The Sound of Music Live - the making of

I watched "the making of" again today, while stuck in the kitchen cooking (yes, it's the day after Thanksgiving. long story).

I mostly agree with you on everything. Elsa looked really promising. Carrie may have gotten her voice under control (although I don't see Maria arriving at the villa in three-inch heels, that struck me as a little off).

Plus I loved the kids. And I kind of liked the "hotter" Liesl and Rolf, that's a good update for our times
Max didn't bother me.

As I said elsewhere, I'm a little worried by that brief exchange between M &G:
"what's that?"
"singing"
"but who is singing?"
"your children."
It was kind of wooden.

Also, I think the Captain is supposed to look a little older than Stephen looks. To me, that's part of his charm. (OK, OK, I'm older too, but still). Chris was madeup to look older. I'm not sure he's dominant enough either although that "straight line! was promising. Sorry, I know I'm repeating myself.

Yes, absolutely! I mean, I think SM in real life is 40? But movie people keep themselves looking young, I personally think that G being older than M is part of the appeal. It's part of why in that post-puppet show moment, he looks so much like he is just poised to
Ahem, never mind.
I didn't see what the Captain was wearing in the wedding scene, but I definitely got the impression he would not be in the somewhat uniform-like Trachten at the beginning, and that's another loss.
In the play, he has less opportunity to establish himself as the pre-Maria G (because no "My Favorite Things" in the bedroom, no dinner scene) so he's really going to have to amp it up to set the stage for his transformation. One can really appreciate the work CP did with Lehman to improve the script!

Oh, you know what else i lilked? The glimpses of "No Way To Stop It."

lisab1991, when do you think that still on the staircase is supposed to be?

I haven't watched the special yet, but I will. It sounds like they are ignoring the age difference between M & G, and with Max and especially Elsa also being younger will give it an entirely different perspective. To me, part of Elsa feeling so threatened right away upon seeing Maria was seeing how young and pretty she was. That would certainly feed the insecurities of a woman like her.

that is why i thought the rather young elsa seemed interesting. but i like her... it certainly would make his choices more difficult. maybe. i'm getting my proboards discussions confused...

Thank you so much for sharing this!
Hmmm, It's kinda exciting in a way that our favorite, "The Sound of Music" ,will be in our televisions again. I mean, a good way to introduce it to the new generation. But.. I'm still not satisfied with Carrie's performance as Maria and the way they sang the songs, They changed the tunes. Another is that, the dances. Oh gosh, They look like acrobats(seriously). Liesl (Ariane) and Rolfe's (Michael) scene is something "different", I wished there's the gazebo -sigh-. The acting is so limited (no spin, no jumps at the hills, kneeling only at the abbey while singing "Maria") and so their dialogue, it's not striking. I think this revival of the stage musical is so modern! They put the hills on their set, the villa, the concert hall but can't see the 1930s atmosphere there. Maybe with their dresses -lol- but not like what the film version did. well, I can't stopped them from doing it. Hahaha.
Let's go on the positive side. well, I love Laura and Christian as Elsa and Max. Their HCLS and NWTSI is so awesome. Stephen Moyer as Captain is also good. I like his hotness with that Captain coat and his Edelweiss voice and guitar. I also love the children. They are so cool, beautiful (especially the Liesl and Louisa), cute and adorable! I had a chance to talk to Ella(Louisa)and Sophia(Brigitta) through net and they are so kind! I love the blending of their voices. The nuns are great, their dixit dominus is giving me goosebumps. well that's it. hahaha. sorry for my long review to this production. Fans became critics in terms of revival of their favorites.

well said!

hahaha. Yes it's exciting. It's so modern and cool. I'm relieved when they said it's the stage revival. Thank goodness. But Julie fans (mostly teens) are actually protesting and against to this. You see, I'm one of them. Hahaha. Well ,we are just afraid that people will forget the film when this comes on Dvd or it might give a bad image to TSOM. I just hope it won't happen

Ps: SOM 1965 cast will always be the best.

Okay, finally watched:
Carrie: Seems to be toning down the pop/country thing. I hope that continues. And they really need to make her up so that she doesn't look like she's wearing makeup. Oh, and the dress that the poor don't want is far too pretty and well-fitted.
Stephen: Hot as hell. Can't hold a candle to CP, but who can?
Kids: very cute, I like that they aren't all "professional" sounding
Audra McDonald: LOVE her
Still don't feel any attraction/sexual tension between Carrie and Stephen, that's troubling.

that is, mock carrie. not anne. that wouldn't be fun. as much.

Alright, my third attempt of posting this message. I hope I'll succeed now. *sigh*

So, I listened to the soundtrack of the live event.. And I love it. Seriously. The best part is probably Audra McDonald. I love her voice. It's so beautiful, superb, breathtaking.. I never really liked Climb Every Mountain. It was always my least favourite TSOM song.. Until now. I first heard/saw Audra in a remake of the movie version of another well loved Broadway musical (Annie). This particular song will always be special to me:



My current favourite song will be Edelweiss. Seriously, that song always gets me to tears. Stephen delivers it so beautifully..

So the rest of the cast.. What can I say? I adore Stephen as the Captain. I love his British accent! Though it's kinda misplaced, with Georg being Austrian of course, I do think it adds another flavor of aristocracy to him. Yum.

I already appreciated Carrie's voice, I mean it's not exactly my cup of tea with jam and bread, but I learned to like her, and I like her even more after listening to the soundtrack. The kids did a real good job IMHO, can't wait to hear them live. And Christian and Laura sound very good as well.

Which brings me to something else: the remaining songs. Of course, Edelweiss is a song with a huge emotional and patriotic meaning, which always makes me emotional and filled with feelings I can't really explain, and thanks goodness the other songs are more cheerful. 

I really learned to like How Can Love Survive? and No Way To Stop It. It's probably the first time I was able to just sit down, listen to the songs and fully appreciate them. I mean, I tried and failed miserably to listen to the original versions (as well as Ordinary Couple). Perhaps I don't like the original Broadway version because I think it's sounding so oldfashioned. Don't get me wrong, I like them (now), but that wasn't always the case, like I said. Perhaps because of the fact that the 'original' Maria was, I believe, 46 at the time, and a lot older than the 'original' Captain.. No matter the amount of botox/make up/ magical potions they would/could use, it doesn't make a difference to me... I just can't 'unthink' these things.. But I'm babbling now. I'm gonna stop. Fingers crossed that this post makes it, otherwise, I quit.

I have so much to say about lisa's post but am just catching up from 3 days away so I will confine myself to the question about watching: most people seemed to want to be over on FB, and moreover, to just use the FB feed instead of setting up a group chat. The disadvantage is that it won't be saved. Proboards probably has a chat feature that can be saved, but not everyone is on it and it's harder to get into. Thoughts?

yes, good. I didn'tknow you could do that....
the only thing is that it looks like you can only FB group chat with your friends. IDK if I am friends with everyone who wants to watch. of course I am probalby wildly overstating how many people want to watch and so many of us are not in the right time zone.

with a bit of editing it could be cleaned up and made pretty. i'd be willing to do that but surely there is another way... maybe this can be a last resort.