The Sound of Music Live!

Maria Rainer, a postulant at Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg, is contemplating the day she has spent in the mountains. When she returns to the Abbey, she learns from the Mother Abbess that she is to be the new governess for the von Trapp children. When Maria arrives at the von Trapp house, she is greeted coldly by the Captain and introduced to the children, who enter with military precision. Maria finds that the Captain has emotionally closed himself off since the death of his wife, and decides to teach his children the basics of singing to gain their trust and acceptance.

A month, later the Captain returns home with Elsa Schraeder, whom he is courting, and their friend Max Detweiler, who is looking for the perfect local singing group to perform at the annual Kaltzberg Festival. When his children arrive dressed in play clothes Maria had made from her old bedroom curtains, he is outraged and embarrassed. Maria then confronts the Captain and tells him that he does not know or understand his children, and that they need him, but this only upsets him more and he orders her to return to Nonnberg Abbey. However, upon hearing his children sing to Schraeder, his eyes are opened to the truth Maria had been speaking and he embraces his children, asking Maria to stay on as governess.

The Captain throws a grand party to introduce Schraeder, and when the band plays the Ländler, the captain's youngest son asks Maria to teach him the dance, and the captain steps in to help her. As the two dance, an unspoken attraction begins to arise between them, and Maria puts a stop to the dancing. However, this unspoken attraction does not go unnoticed by the Captain's daughter Brigitta, who confronts Maria on this. Though Maria strongly denies it, she begins to realize that Brigitta is telling the truth. Schraeder calls the children out to say good night to the guests, and Max is instantly smitten with the idea of having the children sing in the festival. Meanwhile, Maria sneaks off unnoticed and returns to the Abbey, where she confides in the Mother Abbess that she has fallen in love with the captain and is ready to take her vows of poverty, obedience and chastity. The Mother Abbess denies her this, and encourages her to face her problem head-on and find the life she was born to live.

Maria then returns to the von Trapp home and is warmly greeted by the children, whom had no longer felt the joys of singing due to her sudden departure. When she finds out that the Captain intends to marry Schraeder, she decides to see her duties through until arrangements can be made for a new governess. However, the political differences between Schraeder and the Captain cause the two to realize that they have no future together, and she leaves. Meanwhile, the Captain meets with Maria and the two admit their feelings for each other. The two agree to marry at the Abbey, and while the two are on honeymoon, Germany annexes Austria.

When they return, the Captain is ordered to accept a commission in the German Navy and report immediately to Bremerhaven. Maria, thinking quickly, hands the Admiral in charge the program for the Kaltzberg Festival showing that the von Trapp Family Singers are scheduled to perform, so the Captain couldn’t possibly leave right away. They are granted permission to perform. During the finale, Max announces that a guard of honor is waiting to escort the Captain away as soon as the concert is over. Maria leads the family in one more song, during which they escape one by one and flee to the Abbey. The Nazi soldiers search the Abbey for the von Trapps to no avail, as the family decides to flee Austria over the mountains with Maria's help.{{cite web|url=http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/music/the-sound-of-music-%E2%80%93-music-from-the-nbc-television-event-2013|title=The Sound of Music – Music from the NBC Television Event 2013|work=Masterworks Broadway|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment|access-date=2014-05-19}}

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• Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp (née Rainer)
• Stephen Moyer as Captain Georg von Trapp
• Laura Benanti as Elsa Schräder / Fräulein Schweiger
• Christian Borle as Max Detweiler
• Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess

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• Ariane Rinehart as Liesl von Trapp
• Michael Campayno as Rolf
• Sophia Anne Caruso as Brigitta von Trapp
• Peyton Ella as Gretl von Trapp
• Michael Nigro as Friedrich von Trapp
• Grace Rundhaug as Marta von Trapp
• Ella Watts-Gorman as Louisa von Trapp
• Joe West as Kurt von Trapp
• Jessica Molaskey as Sister Berthe
• Christiane Noll as Sister Margaretta
• Elena Shaddow as Sister Sophia
• Kristine Nielsen as Frau Schmidt
• C.J. Wilson as Herr Zeller
• Sean Cullen as Franz
• John Bolger as Admiral von Scheiber
• Michael Park as Baron Elberfeld
• Ashley Brown as Ursula

