Get To Know The Sound Of Music With MTC This Week

MOORESTOWN, NJ — The Moorestown Theater Company (MTC) is known for its children’s musicals, and it continues that tradition as it continues its 16th season with “Getting To Know: The Sound of Music.” For the 15th year in a row, MTC will present the musical version of the classic Disney story as the annual spring production of the Our Lady Of Good Counsel School Drama Club.

A 44-member middle school cast will perform this five-time Academy Award-winning musical, which tells the true story of the Von Trapp Family, and features such great songs as “Maria,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen,” “So Long, Farewell,” “Climb Every Mountain,” “Edelweiss,” and the title song.

“Getting To Know: The Sound Of Music” will be performed at Our Lady Of Good Counsel School on Wednesday, April 18, and Thursday, April 19, 6 p.m.; and Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, 7 p.m.
The school is located at 23 West Prospect Avenue in Moorestown, 08057.

All tickets are reserved and can be purchased online at www.MoorestownTheaterCompany.org or at the door 60 minutes before curtain time. For more information, call MTC at 856-778-8357. They are $10, plus a $2 fee. Mark Morgan will direct. Carol Ann Muray is the vocal director and Kelsey Marcoccia is the choreographer.

The attached image was provided by the Moorestown Theater Company: Sharing the roles of ‘Georg Von Trapp’ and ‘Maria Von Trapp’ are (from left to right) are James Sivley (8thGrade, Mount Laurel), Giovanna Torchia (8th Grade, Moorestown), Addison Siciliano (8th Grade, Hainesport), and Jahleel Johnson (7th Grade, Willingboro).