This year, Riordan’s spring musical, “The Sound of Music,” will be presented in March in Riordan’s Lindland Theatre as the crew works hard to bring this classic story to life.
When choosing this year’s musical, director Greg Callaghan said, “For this year’s musical, I wanted to showcase our talented singers and open the production to as many students as possible. […] ‘The Sound of Music’ is my favorite movie, and it fits all of my requirements for this spring’s production.”
Set in Saltzburg, Austria, “The Sound of Music” is based on a true story of the Von Trapp family and Maria, a young aspiring nun who takes a job as the Von Trapps’ governess while contemplating becoming a nun.
In adapting this renowned movie into a musical, Callaghan said, “Many people are familiar with ‘The Sound of Music’ from the 1965 film, but the film differs quite a bit from the stage production, which was first performed on Broadway in 1959.”
The original film was nominated in almost all its categories and won many of them including the Academy Awards, Oscar, the Golden Globe, the BAFTA awards, and more.
According to Callaghan, “There’s a reason ‘The Sound of Music’ is the most successful movie musical of all time – it’s about family, the power of music, and following your heart. Our production will honor what everyone loves most about
the story and will feature some of the best talent to ever step on the Lindland Stage.”
Student William Saunders ’26 and many others eagerly anticipate this stage adaptation of the acclaimed classic. Saunders commented, “[…] The singing is beautiful and the acting is great. Our director has expressed wonderful ideas and put it on stage greatly. I think the audience will be pleasantly surprised with what this production has put
together.”
“We have an incredible cast, and under the expert leadership of Mr. Callaghan, Mr. Reardon, and so on, we are so excited to bring this amazing production to the Riordan stage,” said Fiona Mulderrig ’25, who portrays Maria in the musical.
She added, “We’ve worked so hard to put this production together and there’s so much love and care in it. It’s a great show and definitely should not be missed!”
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