Poster
2006 (printed)
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This revival of the popular musical The Sound of Music at the London Palladium which opened in November 2006 was notable as the second major musical to conduct the search for its leading role through a peak-time Saturday evening television programme. Presided over by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and a panel of critics, viewers voted each week for their favourite Maria, with Lloyd Webber choosing which of the two singers who gained the fewest votes should stay in the contest.
Box office receipts were exceptionally good for this musical, as for the previous show which had conducted a similar search for the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat. The television programmes worked as extraordinarily effective advertisements for the musicals, whilst also helping audience members to make a difference as to who got to the next week's programme.
Box office receipts were exceptionally good for this musical, as for the previous show which had conducted a similar search for the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat. The television programmes worked as extraordinarily effective advertisements for the musicals, whilst also helping audience members to make a difference as to who got to the next week's programme.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper. |
| Brief description | Poster advertising The Sound of Music, London Palladium Theatre, 16 November 2006, designed and printed by Dewynters. |
| Physical description | Glossy-finish poster bordered in orange, illustrated with an image of Maria on a hillside at sunrise with her arms raised, overlooking a village with the mountains in the distance. With the legends 'Beg, Steal or Borrow a Ticket' 'The Sound of Music' and 'Andrew Lloyd Webber Has Discovered a Major New Star.' The name of the theatre, London Palladium, features along the bottom of the poster, with the logos of the Really Useful Company and of the sponsors, the hotel group Radisson Edwardian, and Austrian Airlines. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dewynters PLC |
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| Summary | This revival of the popular musical The Sound of Music at the London Palladium which opened in November 2006 was notable as the second major musical to conduct the search for its leading role through a peak-time Saturday evening television programme. Presided over by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and a panel of critics, viewers voted each week for their favourite Maria, with Lloyd Webber choosing which of the two singers who gained the fewest votes should stay in the contest. Box office receipts were exceptionally good for this musical, as for the previous show which had conducted a similar search for the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat. The television programmes worked as extraordinarily effective advertisements for the musicals, whilst also helping audience members to make a difference as to who got to the next week's programme. |
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| Accession number | S.600-2010 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2010 |
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