Julie Andrews as Maria In the closing scenes of The Sound of Music, the singing Von Trapp family is seen heading up the mountains to freedom from the Nazis. In truth, though, they walked to the nearest railroad station, where they boarded the next train to Italy. From there, they made their way to London and, eventually, the United States. Broadway came alive with The Sound of Music fifty years ago today, when the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Richard Rogers composed the tunes and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the words. The show starred Mary Martin as Maria, the young woman engaged as a governess for the seven children of Capt. Georg von Trapp, played by Theodore Bikel. The musical won five Tonys, including one for Best Actress in a Musical and one for Best Musical. The film version of the story was made in 1965, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The winner of that year's Oscar for Best Movie, it took home another four Academy Awards, including one for Best Director Robert Wise.
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