Charmian Carr News

Opposite NBC's Sunday Night Football (San Francisco-Seattle) and Fox's big NFL primetime overrun into the first hour of the night, ABC's 4-hour rebroadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC delivered solid increases over last year's telecast, up by 1.5 million viewers and by 22% in Adults 18-49.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the original classic starring Julie Andrews, brings its special magic to the holiday season when it airs in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound as the "ABC Sunday Movie of the Week," DECEMBER 23 (7:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

It's supposed to be 108 degrees in the Nashville area by week's end, which means stepping outside will likely leave you melted, quite literally and figuratively. But if you do have to venture out of doors, perhaps a trip to the theater is a good idea…it'll be dark and cool (with any luck, the AC will be working-and you know which theaters we're talking about) and you'll be entertained, perhaps even transported to another world. Or not. In the meantime, we present you with installment number four of Music City Confidential-our continuing effort to create a sense of community and build up some enthusiasm and excitement for the live theater industry here in our alarmingly sweaty region. So, press on, gentle readers and catch up on the latest adventures of the theaterati…

The inside story of the beloved movie musical, revealed by Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, and Kym Karath, the actors who starred as the von Trapp children.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the original classic starring Julie Andrews, brings its special magic to the holiday season when it airs in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound as the 'ABC Saturday Movie of the Week,' DECEMBER 24 (7:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the original classic starring Julie Andrews, brings its special magic to the holiday season when it airs in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound as the 'ABC Saturday Movie of the Week,' DECEMBER 24 (7:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company proudly relaunched its website today. Still under the address of www.rnh.com, in use since the company's first site was launched in 1997, the newest R&H website is faster, more expansive, more user-friendly, more customer-oriented, and loaded with more new features than ever before.

Is Stephen Sondheim's birthday over yet ???? The truth of the matter is ... 'We hope not.' It's been an amazing year of tributes, appearances, honors, galas, productions, concerts, interviews, discussions, a theatre named after him and on and on and on .... Including even an appearance on Comedy Central with Stephen Colbert.

La noche del 18 de noviembre fue muy especial en el Cine Proyecciones de Madrid. Allí se proyectó, de manera exclusiva, la película Sonrisas y Lágrimas. Todo lo recaudado en taquilla ha sido destinado a la Fundación Vistare, concretamente a la Casa de Acogida Claudio Martínez Girls Home en Katmandú, Nepal.

Mañana jueves 18 de noviembre se proyectará en exclusiva la versión remasterizada de Sonrisas y Lágrimas. Se trata de una oportunidad única para ver este clásico, que ahora cumple 45 años, en pantalla grande y con la mejor calidad de imagen y sonido. Será un pase único que tendrá lugar en Madrid, de forma simultánea en dos salas del Cine Proyecciones, a las 20:30 horas. La recaudación íntegra que se haga en taquilla irá destinada a la Fundación Vistare, más concretamente a la Casa de Acogida Claudio Martínez Girls Home, en Katmandú, Nepal.

El próximo 17 de noviembre saldrá a la venta en DVD y Blu-ray la película Sonrisas y Lágrimas. Además, como exclusiva por su 45 aniversario, se podrá obtener el DVD con Copia Digital y su banda sonora.

Stephen Sondheim fans rejoice! Arriving this October, available for the first time ever in any format, is the classic 1966 production of EVENING PRIMOSE, Sondheim's "lost" TV musical.

Stephen Sondheim fans rejoice! Arriving this October, available for the first time ever in any format, is the classic 1966 production of EVENING PRIMOSE, Sondheim's "lost" TV musical.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Sondheim shows at Stage 773, 'Evening Primrose,' Northlight Theatre, 'Wicked,' the Actors' Equity Building, Marriott Theatre, more....

CELEBRATING SONDHEIM AT 80: Highlights from The Paley Center for Media Collection screened March 19 to April 4, 2010. Screenings are Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 1:00 p.m.; Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.

CELEBRATING SONDHEIM AT 80: Highlights from The Paley Center for Media Collection screened March 19 to April 4, 2010. Screenings are Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 1:00 p.m.; Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.

Reprise Theatre Company will present a month-long Richard Rodgers Celebration October 2-November 2 in a variety of venues across Los Angeles. The roster of talent involved continues to grow.

The Hollywood Bowl transforms into the world's largest movie theater when the perennially popular Sing-A-Long Sound of Music returns for the eighth time on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., with the event's signature costume parade hosted by actress-comedienne Melissa Peterman at 6 p.m.

Reprise Theatre Company will present a month-long Richard Rodgers Celebration October 2-November 2 in a variety of venues across Los Angeles.