Gordon
Baron Elberfeld
Lois Grandi
Liesl von Trapp
Milton Hubatka
Kurt von Trapp
Joan Kall
Ensemble
Carolyn Klein
Ensemble
Reid Klein
Rolf Gruber
Maryanne Kohler
Marta von Trapp
Jack LeGrand
Admiral von Schreiber
Nancy Leighton
Ensemble
Karl Linden
Kurt von Trapp
 
Friedrich von Trapp
Ja-Nelle Meyers
Gretl von Trapp
Priscilla Mullins
Ensemble
Bunny Nash
Gretl von Trapp
Carol Noxon
Ensemble
Helen Noyes
Frau Schmidt
the housekeeper
Ilona Podsada
Brigitta von Trapp
Anne Porayka
Ensemble
Edward Putta
Friedrich von Trapp
Jeanne Shea
Ensemble
 
A Postulant
 
Sister Sophia
Lynn Shepherd
Ursula
a maid
 
A Postulant
Patricia Unger
Ensemble
Dolores White
Ensemble
Shirley White
Ensemble
Irene Wild
Ensemble
Julie Witbrodt
Marta von Trapp
Jane Zachary
Liesl von Trapp
Understudies: Vincent Alexander (Friedrich von Trapp, Kurt von Trapp), Pamela Baugh (Louisa von Trapp), Gary Blohm (Rolf Gruber), Grant Gordon (Admiral von Schreiber), Milton Hubatka (Kurt von Trapp), Joan Kall (Liesl von Trapp), Maryanne Kohler (Brigitta von Trapp), Mary Lynn Kolas (Louisa von Trapp), Jack LeGrand (Max Detweiler), Nancy Leighton (Sister Margaretta), Karl Linden (Friedrich von Trapp), Dawn Meyers (Gretl von Trapp), Ja-Nelle Meyers (Gretl von Trapp, Marta von Trapp), Claudia Myhers (Brigitta von Trapp), Bunny Nash (Marta von Trapp), Jeanne Shea (Sister Sophia, Maria Rainer) and Shirley White (Sister Sophia)
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Act 1
Sung By
Preludium
The Sound of Music
Maria Rainer
Maria
The Mother Abbess, Sister Margaretta, Sister Berthe and Sister Sophia
My Favorite Things
Maria Rainer and The Mother Abbess
Do-Re-Mi
Children and Maria Rainer
You Are Sixteen
Liesl von Trapp and Rolf Gruber
The Lonely Goatherd
Maria Rainer and Children
How Can Love Survive?
Elsa Schraeder, Max Detweiler and Captain Georg von Trapp
The Sound of Music (Reprise)
Maria Rainer, Captain Georg von Trapp and Children
So Long, Farewell
Children
Climb Every Mountain
The Mother Abbess
Act 2
Sung By
No Way to Stop It
Captain Georg von Trapp, Max Detweiler and Elsa Schraeder
Ordinary Couple
Maria Rainer and Captain Georg von Trapp
Wedding Processional
Ensemble
You Are Sixteen (Reprise)
Maria Rainer and Liesl von Trapp
Do-Re-Mi (Reprise)
Maria Rainer, Captain Georg von Trapp and Children
Edelweiss
Captain Georg von Trapp, Maria Rainer and Children
So Long, Farewell (Reprise)
Maria Rainer, Captain Georg von Trapp and Children
Climb Every Mountain (Reprise)
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Jun 19, 1961 - Jul 22, 1961
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May 29, 1961 - Jun 03, 1961
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Omaha, NE
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