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.
- Genre: TV Movie, Drama, Family, Music
- Studio: NBC Studios, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Storyline Entertainment, Universal Television
- Keyword: musical, live broadcast, live performance, woman director, nazi occupation, stage musical, filmed theater
- Cast: Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moyer, Laura Benanti, Christian Borle, Audra McDonald, Ariane Rinehart
