Brooke Shields, Laura Osnes & Tony Goldwyn To Headline SOUND OF MUSIC at Carnegie Hall

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 11:16am

Exciting!!!!!!!!

[dreaming]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 11:22am

I know! I wish I could go!!!

[HumATune]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 11:39am

There's going to have to be a lot of transposition in order for Brooke Shields to be able to sing the Baroness' songs.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 12:06pm

When the Baroness' songs are done, they are not that hard to sibg,
After PROMISES PROMISES Goldwyn should stay away from ALL musicals.

[HumATune]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 12:17pm

I don't think Brooke Shields has the upper range for the songs as written. I saw her in LEAP OF FAITH. I liked her, but she is limited vocally.

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 1:08pm

Elsa is an extremely limited role in terms of the necessary vocal ability (Jan Maxwell played it in the last revival, remember.) Shields will be just fine.

Updated On: 3/1/12 at 01:08 PM

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 1:12pm

I think the last revival changed some keys and actually dropped one of the Baroness's songs, no?

In the original production, Elsa was played by Marion Marlowe who was quite a fine soprano; I think as originally written, the two songs for the Baroness aren't actually all that limited vocally.
Marion Marlowe

[darquegk]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 1:34pm

Many times I have seen a tenor Max swap harmonies with an alto Baroness.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 4:02pm

"Many times I have seen a tenor Max swap harmonies with an alto Baroness."

FABULOUS! May I steal this?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 4:50pm

That sounds dirty.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 5:10pm

Here's "How Can Love Surive" and "Now Way to Stop It" from the original cast album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuYv-_8VXGQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThJIvijGHrg

There will surely be some harmony-swapping and/or singing down the octave for Shields.

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 6:11pm

Lol, yeah, Brooke will certainly be singing down the octave.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 6:38pm

If I may quote Jan Maxwell on those two songs-- *makes scissor/cutting motion with fingers*

[SamIAm2]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 6:47pm

Laura Osnes seems to be the new go-to leading lady for R&H productions. From South Pacific to the January reading of Cinderella to Pipe Dream and now Sound of Music. Congrats to Laura.

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 11:32pm

Very exciting indeed. I look forward to seeing what comedian they will cast as Max.

[CockeyedOptimist2]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 11:51pm

^ They already cast Patrick Page as Max.

I think it's kind of cool that the movie Rolf, Daniel Truhitte, is in the concert.

[Rentfan931]

Posted: 3/2/12 at 1:34am

I'm excited to see Laura in this.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 3/2/12 at 3:54am

Ahh, this is awesome! If only it were televised.

[SondheimFan5]

Posted: 3/3/12 at 12:00am

I'm surprised they didn't put the film Rolf as Franz or a larger role, Baron Elberfeld has ONE line and is in one scene.

[CockeyedOptimist2]

Posted: 3/3/12 at 9:52am

Is Baron Elberfeld in the party scene? Is he the Austrian who is on Georg's side when they get into an altercation with Herr Zeller? I watch the movie at least once a month, but haven't seen the stage show since I was too young to remember.

[degrassifan]

Posted: 3/3/12 at 1:24pm

Yeah, Baron Elberfeld is in the party scene. He's the one in the movie that says to the Captain "Is there a more beautiful expression of what is good in this country of ours than the innocent voices of our children?"

I wonder if they will add "I Have Confidence" and use "Something Good" instead of "An Ordinary Couple"?


Updated On: 3/3/12 at 01:24 PM

[random person 112]

Posted: 3/3/12 at 4:48pm

Most productions now do include 'I Have Confidence' I always believed it was one of the movies greatest assets. So i think it's a pretty sure bet.

[prof22]

Posted: 3/4/12 at 9:51pm

I wanted to purchase some balcony tickets for the concert but I have never been to the Carnegie Hall. Is the balcony very far from the stage? Is the rear mezz at the Gershwin theater comparable to it?