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Benanti had previously portrayed Maria von Trapp on Broadway in 1998. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who had previously worked with Borle on the NBC musical drama television series Smash, served as executive producers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/459565/first-look-carrie-underwood-as-maria-in-the-sound-of-music|title=First Look: Carrie Underwood as Maria in The Sound of Music|first=Tierney|last=Bricker|work=E! Online|publisher= E! Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal|date=September 16, 2013|access-date=September 17, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/sound-of-music/about//#credits?par=The%20Sound%20of%20Music%20Live!|title=The Sound of Music Live! - All Bios - Newest|work=NBC.com|publisher=NBCUniversal|access-date=September 17, 2013}} Other credits include Rob Ashford and Beth McCarthy-Miller as directors, Ashford also was the choreographer, Priscilla Taussig served as producer, David Chase as music director and Derek McLane as production designer. Catherine Zuber was costume designer and Bernie Telsey was the casting director. The production is taken from the book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse and is based on the memoir, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp.{{cite AV media notes|title=The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event|type=Compact disc liner notes|year=2013|publisher=Masterworks|page=23|id=88843 79814 2}}

On June 30, 2012, NBC's chairman Bob Greenblatt announced the network's plans to broadcast a live adaptation of the Broadway musical The Sound of Music in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-NBC-Craig-ZadanNeil-Meron-to-Present-Live-Broadcast-of-THE-SOUND-OF-MUSIC-20120629#ixzz2CoUEezC5|title=NBC & Craig Zadan/Neil Meron to Present Live Broadcast of THE SOUND OF MUSIC!|author=BWW News Desk|date=June 30, 2012|work=broadwayworld.com|publisher=Wisdom Digital Media|access-date=January 9, 2014}} On November 30, 2012, the network announced that country music singer and American Idol fourth season winner Carrie Underwood would star as Maria von Trapp in the production. In a statement, Greenblatt justified Underwood's involvement, saying that "[Maria] was an iconic woman who will now be played by an iconic artist."{{cite web|title=Carrie Underwood to Star as Maria von Trapp on TV's The Sound of Music|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20652388,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203035134/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20652388,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2012|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=November 30, 2012}} On September 16, 2013, NBC revealed the full cast of the special, and released a promotional image depicting Underwood as Maria von Trapp, wearing blond braids and a dirndl, referencing one of Julie Andrews' "most iconic moments" from the film adaptation.{{cite journal|last=Strecker|first=Erin|title=NBC to re-air 'Sound of Music Live!' on Saturday|journal=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|date=December 10, 2013|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/12/10/sound-of-music-live-encore/|access-date=December 13, 2013}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/carrie-underwood-stars-maria-sound-music-live-poster-article-1.1458571|title=Carrie Underwood dons dirndl for NBC's 'The Sound of Music Live!' poster|first=Margaret|last=Eby|work=New York Daily News|access-date=September 17, 2013|date=September 17, 2013}} Prior to being cast, Underwood personally asked Andrews for her endorsement of the role and the production, explaining that "whenever I do a cover of somebody's song or whatever, I always get permission of the artist first."{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/134782/Carrie-Underwood-Reveals-Julie-Andrews-Gave-Sound-Of-Music-Live-TV-Special-Her-Seal-Of-Approval|title=Carrie Underwood Reveals Julie Andrews Gave 'Sound Of Music Live!' TV Special Her Seal Of Approval|last=McGrath|first=Rachel|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=January 1, 2014|work=Entertainmentwise|publisher=Giant Digital}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/487610/carrie-underwood-dishes-on-the-sound-of-music-live-and-how-she-got-julie-andrew-s-seal-of-approval-watch-now|title=Carrie Underwood Dishes on The Sound of Music Live! and How She Got Julie Andrew's Seal of Approval—Watch Now!|last=Aguilera|first=LeAnne|date=December 4, 2013|access-date=January 1, 2013|work=E! Online|publisher=NBCUniversal}}

