NBC's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!, starring Carrie Underwood as Maria and Stephen Moyer as Capt. Georg von Trapp, is set to air on Thursday, Dec. 5 (8 PM ET) on NBC. Also in the cast are Audra McDonald ("Private Practice"), who has won fiveTony Awards and two Grammys, as Mother Abbess; Tony Award winner Christian Borle("Smash"), who will portray von Trapp family friend Max Detweiler; and Tony winner Laura Benanti ("Go On"), who will portray Elsa Schrader, the captain's one-time fiancee.
NBC has just released the full cast list and you can check it out below:
Carrie Underwood ..............................................................................MARIA
Stephen Moyer............................................................ CAPTAIN VON TRAPP
Laura Benanti....................................................................ELSA SCHRAEDER
Christian Borle...................................................................MAX DETWEILER
Audra McDonald.................................................................MOTHER ABBESS
Michael CampAYNO..................................................................................ROLF
Ariane Rinehart ......................................................................................LIESL
Peyton Ella.............................................................................................GRETL
Grace Rundhaug..................................................................................MARTA
Joe West.....................................................................................................KURT
Ella Watts-Gorman ........................................................................... LOUISA
Michael Nigro ...................................................................................FRIEDICH
Sophia Anne Caruso ..................................................................................BRIGITTA
Jessica Molaskey ................................................................ SISTER BERTHE
Christiane Noll ..........................................................SISTER MARGARETTA
Elena Shaddow...................................................................... SISTER SOPHIA
Georgia Stitt ........................................................................................NUN #1
Linda Mugleston..................................................................................NUN #2
Paula Leggett Chase .........................................................................NUN #3
Margot De La Barre............................................................................NUN #4
Laura Shoop ..........................................................................................NUN #5
Sydney Morton ....................................................................................NUN #6
Wendi Bergamini.....................................................................................NUN #7
Cameron Adams....................................................................................NUN #8
Rema Webb ..............................................................................................NUN #9
Rayanne Gonzales ............................................................................NUN #10
Andrea Jones-SojolA.......................................................................NUN #11
Adrienne Danrich ..............................................................................NUN #12
Ashley Brown .....................................................................................NUN #13
Autumn Hurlbert ..............................................................................NUN #14
Catherine Brunell............................................................................NUN #15
Leah Horowitz ....................................................................................NUN #16
Gina Ferrall ........................................................................................NUN #17
NIKKI RENEE DANIELS...........................................................................NUN #18
Joy Hermalyn ......................................................................................NUN #19
STOWE BROWN ......................................................................................NUN #20
Kristine Nielsen .................................................................... FRAU SCHMIDT
Sean Cullen ............................................................................................FRANZ
CJ Wilson.....................................................................................HERR ZELLER
Catherine Brunell.................................................................. FRAU ZELLER
Michael Park ...................................................................BARON ELBERFELD
Paula Leggett Chase ............................................BARONESS ELBERFELD
John Bolger ........................................................ADMIRAL VON SCHRIEBER
Charlie Williams .......................................................................... DANCER #1
Jake Boyd........................................................................................ DANCER #2
Paula Leggett Chase ................................................................. DANCER #3
Margot De La Barre.................................................................... DANCER #4
Laura Shoop .................................................................................. DANCER #5
Sydney Morton ............................................................................ DANCER #6
Wendi Bergamini ........................................................................... DANCER #7
Cameron Adams............................................................................ DANCER #8
Shannon Lewis.............................................................................. DANCER #9
Samantha Zack............................................................................ DANCER #10
Megan Sikora .............................................................................. DANCER #11
Jennie Ford .................................................................................. DANCER #12
Matt Wall...................................................................................... DANCER #13
Ward Billisen .............................................................................. DANCER #14
Marty Lawson............................................................................. DANCER #15
Alex Michael Stoll.................................................................... DANCER #16
Bob Gaynor.................................................................................. DANCER #17
Karl Warden................................................................................ DANCER #18
BRANDON HENSCHAL.................................................................... DANCER #19
David Hull..................................................................................... DANCER #20
Ashley Brown .....................................................................................URSULA
Bob Gaynor................................................................................NAZI OFFICER
BRANDON HENSCHAL..................................................................NAZI OFFICER
Charlie Williams .........................................................................NAZI YOUTH
Jake Boyd.......................................................................................NAZI YOUTH
Megan Sikora .......................................................................SINGING TRIO #1
Jennie Ford ...........................................................................SINGING TRIO #2
Samantha Zack.....................................................................SINGING TRIO #3
Matt Wall..........................................................................................SS POLICE
Ward Billisen ..................................................................................SS POLICE
Marty Lawson.................................................................................SS POLICE
Alex Michael Stoll........................................................................SS POLICE
Karl Warden....................................................................................SS POLICE
David Hull.........................................................................................SS POLICE
Executive producers for the telecast are Neil Meron and Craig Zadan ("Smash," "The Academy Awards"). Directors are Rob Ashford ("Evita") and Beth McCarthy-Miller ("30 Rock"). David Chase ("Cinderella") serves as musical director. The soundtrack is licensed through the NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group."The Sound of Music," set in the 1930s before and during "Anschluss" when the Nazi's annexed Austria, is based on the romantic true story of Maria von Trapp, an aspiring nun who leaves the abbey to become a governess for the widower Capt. von Trapp's seven children. She soon finds herself falling in love with her employer and questioning her religious calling. It premiered on Broadway in 1959 where it broke box-office records and won the Tony Award forBest Musical. The 1965 film adaptation won the Oscar for Best Picture.
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