The Sound of Music hits the Stanley, November 10 to December 24

“Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss”: the hills are alive with the return of the popular musical to the Arts Club stage

Chelsea Rose, *The Sound of Music*. Photo by Emily Cooper

The Arts Club Theatre presents The Sound of Music from November 10 to December 24 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

After The Sound of Music, the film, opened in theatres in 1965, it proved so popular that it screened worldwide for nearly five years straight. Based on the true story of the singing von Trapp Family, who fled Austria when it was annexed by Germany during World War II, the original Broadway production premiered in 1959, going on to win five Tony Awards and run for more than 1,400 performances.

Now, the Arts Club Theatre is remounting the popular production after its first staging in 2019.

“This is one of the most beloved musicals of all time and one of my most favourite productions to work on,” Arts Club artistic director Ashlie Corcoran, who’s directing it for the second time, says in a release. “I am thrilled that we will be once again celebrating the festive season with this piece and am so excited to be working with this extraordinary team.”

Featuring music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, The Sound of Music is based on the book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse suggested by Maria Augusta Trapp’s “The Trapp Family Singers” and set in pre-WWII Austria. It tells the story of Maria (Chelsea Rose), a gifted singer who takes a position as a governess to the seven von Trapp children, only to fall in love with their widowed father, Captain von Trapp (Damien Atkins).

Joining the cast to perform live are Sasha Niechoda, Angus Kellett, and musical director Ken Cormier (keyboards); Henry Christian (trumpet); Jim Hopson (trombone/tumba); Martin Fisk (percussion/guitar); and Cameron Wilson (violin/mandolin).

For folks who just know they’re going to want to belt out Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award–winning tunes like “My Favorite Things”, “Do-Re-Mi”, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, and “Edelweiss,” sing-alongs take place on November 24 and December 10.

Talkback Tuesday is on November 29 at 7:30 pm; VocalEye performances are on December 4 at 2 pm and December 9 at 8 pm.

For tickets and more details, visit artsclub.com.

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