The Sound of Music Live Carrie Underwood and Cast Reviews: Live Telecast on TV Captured More Than 18 Million Viewers [Video]

Carrie Underwood led the cast and crew through a live telecast rendition of the famous 50s movie "The Sound of Music" called "The Sound of Music Live" on Thursday night. The production was staged as a three hour long, completely live theater style play that featured Carrie Underwood and cast as the Von Trapps from the original film. The NBC production wrangled in more than 18 million viewers and saw social media sites like Twitter and Facebook explode with content about the live telecast on TV.

Carrie Underwood became a household name after she won the fourth season of American Idol and has released several Billboard 100 country hits. She has acted in one film and has starred in an episode of the popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."

Robert Lloyd from the LA Times wrote a review of "The Sound of Music Live." He wrote, "If I could sing these songs as well as Underwood, I would sing them until the world was sick of me. But as a stage actress, there was no way to regard her as anything but an amateur - good enough, certainly, to convey the meaning of her lines, and sometimes better than that, but lacking weight and substance and the shadings she can bring to a song. She cried real tears, too, but that may have been an effect of standing next to Audra McDonald, as the Mother Abbess, singing 'Climb Every Mountain.' Wouldn't you?"

So far, the reviews from the live telecast of "The Sound of Music Live" featuring Carrie Underwood and cast have said similar things as Lloyd's review. Did you tune in for the live on TV event on NBC? Let us know what you thought about Carrie Underwood's performance as Maria von Trapp. Also, check out this video that features a few songs from the event!