One of the very first musicals that I ever saw (on VHS, lol) was The Sound of Music, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest collaborations. It is one my mother’s favorite musicals, and so we watched it when I was a little girl and sang along to all of the songs! I absolutely REFUSED to believe that this was the same woman as Mary Poppins though – she had brown hair!
The Sound of Music tied for the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1960 with Fiorello! – a show I honestly know nothing about.
A bit of a random note – this past December one of my professors took our class to New York City to meet with a LOT of industry people (it was amazing). Our first stop was at the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization to meet Ted Chapin, and it was absolutely breathtaking. Original drafts of all the music, really neat pieces from the various shows throughout the years . . . it was really awesome to see so much recent theatre history!
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I'm Lindsey, and thanks so much for stopping by Suspension of Disbelief.
