Why Have We Only Had One Broadway Revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC? — Page 3

Reading this string, I remembered that I put the 1981 London cast recording with Petula Clark in both my Amazon Music HD and Apple Music accounts…my libraries. The album has disappeared from both of my accounts and, for good measure, it doesn’t appear to be available on Spotify, either. So, I wish I’d never sold the CD I bought years ago.

The convenience of digital music libraries is wonderful…until it isn’t.

I wonder why the huge 2006 West End production (and subsequent Toronto production) never made it to Broadway. Those productions were quite successful. And had the tie-in of being cast via tv show.

degrassifan said: "The Petula Clark revival used How Can Love Survive? but cut No Way To Stop It."



The La Mirada production i saw two months ago used No Way To Stop It but not How Can Love Survive.

I'd love to see/hear Denee Benton as Maria.

pmensky said: "A community theatre near me is currently doing this, and they’ve cast a young black man in the role of Rolfe. I’m all for colorblind casting unless the role is supposed to be of a specific race as relevant to the story. Since Nazis are specific to the white race, I think this is pretty problematic."

“The number of Afro-Germans was low, but there were some instances where Black people were enlisted within Nazi organizations such as the Hitler Youth and later the Wehrmacht. In addition, there was an influx of foreign volunteers during the African campaign, which led to the existence of a number of black people in the Wehrmacht in such units like the Free Arabian Legion.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_black_people_in_Nazi_Germany

BroadwayGirl107 said: "I will never get over the fact that we never got a Bartlett Sher directed revival starring Kelli O’Hara at the Vivian Beaumont. I would have taken it any day over The King and I. Just seems like a tremendous missed opportunity to me. I thought it was inevitable after SOUTH PACIFIC."

I am too. I after Camelot, I wonder what show Sher would revive next. Sound of Music is the only big R&H show left, really. I don't see him doing Brigadoon, so what team does he explore next?

fashionguru_23 said: "BroadwayGirl107 said: "I will never get over the fact that we never got a Bartlett Sher directed revival starring Kelli O’Hara at the Vivian Beaumont. I would have taken it any day over The King and I. Just seems like a tremendous missed opportunity to me. I thought it was inevitable after SOUTH PACIFIC."

I am too. I after Camelot, I wonder what show Sher would revive next. Sound of Music is the only big R&H show left, really. I don't see him doing Brigadoon, so what team does he explore next?"

I can't stop thinking about what Sher's FUNNY GIRL would have been like had it made it to Broadway in 2012... So bummed that production never saw the light of day.

We're forgetting that before the Jones Beach Marine Theater became a concert venue, they used to present lavish book musicals. Their production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC was stunning. I especially recall the set change from the Abbey to the mountains (opening 2 scenes) where the massive turntable spun slowly to reveal Constance Towers perched on a cliff singing, "My day in the hills has come to an end I know..."

KevinKlawitter said: "It's not Broadway, but the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey is putting the show on. it on"

The rest of the cast has been filled out

I think Shereen Ahmed would make a terrific Maria. Or Julie Benko. Laura Benanti should play Mother Abbess.

Here's who I think would make a great cast. It's not the full cast, but just a general idea. Would like to hear your thoughts.

Maria - Denee Benton

Captain Von Trapp - Ramin Karimloo

Liesl - Analise Scarpaci

Friedrich - Jake Ryan Flynn

Kurt - Benjamin Pajak

Brigitta - Avery Sell

Mother Abbess - Audra McDonald

Elsa - Julie Benko

Max - Max Clayton or Tyler Hanes

Rolf - Aydin Eyikan

I don't know for sure. Her name just came to mind when I was making this list. I would do anything though to see Audra play Mother Abbess again! I still won't forget 14-year-old me being brought to tears by Audra's "Climb Every Mountain" during the LIVE broadcast!