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I brought my wife and 2 teenage daughters to see The Sound of Music this last December as one of our holiday outings. The princess of Wales Theatre is always a an exciting day out, but i wasn't so sure about this play. Sure I know so many people who love it, including my wife who can often be caught waltzing to the tunes of this famous play around the house at any given moment.

It was one of her favorites as a youngster, but not mine - as I always thought Julie Andrews looked rather masculine to me, and all the nuns didn't make it any better. Anyway, in spite of all that ( my ignorance at the forefront), I thoroughly enjoyed this performance and was simply amazed at the stage management that must have involved an engineering degree I have never heard of.

True, there weren't many guys there and I didn't cry (like it did when i saw Marley and Me) but all the femmes in my family really, really enjoyed this production and because I bought the tickets, I guess they see me as less of a neanderthal now.A superb family outing I must say.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and David Mirvish present the North American premiere of the new smash-hit London production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre starring the winner of CBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
 
Based on the uplifting true story of the Von Trapp family and the good natured Maria, THE SOUND OF MUSIC was the last collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, becoming one of the most successful Oscar-winning film musicals of all time.
 
The score for THE SOUND OF MUSIC touches the hearts of all ages and brims over with some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Every Mountain, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music.

This timeless family classic is overseen in Canada by director Jeremy Sams, choreographer Arlene Philips and designer Robert Jones, all of whom won raves from the London critics for their superb work on the West End production.