The Sound of Music Live!
Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, Rob Ashford
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The beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is performed live for TV audiences.
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.Read moreLess
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.
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The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Carrie UnderwoodMaria Rainer
Stephen MoyerCaptain Von Trapp
Laura BenantiBaroness Elsa Schrader
Christian BorleMax Detweiler
Audra McDonaldMother Abbess
Ariane RinehartLiesl von Trapp
Michael CampaynoRolf Gruber
Sophia Anne CarusoBrigitta von TrappExplore the crew
- Director
- Beth McCarthy-Miller
- Director
- Rob Ashford
- Producer
- Priscilla Taussig
- Original Music Composer
- Richard Rodgers