Music On Stage, Palatine’s longest running Community Theatre, now in its 64th Season, presents the Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This production opens February 15th and runs through March 1st, 2020 with some Saturday Matinees.
Based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers, this play captures a personal tale of growth and hope amidst the horrors of World War II. The Sound of Music tells the tale of young postulant Maria Rainer, whose free spirit has trouble fitting into the rules and regulations of Nonnberg Abbey. Commissioned by the Mother Abbess to serve as the governess for seven motherless children, Maria transforms the Von Trapp family home from a place of dour rules and regulations to one filled with joy, with laughter, and with music. In the process, Maria wins the hearts of all seven children–and their widower father, Captain Von Trapp. With the Mother Abbess’ blessing, and to the children’s delight, Maria follows her heart, and Maria and the Captain marry. Upon returning home from their honeymoon, Maria and the Captain learn that their beloved Austria has been taken over by the Nazis, and the retired Captain is asked to report for immediate service in the Nazi Navy. When the Nazis show up at their door to take Captain Von Trapp away, it is a family singing engagement (wily navigated by their friend Max) that buys the family time to make their narrow escape. Their Austrian convictions compel Maria, the Captain, and the children to flee over the mountains of Switzerland to safety, taking the words of the Mother Abbess to heart: “Climb Every Mountain… till you find your dream.”
Performance Dates & Times
Saturday, February 15 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 16 at 3:00pm
Saturday, February 22 at 2:00pm
Saturday, February 22 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 23 at 3:00pm
Saturday, February 29 at 2:00pm
Saturday, February 29 at 8:00pm
Sunday, March 1 at 3:00pm
Individual Tickets
$22.00 – Adult Advance
$18.00 – Children (under age 12) Advance
$18.00 – Senior (age 62 and up) Advance
$25.00 – Adult Door
$20.00 – Children (under age 12) Door
$20.00 – Senior (age 62 and up) Door
$18.00 – Groups (10 or more)
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.cuttinghall.org.
Other Upcoming Shows from MOS:
Also running this season from May 16th through 31st, THE WIZARD OF OZ, offering fun for the whole family. Come see Dorothy and her friends travel down the Yellow Brick Road as Glinda, the Wicked Witch of the West and her monkeys fly through the Land of Oz at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center in Palatine.
Music On Stage has also announced its 65th Season for 2020-2021.
ELF! The Musical | November 14th - 29th, 2020
WEST SIDE STORY | February 20th - March 7th, 2021
Disney’s BEAUTY & THE BEAST | May 8th - 23rd, 2021
Tickets will go on sale for the 2020-2021 season in August 2020!
“For the Best of Broadway at The Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center in Palatine, it’s MUSIC ON STAGE!”