Produced on a budget of around $9 million, The Sound of Music Live! was broadcast live from a soundstage built at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York.{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/carrie-underwood-s-sound-of-music-special-to-air-live-from-bethpage-1.6528060|title=Carrie Underwood's 'Sound of Music' special to air live from Bethpage|last1=Amodio|first1=Joseph|date=December 2, 2013|website=Newsday|publisher=Cablevision|access-date=December 6, 2013}} NBC, as well as producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, emphasized that the production was not a remake of the film, but an adaptation of the musical itself; Meron iterated that "the audience will discover, within the first few minutes of watching the show, that they are not seeing a TV version of the movie. They'll know right away it's The Sound of Music, but it's a different Sound of Music than they are accustomed to seeing on film." Meron felt that if successful, the broadcast could "open the door to another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." He also praised the involvement of Underwood as the star of the production, believing that she was a quick learner, and "has all of the qualities of Maria." Greenblatt was highly supportive of the project, as he was, in the words of Zadan, a "passionate devotee of theater". Zadan considered the production to be "one of the profoundly complicated, amazing experiences we’ve ever had", noting the additional challenges created by the live broadcast.{{cite web|title=‘Sound of Music Live’: Producers Call It a ‘Profoundly Complicated, Amazing Experience’|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/sound-of-music-live-a-profoundly-complicated-amazing-experience-1200925997/|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=December 9, 2013}}{{cite web|title=NBC's 'Sound of Music' Producers on Live Show Fears and Big Expectations (Q&A)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbcs-sound-music-producers-live-661941|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media| last=Ng|first=Philiana|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=December 9, 2013}}

Promoted by NBC as a "three-hour holiday event", The Sound of Music Live! was aired as part of a push by NBC to air more live entertainment specials. Among its most popular programs in recent years have been those with live components (such as The Voice and Sunday Night Football); NBC's Jennifer Salke believed that the increased level of social network interaction possible in a live broadcast, along with the feeling of being part of an "event", would encourage viewers to watch the special live instead of on-demand or from a recording. NBC's previous attempt at event television, The Million Second Quiz, was met with mixed reviews and viewership, but NBC did indicate that Subway's advertising throughout the series brought a higher level of awareness to the brand.{{cite web|title=NBC Plots Aggressive Live Programming Strategy|url=http://adage.com/article/media/nbc-plots-aggressive-live-programming-strategy/245473/|work=AdAge|publisher=Crain Communications|last=Poggi|first=Jeanine|date=December 2, 2013|access-date=December 6, 2013}} The television special was also the first live musical special in almost fifty years on NBC.{{cite AV media notes|title=The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event|type=Compact disc liner notes|year=2013|publisher=Masterworks|page=7|id=88843 79814 2}}

Retail chain Walmart served as the presenting sponsor for The Sound of Music Live!. NBC also produced five themed Walmart commercials to air throughout the special, featuring scenes of a family using products from the store set to songs from The Sound of Music. The five ads were timed to air during the commercial break following the scene where the song was featured; NBC's advertising chief Dan Lovinger considered the ads to be a way to "enhance the excitement" of the presentation for families.{{cite web|title=Walmart Ads for NBC’s "Sound of Music" Will Sound Just Like the Show|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/walmart-ads-for-nbcs-sound-of-music-will-sound-just-like-the-show-1200922060/|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2013}}

:The list of musical numbers is taken from the actual broadcast and are in order as they appear in the broadcast and include the characters' names who perform the song.

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• "Preludium" – Nuns
• "The Sound of Music" – Maria
• "Maria" – Sister Berthe, Sister Sophia, Sister Margaretta, and the Mother Abbess
• "My Favorite Things" – Maria and the Mother Abbess
• "My Favorite Things" (reprise 1) – Maria and Sister Margaretta
• "Do-Re-Mi" – Maria and the children
• "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" – Rolf and Liesl
• "The Lonely Goatherd" – Maria and the children
• "How Can Love Survive" – Max and Elsa
• "The Sound of Music" (reprise) – The children, the captain, and Maria
• "The Grand Waltz" (instrumental)
• "Ländler" (instrumental)
• "So Long, Farewell" – The children & Party Guests
• "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" – Mother Abbess
• "The Lonely Goatherd" (reprise) – Max and the children
• "Do-Re-Mi" (reprise) – The children
• "Do-Re-Mi" (reprise 2) – The captain
• "The Sound of Music" (reprise 2) – The captain and the children
• "My Favorite Things" (reprise) – The children and Maria
• "No Way to Stop It" – Elsa, Max and the captain
• "Something Good" – Maria and the captain
• "Processional" – Nuns
• "Maria" (reprise) – Nuns
• "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" (reprise) – Maria and Liesl
• "Do-Re-Mi" (reprise 3) – Maria, the children, and the captain
• "Edelweiss" – The captain, Maria, and the children
• "So Long, Farewell" (reprise) – Maria, the children, and the captain
• "Finale Ultimo: Climb Ev'ry Mountain" – Mother Abbess, Nuns, Maria, the children, and the captain
• "End Credits" (instrumental)

