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
Michael Campayno
Rolf Gruber
Sophia Anne Caruso
Brigitta von Trapp
Peyton Ella
Gretl von Trapp
Michael Nigro
Friedrich von Trapp
Grace Rundhaug
Marta von Trapp
Ella Watts-Gorman
Louisa von Trapp
Joe West
Kurt von Trapp
Jessica Molaskey
Sister Berthe
Christiane Noll
Sister Margaretta
Elena Shaddow
Sister Sophia
Kristine Nielsen
Frau Schmidt
C.J. Wilson
Herr Zeller
Sean Cullen
Franz
John Bolger
Admiral von Schrieber
Michael Park
Baron Elberfeld
Ward Billeisen
Chorus
Jake Boyd
Chorus / Understudy Rolf
Ashley Brown
Chorus
Stowe Brown
Postulant / Nun
Catherine Brunell
Frau Zeller
Paula Leggett Chase
Baroness Elberfeld
Nikki Renée Daniels
Chorus
Adrienne Danrich
Chorus
Margot de la Barre
Chorus
Gina Ferrall
Chorus
Jennie Ford
Chorus
Bob Gaynor
Chorus
Rayanne Gonzales
Chorus
Brandon Henschel
Lieutenant
Joy Hermalyn
Chorus
Leah Horowitz
Chorus
David Hull
Chorus
Autumn Hurlbert
Chorus
Andrea Jones-Sojola
Chorus
Jordan Lage
Chorus
Marty Lawson
Chorus
Shannon Lewis
Chorus
Sydney Morton
Chorus
Linda Mugleston
Chorus
Laura Shoop
Chorus
Megan Sikora
Chorus
Georgia Stitt
Chorus
Alex Michael Stoll
Chorus
Matt Wall
Chorus
Karl Warden
Chorus
Rema Webb
Chorus
Charlie Williams
Chorus
Samantha Zack
Chorus
Cameron Adams
Nun
Wendi Bergamini
Nun
Meg Donnelly
Understudy Louisa
Crew
Rob Ashford
Director
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Director
Austin Winsberg
Adaptation
Maria von Trapp
Story
Russel Crouse
Book
Howard Lindsay
Book
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book, Lyricist
Alix Saline
Assistant Editor
Craig Zadan
Executive Producer
Neil Meron
Executive Producer
Lesley Jill Nathan
Production Supervisor
Priscilla Taussig
Producer
Derek McLane
Production Design
Rob Balton
Camera Operator
Bernard Telsey
Casting
Abbie Brady-Dalton
Casting
Catherine Zuber
Costume Design
Robert Barnhart
Lighting Director
Richard Rodgers
Original Music Composer, Songs
David Chase
Music Director
Megan Fulton
Production Manager
Kevin Rupnik
Art Direction
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrator
Doug Besterman
Orchestrator
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