Audra McDonald played the part of Mother Abbess (or Mother Superior) in the 2013 The Sound of Music Live!.
In The Sound of Music, the Mother Abbess is the head of the convent and is played by Peggy Wood. Her subordinates are Sister Margaretta (Anna Lee) and Sister Berthe (Portia Nelson), the two sisters who argue Maria's merits. Wood was nominated for, but did not win, the 1966 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this performance.
Winnie's grandmother said that the music flowing from the wood sounded like elf music. She also stated that it wasn't the fist time she'd heard that music.
Julie Andrews ... Maria Christopher Plummer ... Captain Von Trapp Eleanor Parker ... The Baroness Richard Haydn ... Max Detweiler Peggy Wood ... Mother Abbess Charmian Carr ... Liesl Heather Menzies ... Louisa Nicholas Hammond ... Friedrich Duane Chase ... Kurt Angela Cartwright ... Brigitta Debbie Turner ... Marta Kym Karath ... Gretl Anna Lee ... Sister Margaretta Portia Nelson ... Sister Berthe Ben Wright ... Herr Zeller
By what i think by music study: * pianos * tuba * syntysiser * drums * sound effects * flute * clarinet * all the brass* + wood wind * cymbals Hope this is useful....
Peggy Wood
Peggy Wood was 73 when she played the role of Mother Superior in The Sound of Music. She was born in 1892 and died in 1978 at age 86. She did not sing "Climb Every Mountain" in The Sound of Music -- she was dubbed by singer Margery McKay.
Although the character of Mother Abbess (played by Peggy Wood) appears to sing the song, the real singer is actually Marjorie McKay. The substitute was made due to the fact that Wood's singing voice could not reach the high notes.
Yes. Peggy Wood was nominated for Best Supporting Actress of 1965 for her performance as Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music." The award that year went to Shelley Winters for her work in "A Patch of Blue."
Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer Eleanor Parker Richard Haydn Peggy Wood Charmian Carr
Audra McDonald played the part of Mother Abbess (or Mother Superior) in the 2013 The Sound of Music Live!.
Peggy Wood was born on February 9, 1892.
Peggy Wood was born on February 9, 1892.
Peggy Ann Wood is 5' 3".
"The Sound of Music" (1965). Stars Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Heather Menzies, Nicholas Hammond, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Ben Wright.
Peggy Wood died on March 18, 1978 at the age of 86.
Dee-Dee Wood and Marc Breaux