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nThenhills are alive…
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n…withnThe Sound of Music.
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nOnnthis date in 1959, this beloved musical premiered on Broadway. Fornthe first time audiences were entranced by the exciting story of thenvon Trapp family: A nun working as a governess falls in love with thenchildren’s widowed father, and he with her; after they are married,nthe family of nine flees the Nazis. n
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| The original Broadway show starred Mary Martin. |
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nFornthe first time, audiences were delighted by the Rodgers andnHammerstein songs “Edelweiss,” “My Favorite Things,” “ClimbnEvery Mountain,” and “Do-Re-Mi.” Oh, and “The Sound ofnMusic,” of course!
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nFornthe first time, audiences fell in love with this musical—but notnfor the last. Not by a long shot. The 1965 movie starring JulienAndrews won five Academy Awards—including Best Picture—and becamenthe highest-grossing film of all time. (Its record has since beennsupplanted. With figures adjusted for inflation, it’s now #5.)
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nThesenare the real von Trapp kids. Their life was a little different thannit was portrayed in the show and movie, and their names were changed,ntoo. Rupert was shown as Friedrich, Agathe became Liesl, Maria becamenLouisa, Werner was portrayed as Kurt, Hedwig was changed to Brigitta,nJohanna became Marta, and Martina was changed to Gretl. n
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nCelebrate The Sound of Music!
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nSoonnthere will be yet another version of the musical, as NBC airs “Sound of Music Live!” on Thursday, December 5!
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nChecknout “The Making of The Sound of Music” forninteresting stories about the movie.n To give you a tantalizing taste of what you can learn: the movie’snco-star Christopher Plummer once called the movie “The Sound ofnMucus”; some now-famous actors were considered for the roles of thenvon Trapp kids; and the movie-family cast still feels surprisinglynclose, 45 years later!
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nHerenis a “sing-along activity kit” for ThenSound of Music.
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nLearnnsome of the songs from the show. Herenis “Do-Re-Mi.” And here is a bit ofn“My Favorite Things.”
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nAlsonon this date:
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Correction Movement Day in Syria
Correction Movement Day in Syria
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nInternationalnTolerance Day
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Anniversarynof the crowning of Jadwiga, a 10-year-old girl, as King of Poland (!)
Anniversarynof the crowning of Jadwiga, a 10-year-old girl, as King of Poland (!)n
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