This production missed the mark on every level. The sound was atrocious (the singers sounded like they were singing through tin cans, while the orchestra was at full volume - criminal for a musical). The story changes were gratuitous, and removed much of the drama. The smallest girl couldn't finish a line of singing (kept fading out). Rolf was laughably old (looked 40, not 17). They changed the order of some of the songs, which caused them to not make story sense. Captain Von Trapp's voice was thoroughly average (Edelweiss sounded like an afterthought).
Given the hype, Carrie Underwood was the biggest disappointment - while she has a good voice, it doesn't have the pure, clear quality that makes you believe Maria's innocence, and she simply is incapable of acting (it sounded like she was reading her spoken lines off cue cards, and she was often looking in the wrong direction). My wife and I were very disappointed.
Given the hype, Carrie Underwood was the biggest disappointment - while she has a good voice, it doesn't have the pure, clear quality that makes you believe Maria's innocence, and she simply is incapable of acting (it sounded like she was reading her spoken lines off cue cards, and she was often looking in the wrong direction). My wife and I were very disappointed.