All good, no evil in 'Sound of Music' role
Variety is too weak a word for Lisa Howard's recent roles. The actor best known for originating the role of Rona Lisa Peretti in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" on Broadway will play Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music" at the Pittsburgh CLO Tuesday through July 31. She last played Paulette in "Legally Blonde" at the Muny in St. Louis.