The Sound of Music (film) of the film; the actor accepted after being assured that he could work with Lehman to improve the character; Plummer later described himself as having become quite arrogant at the time, "spoiled by too many great theater roles". Wise also spent considerable time and effort on casting the secondary characters. For the role of Max Detweiler, Wise initially considered Victor Borge, Noël Coward, and Hal Holbrook among others before deciding on Richard Haydn. For the character of Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Wise looked for a "name" actress—Andrews and Plummer were not yet widely known to film audiences—and decided on Eleanor Parker.
Rebecca Caine running musical in the world. The original cast reunited again in 2010 to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary at the O2 Arena in London. In May 2009, Caine made her Chicago debut in the Chicago Opera Theater's production of Benjamin Britten's "Owen Wingrave". In December 2010, Caine returned to the musical theatre stage as Lady Raeburn in "Salad Days" produced by Tête à Tête. In May 2011, Caine played Ottavia in a jazz adaptation of "The Coronation of Poppea" directed by Mark Ravenhill. In the summer of 2012, Caine played Baroness Elsa Schraeder in the "Sound of Music" at the