Posted on 12/07/2013 4:20:52 PM PST by BenLurkin
The live production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein 1959 Broadway musical, also starred "True Bloods" star Stephen Moyer as Maria's employer and love interest, the strict Capt. Georg Von Trapp; Laura Benanti as the Captain's fiancée, Elsa Schrader; multiple Tony Award-winner and "Private Practice" star Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess and "Smash" alum Christian Borle as family friend Max Detweiler. Somehow, each supporting star outshined Underwood in a show fraught with numerous problems, which were promptly maligned on social media.
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Kym Karath, who played Gretl Von Trapp in the film, echoed the family's sentiments.
"Love Carrie Underwood but this role is just not right for her," Karath tweeted during the show. "She is lovely her voice is beautiful but acting is wrong."
"To be clear I love Carrie Underwood. Just not as Maria. She was brave to take it on. And this doesn't lessen my respect for her talent," Karath added.
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The biggest of which is that NBC drew its largest Thursday night audience in five years by showing wholesome family entertainment.
...Karath tweeted during the show.
What's this?
Is this going to be the new expectation of "professional" on the Broadway stage? Tweeting by the performers to the audience DURING the performance?
What happened to staying focused on your part/job/role/assignment until it was done, and then go out to play with others?
-PJ
Yep. I'm sure the Times hoped that the remake would be more politically correct, and it wasn't. During the entire production Maria did not even once mention how much she admired FDR's New Deal.
And at the end, the family once again fled fascism instead of embracing it.
Julie Andrews gave Carrie her blessing before it aired. Who cares what Kym Karath thinks.
Yup.
I'll bet there was at least one person that considered giving Beyonce the title role.
>> but TSOM is and always has been just plain nauseating.
You’re heartless, Ben!
Oh well... I’ll soothe myself after your harsh statement like so:
“When the dog bites
When the Ben stings
When I’m fee-ling bad...
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feeeeeel... soooooo.... sad.”
;-)
I didn’t see it, but I think it’s a wonderful thing to perform this musical live, particularly given its pro-family and family-friendly subject matter. Julie Andrews was amazing, but she can no longer perform. I respect Carrie Underwood for taking this on, especially since she must have known that she was going to be compared to such an talent. Good for her.
Oh no! Now I’m going to have that song in my head all night.
8^)
The problem is the Von Trapp family. They want Ann Hathaway! But the public doesn’t appear to have a problem.
And institutional unbelievers are threatened and terrified by people of true faith:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLMzr3PFgk
The last being Marie Osmond on the national touring company in 1994-1995.
-PJ
I was in Austria in 1985. I don’t think that I saw a single black person while there.
“...I’ll have to take your word for it.”
I don’t know if you are kidding, or not, but if you haven’t seen it, please do.
One of the best opening scenes in all film, right up there with the opening of West Side Story.
Yes, I love musicals.
It’s silly to mess with perfection.
The original “Sound of Music” is perfect.
If you're serious, all you need to know about Carrie is in the clip below. And if you're just kidding around, enjoy the clip anyway!
Carrie at the 2011 Country Music Awards
Final score:
Carrie Underwood 1
Hank Williams, Jr 1
Barry Soetoro 0
Yea and she likes gay marriage.That’s a keeper too.
For those who want to see Carrie Underwood sing with the children, “Do-Re-Me” (She is wonderful!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31v13ukJknE
Underwood supports homosexual "marriage". Shouldn't that be good enough?
I don’t usually watch musicals either but she did a great job and has a great voice.
We both thought that this would expand her appeal to those that don’t listen to Country music.
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