The Sound of Music February 11, 2011

Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company

present

‘The Sound of Music’

The final collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical, and Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company present “The Sound of Music” at the Lakewood Cultural Center . Performances are 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, February 11-27.

Tickets are $25 for adults and available by calling 303-987-7845, online at www.Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter or at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway (Wadsworth Boulevard and West Alameda Avenue). Senior, student, child and group discounts available. Free parking on-site.

“The Sound of Music” features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The production by Performance Now is directed by Bernie Cardell with Marsha Whitaker as music director and choreography by Kelly Kates. The role of Maria is played by Sarah Mae Johnson, and the role of Captain von Trapp is played by Shane Delavan. Other principal roles include Max Detweiler by Craig Ross, Baroness Elsa by Helene Luna and Mother Abbess by Vicki Pierce.

When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the captain's immediate service in their navy. The family's narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theater. The motion picture version remains the most popular movie musical of all time.

Based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers,” this classic includes song favorites “Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Climb Every Mountain,” “Edelweiss,” and of course “The Sound of Music.”

The 2010 - 2011 Lakewood Cultural Center Presents Season is generously supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), with appreciation to the citizens of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Aura Spa and Wellness Center at the Sheraton Denver West, The Denver Post and KOA Radio.

Performance Now’s 2010-2011 season is also supported by SCFD as well as generous contributions from 5280 Magazine and Little Theater Culture Centers.

“The Sound of Music” is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals, www.rnhtheatricals.com.