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The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

The beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is performed live for TV audiences.

20136.32h 15m

Overview

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.

Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Written by Oscar Hammerstein II, Russel Crouse, Austin Winsberg
Produced by Priscilla Taussig
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Top Cast

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

Maria Rainer

Stephen Moyer

Stephen Moyer

Captain Von Trapp

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Baroness Elsa Schrader

Christian Borle

Christian Borle

Max Detweiler

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

Mother Abbess

Ariane Rinehart

Ariane Rinehart

Liesl von Trapp

Michael Campayno

Michael Campayno

Rolf Gruber

Sophia Anne Caruso

Sophia Anne Caruso

Brigitta von Trapp

P

Peyton Ella

Gretl von Trapp

M

Michael Nigro

Friedrich von Trapp

Themes & Keywords

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About The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live! is a tv movie, drama, family, music film released in 2013 exploring themes of musical, live broadcast, live performance, woman director, nazi occupation, stage musical. Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, it stars Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moyer, Laura Benanti. 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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