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.
Carrie Underwood
as Maria Rainer
Stephen Moyer
as Captain Von Trapp
Laura Benanti
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
Christian Borle
as Max Detweiler
Audra McDonald
as Mother Abbess
Ariane Rinehart
as Liesl von Trapp
Michael Campayno
as Rolf Gruber
Sophia Anne Caruso
as Brigitta von Trapp
Peyton Ella
as Gretl von Trapp
Michael Nigro
as Friedrich von Trapp
Grace Rundhaug
as Marta von Trapp
Ella Watts-Gorman
as Louisa von Trapp
