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‘The Sound of Music’ Video: Do-Re-Mi

Carrie Underwood as Maria with (back, l-r) Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa, Michael Nigro as Friedrich, Ariane Rinehart as Liesl, Joe West as Kurt; (front, l-r) Grace Rundhaug as Marta, Sophia Ann Caruso as Brigitta, Peyton Ella as Gretl in 'The Sound of Music' (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)

What did you think of NBC’s ambitious live production of The Sound of Music? The major complaint wasn’t the staging or even the fact that no version can live up to the film starring the wonderful and talented Julie Andrews, it was that Carrie Underwood simply can not act.

Underwood’s got a beautiful voice, but the network probably would have been better served getting an actress who can sing rather than going with a singer who doesn’t act.

This post was last modified on September 27, 2026 6:02 pm

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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