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The Sound of Music (1959)

Broadway, Musical

Music • Lyrics - AdditionalRichard Rodgers

LyricsOscar Hammerstein II

BookRussel Crouse

BookHoward Lindsay

Based on the Book • Based on the NovelMaría Augusta Trapp

VenueLunt-Fontanne Theatre205 W. 46th St. New York, NY

Licensed ByConcord Theatricals

Opening DateNov 16th 1959

Closing DateJun 15th 1963

Creative Team
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Original
Book
Russel Crouse
Original
Howard Lindsay
Original
Based on the Book
María Augusta Trapp
Original
Direction
Vincent J. Donehue
Original
Musical Staging
Joe Layton
Original
Assistant Choreography
Gloria Stevens
Original
Orchestrations
Robert Russell Bennett
Original
Music Arrangements Vocal Harmony
Trude Rittman
Original
Music Coordination
Sol Gusikoff
Original
Music Direction
Frederick Dvonch
Original
Music Incidental
Richard Rodgers
Original
Scenic Design
Oliver Smith
Original
Costume Design
Lucinda Ballard
Original
Lighting Design
Jean Rosenthal
Original
Production Stage Management
Peter Zeisler
Original
Randall Brooks
Original
Assistant Production Stage Management
Richard Via
Original
Steven Meyer
Original
Tom Millott
Original
Cast
Louisa Von Trapp
Kathy Dunn
Original
Marta Von Trapp
Frances Underhill
Original
Mary Susan Locke
Original
Mother Abbess
Patricia Neway
Original
Elsa Schrader
Marion Marlowe
Original
Captain Georg Von Trapp
Theodore Bikel
Original
Kenneth Harvey
Original
Maria Rainer
Renee Guerin
Original
Mary Martin
Original
Brigitta Von Trapp
Marilyn Rogers
Original
Gretl Von Trapp
Evanna Lien
Original
Max Detweiler
Kurt Kasznar
Original
Sheppard Kerman
Original
Kurt Von Trapp
Joseph Stewart
Original
Sister Berthe
Elizabeth Howell
Original
Friedrich Von Trapp
William Snowden
Original
David Gress
Original
Rolf Gruber
Brian Davies
Original
Sister Margaretta
Muriel O'Malley
Original
Liesl Von Trapp
Lauri Peters
Original
Herr Zeller
Stefan Gierasch
Original
Frau Schmidt
Nan McFarland
Original
Ursula
Luce Ennis
Original
Ensemble
Barbara George
Original
Patricia Brooks
Original
Tatiana Troyanos
Original
Joey Heatherton
Original
Patricia Kelly
Original
Nancy Reeves
Original
María Kova
Original
Dorothy Dallas
Original
Mimi Vondra
Original
Ceil Delli
Original
Gloria Stevens
Original
Joanne Birks
Original
Connie Sharman
Original
Keith Prentice
Original
June Card
Original
Bernice Saunders
Original
Kathy Miller
Original
Shirley Mendonca
Original
Cleo Fry
Original
Lorna Nash
Original
Lucas Hoving
Original
Postulant
Sue Yaeger
Original
Franz
John Randolph
Original
Sister Sophia
Karen Shepard
Original
Baron Elberfeld
Kirby Smith
Original
Admiral Von Schreiber
Michael Gorrin
Original
Orchestra
Assistant Conductor
Peter Howard
Original
John Lesko
Original
Section Leader Chorus
Zoya Leporska
Original
Artistic Production
Production
Oscar Hammerstein II
Original
Leland Hayward
Original
Richard Halliday
Original
Richard Rodgers
Original
General Management
General Management
Herman Bernstein
Original
Production Staff
Assistant Production
Marían Kinsella
Original
Associate Artistic Direction
Edward Blum
Original
Company Management
Warren O'Hara
Original
Personal Assistant
Florence Klotz
Original
Advertising
Lawrence Weiner
Original
Associate Company Management
Clayton Cootes
Original
Assistant Company Management
Clayton Cootes
Original
Personal Assistant
William Pitkin
Original
Press Representation
Frank Goodman
Original
Wardrobe
Mainbocher
Original
Theatre Operations
City Playhouses Inc.
Original
Theatre Owner
City Playhouses Inc.
Original
Press Representation
Ben Washer
Original

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