But in a good way.
Campayno, Borle and their castmates - among them, Carrie Underwood - will perform the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic "The Sound of Music," live on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST), Dec. 5.
Thursday, December 05, 2013
"The Sound of Music"
But in a good way.
Campayno, Borle and their castmates - among them, Carrie Underwood - will perform the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic "The Sound of Music," live on NBC at 8 p.m. (EST), Dec. 5.
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I've got to say, I found myself feeling relieved everytime a Broadway actor walked onstage during this broadcast, because they were such naturals at performing live, they sang out, and had more heart than those used to TV. But this became especially true of characters like Michael's and Christian's. Especially because Rolf and Max are two characters in "The Sound of Music" who face particular conflicts when deciding whether their allegiances lie with family, Austria, or the Nazis. Their songs and scenes would have fallen flat in the hands of someone with less technique. Once Michael and Christian had their interaction in the main room of the house, i turned to my TV-watching mates and exclaimed, "Yes! There is some ACTING going on at last." Not to say it wasn't present at times throughout the show, but especially in songs, I could see that Michael and Christian still gave each word intention and meaning, it wasn't just a breakout moment as musical theatre can sometimes me, and as Rodgers and Hammerstein CANNOT be if it is to be effective.
I think the NBC live sound of music was a fun show but also really emphasized the quality of CMU people. I thought christian and Michael were two of the best actors in the entire show, while carrie underwood couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. Other than that, I thought the interior sets were beautiful, and the physical scenery outside was also, i was amazed at how hideous the mountains back drop was. it really framed all of the outside locations in a pretty terrible way. Also, i know that they had to figure out the transitions between the locations but the way they did it was really weird. There is like 500 better ways that they did it.
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