The live three-hour television presentation of The Sound of Music, starring Idol and Grammy winner Carrie Underwood as Maria, will premiere on NBC on December 5, according to Deadline.com. The musical staging will be produced by Smash's Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. No further casting or director has been announced. Set in pre-WWII Austria, The Sound of Music is based on the romantic true story of Mari…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PM on May 13, 2013