The Sound of Music 2013

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.

Cast:

Carrie Underwood
Maria Rainer 

Stephen Moyer
Captain Von Trapp 

Laura Benanti
Baroness Elsa Schrader 

Christian Borle
Max Detweiler 

Audra McDonald
Mother Abbess 

Ariane Rinehart
Liesl von Trapp