The Sound of Music

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Event The Sound of Music
Venue Grand Opera House (1914-1977), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 30 September 1963
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Maria (a postulant nun) and Captain von Trapp (a man with seven children) meet, marry and form the von Trapp family singers, while escaping the Nazis.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Wendy Adams Actor Nun
David Burton Actor Baron Elberfield
Barbara Callick Actor Ursula / Postulant
Beryl Cheers Actor Sister Margaretta
June Clyne Actor Elsa Schroeder
John Dommett Actor Herr Soupper
Józef Drewniak Actor Admiral von Schreiber
Judy Duggan Actor Sister Berthe
Gail Esler Actor Leisl Von Trapp
Noeleen Ferguson Actor Frau Soupper / Postulant
Alex Gilchrest Actor Herr Hecht
Erin Gould Actor Marta (or Julie Stephens)
Tony Gould Actor Kurt (or Robert Morison)
Thelma Grabmaier Actor Frau Moser / Nun
Mort Hall Actor Herr Zeller
Dorothy Hitch Actor Nun
Sylvia Hopkins Actor Frau Hecht / Postulant
Trudy Mann Actor Brigitta (or Wendy Pusey)
Wendy Mann Actor Gretl (or Elizabeth Pusey)
Gloria McDonall Actor Sister Sophia
Kath McGrath Actor Nun
Rachele McQuade Actor Nun
Joan Milford Actor Frau Schmidt
Robert Morison Actor Kurt (or Tony Gould)
Margaret Nisbett Actor Maria Rainer
Malcolm Phillips Actor Franz
Janet Pratt Actor Frau Walbruck / Nun
Elizabeth Pusey Actor Gretl (or Wendy Mann)
Richard Pusey Actor Friedrich
Wendy Pusey Actor Brigitta (or Trudy Mann)
Rosina Raisbeck Actor The Mother Abbess
Eric Reiman Actor Max Detweiler
Ray Sauvola Actor Rolf Gruber
Maureen Shaw Actor Nun
Laurette Smith Actor Frau Zeller / Postulant
Ria Sohier Actor Baroness Elberfeld / Nun
Julie Stephens Actor Marta (or Erin Gould)
Stuart Wagstaff Actor Captain Georg von Trapp
Maree Yalland Actor Louisa
Richard Rodgers Composer
Charles Hickman Director
Oscar Hammerstein II Lyricist
Alan Barker Musical Director
Dres Hardingham Scenic Artist
Berkeley Sutcliffe Set Designer
Harry Starling Stage Director
Malcolm Phillips Stage Manager
Russel Crouse Writer
Howard Lindsay Writer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 153068