The Fabulous Fox Theatre comes alive with "The Sound of Music" for 8 performances, August 24th - August 29th. I know it's one of MY favorite things! Rodgers and Hammerstein’s glorious score is filled with lilting melodies and lyrics that tug at your heart strings. Memorable songs include: “My Favorite Things,” "Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” “So Long, Farewell,” and of course the title song, “The Sound of Music." Macaroni Kid has 4 tickets to give away to the opening night performance on Tuesday, August 24th at 8pm. To enter, you must be a newsletter subscriber.
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Photo: Joan Marcus. Maria and the Von Trapp children sing DO-RE-ME.
"The Sound of Music" is set in Austria in the late 1930’s, immediately prior to the Nazi invasion. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical tells the story of Maria, a high-spirited nun novitiate, whose enthusiasm for life is both admired and resented by the nuns at the Abbey. The Mother Abbess receives a request from widowed Naval Officer, Captain Von Trapp, to find a Governess for his seven children. She decides this is an ideal opportunity for Maria to experience life in the outside world before taking her final vows.
The original Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score. The 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews received five Academy Awards including Best Picture and has become the most popular movie musical ever made.
This presentation is produced by Atlanta’s Theater of the Stars. Theater of the Stars celebrates its 58th Anniversary as one of the nation’s premier regional theater companies. A civic not-for-profit cultural treasure, Theater of the Stars is dedicated to presenting and producing the best in musical theater. To learn more, visit www.theaterofthestars.com.
Audiences will be captivated by Mandy Bruno as the irrepressible novitiate (“nun in training”) Maria. Mandy received an Emmy nomination for her role as Marina Cooper on the CBS soap opera, “The Guiding Light.” On Broadway she starred as Eponine in "Les Misérables" and was featured in Patti Lupone’s "Gypsy." Burke Moses stars as the stern, yet compassionate Captain Von Trapp. After debuting on Broadway as Sky Masterson in "Guys and Dolls," he went on to create the role of Gaston in the Broadway, Los Angeles, and London productions of Disney’s mega-hit "Beauty and the Beast."
The show will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta from August 24-29, 2010. Performances are Tuesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 1:30pm & 7pm. Tickets are on sale NOW at the Fox Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, at 800-982-2787 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices range from $25-$65. *Half Price tickets available AT PUBLIX for the Tuesday, August 24 and Wednesday Aug 29 performances!
