Carrie Underwood in the Sound of Music Live on NBC

[MaryCalifornia]

Did anyone else see it? I thought she did a wonderful job. Not her genre for singing, not an actress by trade, three hour performance with no opportunity for a re-do. I can't think of anything more difficult or stressful for a performer. And, that type of broadcast hasn't been attempted in over 50 years (i.e. live full-length musical on a network). Thanks to NBC for doing it, I hope they do more in the future.

[Brooke]

It's not my cup of tea, and I've never watched the movie other than bits and pieces, but I thought she did a fantastic job for the hour that I struggled through it.

[zeldabjr]

I had no desire to even watch this...there are certain things you don't mess with...and the Sound of Music is one of them...just my opinion!...

[NYC Fan]

I did not see it last night, but will watch it just to see Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti and Christian Borle. I was happy to hear they used some real Broadway talent in addition to having "name" leads who will draw in an audience.

I adore the movie, but really like the fact that they broadcast a live musical on network TV. I think back to when I was a kid and had no access to live theater where I lived. I would have loved watching something like this. Anything that brings Audra McDonald's glorious singing voice to TV can't be all bad

[MaryCalifornia]

Oooh, I forgot to mention I only saw the first hour or so. I didn't see her interactions with the Captain.

And to clarify, this production is not meant to be a remake of the beloved film, it is based on the original Broadway play that came out a few years before the film - that is why some things are changed up.

[Brooke]

Carrie was on the Today Show yesterday and she said she had gotten all kinds of 'hate' mail for doing it. She said she never intended for it to try to 'replace' the original and that she loved Julie Andrews' version. And that she would have loved to have seen that live on tv when she was a kid. She acted thrilled to have gotten asked to do it.

I just don't care for musicals, period. But, what a challenge for an actress!