Andrew Benerofe got a kick out of meeting the real Maria von Trapp at a cast party at Tavern On The Green.

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Thousands still flock to see the Salzburg sites, including the Mirabell Gardens (where Maria and the von Trapp children sang "Do-Re-Mi") and Mondsee Cathedral (where Maria married Baron von Trapp), each year.

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Johannes von Trapp, the youngest child of Baron Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera, is an honorary chair of the gala, while Daniel Truhitte, who played Rolfe, the suitor of Liesl, a von Trapp daughter in the film, will appear in the concert as Baron Elberfeld, a guest at a party given by the baron.

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But when I awoke, to see the puppet von Trapp children gathered on puppet Maria's puppet bed, I thought back to what the theatre's managing director had said, backstage, in amongst the delicately carved and painted marionettes.

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