Happy 50th birthday to The Sound of Music film!
TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1960, Richard Burton's reign as King Arthur begins when Camelot opens on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. The Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical was adapted from T. H. White's "The Once and Future King." Citizens of this enchanted land include Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet and Roddy McDowall.
Happy Birthday Julie Andrews!
Tony nominee and Academy Award winner Julie Andrews was born on October 1. Find out more about the actress who starred in the original Broadway productions of My Fair Lady and Camelot, and the films "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music," at PlaybillVault.com.
TODAY IN THEATRE HISTORY: In 1954, Julie Andrews makes her Broadway debut in Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend. An affectionate parody of the musicals of the 1920s, it will run for 485 performances at the Royale Theatre.