THEATRE ASPEN ANDTHE ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL ANNOUNCE COMPLETE CASTING FOR“THE SOUND OF MUSIC IN CONCERT”

MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS
LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
BASED ON THE BOOK BY HOWARD LINDSAY & RUSSEL CROUSE
SUGGESTED BY “THE TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS” BY MARIA AUGUSTA TRAPP


STARRING
CHRISTY ALTOMARE & BRANDON VICTOR DIXON
ASHLEY BLANCHET & ANA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ
& BRAD OSCAR


DIRECTED BY MARC BRUNI
CONDUCTED BY ANDY EINHORN
CHOREOGRAPHY BY DENIS JONES

JULY 25 & 25
BENEDICT MUSIC TENT


Aspen, CO (June 23, 2022) – The Aspen Music Festival and School (Alan Fletcher, President and CEO) and Theatre Aspen (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) announced the complete casting for a very special concert production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC in Concert on Monday, July 25 and Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30 pm in the Benedict Music Tent (960 North 3rd Street, Aspen, CO 81611). This will be the third collaboration between two of Aspen’s most iconic arts organizations.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC in Concert features direction by Marc Bruni (Broadway’s Beautiful – The Carole King Musical), music direction/conducting by Andy Einhorn (Broadway’s Hello, Dolly!), choreography by two-time Tony Award® nominee Denis Jones (Broadway’s Tootsie), and a full symphony orchestra comprised of students from the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Starring as Maria is Christy Altomare (Broadway’s Anastasia), who is joined by Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Broadway’s Hamilton) as Captain von Trapp. Both Christy Altomare and Brandon Victor Dixon are returning to the Benedict Music Tent in their third and second productions, respectively.

Joining Altomare and Dixon are Ashley Blanchet (Waitress) as Elsa, Grammy Award winner Ana María Martínez (The Metropolitan Opera) as Mother Abbess, and Grammy and two-time Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar (Broadway’s Mrs. Doubtfire) as Max.

The principal company will be joined by a cast made up of  local youth performers, Theatre Aspen summer season company members and singers from the Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS program of the Aspen Music Festival and School, and includes Sydney Borchers, Megan Brilleslyper, Katharine Burns, Amelia Burshe, Eleanor Carroll, Valérie Filloux, Kayleigh Flynn, Chance Friedman, Claire Griffin, Peyton Herzog, Julia Holoman, Grace Lerew, Emma McAlister, Nina Mutalifu, James Nottingham, Sierra Quint, Jessica Reese, Anna Riley, Logan Saad, Nijel Smith, Harry Spitteler, and Gabrielle Turgeon.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC in Concert features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp. Concert Adaptation by Corby Kummer. This evening builds upon the success of The Sweetest Sounds: The Music of Richard Rodgers in 2021 and South Pacific in 2019. The evening is presented by special arrangement with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, a Concord company.



For tickets, please visit aspenmusicfestival.com.