Gary Griffin (Encores! Lost in the Stars and Broadway's The Color Purple) will direct the production with Rob Fisher (Broadway's Chicago) serving as musical director, conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
The cast will feature Laura Osnes (Maria Rainer), Tony Goldwyn (Captain Georg von Trapp), Brooke Shields (Elsa Schraeder), Patrick Page (Max Detweiler), Stephanie Blythe (The Mother Abbess), Jake Montagnino (Friedrich von Trapp), Olivia Knutsen (Louisa von Trapp), Jacob Sutton (Kurt von Trapp), Grace Luckett (Brigitta von Trapp), Natalie Hawkins (Marta von Trapp), Charlotte Knutsen (Gretl von Trapp), Joy Hermalyn (Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices), Linda Mugleston (Sister Margaretta, Mistress of Postulants), Faith Sherman (Sister Sophia), Veanne Cox (Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper) and Daniel Truhitte (Baron Elberfeld) with Christine DiGiallonardo, Daniela DiGiallonardo, Nadia DiGiallonardo, Patty Goble, Amy Justman and the Women of the Mansfield University Concert Choir (Peggy Dettwiler, Director).
The creative team will also include John Lee Beatty, scenic consultant; Alan Adelman, lighting designer; Joshua Bergasse, choreographer; Wendall K. Harrington, video and projections designer; Tara Rubin Casting, casting consultant; Nevin Steinberg, sound designer; and Paul Tazewell, costume consultant.
The one-night-only event will feature orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, choral, dance and instrumental music arranged by Trude Rittmann and a concert adaptation by David Ives.
With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a libretto by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, adapted by David Ives, and based on Maria Augusta Trapp's autobiography, The Sound of Music, according to press notes, "tells the timeless story of Maria, Captain von Trapp, and their singing family." Set in Salzburg, Austria, on the eve of World War II, the score includes “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Edelweiss,” the title song and “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.” The Sound of Music premiered on Broadway in 1959 where it ran for more than 1,400 performances.
Carnegie Hall tickets can be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800, or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, carnegiehall.org.
