{"id":2190519,"date":"2025-12-08T01:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2190519"},"modified":"2025-12-08T01:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:15:28","slug":"reinvigorating-the-sound-of-music-set-for-a-new-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/reinvigorating-the-sound-of-music-set-for-a-new-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinvigorating the \u2018Sound of Music\u2019 set for a new tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Oscar Hammerstein II\u2019s famous lyrics for the title song of \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d conjure the vision of a lush, idyllic Austrian countryside in the imagination of every listener: the hills that are alive, the brook that trips and falls, the wings of the birds that rise from the lake to the trees. Veteran scenic designer Doug Schmidt had the task of sufficiently realizing the landscape of our minds \u2014 and nearly a dozen more locations \u2014 for the revitalized tour of \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d now whisking across North America.<\/p>\n<p>With a score by Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d follows the Von Trapp family \u2014 the strict widower Captain Von Trapp and his seven children \u2014 as they welcome a new governess, a novice nun named Maria. Through song, Maria reawakens a love that had been lost in the Von Trapp home, just as the Nazis gain power in Europe and threaten that home.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt and director Jack O\u2019Brien collaborated for the \u201cSound of Music\u201d tour back in 2015; this tour combines that thoughtful design with new elements to make the musical dazzle. \u201cWe went back and decided to put in a couple more [back]drops to locate the scenes,\u201d Schmidt told Broadway News. \u201cWhen you\u2019re looking through the windows in the back of the set, you now see a vista of mansions around the lake, for example. Or, if you\u2019re outside looking in, you\u2019ll see the interior of the room.\u201dFour new backdrops offer a firmer grounding, making it clear the musical is set in real place. As Schmidt explained, \u201cWe felt that [\u2018The Sound of Music\u2019] was telling a real story, and it was one that we wanted to have some convincing details back there and not just a cyc [a white, fabric drop] with a color light on it. So we got much more specific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, looking out over the lake in the back of the mansion, you would get more of a sense of what they were giving up and what was at stake in terms of the Nazi takeover,\u201d Schmidt continued. These new drops present a photorealistic aesthetic. \u201cWe wanted to really make it quite beautiful back there. So we went to the more illustrative look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><\/p>\n<p>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG6raWsUYE\/5H4qP0AfFCAS_5hB_2ZWfQ\/view?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><br \/>\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG6raWsUYE\/5H4qP0AfFCAS_5hB_2ZWfQ\/view?utm_content=DAG6raWsUYE&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\/> Elevation courtesy of Doug Schmidt; Kevin Earley as Captain Georg von Trapp, Cayleigh Capaldi as Maria Rainer with Ariana Ferch as Liesl, Eli Vander Griend as Friedrich, Ava Davis as Louisa, Benjamin Stasiek as Kurt, Haddie Mac as Brigitta, Ruby Caramore as Marta and Luciana VanDette as Gretl in \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d on tour, 2025 (Credit: Jeremy Daniel)<br \/>\n<!--kg-card-end: html--><\/p>\n<p>The photorealism is also a result of the technique used to make these drops. That view over the lake, as well as the drop during the title song, have been digitally printed. Still, one of the other new drops \u2014 what Schmidt referred to as the \u201cshow scrim with trees and dapply light in the background\u201d \u2014 was hand-painted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gh-post-upgrade-cta\">\n<div class=\"gh-post-upgrade-cta-content\" style=\"background-color: #a91f16\">\n<h2>This post is for paying subscribers only<\/h2>\n<p>            <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"gh-btn\" data-portal=\"signup\" href=\"#\/portal\/signup\" style=\"color:#a91f16\">Subscribe now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Already have an account? <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-portal=\"signin\" href=\"#\/portal\/signin\">Sign in<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.broadwaynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar Hammerstein II\u2019s famous lyrics for the title song of \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d conjure the vision of a lush, idyllic Austrian countryside in the imagination of every listener: the hills that are alive, the brook that trips and falls, the wings of the birds that rise from the lake to the trees. 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