The Sound of Music

Cast Highlights

Act One

Act Two

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.

• Boston Song List (10/12/1959)

The public's interest in seeing this Rodgers and Hermmerstein musical starring Mary Martin was so intense that there were complaints in the Philadelphia press about Rodgers and Hammerstein having consistently chosen to try out their shows in Boston rather than Philadelphia.

Main Run

• Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (New York, NY)
  11/16/1959 - 11/3/1962 [On layoff July 25, 1960 - Aug. 6, 1960; Dec. 19-24, 1960; and July 3 - 15, 1961.]
• Mark Hellinger Theatre (New York, NY)
  11/6/1962 - 6/15/1963

Tryout Dates

• Shubert Theatre (New Haven, CT)
  10/5/1959 - 10/10/1959 [Preview on October 3.]
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  Shubert Theatre (Boston, MA)
  10/14/1959 - 11/7/1959 [Preview on October 13.]

Commercial Recordings

• Original Broadway Cast (1959)

Private Recordings

• Original Broadway Cast (10/7/1961)
  Brian Davies , Karen Shepard , Evanna Lien , Mary Susan Locke , Marilyn Rogers