Breaking News: NBC & Craig Zadan/Neil Meron to Present Live Broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC!

[Rob]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 1:38pm

Click Here to Read Breaking News: NBC & Craig Zadan/Neil Meron to Present Live Broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC!

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 1:41pm

Let the bankable-name vs. Broadway-talent discussion begin!


I think that Nice Work should be losing a leading lady. Updated On: 6/29/12 at 01:41 PM

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 1:44pm

Laura Benanti please.

(Go On tie in on NBC?)

Updated On: 6/29/12 at 01:44 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 1:50pm

Neat.

[rjm516]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 1:55pm

Let's cross our fingers that this is actually good. Also add another to the Kelli O'Hara votes.

[dreaming]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:02pm

Laura Osnes may get it-she did play the role at that Carnegie Hall benefit.

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:10pm

I hope it can be appreciated for what it is, because whatever it is will pale in comparison to the movie. I'd like to see them go younger than O'Hara; I don't think I'd buy her as a novice. Maybe Laura Osnes? Nathan Fillion as Captain von Trapp?

Also, since they say the singing will be live, any 'bankable name' will have to be able to deliver.

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:12pm

I like the Nathan Fillion idea…what about Gwenyth Paltrow? Just a random idea that came to my mind.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:13pm

I was never a Laura Osnes fan until the Carnegie Hall benefit. Now I adore her and would be excited to see her in this TV production.

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:15pm

Maybe Katherine Jenkins (the operatic Brit singer from last DWTS season) as Maria?

Updated On: 6/29/12 at 02:15 PM

[dreaming]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:15pm

PalJoey-I have a feeling she's going to get it. She she did the Carnegie Hall event and will be Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, I think she's really a good choice.

They can cast bigger names as the Captain and Elsa, since they are less vocally challenging. But, for Maria you need someone who can sing.

Updated On: 6/29/12 at 02:15 PM

[ucjrdude902]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:17pm

That's true. I like the concept of the Captain is a star and Maria is "Introducing ______ as Maria".

[finebydesign]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:18pm

This casting process and televised version would have made a way better premise for Smash.

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:21pm

I know she was just on Broadway as a nun, but I'd like to see Victoria Clark as Mother Abbess. And if they don't decide to use a name as Elsa, maybe Jan Maxwell?

[degrassifan]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:21pm

This is exciting news!!

No offense, but Laura Benanti is kind of old (yea, I know that Mary Martin was pushing 50). Maria is supposed to be between 20 and 22. This is what I think:

Maria- Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, Connie Fisher, Ashley Brown
Captain- John Barrowman or James Marsden
Elsa- Laura Benanti or Kelli O'Hara
Max- Chris Sieber
Mother Abbess- Rebecca Luker

Just throwing out suggestions. I've never done one of these casting things. Haha.

[Playbilly]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:21pm

Sound like a desperate attempt by a network in the toilet, but, man, I hope it work.

[jmacisawesome]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:23pm

Aren't these the guys who produce Smash? Could we see McPhee or Hilty as Maria?

[supportivemom]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:26pm

Wow! I love the movie and love the story of SOM! There are so many uber talented women out there right now and I'm sure they will choose the right people for the leads. Kelli came to my head first but I would be happy with any of the afore mentioned names.

[rjm516]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:26pm

Well then we'd be seeing McPhee AND Hilty as Maria, with them switching a few times in between and throwing off the show.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:28pm

Let's keep in mind that the Captain has an oldest child who is 16, going on 17.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:28pm

Aren't these the same idiots who cast Matthew Broderick in "The Music Man"?

[E.Davis]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:28pm

Ashely Brown is only three years younger than Benanti.

Well if they were going to do an NBC tie in, did't Laura win Grease on NBC?

[degrassifan]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:30pm

"Let's keep in mind that the Captain has an oldest child who is 16, going on 17."

Christopher Plummer was 34 when he played the role, even though the Captain is supposed to be 40-45. The real Captain and Maria were 47 and 22 respectively when they married.

[dreaming]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:34pm

I think they might tap Smash for some of these roles. How about Brian D'Arcy James as the Captain??? Debra Messing as Elsa? And Christian Borle as Max? Don't know who they want as the Mother Abbess (I know who I want, that's for sure. In a perfect world, Julie Andrews would still be able to sing and to do that role. How about Marni Nixon? Can she still sing that song???)

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/29/12 at 2:36pm

If they look at opera singers for Mother Abbess, I vote Renee Fleming.

Never can tell with them Hollywood folks. Someone cast Jessica Biel as Sarah Brown for the Hollywood Bowl. Updated On: 6/29/12 at 02:36 PM