Carrie Underwood - The Sound of Music Live - Video Trailer

Carrie Underwood sings on this new The Sound of Music Live promo! I am so excited!

Go Carrie! I cannot wait for this.

Other stars include Stephen Moyer as Capt. Georg von Trapp, Tony Award winners Audra McDonald (Mother Abbess), Laura Benanti (Elsa Schrader) and Christian Borle (Max Dettweiler).

The NBC musical production will be a three hour telecast airing Thursday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Carrie Underwood - The Sound of Music Live - Video Preview

The production stars Grammy Award-winning music superstar Carrie Underwood as Maria and TV/theater star Stephen Moyer as Capt. Georg Von Trapp. “The Sound of Music Live!” also stars Tony Award winners Audra McDonald, Christian Borle and Laura Benanti.The live holiday spectacular is based on the original 1959 Broadway production of “The Sound of Music,” starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel.The music and lyrics for “The Sound of Music” were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, respectively, with a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The iconic story centers on a young woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer .“The Sound of Music Live!” is executive produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. Beth McCarthy-Miller and Rob Ashford serve as co-directors. “The Sound of Music Live!” is produced by Universal Television.