Photo©Paul Lyden
presented by North Shore Music Theatre
MUSIC BY: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS BY: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK BY: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by: Maria Augusta Trapp
Directed and Choreographed by James Brennan
Music Directed by Dale Rieling
62 Dunham Rd
Beverly, Massachusetts
June 11th – June 23rd, 2013
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Review by Craig Idlebrook
(Beverly) Most of us can at least list the essentials of The Sound of Music: Julie Andrews, cute kids, nuns, Nazis. As a child, it’s hard not to like it. As an adult, it’s hard not to make fun of it. As a regional theatre, it’s hard to do well. Like It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol, audiences know what they want to get out of this play, and too many theaters sigh and go along with it. It’s like playing with a three-year old nephew through Thanksgiving dinner because it’s easier than dealing with the tantrum. Continue reading