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Prior to the broadcast, members of the real-life von Trapp family were critical of casting Underwood to play Maria, agreeing with the notion that she would be a good singer but a poor actor. They suggested that Anne Hathaway, who played Fantine in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, would have been a better choice.{{cite web|last=Rothman|first=Michael|title=Who the Von Trapps Wish Could Replace Carrie Underwood in ‘The Sound of Music Live’|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/who-the-von-trapps-wish-could-replace-carrie-underwood-in-the-sound-of-music-live/|work=ABC News|access-date=December 6, 2013|date=December 5, 2013}} The Sound of Music Live! received mixed reviews from entertainment critics, commending the show for its scope and supporting cast while questioning Underwood's acting capabilities.

Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast wrote: "Naturally, Underwood sounded astounding, as alive as those damned hills, every time she was asked to stand on top of things and belt. But whether it was because of nerves or lack of experience, her acting was painfully lifeless and amateur throughout the first two thirds of the lengthy ordeal. The singer, it seems, is a proud graduate of the school of 'If I don't blink, they'll think I'm acting!'"{{cite web|title=‘Sound of Music Live!’ Review: The Hills Are Barely Alive| url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/12/06/sound-of-music-live-review-the-hills-are-barely-alive.html|work=The Daily Beast|publisher=The Newsweek Daily Beast Company|last=Fallon|first=Kevin|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=December 6, 2013}} Verne Gay of Newsday liked Underwood's performance, commenting that not only could she sing, but "she is a luminous stage presence who had the guts to take on one of the most iconic roles of the stage or screen."{{Cite web|url = http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/columnists/verne-gay/sound-of-music-and-carrie-underwood-largely-a-success-1.6550556|title = 'Sound of Music' -- and Carrie Underwood -- largely a success|date = December 5, 2013|access-date =December 6, 2013|work = Newsday|publisher=Cablevision|last = Gay|first = Verne}}

Brian Lowry of Variety described the production "as lifeless as [its] alpine backdrops."{{cite web |title=TV Review: 'The Sound of Music Live!' |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/the-sound-of-music-live-tv-review-nbc-1200915170/ |work=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|last=Lowry|first=Brian |date= December 5, 2013|access-date=December 6, 2013}} Marc Bernardin of The Hollywood Reporter commended the production's aesthetics but called it a "very expensive karaoke", and he wrote that Underwood "doesn’t acquit herself so well when it comes to the carrying the emotional weight of the production." He also panned Moyer, criticizing his vocal performance and describing "his attempt at conveying an emotional hollowness" as "mildly constipated" and "clenched." However, he lauded Benanti, Borle and McDonald's "strong" performances.{{Cite web|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sound-music-live-tv-review-663346|title = The Sound of Music Live!: TV Review|date =December 5, 2013|access-date=December 6, 2013|work = The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last = Bernardin|first = Marc}}

18.62 million viewers watched The Sound of Music Live!, making it the most-watched program of the night. It had a 4.6 rating, 13 share in the 18–49 demographic, which led all networks.{{cite news |url= http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/06/thursday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-once-upon-a-time-the-millers-greys-anatomy-scandal-adjusted-down/220522/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131209055708/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/06/thursday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-once-upon-a-time-the-millers-greys-anatomy-scandal-adjusted-down/220522/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 9, 2013 |title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'The X Factor' Adjusted Up; 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', 'The Millers', 'Grey's Anatomy' & Scandal' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda |date=December 6, 2013 |work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=December 7, 2013}} It attracted NBC's largest non-sports Thursday audience since the series finale of Frasier in 2004 (which averaged 22.6 million viewers),{{cite news |url=http://tvline.com/2013/12/06/sound-of-music-live-ratings-nbc/ |title=Ratings: NBC's Sound of Music Live! Does Something Very Good; Glee and Grey's Eye Lows |last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb |date=December 6, 2013 |work=TVLine |access-date=December 7, 2013}} and NBC's largest non-sports audience on any night since the 2007 Golden Globe Awards.{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/tv-zone-1.811968/the-sound-of-music-live-ratings-18-5-million-viewers-1.6554021 |title='The Sound of Music Live!' ratings: 18.5 million viewers |last=Gay |first=Verne |work=Newsday |date=December 6, 2013|access-date=December 7, 2013}} The special performed the best with women in the 25–54 demographic, reaching a household rating of 7.0 for that demographic during the primetime broadcast.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/sound-of-music-ratings-sing-for-nbc-thursday-night-1200925968/ |title='Sound of Music' Ratings Sing for NBC Thursday Night |last=Weisman |first=Jon |work=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media |date=December 6, 2013|access-date=December 7, 2013}} It did particularly well in Oklahoma City, the capital of Underwood's home state, where it was watched by 28% of TV viewers.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/12/06/sound-of-music-live-nbc-ratings/3890653/ |title='Sound of Music' was ratings high|last=Levin |first=Gary|work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=December 6, 2013|access-date=December 7, 2013}} At least 38.69 million viewers watched a portion of The Sound of Music Live!. Factoring in DVR viewership over the week following the broadcast, the special was viewed by 21.84 million, with 3.1 million within the first three days.{{cite web|title=‘The Sound Of Music’ Continues To Echo Across The Ratings Landscape|url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/the-sound-of-music-continues-to-echo-across-the-ratings-landscape-656148/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=24 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Ratings for The Sound of Music Live! Swell to Nearly 22 Million with DVR Playback|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185818-Ratings-for-The-Sound-of-Music-Live-Swell-to-Nearly-22-Million-with-DVR-Playback|work=Playbill|access-date=24 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Live ‘Sound of Music’ Added 3 Million Delayed Viewers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/business/media/live-sound-of-music-added-3-million-delayed-viewers.html|work=The New York Times|last=Carter|first=Bill|date=December 10, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2013}}

