Uwe and Wietske in "The Sound of Music"

[digne]

Warning: The cuteness here is a little overwhelming. Proceed with caution

If you missed this elsewhere Wietske van Tongerin and Uwe Kröger are reuniting in "The Sound of Music" as Capt. von Trapp and Maria and in Salzburg no less! Anyway here are some stories and loads of way-too-cute photos:

www.salzburg.info/de/kunst_kultur/musik/tipps/sound_of_music_musical (scroll down for the video)

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/8828767/The-hills-are-alive-as-the-Sound-of-Music-finally-returns-to-Austria.html

www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/8838043/Austrians-get-a-taste-for-kitschy-Sound-Of-Music-at-last.html

www.travelandleisure.com/travel-blog/carry-on/2011/10/21/salzburgs-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-music-finally

salzburg.orf.at/news/stories/2506677/

[rachel]

I haven't even looked at the links but can visualise the cuteness already!!

[digne]

It's sad how none of those English stories and sites seem to understand how big a star Uwe is in the German-speaking world. And of course none of them get the Rebecca tie-in (I know Wietske and Uwe did Rudolf together but I don't count that since they don't really interact in that show). The Telegraph's story even said: "German-born Uwe Kroeger, 46, who has worked in Austria for 20 years, plays Captain von Trapp ..." -- Well, he's not worked in Austria continuously for 20 years!


Another good video (in English): www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQdEG2QOcS4

Story (in English): www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15402618
Here's some cuteness from the above story:

Even the star of the show, Uwe Kroeger, who plays, Captain von Trapp, had never seen the movie. "It's a strange journey for me because I was never intrigued," he told me. "I always liked the story but I never really liked the music, or I wasn't really into it until we actually now rehearsed it and I watched the movie.

"And when you see the movie for the first time, the first images of the mountains, it is like an homage to Salzburg and this country - it's beautiful. And I actually cried a little bit, because I thought why didn't I watch it before?"

Hint: If you try to search for stories etc about this spell Kröger without the umlaut: "Kroeger"

Oh! And check out the photos on Uwe's Facebook (see Uwe in metallic lederhosen!):
www.facebook.com/Uwe.Kroeger.Absolut.Uwe

[rachel]

Uwe and Wietske are perfect in these roles !!

[Havanah]

I really want to see this now!

It looks fantastic - really pleased that it's getting some international attention even if it's not getting enogh - it deserves a lot more, I think.

Would be nice to see if it gets some reviews too...

[digne]

Uwe has a review on his Facebook but it's so small you can't read it. But the headline looks good

Oooh lots of picture here (3 pages with about 12 images per page):
www.salzburg-cityguide.at/de/partyzone/detail/THE+SOUND+OF+MUSIC_77/gnaphototext_1729?page=3&lang=de&photoid=1729