Welcome to the Natal Better Show, I'm Paul Vogel-Seng and this is episode number 4-11.

Today's show is brought to you by Glutididose Wellness.

As part of our Smithsonian Associates Year of Music

Artist Interview Series, our guest today is Pienist,

raconteur, and American music specialist Robert Wyatt.

Robert Wyatt will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates Program

titled The Sound of Music at 60, the musical That's One of Our Favorite Things.

Check out our website for more details. This is absolutely one of my favorite things and Robert

Wyatt and I will discuss the behind the scenes elements of the sound of music to showcase the making and

production of the beloved and enduring show that captured a tale of hope amid the

darkness of wartime Europe. Robert Wyatt explores the history of the musical, how the real life

story of the Von Trapp family singers differs from the Broadway and film depictions,

and the collaborative relationships in backstage drama among the musicals producers, directors, and cast.

Please join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Robert Wyatt.

Well, Robert Wyatt, welcome to the program.

Good morning, Paul.

It's great to talk to you.

Of course, we've talked previously and you've been such a fan favorite that I wanted to have you come back and I wonder if you tell us briefly

about your upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation because it's a good one.

Well I was reading through some notes and I realized it's the Silver Jubilee the

sixth anniversary of the opening of the Sound of Music on Broadway in 1959

with Mary Martin and Theodore Bickel and seven children a bunch of nuns and friends of the family so I said wouldn't it be

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