One Life to Live alum Nicholas Rodriguez (ex-Nick Chavez) will take over the role of Captain George von Trapp in the national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music. The talented actor begins performances on March 21 at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey, PA.
"Rarely, but once in a blue moon the planets align in such a way to make both a director happy and his audiences even more so," says director Jack O'Brien. "Nicholas Rodriguez assumes the crucial role of Captain von Trapp in our wonderful The Sound of Music, bringing me not only pride that one of my own friends has turned up in the perfect role, but with the assurance that our audiences are about to hear this great music sung as beautifully as can be imagined. Nicholas's voice is one of the major theatrical gifts I've known, and any production lucky enough to snag him will glow with melodic pride! We welcome him, and envy those about to experience this remarkable evening!"
This isn't Rodriguez's first foray into theater. He appeared in the Broadway production of Disney's Tarzan and in numerous other stage productions, including Toxic Avenger, Almost Heaven, Guys and Dolls, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Hair, Carousel, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady and The Light in the Piazza, Beauty and the Beast, Wizard of Oz, Les Misérables, South Pacific, and The King and I.
Rodriguez joins a cast that includes Charlotte Maltby as Maria Rainer, Melody Betts as the Mother Abbess, Merwin Foard as Max Detweiler, Teri Hansen as Elsa Schraeder, Austin Colby as Rolf, and Paige Silvester as Liesl. The von Trapp children are played by Elliot Weaver (Friedrich), Stephanie DiFiore (Louisa), James Bernard (Kurt), Dakota Riley Quackenbush (Brigitta), Taylor Coleman (Marta), and Anika Lore Hatch (Gretl).
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