Charmian Carr, who played the role of Leisl in the film The Sound of Music, has passed away aged 73. The actress passed away in California after suffering a rare form of dementia. Carr filmed her much loved role as the eldest von Trapp daughter when she was 21 year old. She sang the song I am […]
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19 Sep 2016 /
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They say the test of a good musical is whether or not you’re humming the tunes as you leave the theatre. The Sound of Music is so well loved we’re humming the tunes as we arrive at the theatre. It would be fair to say that most of the audience were already intimately familiar with the show. […]
Tags: Amy Lehpamer, Cameron Daddo, Lorraine Bayly, Marina Prior, Rogers and Hammerstein, Sound of Music
16 Sep 2016 |
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American Idol alumni Carrie Underwood is going to be slipping on a habit and taking on the role of Maria in a TV version of the musical ‘The Sound of Music’. The NBC program will see Underwood taking on the lead role of Maria, the novice nun who is sent to help out a widowed […]
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18 Sep 2013 |
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The star of ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘The Sound of Music’ is coming to Australia for the first time to present her show ‘An Evening With Julie Andrews’. Seventy eight year old Andrews no longer sings, following surgery to her vocal chords, but there’s no doubt that her legions of fans will be queuing up to […]
Tags: Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Nicholas Hammond, Riverside Theatre, Sound of Music, Victor / Victoria
11 Feb 2013 |
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