By RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer on Sep 16, 2013, at 4:32 PM Updated on 9/16 at 4:32 PM
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Carrie Underwood tweeted the first promotional poster for NBC's musical production of "The Sound of Music" Monday.
The Checotah native Carrie Underwood, a former "American Idol" winner and multi-Grammy winning country music superstar, is shown with her blonde hair in braids and wearing a corseted costume. Unfortunately, the naturally attractive music star been unnecessarily airbrushed within an inch of her life.
Underwood, 30, will portray the much-beloved governess Maria and acclaimed British actor Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") will play Capt. Von Trapp in the TV special.
Announced today, joining her in the cast will be Tony Award winners Audra McDonald as Mother Abbess, Laura Benanti as Elsa Schrader and Christian Borle as Max Dettwiler, reports deadline.com.
The three-hour television production is based on the original 1959 Broadway production which starred Mary Martin as Maria and Theodore Bikel as Captain Von Trapp. The special, airing Dec. 5 on NBC, is being executive produced by Academy Award ceremony producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan.
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