The hills were alive with the sound of music from the von Trapp children again.
On Thursday, Julie Andrews received the AFI Life Achievement Award at a Gala Tribute in Los Angeles. To mark the special occasion, the former child stars who played the von Trapp children in the 1965 musical “The Sound of Music” came together to celebrate the star’s decades-long career.
Nicholas Hammond (Friedrich), Duane Chase (Kurt), Angela Cartwright (Brigitta), Debbie Turner (Marta) and Kym Karath (Gretl) walked the red carpet at the Dolby Theater and even led a sing-along of “Do Re Mi” to the delight of the audience. Before the night came to an end, the entire cast got together and happily posed for photos.
The reunion was bittersweet. Charmian Carr and Heather Menzies-Urich, who portrayed Liesl and Louisa von Trapp in the movie, died in 2016 and 2017. Christopher Plummer, who starred as Capt. Georg von Trapp, passed away last year.
[I can’t see many happy and nostalgic reunions for our current crop of what passes for “stars.” Can you all think of a film like TSoM that’s been made recently (not that musicals are a dime a dozen, either) that had universal appeal will still be fondly remembered decades later? I’m having a tough time with that one. Especially as we’re all the Nazis now. ~ Beege]
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