The Sound of Music Live!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Carrie Underwood
Maria Rainer
Stephen Moyer
Captain Von Trapp
Laura Benanti
Baroness Elsa Schrader
Christian Borle
Max Detweiler
Audra McDonald
Mother Abbess
Featured Crew
Rob Ashford
Director
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Director
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyricist
Derek McLane
Production Design
Craig Zadan
Executive Producer
Priscilla Taussig
Producer
Bernard Telsey
Casting
Austin Winsberg
Adaptation
Russel Crouse
Book
David Chase
Music Director
Catherine Zuber
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrator
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