The Sound of Music (movie)

Larry Hagman was a lot like the character he made famous, Belcamp woman says

2012-11-29 15:35:00

In real life, Larry Hagman was a lot like his most famous television character, J.R. Ewing. "He was flirtatious, with a younger than reality attitude," Belcamp resident Mary Pohlig said. "It was interesting to see; he was similar to characters he...

Spirits 2012: Christopher Plummer wins for Supporting Male, still can't escape 'The Sound of Music'

2012-02-25 14:28:00

Christopher Plummer, the heavy favorite to win Sunday’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar, got this weekend off to a welcome start by winning the Spirit for his performance in “Beginners.” Plummer, a long way of plenty of years removed from...

Chapelgate Academy's drama program just keeps chugging along

2012-04-23 00:00:00

In previous columns, I have mentioned how fortunate we are to live in an area with such fine high school theater productions. Some in the community may not realize that these quality performances take place in both the public and private schools and the...

Ann P. "Nip" Melocik, physical ed teacher, dies

2011-08-26 15:05:00

Ann P. "Nip" Melocik, a retired parochial school physical education instructor, died Wednesday of heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Loch Raven Village resident was 80. The daughter of a restaurateur and a homemaker, the former Ann...

Ann P. 'Nip' Melocik, physical ed teacher, dies

2011-08-28 13:13:23

Centerstage gets a fresh start with a topical lineup

2011-09-06 09:32:00

The big news in Baltimore theater this season is the arrival of British-born Kwame Kwei-Armah, who is taking the helm as the new artistic director of Centerstage (700 N. Calvert St., 410-332-0033). Kwei-Armah, who replaces Irene Lewis, has said he's...

The life and rhymes of Sondheim

2002-05-05 00:00:00

Stephen Sondheim has told the story so often, it's nearly a legend. When he was 15, he showed Oscar Hammerstein a musical he had written with two fellow students. He was, he admits, naive enough to think it was worth putting on professionally....

June Theater, Shows and Concerts

2013-06-07 12:18:00

June LASER CONCERT: MICHAEL JACKSON June 8. Explore the best hits of the pop superstar, highlighted by lasers, stars and other special effects. Popcorn and other refreshments will also be available for purchase. 6:30-7:25 p.m. South Florida Science...

Lyric's passion must extend to musical theater

2013-05-10 12:20:00

In 2008, New York's Lincoln Center revived a Broadway warhorse: "South Pacific." At the beginning of the overture in the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the lip of Michael Yeargan's setting, which had the outline of a tropical island, began to move backward,...

2013 TV Upfronts: NBC unveils 'Sound of Music' air date

2013-05-13 10:47:00

NEW YORK -- The hills will soon be alive with music again. NBC announced its live broadcast of "The Sound of Music" will air this December. At the network's upfront presentation�Monday morning at Radio City Music Hall, NBC entertainment chairman Bob...

Audiences adore Bette Midler on Broadway!

2013-05-13 02:30:05

"S---W 'EM if they can't take a joke," goes the famous Bette Midler line. I've always considered this the perfect retort to -- just about anything! ON THE day the Drama Desk announced a nomination for Bette Midler's one-person show about the Hollywood...

One of our favorite things: Children's theater stages 'Sound of Music'

2013-05-08 15:17:00

At 15, Hannah Colella is winding down her career with Hagerstown Children’s Theater. The Waynesboro (Pa.) Area Senior High School student has been with the theater for three years, and has appeared in “Hello, Dolly!” and “Oklahoma!...

For Chicago stage director Rachel Rockwell, 2012 began with the brood of Capt. von Trapp and ended with the little orphan girls of "Annie." Be the kids proud Austrians or precocious New Yorkers, Rockwell knows how to wrangle the little darlings.

2012-12-27 14:47:00

The sound of the musical Von Trapp family continues with the great-grandchildren of Captain Von Trapp performing European and American folk songs, and favorites from the beloved "The Sound of Music" movie.

2011-11-30 15:01:03

Julie Andrews ' iconic character Maria teaches the seven Von Trapp children how to sing. Fresh of the heels of her "Mary Poppins" success, Andrews' performance in "The Sound of Music" garnered another lead actress Oscar nomination, and the movie remains one of the highest-grossing films of all time.

2011-04-13 17:14:30