CYT North Idaho's 'Sound of Music' opens tonight

Join CCT North Idaho (CYT North Idaho's community production) for the final collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein, "The Sound of Music," opening on the Kroc Center Theater stage at 7 tonight.

"The Sound of Music" was destined to become a beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "My Favorite Things," "Do Re Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and the title number, "The Sound of Music" won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars.

The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Capt. von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.

This particular production is a true family affair. The cast includes 10 family groups:

• Amee Peltekian as Maria and her daughter, Eloise, playing Gretl von Trapp

• Four members of the Bradshaw family

• Jess Jameson plays Sister Berthe alongside two of her children

• Three members of the Maines family

• Natalie Mangis plays Frau Schmidt alongside two of her children

• Aaron McCullough plays Max Detweiler and Lily McCullough plays Sister Sophia

• Jill Moser performs alongside two of her daughters

• Six members of the Preston family, including dad Stephen as Herr Zeller and mom Joy as Sister Margaretta and Frau Zeller, alongside four of their children and a son-in-law

• Heather Renz playing Mother Abbess alongside two of her children

• Two members of the Underhill family

The show runs tonight through Aug. 28.

Visit cytnorthidaho.org/shows/The-Sound-of-Music/23 or call 208-660-9870 for tickets (leave a message if no answer).