The Sound of Music International Tour Is Making a Manila Stop in 2023

(SPOT.ph) The hills are alive indeed as well-loved musical The Sound of Music makes a Manila stop in March 2023. This was announced today, December 23, by GMG Productions. Run dates are from March 7 to 26, 2023 at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati.

The Sound of Music is a timeless classic that has captured the hearts of many generations. Based on the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers set in 1938 Austria, it follows Maria who takes a job as governess to a large family. She later falls in love with the kids' widowed father, Captain von Trapp. It's a creative collaboration between Richard Rodger (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics), and Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (book).

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The musical opened on Broadway in 1959 and later won the Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin as Maria von Trapp), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess), Best Conductor and Musical Director (Frederick Dvonch), and Best Scenic Design of a Musical (Oliver Smith). The Sound of Music premiered in London's West End in 1961. It was revived in London in 1981, on Broadway in 1998, and again in London in 2006. Its London production was staged at The Theatre at Solaire Resort in Parañaque City in 2017.

The Sound of Music international tour, which was launched by the Broadway International Group at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore in November, is also making stops in India, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The cast includes Jill Christine-Wiley as Maria Rainer, Trevor Martin as Captain von Trapp, Daniel Fullerton as Rolf, Lauren Kidwell as Mother Abbess, Joshua La Force as Max, Lauren O’Brien as Liesl, and Annie Sherman as Elsa. The company includes Alli Atkenson, Corey Bryant, Patrick Cogan, Julia Anne Cohen, Sydney DeMaria, Maddie Eaton, Keaton Eckhoff, Corey Greenan, Dayne Joyner, Cassi Mikat, Marissa O’Donnell, Caitlin Ort, Sabina Petra, Robert Rice, Julia Salatti, Cassidy Sledge, and Sean Thompson.

“It is a great privilege to bring this cherished Rodgers & Hammerstein musical to Manila, particularly at this time of global recovery. Our goal is to celebrate the spirit of musicals and sing "Do-Re-Mi" with audiences everywhere! We are thrilled to light the Broadway musical torch once again in Manila, and to perform this fantastic production in The Philippines," Simone Genatt and Marc Routh, co-Founders and producers of Broadway International Group, said in a joint statement.

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The Sound of Music runs from March 7 to 26, 2023 at Samsung Performing Arts Theater, Hippodrimo Street, Circuit Makati, Makati City. You can already sign up for the waitlist on GMG Productions' website to get notified as soon as tickets become available.