I was so happy when I heard that NBC was airing a live performance of my all time favorite musical. The casting of Carrie Underwood was a brilliant move as she has a wonderful voice and the star power necessary to attract a huge audience - which it did. Some compared her with Julie Andrews but I tried to stay clear of that.
I loved the songs - even the new ones added seemed to help tell the story. The kids were great and the supporting cast did a credible job. Who knew that some of these TV folks had such great voices? The show was different from the movie as it was based on the stage version. I thought the scene transitions were done well.
All that said, who is not moved by "Climb Every Mountain" or does not feel joy when the kids sing "Do, Re, Mi"? To me the joy was more in the story and not in critiquing or comparing the performances. In the end, the story won out for me.
I really liked the show and, on a scale of ten, give it ★★★★★★★.
Preach it Bob...I say AMEN to everything you said!! More good TV please, we long for it with all the garbage on TV now.
Thanks Wanda! I have heard that more things like this may be in the works.
I appreciate a review by a viewer who understood that the performance was entertainment and appreciated the efforts of the cast. I got a bit weary of reading the comparison-to comments, and some so negative that I wondered why the "reviewers" did not shut off the tv and use their time otherwise. I hope there willl be more live presentations in future. And I still think the Julie Andrews movie is an A+ classic.
Hope those reviewers don't go to church vanilla. LOL, I think they might have a tendency to compare their local preacher to some great preacher they once heard.
I thought they did a wonderful job and was sorry to hear all the bad reviews it got!
I liked it too Debby!