Will we be getting The Sound of Music Live?
Foxtel is considering picking up The Sound of Music Live, starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer.
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Next week NBC has a Live television event that it’s never tried before, a performance of The Sound of Music Live, starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer.
This has been rehearsed and staged for television cameras, not theatre. It’s a bold idea to do it all Live to air, but if it’s going to attract an audience, then Sound of Music is a good choice to do it with. It’s such a favourite, after all.
It also stars Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, and Laura Benanti and Christian Borle (Smash)Â as Elsa Schrader and Max Detweiler respectively.
Julie Andrews has said, “I wish it well, that’s for sure.
“A live broadcast, poor lady!”
In this promo video I keep waiting for Stephen Moyer to sink his fangs into Carrie Underwood.
This airs in the US on December 5 and after some investigating I’ve learned Foxtel is considering picking it up -although that doesn’t necessarily mean it will be fast-tracked.
Are you guys keen to see this one?
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This will be awesome to watch, hope we get it soon!
And a free to air network cant pick this up? I know its non ratings, but they still fall over themselves to get ratings, it would go through the roof here. Its an old fashioned concept from the 1950s, but any gimmick that gets more people watching musicals has to be a good one.
@Gregaus I wish I could click like on your comment
Sorry to be a nark but – before the advent of video tape – “live” was the way many shows went to air.
I’m talking back in the days of the late 40s and 50s.
Even if the spin is on the basis it will be the first musical to be b’cast “live”, it was beaten on March 12 1955 by a live telecast of Rodgers and Hart’s “A Connecticut Yankee” (featuring Eddie Albert, Janet Blair and Boris Karloff) !
But – I do agree – it would be something of interest to watch.
Yes! shut the front gate!
Would be great on free to air. Doesn’t Seven have a tie in with NBC?
What is it Australian broadcasters can’t face???
Cheeky.
Would love to see this. Carrie is such an outstanding singer. And one of the best examples as to why Idol-type shows can find the real deal.
If it done well, it will be epic. I wish Australian TV would take bigger risks like this.