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Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Beth McCarthy-MillerDirector
- Rob AshfordDirector
- Richard RodgersOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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 Trapp
- Peyton EllaGretl von Trapp
- Michael NigroFriedrich von Trapp
- Grace RundhaugMarta von Trapp
- Ella Watts-GormanLouisa von Trapp
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Themes
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