Following its original airing, an encore presentation of The Sound of Music Live! aired on December 14, 2013, attracting 3.1 million viewers. It notably displaced one of NBC's two traditional airings of the film It's a Wonderful Life (the other being on Christmas Eve), which was bumped ahead to December 20, 2013.{{cite journal|last=Friedlander|first=Whitney|title=NBC to Re-Air ‘The Sound of Music Live!’|journal=Variety|date=December 10, 2013|publisher=Penske Business Media|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/nbc-sound-of-music-live-reair-1200941859/|access-date=December 14, 2013}}{{cite journal|last=Strecker|first=Erin|title=NBC to re-air 'Sound of Music Live!' on Saturday|journal=Entertainment Weekly|publisher= Entertainment Weekly Inc|date=December 10, 2013|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/12/10/sound-of-music-live-encore/|access-date=December 13, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/ask_sam/article_251bd091-1888-5c87-86d8-8137dc17cedf.html|title=Ask Sam: 'It's a Wonderful Life' pre-empted by 'Sound of Music Live'|work=Winston-Salem Journal|publisher=BH Media|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=December 20, 2013}}

NBC's Bob Greenblatt considered the production to be a success, and signed Meron and Zadan to produce another live musical for the 2014 holiday season. Greenblatt felt that there were enough recognizable, family-friendly musicals to make events such as The Sound of Music Live! an annual tradition, and he indicated that NBC received e-mails and phone calls from various theatrical rightsholders, expressing interest in having their musicals adapted in a similar fashion, In January 2014, NBC announced that it would broadcast a live version of Peter Pan in December 2014, and at NBC's upfronts in May 2014, Greenblatt announced that NBC had also obtained rights to produce an adaptation of The Music Man, although the network did not announce any timeframe for the production.{{cite web|title=NBC Says It Will Put On a Show, Again| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/arts/television/a-network-is-buoyed-by-sound-of-music-ratings.html?ref=television&_r=0|work=The New York Times|last=Carter|first=Bill|date=December 9, 2013|access-date=December 10, 2013}}{{cite web|title=NBC Announces 'Music Man' Live TV Production|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6084818/nbc-announces-music-man-live-tv-production|website=Billboard|access-date=5 December 2014}}{{cite news |last=Frizell |first=Sam |date=January 19, 2014 |title=NBC Announces Peter Pan for Next Live Production |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/19/nbc-announces-peter-pan-for-next-live-production/ |newspaper=Time |access-date=November 17, 2014 }} It was later revealed that The Music Man project was put on hold for a live performance of The Wiz.{{cite news |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/30/wiz-nbc |title='The Wiz' is NBC's next musical |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=March 30, 2015 |work=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 9, 2019}} Interest in the concept also spread to competing networks: in April 2014, Fox announced that it would produce a live production of Grease, which aired in January 2016.{{cite web|title='Grease' Live Coming to Fox TV|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6070137/grease-live-coming-to-fox-tv|website=Billboard|access-date=5 December 2014}} NBC aired Hairspray Live! later that year.{{cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/kenny-leon-jerry-mitchell-and-harvey-fierstein-will-bring-hairspray-to-life-for-nbc-broadcast-date-set-387509# |title=Kenny Leon, Jerry Mitchell and Harvey Fierstein Will Bring 'Hairspray' to Life for NBC; Broadcast Date Set |website=Playbill |date=February 18, 2016}}

The special also had an influence on viewership for ABC's annual broadcast of the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music; with 6.5 million viewers and a 1.3 share, it was ABC's highest-rated airing of the film since 2007, although it was beaten by NBC's Sunday Night Football.

