Sound of Music, The (film)
see also Salzburg
Academy Awards 148
in Austria 158
Broadway opening 148
casting 28, 96, 102, 104–5
choreography 108, 113, 131, 138, 165
costume designer 105
director 90, 91, 92
director of photography 105
dubbing 157
DVD 157
editing 145
filming in Austria 170, 171, 172
finale 50–1, 129
giggling on set 143
gross takings 148
importance of settings 108
locations 92
and Maria von Trapp 121, 125
music 108-9, 109, 145
Nonnberg Abbey 23
nuns and Maria 25–7, 29
opening scene 74, 76, 77
posters 146–7, 149
pre-recording 108–9, 108
previews 145
production designer 105
reviews 148
script 90, 131, 131
storyboards 73, 130
weather problems 74, 118, 137
“Sound of Music, The” (song) 72
filming 126
Hammerstein’s amendments to 76
importance of 74
Sound of Music, The (stage)
Broadway revival 153, 154, 155, 155, 157
Broadway run 71, 164
casting 68-9
co-producer 64
film rights sold 86, 88
finale 48, 168–9
intermission placing 67
London revival 150, 151
London run 84, 86, 86
Maria meets children 136
Maria von Trapp comments on 68
opening scene 74, 75
overseas tours 157
productions—various 148, 150
recording 82, 88
reviews 71, 83–4, 155
romantic subplot 165
scriptwriters 64, 67
sets 70
staging 69
tentative song order 66
title decided 68
Tony Awards 80, 84
touring companies 78, 79, 86
tryouts 69, 71, 71
Vienna production 166, 167, 168–9
Story of the Trapp Family Singers, The,
Maria von Trapp 59
Stowe (Vermont) farm
bought 56
burnt down 150
rebuilt 150, 155
Stritch, Elaine 87, 88
Tony Awards
Mary Martin 60, 80, 84
stage version 80, 84
touring companies 78, 79, 86, 157
Trapp Chamber Choir
see also Salzburg Trapp Choir;
Trapp Family Choir; Trapp Family
Singers
formed 39
Hitler command 167
performances 39–40
Trapp Familie in Amerika, Die (film) 60, 170
Trapp Familie, Die (film) 60, 170
Trapp family
see also Stowe farm
in America 6, 38
Hallidays’ pressure to use story of 60, 64
missionary work 59
reunion 156
Salzburg honours 157
Trapp Family Choir 57
Trapp family members, individuals see
von Trapp
Trapp Family Singers 57, 58
Columbia Concerts 56, 59
disbanded 59
formed 56
record The Sound of Music 150
repertoire 56
tours 59
Trapp Family Singers, The Story of the 59
Turner, Debbie, Marta (film) 106, 107, 156
Twentieth Century Fox buy film rights 86, 88
Underwood, Carrie 13, 178, 183, 184, 185
Vienna
Hitler in 40, 43
Volksopera production 166, 167, 168–9
Voight, Jon 155
von Trapp, Agathe 32, 37, 156, 157
von Trapp, Agathe (nee Whitehead) 31, 32, 33
von Trapp children (film) 102, 104-5, 106-7
von Trapp, Eleonore ‘Lorli’ 38, 39, 67, 156, 157
von Trapp family reunion 156
von Trapp family villas (film)
Frohnburg Castle 124, 125
Leopoldskron Castle 125–6, 125
von Trapp, Georg (film) see Plummer, Christopher
von Trapp, Georg Ritter 30, 33
death 59
marriage to Maria 34, 39
naval career 31
von Trapp, Hedwig 32, 36
von Trapp, Johanna 32, 36
edelweiss painting 172
von Trapp, Johannes 38, 56, 67, 156, 157
family estate management 150, 155
von Trapp, Maria 32, 36, 156, 157
von Trapp, Maria Augusta (nee Kutschera) 18, 19
appearance in film 121, 125
childhood 18
comments on script 68
death 155
education 18, 21–2
and film producers 121
marriage to Georg 34, 34, 39
meets Christopher Plummer 121
meets Julie Andrews 120
meets Mary Martin 65
at Nonnberg Abbey 21-2
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers 59
US citizenship application 14, 15
and von Trapp children 34
von Trapp, Maria (film) see Andrews, Julie
von Trapp, Maria (stage)
see Clark, Petula; Henderson, Florence; Martin, Mary
von Trapp, Martina 32, 36
von Trapp, Rosmarie 38, 67, 156, 157
von Trapp, Rupert 32
von Trapp villa, at Aigen 32, 34
von Trapp, Werner 32, 36, 156, 157
Wasner, Father Franz 57
musical encouragement 39–40
Wise, Robert 113
Academy Award 148
directions by 97, 110–11
director 90, 91, 92, 93
editing ability 139
Wood, Dee Dee, choreography 108, 113, 131, 165
Wood, Peggy, Mother Abbess (film) 26, 28, 188
Zanuck, Richard 89–90
Zuberano, Maurice, storyboards 73, 130
A quick rehearsal for “Do Re Mi” on the Fox lot in Hollywood.
First, I would like to extend my profound thanks to Ted Chapin and Bert Fink of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. Their faith in me and their commitment to this project has been exemplary, especially considering the death-defying deadlines under which we all worked. Carol Cornicelli, Kara Darling and Cindy Boyle, also of R&H, gave me their time, diligence and consideration.
Michael Kantor of Ghost Light Films has been a great collaborator on several past projects; I thank him for bringing me into the circle of the 40th Anniversary DVD extras he created so skillfully and for assisting with the illustrations to this book. Thanks to Sally Rosenthal as well. And Cornelia Calder dived in headfirst with class and aplomb to coordinate pictures across two continents.
Kate Oldfield and Kate Burkhalter from Pavilion Books were always responsive and supportive to the thousand-and-one details on this book. Kate O, I have met; someday, I hope to meet the other Kate—although her phone manner is impeccable.
My great friend at the Library of Congress, Mark Eden Horowitz, guided me effortlessly through the Oscar Hammerstein holdings there. At the New York Public Library Theatre Collection, Barbara Knowles, Jeremy Megraw, Louise Martzinek, and Tom Lisanti in Reproductions were graceful and resourceful in solving many frantic requests.
Also, Ron Mandelbaum at Photofest went beyond the call of duty and his interest in the project was a great inspiration to me.
Johannes von Trapp, Stefan Herzl, and Rudolf Berger were instrumental in pulling together many of the elements required from the Austrian part of the equation.
Anna Crouse and Fritz Brun gave me many helpful insights
on the manuscript, and my eagle-eyed friend and colleague Karyn Gerhard gave the manuscript the most insightful read of all.
In The Sound of Music, Captain von Trapp returns from his honeymoon to discover that the Third Reich has offered him a submarine command. When I came home from my honeymoon, I only had to face a volume of page proofs for this book. However, all husbands—whatever the task at hand—need the support and inspiration of great wives to guide them through difficult waters. Georg von Trapp had Maria; I have Genevieve Elam. It seems a very good place to start.
Special thanks for the 2015 edition: I want to thank Ann Edelblute for suggesting a revision and supporting the project; and Ted Chapin for engineering such a speedy and successful resolution. Also Fiona Holman of Pavilion Books, Jen Veall, Ron Mandelbaum of Photofest (once more), Steve Ross, and Bert Fink. Grateful appreciation to Dame Julie Andrews and Steve Sauer and a shout-out to a new favorite thing since 2007: my son, Miles, who is six going on seven.
LM
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