This soundtrack recording from the hugely successful NBC live broadcast starring country singer Carrie Underwood reached #2 on the Billboard Soundtracks Chart and #17 on the Billboard 200. The first live musical seen on television in decades, The Sound of Music Live! aired on December 5, 2013, featuring Audra McDonald, Stephen Moyer, Christian Borle and Laura Benanti, under the music … Read More
2006 London Palladium Cast
This recording is from the 2006 London production, which was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was the first time the lead performer in a musical was chosen by a reality television show. Connie Fisher won “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?” and kept the Palladium Theatre sold out for her entire run, with Alexander Hanson co-starring as … Read More
1998 Broadway Revival
On this 1998 Broadway Revival Cast Recording, Rebecca Luker stars as Maria Rainer opposite Michael Siberry as Captain von Trapp. The production played at the Martin Beck (now Al Hirschfeld) Theatre and was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical.
1965 Motion Picture
The Motion Picture Soundtrack of The Sound of Music was released on RCA Records the same day as its New York premiere: March 2, 1965. It was made in four different formats: long-play phonograph record, audio cassette, 8-track cartridge and on 1/4″ reel-to-reel. The record went Gold on April 10, 1965, selling more than 250,000 albums. In November 1965, the record … Read More
1961 Original London Cast
The Original London Cast album of The Sound of Music was recorded on May 28, 1961. The show was a huge success, holding the record for the longest-running Broadway show on the West End for many, many years. The cast featured Jean Bayless as Maria, Roger Dann as the Captain and Constance Shacklock as Mother Abbess. The production was a … Read More
1959 Original Broadway Cast
Produced by the legendary Goddard Lieberson, this celebrated Original Broadway Cast album of The Sound of Music was recorded at Columbia’s 30th Street Studios on November 22, 1959 soon after its Broadway opening. The recording entered the Billboard Top 50 mono charts the week before Christmas, and when the record reached #1 on the stereo charts on January 29, 1960, … Read More