Carrie Underwood as Julie Andrews? (Well, obviously, based on the Rodgers & Hammerstein reference in the headline).
And Beyonce gets to be Judy Garland. Apparently that's one producer's idea of "rock."
Those two will be part of the "Movies Rock" that will be filmed Sunday at the Kodak Theater for a two-hour prime-time special airing Dec. 7 on CBS. A spinoff of "Fashion Rocks," the initial lineup seems rather devoid of anything resembling "rock."
Underwood will perform "The Sound of Music," Beyonce gets to tackle “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” and Mary J. Blige and John Legend will duet on “As Time Goes By.” Where exactly the rock performers or even rock songs are is anyone's guess.
Being given medley duty are Elton John (an actual rock artist, but he gets animated films), Jennifer Hudson (James Bond tunes) and composer John Williams conducting an orchestra doing his own work.
David Paich, who occasionally rocked as a member of Boz Scaggs' early '70s band before creating Toto, will be the music coordinator.

Carrie Underwood's label wants the world to see her as a newly accepted member of the country sorority and not the winner of some new-fangled sining competition. The achievements of her opening week sales of "Carnival Ride" are all tied to its place in the country pantheon: Did you know it's the best-selling first week of any country sophomore album since the inception of SoundScan and the largest country debut in digital album chart history, with digital sales of 44,928?
But to many, she will always be the top idol of the American Idols, who now must all look up to her as the single most popular winner.
Underwood's "Carnival Ride" sold 527,00 copies in its first week and when combined with the opening week of her debut, "Some Hearts," Underwood has the highest collective total of opening week sales for any "Idol" finalist. Sure it's a stretch but there has to be a way to get Clay Aiken's name off one record. Underwood's combined first week sales are 842,000, besting season two runner-up Aiken's total of 808,000. "Carnival Ride" saw a 40% spike over the debut week sales (315,000) of "Some Hearts."
Every other "Idol" champ has seen their tally dip when the second album is released.
Kelly Clarkson
"Thankful" - Released April 15, 2003 – 297,000
"Breakaway" – Nov. 30, 2004 – 250,000
Ruben Studdard
"Soulful" – Dec. 9, 2003 - 417,000
I Need an Angel – Nov. 23, 2004 - 96,000
Fantasia
"Free Yourself" – Nov. 23, 2004 - 240,000
" Fantasia" – Dec. 12, 2006 - 113,000

Carrie Underwood will sing the National Anthem at Game 3 of the MLB World Series in Denver. Game starts at  8:35 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Cabler CMT will devote six straight hours Thursday to Carrie Underwood’s first video, for the single "So Small," from her second album, "Carnival Ride." “Carrie Music Television” debuts at 6 a.m. The iTunes Store will simultaneously offer the video for sale.
CMT proudly says this is its first ever stunt like this. Network figures it will run the video 66 times within the six-hour span.  (Isn't that 66/6? Is Carrie doing the devil's music here?)
Video was directed by the man who helmed “Before He Cheats,” Roman White. "So Small" is the No. 1 tune at country radio.
19 Recordings/Arista Nashville will release "Carnival Ride" on  Oct. 23. 

The second Carrie Underwood album will be released Oct. 23 by 19 Recordings/Arista Records/Arista Nashville.
Mark Bright, who produced seven tracks on her debut "Some Hearts," will be producing the entire album, which has yet to be titled. Underwood is finishing the recording now.
"Some Hearts" has sold 5.75 million copies  since its release in November 2005. Since winning "American Idol 4," Underwood has won two Grammys and been named CMA and ACM feamle vocalist of the year.