Finally was able to watch The Sound of Music before it drops its curtains on January 2010.It was deliberate on my part to delay this pursuit. First, how could I be excited with something I must have seen for over 50 times already? As a kid I have watched the movie too many times, then later as a TV special. When I thought I've had enough -- I entertained D with the betamax copy in his younger years.
But for a show that has set a record in Toronto - for longest running, I decided to take a shot and try the theatre version. Good decision.
Production design is one my main reason for watching a stage play. I am always interested in people's creativity and how they convert scenes to the stage. In this production of The Sound of Music, the hills were really alive - with almost real grass to boot. Also delightfully designed was the short wedding scene, with the lights adding beauty to the whole picture. Finally, the concert scene with Nazi banners and old fashioned cameras was mesmerizing.
Everyone in the cast were equally fascinating; Maria, Capt Von Trapp, the nuns, and most of all the Von Trapp children. The entire ensemble superbly delivered excellent singing and acting skills.
The songs we all grew up with like Do-Re-Mi, My Favorite Things and Goodbye, So Long, Farewell did not fail to make the audience smile and almost sing along. During its tender family moments, I even heard a sniffle or two.
The Sound of Music, I don't think we will ever get tired of this timeless story. Still worth watching this holiday season - be it on Broadway or in movie form.
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Have I told you about this story before? A middle aged lady friend of mine, a small set Filipina here in Toronto, finally started to meet men thru the urging of her friends from an group which I dont know. In her first date attempt, she met this a heavyset white man in his 50's. To break the ice in the first moments, she tried to strike a conversation on a topic that seemt universal in all of us. "Have you seen 'The Sound Of Music'"?, she asked. "Hmm. No."
ReplyDeleteFrom there not another word was spoken and they left off. How could you go anywhere in a conversation when one has not seen the Sound Of Music not even once.
You're right it's worth watching again and again. There was some moments in the play that gets you in the eye. Every song is so dear and familiar.
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LOL! So funny and yet so sad. Where had he been all his life? Or maybe it's just us Filipinos who have seen it, maski unsa ta ka pobre - one time or the other - naka kita gyud ani. Libre baya ni sa Darigold sa una!
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