THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!
The Shows Must Go On!, 2:00 p.m. ET
SPECIAL: In 2013, NBC jump-started the new generation of live televised theater productions with its revival production of The Sound of Music, starring Carrie Underwood as Maria and Stephen Moyer (from True Blood) as Captain Von Trapp. The Shows Must Go On, until now, have been devoted to the musicals of website backer Andrew Lloyd Webber, but for this new offering – available only through the weekend, starting at noon ET Friday – the menu has expanded. This perhaps most famous of all musicals features the music of Richard Rodgers and the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II. The original stage production was in 1959; this live TV production was produced by Craig Zadan and Neal Meron, and also features Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti, and Christian Borle. Like Zadan and Meron’s Bombshell benefit streaming special two days ago, this Sound of Music Live! repeat is a fundraiser for The Actors Fund.