'The Sound of Music' in East Rockaway

maria with Frau Schmidt, played by Anne Albano.

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Liesl and Rolf, played by Emma Harrington and Patrick Regan, sang “Sixteen Going on Seventeen.”

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The Townsfolk react in Plaza’s Theatrical Production’s “Sound of Music.”

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Mother abbess, played by Barbara Kirby, sang “Climb Every Mountain.”

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Maria and the Captain were married at the abbey,

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The VOn Trapp family singers performed at the Kalzburg Concert Hall.

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Maria and the Von Trapp children.

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The hills (or at least Memorial Park) in East Rockaway were alive with the Sound of Music, thanks to Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc., Kevin and Phyllis Harrington, and the Plaza Players, Ltd. who put on a professional and spectacular presentation of the beloved Rogers and Hammerstein musical.

Kevin Harrington directed the show, which starred Diana Wangerin as Maria, Denis Murphy as Captain Von Trapp, Barbara Kirby as Mother Abbess, Lisa Berman as Elsa, Gary Tifeld as Max, Emma Harrington as Liesl, Patrick Regan as Rolf, Paul Esswein, Mia Capone as Louisa, Sean Gribbin as Kurt, Melissa Aliotta as Brigitta, Kassie Kueffner as Marta and Sophia Guarnaschelli as Gretl.

Jeremy Smith was the stage manager, and Tommy Gibbons was the choreographer. The musical director was William (Bill) R. Margiott