BWW TV: Audiences are Loving THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sing-Along!

By: Oct. 25, 2010
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In anticipation of the November 2, 2010 release of The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack and Blu-Ray film, the classic movie musical is being celebrated where it all began - in movie theaters across America. NCM Fathom, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presented THE SOUND OF MUSIC SING-ALONG EVENT: A 45th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION on October 19 and will again on October 26 in over 500 select movie theaters in over 150 cities. BroadwayWorld stopped by the Manhattan screening to find audiences raving about event.

For more information on the October 26 screenings and the 45th Anniversary releases, visit www.FathomEvents.com/SoundOfMusic or http://www.SoundOfMusic45thAnniversary.com.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's score for THE SOUND OF MUSIC is one of the most cherished collections of songs of all time. Based on their Broadway musical, with a libretto by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, the film version was directed by Robert Wise and brought the universal (and true) story of the von Trapp family to life on the screen. The film famously starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The resulting film earned 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture; was the top-grossing domestic film of its time; and, when readjusted for inflation, still holds the #1 spot for top-grossing domestic movie musical of all time.

The soundtrack is a classic in its own right, having spent its first four years on Billboard's Top Albums chart, and sold over 10 million units to date. With the radiant Julie Andrews leading the way, the vocal and orchestral performances include iconic versions of such standards as the title song, "Sixteen Going on Seventeen," "Do-Re-Mi," "Edelweiss," "So Long, Farewell," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," and of course, "My Favorite Things."

 

 



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