More than 18 million people tuned in to listen to the sound of Carrie Underwood and a new group of Von Trapp Family singers Thursday night during NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! But what did the actors who played the Von Trapp children in the 1965 film version think? EW talked with four of the seven to see if it became one of their favorite things or if they wanted to say so long, farewell to the live theatrical adaptation.
Angela Cartwright, Brigitta
I really wanted to like it, because I’m not stodgy about trying to keep things always the way that they are,...
Angela Cartwright, Brigitta
I really wanted to like it, because I’m not stodgy about trying to keep things always the way that they are,...
- 12/7/2013
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Two years ago, Bill Maher suggested on an episode of Real Time that TV would soon become one long show called CSI: Vampire Idol. Well, NBC's live production of The Sound of Music last night wasn't far off. They took one of the greatest musicals in Broadway history and paired it with two people who have benefited the most from the vampire and singing-contest crazes of late: American Idol Season Four winner Carrie Underwood (as Maria) and True Blood star Stephen Moyer (as Capt. Von Trapp). The three-hour event...
- 12/6/2013
- Rollingstone.com
The reviews are in, and top critics have officially fallen in love with Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp in ‘The Sound Of Music Live’! NBC’s live production finally aired on Dec. 5, and reviews from the industry’s brightest have been extremely positive.
Even though no one could ever replace the legendary Julie Andrews, we have to admit, we thought Carrie Underwood was wonderful as Maria in NBC’s live Sound of Music production on Dec. 5 — and so did critics. Some reviews of the live production have been described as “superior” and “all whiskers on kittens!”
Carrie Underwood & ‘The Sound of Music Live’ Reviews: ‘Carrie Underwood Was The Star’
So, what does Hollywood have to say about the live production of The Sound of Music? HollywoodLife.com swept the interwebs to find out, and reviews were delighted by the cast and production:
The Daily Beast
“The country singer tackled...
Even though no one could ever replace the legendary Julie Andrews, we have to admit, we thought Carrie Underwood was wonderful as Maria in NBC’s live Sound of Music production on Dec. 5 — and so did critics. Some reviews of the live production have been described as “superior” and “all whiskers on kittens!”
Carrie Underwood & ‘The Sound of Music Live’ Reviews: ‘Carrie Underwood Was The Star’
So, what does Hollywood have to say about the live production of The Sound of Music? HollywoodLife.com swept the interwebs to find out, and reviews were delighted by the cast and production:
The Daily Beast
“The country singer tackled...
- 12/6/2013
- by Ivy Jacobson
- HollywoodLife
A very unique event took place on Thursday (Dec. 5) night: NBC aired a live special of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer. So how did they do?
You can check out our live blog of the night here, or you can form your own opinions by watching all the performances below:
"The Lonely Goatherd"
"Do-Re-Mi"
"Maria"
"Sixteen Going On Seventeen"
"My Favorite Things"
"The Sound of Music"
"Something Good"
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
"How Can Love Survive"
"No Way to Stop It"
"So Long, Farewell"
"Edelweiss"
What was your favorite song? How did Underwood and Moyer do? Let us know in the comments below.
You can check out our live blog of the night here, or you can form your own opinions by watching all the performances below:
"The Lonely Goatherd"
"Do-Re-Mi"
"Maria"
"Sixteen Going On Seventeen"
"My Favorite Things"
"The Sound of Music"
"Something Good"
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
"How Can Love Survive"
"No Way to Stop It"
"So Long, Farewell"
"Edelweiss"
What was your favorite song? How did Underwood and Moyer do? Let us know in the comments below.
- 12/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"The Sound of Music Live!" is a one-time, one-shot event starting at 8pm Et, and we're going to be here throughout the entire thing, because we are unabashed fans of the movie and the stage production.
Be aware (as we are): this show is not a remake of the classic movie starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. This is a live television event starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer, and we're excited about what they have in store.
But let's be realistic. We're going to compare this to the movie, aren't we? We can't help it. The movie is burned in our collective consciousness. But we promise to be open-minded. We already like the pictures with Carrie's braids.
So, get your apple strudel and schnitzel with noodles (or popcorn,) set your DVR so you can watch it again later, and settle in for the three-hour production!
8:00 p.m.
Be aware (as we are): this show is not a remake of the classic movie starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. This is a live television event starring Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer, and we're excited about what they have in store.
But let's be realistic. We're going to compare this to the movie, aren't we? We can't help it. The movie is burned in our collective consciousness. But we promise to be open-minded. We already like the pictures with Carrie's braids.
So, get your apple strudel and schnitzel with noodles (or popcorn,) set your DVR so you can watch it again later, and settle in for the three-hour production!
8:00 p.m.
- 12/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
With a few exceptions, there are no bad songs in The Sound of Music. (Which exceptions? We’ll get to that.) But even though this musical contains what might be Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s most consistently hummable score, every number in it isn’t created equal.
So on the eve of NBC’s big live production — which airs Thursday at 8 p.m. Et — EW has taken the liberty of ranking every song that’s ever appeared in Music, including both the original Broadway production and the movie. We’re not talking about specific performances; we’re talking about the tunes themselves,...
So on the eve of NBC’s big live production — which airs Thursday at 8 p.m. Et — EW has taken the liberty of ranking every song that’s ever appeared in Music, including both the original Broadway production and the movie. We’re not talking about specific performances; we’re talking about the tunes themselves,...
- 12/4/2013
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Thriller inspired by China’s 2008 milk scandal stars Luca Barbareschi and Zhang Jingchu.
Italy’s Rai Trade will launch sales on Italian actor and director Luca Barbareschi’s Hong Kong-set thriller The Mercury Factor (fka Something Good) at the American Film Market (Afm) next week.
The film, which will receive its market premiere, stars Barbareschi as unscrupulous, Hong Kong-based Italian businessman Matteo, who is involved in the trade of adulterated food goods. He has been forced to leave his native Italy due to shady dealings back home.
Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu, seen this summer in mainland China blockbuster Switch, plays a young woman whose only child died as a result of eating contaminated food. She unwittingly falls for Matteo, unaware of his criminal activities.
The storyline is loosely inspired by the Italian bestseller I Trust You – a joint work by journalist Francesco Abate and top crime writer Massimo Carlotto – as well as the 2008 China milk scandal in which...
Italy’s Rai Trade will launch sales on Italian actor and director Luca Barbareschi’s Hong Kong-set thriller The Mercury Factor (fka Something Good) at the American Film Market (Afm) next week.
The film, which will receive its market premiere, stars Barbareschi as unscrupulous, Hong Kong-based Italian businessman Matteo, who is involved in the trade of adulterated food goods. He has been forced to leave his native Italy due to shady dealings back home.
Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu, seen this summer in mainland China blockbuster Switch, plays a young woman whose only child died as a result of eating contaminated food. She unwittingly falls for Matteo, unaware of his criminal activities.
The storyline is loosely inspired by the Italian bestseller I Trust You – a joint work by journalist Francesco Abate and top crime writer Massimo Carlotto – as well as the 2008 China milk scandal in which...
- 10/31/2013
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong – Seemingly ripped from the headlines about the tainted food scandals in China since 2008, Italian actor-director-producer Luca Barbareschi's Something Good tackles the worldwide cross-border trafficking of adulterated food, and chooses a Chinese victim for a chance of release in the country. A thriller and love story between a smuggler of adulterated food and a restaurateur whose son was killed by juice tainted with pesticides, starring Barbareschi (Il Trasformista, Ardena) and Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu (Rush Hour 3, Switch), Something Good made its world premiere at the opening of Cine Italiano! program, which was co-
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- 9/22/2013
- by Karen Chu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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