The Sound of Music

Synopsis

The story of the von Trapp family and their escape from Nazi occupation. Made famous by the film starring Julie Andrews and containing such songs as Climb Every Mountain, I am Sixteen, Do a Deer and many more.

Our Review:

14 October 2010

Connie Fisher, winner of the TV show How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria, proves why she won, wowing the audience in the hit show The Sound of Music, playing at the Liverpool Empire.

This is a show that everyone knows, it having been a hit film since 1965. But the stage show is relatively new, created by Andrew Lloyd Weber following his recent hit TV reality show to find the perfect Maria.

The music of Rodgers and Hammerstein is timeless and all the hit songs are there, The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music, Do Re Me, Climb Every Mountain etc, all sung with verve and meaning by the well chosen cast. And there are many comedic moments that give balance to the schmaltz of some scenes.

Fisher is a naive Maria, fresh and young, who plays the part sympathetically. She is matched by the tall handsome Michael Praed, as the stern Captain Von Trapp, a suave aristocratic widower with seven children. He has a ...

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