Concord Theatricals and NETworks Presentations has announced principal casting for the highly anticipated North American tour of The Sound of Music.
Tony Award nominee Christiane Noll as the Mother Abbess will join rising star Cayleigh Capaldi as Maria Rainer and Broadway veteran Kevin Earley as Captain Georg von Trapp. Nicholas Rodriguez will play the charismatic impresario Max Detweiler, and Kate Loprest brings elegance and ambition to Elsa Schraeder. Ariana Ferch portrays Liesl von Trapp, the eldest daughter full of spirit and first love, and Ian Coursey plays Rolf Gruber, a boy striving to prove himself in uncertain times. Complete casting will be announced at a later date.
Director Jack O’Brien shared, “It is with a profound sense of excitement that our entire creative staff including associate director Matt Lenz, choreographer Danny Mefford, music supervisor Andy Einhorn, set designer Douglas W. Schmidt, costume designer Jane Greenwood, lightning designer Natasha Katz, and the others, look forward look forward to launching this extraordinary new tour of The Sound of Music this fall. What adds to that excitement is this marvelous company of brilliant new interpreters — Cayleigh Capaldi as Maria, fresh from her recent triumph in the West End, the brilliant Christiane Noll as the Mother Abbess, Kevin Earley as the Captain, Nicholas Rodriguez as Max, and Kate Loprest as Elsa — bringing a new perspective, as well as an astonishingly original interpretation to one of our most beloved works, now seen in the individual light of today. You won’t want to miss this thrilling and powerful The Sound of Music!”
Biographies
CAYLEIGH CAPALDI (Maria Rainer) is honored to make her National Tour debut bringing this iconic and vital story to life. Off-Broadway & West End: Titanique (Rose, Céline Dion). West End: Figaro (Sienna). Regional: Frozen (Elsa, US regional premiere), Putting it Together (The Younger Woman), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Into the Woods (Cinderella), and Little Women (Jo March). TV/Film: “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Mrs. Fletcher.” As an influencer and creator, she has garnered over 300K followers and 100M views across socials. Recent honors graduate of Columbia University and Berklee College of Music, Londoner-turned-New Yorker, and fluent Mandarin speaker. @cayleigh.capaldi www.CayleighCapaldi.com
KEVIN EARLEY (Georg von Trapp). Recently seen in Broadway’s Old Friends (with Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga), Kevin is thrilled to be on the National tour of The Sound of Music, the show that began his acting career as Kurt at age eleven. Other Broadway credits include Les Misérables, Thoroughly Modern Millie and A Tale of Two Cities. Kevin secured a NY Drama Desk nomination for the title role in Death Takes a Holiday for Roundabout Theater Company. Other awards include: Joseph Jefferson Award, L.A. Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and four L.A. Ovation nominations. Original cast albums include Death Takes a Holiday, A Tale of Two Cities, Ripper, and Secondhand Lions; in addition to his solo album “Earley Standards.” His regional highlights include Pierre in Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, Dysart in Equus, Robert in The Play That Goes Wrong, Andrews in Titanic, Mr. Hart in 9 to 5, and Archibald in The Secret Garden. Directing credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Glass Menagerie, Changing Channels and The Fantasticks. kevinearley.com
CHRISTIANE NOLL (Mother Abbess). Broadway/Tour: Dear Evan Hansen, Ragtime (Tony/Drama Desk Nomination), Elf, Chaplin (Drama Desk Nomination), Urinetown, Mambo Kings, Ain’t Nothin but the Blues, Jekyll and Hyde, Grease, Miss Saigon, City of Angels. Television/Film: “The Equalizer,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Ruth,” “Evil,” “Madame Secretary,” “L&O: SVU,” “The Good Fight,” “L&O: Organized Crime,” “The Bite,” The Sound of Music Live!, The King and I (Singing Anna). Other: Partnership, God of Carnage, Fun Home, Next to Normal, Follies, Encores! 1776, Closer Than Ever (Off Broadway Alliance Award). Symphony Soloist – 100 Orchestras worldwide. christianenoll.com
NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ (Max Detweiler) is a 2024 Grammy nominee. He was recently seen in the Tony Award-winning revival of Company on Broadway opposite Patti LuPone and Katrina Lenk and toured the U.S. as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music directed by Jack O’Brien. Nicholas made his Broadway debut in Disney’s production of Tarzan. Off-Broadway he starred in The Toxic Avenger: The Musical, Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver, Death for Five Voices. Nicholas is currently touring the country in the multi-media symphonic tour: The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE-Day, including performances at Carnegie Hall, The Boston Pops and the White House. He starred opposite Kathleen Turner in Mother Courage and Her Children at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where he also played Billy Bigelow in Carousel (Helen Hayes Nomination), Sebastian in the World Premier of Destiny of Desire, Freddy in My Fair Lady (Helen Hayes nomination), Fabrizio in Light in the Piazza and was also seen as Curly in Oklahoma! for which he received a 2011 Helen Hayes Award for “Best Actor in a Musical” and was named “Top 10 Performers of 2010” by Hilton Als of The New Yorker. Film/TV: Sex and the City 2, Nick Chavez on ABC’s “One Life to Live.” Soloist with many symphonies across the world, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center and the Boston Pops among others. Faculty, Broadway Dreams Foundation. His debut album, based on his one-man show of the same name, The First Time… is available on iTunes and at www.psclassics.com.
KATE LOPREST (Elsa Schraeder). Broadway: First Date (Allison), Hairspray (Amber), Xanadu, Wonderland, Drowsy Chaperone. Tour: Wicked (Glinda, Nessa u/s), Little House on the Prairie (Nellie Oleson, 1st Nat’l). Regional: The Guthrie, Asolo Rep, Barrington Stage, Ogunquit Playhouse, Washington National and Dallas Opera Theatre and more. Select TV: ADA Heidi Russell on “Law & Order: SVU,” “FBI,” “Boardwalk Empire” (Corrine). www.KateLoprest.com.
ARIANA FERCH (Liesl von Trapp). National Tour Debut! Regional: Little Women (Beth), Mamma Mia (Ali), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins). Recent graduate of Oklahoma City University with a BM in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance. @ari_ferch Jeremiah 31:3
IAN COURSEY (Rolf Gruber) is a Maryland native and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre program. He was recently seen on the First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen. www.iancoursey.com
Produced by Concord Theatricals and NETworks Presentations, the production will launch at the Stanley Theatre in Utica, NY from September 5-6, and tour North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements. Learn more and see a complete list of tour stops for the 2025-26 season at www.SoundOfMusicOnTour.com
The spirited, romantic and beloved story of Maria and the von Trapp family features an unforgettable Tony, GRAMMY® and Academy Award®-winning Best Score, including legendary favorites “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and “The Sound of Music.”
The Sound of Music features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp. The 60th anniversary of the Oscar®-winning film, which continues to be one of the most successful movie musicals of all time, is being celebrated throughout 2025.
This production is directed by Jack O’Brien (2024 recipient of Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), and choreographed by Danny Mefford (Broadway’s Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen, Fun Home). Associate Director is Matt Lenz, and Associate Choreographer is Mark Myars. The design and production team is comprised of Douglas W. Schmidt, Set Design (Tony Award nominee: The Front Page, Into the Woods); Jane Greenwood, Costume Design (2014 recipient of Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), Natasha Katz, Lighting Design (Eight-time Tony Award winner: Sweeney Todd, MJ The Musical, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, An American in Paris); Kai Harada, Sound Design (Dead Outlaw, A Wonderful World, Merrily We Roll Along); Andy Einhorn, Musical Supervisor (Gypsy, Carousel, Hello, Dolly!); Tom Watson, Hair/Wig Design (Spamalot, Harmony, Parade); and Casting by The Telsey Office – Rachel Hoffman, CSA.
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