Carrie Underwood will be taking on a huge iconic role in 2013.  She is set to play Maria Von Trapp in a live 3 hour broadcast of "The Sound of Music" on NBC.

"Speaking for everyone at NBC, we couldn't be happier to have the gifted Carrie Underwood take up the mantle of the great Maria von Trapp," Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. "She was an iconic woman who will now be played by an iconic artist."

In other Carrie Underwood news, she tested out a new disguise this weekend.  Check out the photo below- would you recognize her if you saw her out??