Blue Hawaii was nominated by the Writers Guild of  America in 1962 in the
category of Best Written Musical. It opened on Wednesday November 22,
1961 at no. 2 in box office receipts for that week amid mixed reviews from
critics and finished as the #8 top-grossing movie of 1961. It earned  $5
million and won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the Top Musical 
category. 

Mary Martin (left) with the Trapp family children

The original Broadway production of The Sound of Music was a musical by  
Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein ll. It starred Mary Martin  
(shown above) and Theodore Bikel. It opened on November 16, 1959. The  
musical has enjoyed many productions and revivals since then including  
a 1965 film with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which won  
five Academy Awards. Many songs from the musical have become 
standards, including the title song “The Sound of Music”.

Mary Martin with costar Theodore Bikel