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In
1938 World War 2 began, and so did the story. A lady named Maria was a
"nun-in-training" in the country of Austria. To get her
mind off of things, she was sent to be a nanny with a family whose mother
had passed away. But this was not any old family during the
1930's. There was seven children! The children played nasty
tricks on Maria at the beginning of her stay. As days passed, the
family realized that Maria was different from their other nannies - she
was very musical. Since their mother had passed away, the children
forgot about all the fun and happiness that used to be present in their
lives. This included music and singing. Maria taught the
children how to sing again, and happiness began to get their father, an
extremely strict and stubborn man, to sing and play the guitar again for
the children. |
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Eventually,
Maria and Captain VonTrapp fall in love.
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They
get married at the Abby where Maria is a "nun-in-training."
 
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After the wedding, everything seems perfect. But this is just where
another adventure begins. They have to leave Austria and escape from
Hitler's army. To avoid the mess of World War 2, the VonTrapp family
starts a new life-up over the mountains and into peaceful lands. |
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The show was
released on Broadway on November 16, 1959. |
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music and lyrics were written by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein. |
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In
the original show, Mary Martin starred as Maria.
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The
movie version was released in 1965, starring Julie Andrews as Maria. The
film was extremely successful. It won 5 Academy Awards in 1965 including:
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- *Best Picture
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- *Best Director - Robert
Wise
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- *Best Sound
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- *Best Scoring of
Music\adaption
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- *Best Film Editing
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Julie
Andrews...Maria
Christopher
Plummer...Captain VonTrapp
Eleanor
Parker...Elsa Schraeder
Richard
Haydon...Max Detweiller
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The
Kids
Chairmian
Carr...Leisl
Nicholas
Hammond...Friedrich
Heather
Menzies...Louisa
Duane
Chase...Kurt
Angela
Cartwright...Brigitta
Debbi
Turner... Marta
Kym
Karath...Gretl |
The
Abby
Peggy
Wood...Mother Abbess
Anna
Lee...Sister Margaretta
Portia
Nelson...Sister Bertha
Marni
Nixson...Sister Sophia |