Julie Andrews reunited for the first time in years the other night with her "Sound of Music" cast at the 40th anniversary DVD release party at Tavern on the Green.

But the happy film family was not complete. Even though Christopher Plummer's photo was included in the program, he was a no-show because "he's working on set," said one of the event's publicists. And we thought Plummer's latest picture, Spike Lee's "Inside Man," wrapped months ago. There might be another explanation for his absence.

According to Rodgers & Hammerstein Society president Ted Chapin, "Sound of Music" was not one of Plummer's "favorite things." "He used to refer to it as the 'Sound of Mucus,' " Chapin told us. Publicly, he told the crowd at Tavern that Plummer has been "very charitable to the film" of late. In fact, on the two-disc set just released, Plummer provides commentary along with Andrews and is included in many of the disc's featurettes.

Other bonus materials include Mia Farrow's screen test for the role of eldest daughter Liesl, which has her dancing and singing "Sixteen Going on Seventeen."

--Um, who's thrilled that Mia wasn't Liesl?? My God, that would have been horrendous!

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