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.
Directing | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Director |
Directing | Rob Ashford | Director |
Sound | Doug Besterman | Orchestrator |
Sound | David Chase | Music Director |
Art | Derek McLane | Production Design |
Writing | Austin Winsberg | Adaptation |
Production | Craig Zadan | Executive Producer |
Production | Priscilla Taussig | Producer |
Art | Kevin Rupnik | Art Direction |
Sound | Robert Russell Bennett | Orchestrator |
Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Zuber | Costume Design |
Production | Abbie Brady-Dalton | Casting |
Writing | Oscar Hammerstein II | Lyricist |
Production | Neil Meron | Executive Producer |
Writing | Howard Lindsay | Book |
Writing | Russel Crouse | Book |
Production | Bernard Telsey | Casting |
Sound | Richard Rodgers | Songs |