VIDEO FLASH: Julie Andrews and Company in The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music Sing-Along Event will also include the exclusive “I’ll Sing Once More: The Sound of Music Today” featurette, narrated by Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker, which will provide audiences with a travelogue to the country where the classic was filmed. The screenings will also feature contemporary tributes, ranging from modern dance and rock band salutes to an all-marionette version.

The movie, based on the musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, includes such songs as “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” “So Long, Farewell,” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” as well as the title song and “My Favorite Things.”

In related news, it has been announced that The Sound Of Music 45th Anniversary Edition will be available in 3-Disc Blu-ray and DVD Combo Packs on November 2. For a limited time, The Sound of Music will also be available in an individually numbered Limited Collector’s Set packaged in a keepsake box and featuring a 100-page “My Favorite Things” scrapbook, a 45th Anniversary Soundtrack, a reproduction of the original 1965 souvenir program, an exclusive hand-painted “My Favorite Things” music box and more.

In anticipation of these anniversary events, two clips of the newly restored version of the film have been made available: