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Tony Award from ‘Sound of Music’ fetches $43,750 at auction

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This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment shows, from left, Julie Andrews, as Maria, Kym Karath, as Gretl, Duane Chase, as Kurt, and Chairmian Carr, as Liesl, in a scene during the song, "Do-Re-Mi" from the film, "The Sound of Music." The 1965 Oscar-winning film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. To honor the milestone, 20th Century Fox is releasing a five-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD collector's edition, the soundtrack is being re-released, the film will be screened at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood later this month and to over 500 movie theaters in April 2015. (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment shows, from left, Julie Andrews, as Maria, Kym Karath, as Gretl, Duane Chase, as Kurt, and Chairmian Carr, as Liesl, in a scene during the song, “Do-Re-Mi” from the film, “The Sound of Music.” The 1965 Oscar-winning film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. To honor the milestone, 20th Century Fox is releasing a five-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD collector’s edition, the soundtrack is being re-released, the film will be screened at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood later this month and to over 500 movie theaters in April 2015. (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)

BOSTON (AP) — A Tony Award from the original Broadway production of “The Sound of Music” has fetched a lot of do-re-mi at auction.

Mary Martin’s Tony for her role as Maria von Trapp in the 1959-60 staging of the beloved musical sold for $43,750.

Boston-based RR Auction says the prize for the late actress’ starring role was auctioned off Thursday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The identity of the buyer was not disclosed.

RR Auction executive vice president Bobby Livingston calls the Tony “an iconic piece honoring one of the most famous musicals of all time.”

The Tony originally was acquired from the estate of Martin’s son, actor Larry Hagman.

Martin died in 1990 at 76.

 

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