THE warmer weather is a sure sign that in no time, the holidays will be upon us. As the 2016 festive season draws near, make sure to include on your family’s bucket list The Playhouse Company’s fresh new vibrant production of The Sound of Music.
Rehearsals are well underway for the much-awaited production, and The Playhouse Company has brought in some of the biggest names in the business for this feel-good family favourite.
The production will star the popular Craig Urbani as Captain von Trapp, and Lynelle Kenned as the tomboyish, musical whirlwind of a would-be nun whom Von Trapp employs to look after his seven children after the death of his wife. Urbani is well-loved for his portrayal of Buddy Holly in the international hit, Buddy, as well as for his many stage and television roles, such as his roles in Isidingo and Ashes to Ashes.
Kenned, who presents the popular SABC show Pasella and was the runner-up in the Top Presenter search, comes to the Playhouse fresh from her role as another Maria, this time in Westside Story in Cape Town. In The Sound of Music, Kenned plays the vibrant young Maria who brings music to the Von Trapp family, simultaneously bringing hope to the family in times of despair.
The kindly, understanding Mother Abbess will be played by opera-trained singer, Arline Jaftha, who last impressed Durban audiences in The Playhouse Company’s Easter Concert in March.
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