
An American in Paris: The Musical
An American in Paris
The 1951 MGM film starring Gene Kelly was inspired by George Gershwin’s score and became one of the most famous movie musicals, winning six Academy Awards. In 2015 a new stage adaptation of the film, directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, opened on Broadway and earned four Tony Awards. During its May 2017 run in London’s West End, the Broadway production was recorded with its original stars, Tony nominees Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music
Great Performances presents the 2015 live U.K. broadcast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic starring Kara Tointon as Maria, Julian Ovenden as Captain von Trapp, Katherine Kelley as Baroness Schraeder, Alexander Armstrong as Max, and Maria Friedman as the Mother Abbess.
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Genre: Music
Director: Christopher Wheeldon, Ross MacGibbon
Actors: Ashley Andrews, Jane Asher, Julia Nagle, Julian Forsyth, Leanne Cope, Robert Fairchild, Zoe Rainey
Country: UK
