<p> Follow along as Carrie Underwood stars as Maria in "The Sound of Music" TV special, airing LIVE from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, from 8-11 p.m. on NBC/4. Southold's Ella Watts-Gorman, 13, stars as Louisa.</p> 
<p> Click here to see live updates: http://bit.ly/1bkl6uI</p>

Follow along as Carrie Underwood stars as Maria in "The Sound of Music" TV special, airing LIVE from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, from 8-11 p.m. on NBC/4. Southold's Ella Watts-Gorman, 13, stars as Louisa. Click here to see live updates: http://bit.ly/1bkl6uI

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