The Sound of Music

The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.

Auckland Performing Arts Academy welcomes you to join them for this heartwarming musical, based on the real life story of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.

When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry.

Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain's immediate service in their navy. The family's narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre.

Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse

Suggested by "the Story of the Trapp Family Singers"

“The Sound of Music” is presented by permission of ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf of R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com