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A soundtrack for the broadcast was released on December 3, 2013{{cite web|title=The Sound of Music (Music from the NBC Television Event) by Various Artists - iTunes album detail page|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sound-music-music-from-nbc/731630716|work=iTunes Stores|publisher=Apple, Inc|access-date=17 April 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-the-sound-of-music-2013-nbc-television-cast-mw0002593930|title=Carrie Underwood: The Sound of Music (2013 NBC Television Cast)|work=AllMusic|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=Rovi Corporation|date= December 3, 2013|access-date=April 21, 2014}} and consists of 22 studio recordings.{{Cite news|url=http://www.statejournal.com/story/23776848/sony-masterworks-releases-television-soundtrack-to-nbcs-live-broadcast-of-the-sound-of-music-starring-six-time-grammy-winner-carrie-underwood|title=Sony Masterworks Releases Television Soundtrack To NBC's Live Broadcast of 'The Sound of Music' Starring Six-Time Grammy Winner Carrie Underwood|access-date=November 14, 2013|work=The State Journal|publisher=WorldNow and WVSTATE|date=October 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203095935/http://www.statejournal.com/story/23776848/sony-masterworks-releases-television-soundtrack-to-nbcs-live-broadcast-of-the-sound-of-music-starring-six-time-grammy-winner-carrie-underwood|archive-date=December 3, 2013}} Walmart outlets exclusively released a nine-track instrumental (sing-along) bonus CD with the soundtrack.{{cite web|url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/32703614|title=The Sound Of Music (2013 NBC Television Cast) Soundtrack (Walmart Exclusive) (2CD), Carrie Underwood: Country : Walmart.com|work=Walmart.com|publisher=Wal-Mart Stores, Inc|access-date=December 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206102910/http://www.walmart.com/ip/32703614|archive-date=December 6, 2013}} It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-12-21/billboard-200|title=Billboard 200: Dec 21, 2013 (Billboard Chart Archive)|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 24, 2013}} and number 2 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-12-21/soundtracks|title=Soundtracks: Dec 21, 2013 (Billboard Chart Archive)|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 24, 2013}} The soundtrack had sold 103,000 copies as of January 2, 2014.{{cite news |title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of January 2, 2013: Garth Brooks, Duck Dynasty, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery & Scotty McCreery |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-january-2-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-danielle-bradbery-scotty-mccreery |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |publisher=Roughstock |date=January 2, 2014 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102223559/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-january-2-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-danielle-bradbery-scotty-mccreery |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}

A DVD of the special was released on December 17, 2013,{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/NBC-to-Release-THE-SOUND-OF-MUSIC-LIVE-on-DVD-Dec-17-20131123|title= NBC to Release THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! on DVD, Dec 17|access-date=November 25, 2013|work=Broadway World|publisher=Wisdom Digital Media|author=BWW News Desk|date=November 23, 2013}} through Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes look, titled "The Making of The Sound of Music Live!"{{cite news|title='Slo 'Mo', Holi-GAYS, and [sic] Sound of Music Live!' DVD coming up|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Slo-Mo-Holi-GAYS-amd-Sound-of-Music-Live-DVD-coming-up/45467.html|access-date=December 14, 2013|newspaper=Windy City Times|publisher=Windy City Media Group|publication-place=Chicago, IL|date=December 10, 2013}} and a preview of the soundtrack.The Sound of Music Live! DVD. 2013. Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Main Menu. It was released on DVD in Canada on January 7, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Sound-Music-Live-Bilingual/dp/B00FX7FC30/|title=The Sound of Music - Live (Bilingual): Carrie Underwood, Stephen Moyer, Neil Meron;Craig Zadan: DVD|publisher=Amazon.com (Canada), Amazon.com, Inc|access-date=December 24, 2013}}

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