U.S. network NBC's live telecast of the musical 'The Sound of Music' played to the tune of 18.5 million viewers, the Comcast Corp-owned broadcaster said on Friday, helping NBC inject some momentum into its entertainment division.
U.S. television was alive with 'The Sound of Music' on Thursday as country singer Carrie Underwood and True Blood actor Stephen Moyer starred in a live version of the classic musical about an aspiring nun who falls in love with an Austrian captain.
Despite just a handful of acting roles to date, country singer and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood was the first choice to play the coveted lead role of Maria in a new live version of The Sound of Music for television. Underwood spoke with Reuters ahead of the December 5 broadcast about taking on a challenge like Maria.
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.
Stephen Moyer has been cast in NBC's live holiday production of the Sound of Music. True Blood star, Stephen Moyer, has been cast in NBC's live holiday production of the Sound of Music, the television network announced on Friday.
