<P> The Sound of Music opened on Broadway at the Lunt - Fontanne Theatre on November 16 , 1959 , moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on November 6 , 1962 , and closed on June 15 , 1963 , after 1,443 performances . The director was Vincent J. Donehue , and the choreographer was Joe Layton . The original cast included Mary Martin ( at age 46 ) as Maria , Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp , Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess , Kurt Kasznar as Max Detweiler , Marion Marlowe as Elsa Schräder , Brian Davies as Rolf and Lauri Peters as Liesl . Sopranos Patricia Brooks and June Card were ensemble members in the original production . The show tied for the Tony Award for Best Musical with Fiorello ! . Other awards included Martin for Best Actress in a Musical , Neway for Best Featured Actress , Best Scenic Design ( Oliver Smith ) and Best Conductor And Musical Director ( Frederick Dvonch ) . Bikel and Kasznar were nominated for acting awards , and Donehue was nominated for his direction . The entire children 's cast was nominated for Best Featured Actress category as a single nominee , even though two of the children were boys . </P>
<P> The Sound of Music opened on Broadway at the Lunt - Fontanne Theatre on November 16 , 1959 , moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on November 6 , 1962 , and closed on June 15 , 1963 , after 1,443 performances . The director was Vincent J. Donehue , and the choreographer was Joe Layton . The original cast included Mary Martin ( at age 46 ) as Maria , Theodore Bikel as Captain Georg von Trapp , Patricia Neway as Mother Abbess , Kurt Kasznar as Max Detweiler , Marion Marlowe as Elsa Schräder , Brian Davies as Rolf and Lauri Peters as Liesl . Sopranos Patricia Brooks and June Card were ensemble members in the original production . The show tied for the Tony Award for Best Musical with Fiorello ! . Other awards included Martin for Best Actress in a Musical , Neway for Best Featured Actress , Best Scenic Design ( Oliver Smith ) and Best Conductor And Musical Director ( Frederick Dvonch ) . Bikel and Kasznar were nominated for acting awards , and Donehue was nominated for his direction . The entire children 's cast was nominated for Best Featured Actress category as a single nominee , even though two of the children were boys . </P>
where was the sound of music first performed
where was the sound of music first performed
November 16 , 1959
November 16 , 1959