By Max Wilk
The Sound of tune used to be the final – and so much profitable – collaboration of 2 giants of the musical theater, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. having fun with an extended run on Broadway after which remodeled right into a significant hit film--recently reissued in a fortieth anniversary variation on DVD with new photos – The Sound of tune continues to be one of the such a lot produced musicals via specialist and novice businesses round the world.This publication tells the complete tale of the making of the exhibit, from the 1st tough principles throughout the tryouts, positive tuning, and eventual triumph – all from an eyewitness to the occasions themselves. Wilk brings a musical theater historian's eye to the paintings, together with his passionate involvement as a witness to this background. For a person and everybody who has ever extremely joyful to The Sound of track, this e-book could be a needs to.
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They had come to see The Sound of Music, and they were going to stay there until they saw it,” remembered Mary Martin. Power or not. ” Halliday quickly sent stagehands out to buy flashlights, as many as could be found. While they were out scouting for the hundred or so they returned with, Halliday consulted with the musicians and the rest of the backstage crew. “They caught the spirit,” Martin said, “... and they said they’d do their best. ” The theatre doors were opened, by flashlight. Then the ushers, with flashlights, led the audience inside.
They caught the spirit,” Martin said, “... and they said they’d do their best. ” The theatre doors were opened, by flashlight. Then the ushers, with flashlights, led the audience inside. When they were seated, the star came onstage and explained the problem. “And I told them we’d carry on if they wanted us to. ” What transpired then certainly deserves a place in the Guinness Book of Records, as one of the most amazing theatrical performances ever recorded: a full-scale Broadway musical being done by a cast by flashlight on a bare stage.
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