Producers of a new version of the Oscar-winning musical The Sound of Music, set for U.S. television next week, knew it would be a sacrilege to try and re-make the beloved 1965 movie classic starring Julie Andrews.
And American country singer Carrie Underwood, who will star as the aspiring nun who brings song into the home of a strict Austrian widower, says she cringes when she hears the word "re-make."
So, when the lights go up on the live, televised version of The Sound of Music on NBC on Thursday, December 5, audiences will see a few twists to some of their favorite things, and a lonely goatherd or two in an unusual place.
That's because producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have gone back to the stage show first seen in 1959 for their unique version that will be seen in a format--live television--not used for about 50 years.
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