Howard D. Lindsay

Feb 12, 2024 | stagewhispers.com.au | Howard D. Lindsay

Few would argue that The Sound of Music is the world’s most popular musical, an icon even for those who generally don’t embrace musical theatre. If you need further convincing, let me tell you that the entire season of Spotlight’s new production was already sold out in advance of its opening night.

Oct 3, 2023 | stagewhispers.com.au | Howard D. Lindsay

Based on Maria von Trapp’s 1949 memoir – The Story of The Trapp Family Singers - one of the most beloved musicals of all time premiered on Broadway in 1959. Inspired by the true story of the Von Trapp family’s escape from the Nazi occupied Austria just prior to World War 2, it centres on Maria, a prospective nun, who became a governess for the seven Von Trapp children and finally their mother.

May 16, 2023 | stagewhispers.com.au | Richard Rodgers |Howard D. Lindsay

By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Willoughby Theatre Company. Director: Adam Haynes. The Concourse, Chatswood. 12 – 27 May, 2023 What a triumph for Willoughby Theatre Company! The Von Trapp family has made its jubilant, musical way to Chatswood and the Concourse is alive with The Sound of Music.