Donovan is Captain in SOM

Jason Donovan is set to continue starring as Captain Von Trapp in the National UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and The
Really Useful Group’s smash hit production of the legendary Rodgers and
Hammerstein musical The Sound Of Music.

The show returns to Manchester with Donovan partnering Connie
Fisher as Maria. The news
comes following Connie’s Manchester Evening News
Theatre Award for ‘Best Actress in a Visiting production’ at the Palace
Theatre in Christmas 2009.

 
Connie Fisher won BBC 1’s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
and played the role at the London Palladium for 15 months, to critical
acclaim. Before reprising the role for the UK tour she starred in the
Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of They’re Playing Our Song and the ITV drama Caught in a Trap.

(please
note Connie Fisher is not scheduled to appear at all performances;
patrons should check with the ticket office before purchasing your
tickets)

This lavish production tells the story of the Von Trapp
family’s flight across the mountains with its unforgettable score that
includes some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical
stage including “My Favorite Things”, “Do-Re-Mi”, “Climb Ev’ry
Mountain”, “The Lonely Goatherd” and the title song.

The
show has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ,
directed by Jeremy Sams, choreography by Arlene Phillips
Hammerstein II, with a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse,
suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp.