false 2125465 2 <b><I>The official companion to the world's most beloved musical</i></b> <ul><li>More than 150 stunning images from the film and theater productions worldwide -- many never seen before</li> <li>Complete lyrics to favorite songs from the musical</li> <li>A complete guide to the film locations and a map of Salzburg</li><P><li>Unseen storyboards from the film</li><P><li>The Singalong <I>Sound of Music</i> phenomenon and much more...</li> <ul> <I>The Sound of Music Companion</i> charts the incredible and enduring life of Maria Von Trapp and the musical version of her story over the last century -- from Maria's birth in Vienna in 1905 to the triumphant new stage production presented by Andrew Lloyd Webber in London in 2006. Retrace every step in the evolution of this masterwork, from real life to page to stage to film to international phenomenon, and read about every creative artist who helped shape this beloved musical tale -- from Rodgers and Hammerstein and Mary Martin to Robert Wise, Julie Andrews, and Christopher Plummer. Folded into the saga are guest appearances by Carol Burnett, John Coltrane, Noël Coward, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gwen Stefani, among others. Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II joined forces in 1942 to create the most successful partnership in American musical theater. In addition to <I>The Sound of Music</i> (1959), their prodigious output includes <I>Oklahoma</i>! (1943), <I>Carousel</i> (1945), <I>South Pacific</i> (1949), and <I>The King and I</i> (1951). Their musicals have earned nearly three dozen Tony Awards, fifteen Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, and two Grammy Awards. The partnership of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse stands as the longest collaboration of any writers in theatrical history, lasting for more than twenty-eight years. Their hits include <I>The Sound of Music; Anything Goes; Red, Hot and Blue; Call Me Madam;</i> the long-running play <I>Life With Father;</i> the Pulitzer Prize-winning <I>State of the Union;</i> and <I>Happy Hunting.</i> 2130905 1 9 2007 The Sound of Music Companion total:15|5:7|4:6|3:2| 15 65 28 7 5 1 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 09 09:51:11 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 12:19:05 -0800 2009
The Sound of Music has been my favorite movie since it came out in 1965. ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 20:54:01 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 20:59:16 -0700 2008 The Sound of Music (which I am). While the book is very thorough in discussing the story of the von Trapp family (from a history of the family itself all the way through a 2006 West End revival of the stage musical in London) it never g...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 15 15:09:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 15:09:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 19 04:33:22 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 04:33:52 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 16:19:54 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 16:24:46 -0700 2008 The Sound of Music Companion by Laurence Maslon was a fantastic book for Sound of Music aficionados like me. I had just finished reading Home: A Memoir of the Early Years by Julie Andrews, when I saw this book at the library...Click here to continuemore...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 05 05:21:56 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:49:35 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 28 17:20:44 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 17:24:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 11:59:15 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 11:59:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 11:21:12 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 11:21:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 23 17:05:23 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 17:05:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 28 08:53:17 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 08:53:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 14:35:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 14:35:09 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 21:56:47 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 21:56:47 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 25 18:46:19 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:46:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 07:30:25 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:30:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 30 23:41:44 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 23:41:51 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 20 07:57:03 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 07:57:03 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Dec 19 11:54:55 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 11:54:58 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 09 11:31:18 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 11:31:18 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 21 09:12:23 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 09:12:27 -0800 2008