The Sound Of Music Philadelphia Tickets

The Sound of Music is a world famous musical that made its debut over fifty years ago, in 1959. It is based on Maria Von Trapp’s book called ‘The Story of the Trapp Family Singers’ which recounts the story of her family as it fled Austria in order to get away from the Nazis and the Second World War. Her book became a bestseller and was adapted into a musical by director Vincent J. Donehue who hired Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II to write the music and lyrics respectively. Now that the show is being revived once again, here is your chance to watch it as well. Just book The Sound of Music Philadelphia tickets and enjoy the experience, live at the Academy of Music.

There might be several Von Trapp families in the world but for most theater and film fans, there can only be one. The family from Austria, whose daring journey to safety was written down by one of their own in the form of a bestselling book, would later become the inspiration for a world famous musical called “The Sound of Music.”

Solve a Problem Like Maria

In 1949, Maria Von Trapp, on the insistence of her friend, wrote down the tale of her journey with her husband and his seven children from Austria to the US. They were escaping the Nazis as well as the inevitable war that was coming to Europe and their journey made for a captivating read.

The book, called ‘The Story of the Trapp Family Singers’ went on to become a bestseller and soon caught the attention of popular theater director Vincent J. Donehue, who hired experienced professionals to write the music and lyrics required in order to convert the story into a musical.

Climb Every Mountain

The musical, ‘The Sound of Music,’ made its debut in 1959 and became a relative hit. The production lasted for almost fifteen hundred performances and went on to win five Tony Awards. Since then the musical has been adapted into several other productions as well as television shows and films. If you want to catch the show for yourself as well, then get The Sound of Music Philadelphia tickets and enjoy some epic performances, live at the Academy of Music.