From Beverly Hills to Forest Hills, the nation was alive last night with NBC's The Sound of Music Live! The show had something for everyone: Classic showtunes like “Do-Re-Mi” for your grandma (and the gays). An American Idol winner for the tweens (and the gays). A vampire from True Blood for the straight dudes, kind of (but mostly the gays).

Broadway divas for—yeah, the gays.

The three-hour event was, if occasionally rocky, an overall success. Consider this: When was the last time your Facebook feed was dominated by people talking about Rodgers and Hammerstein? Here are the best and worst parts of the show.

We’ll start with what we didn’t like so that, like Julie Andrews and Mary Martin, we can end on a high note.

THE BAD

1. It wasn’t that bad. Half the joy of live theater is watching people scramble when things don’t go according to plan, and frankly a little mayhem would have been nice. Sure, there were some awkward silences and stumbles (Stephen Moyer, in particular, seemed shaky with his lines.) But generally the production ran without a hitch. Was anyone else crossing their fingers for a falling setpiece or burning wig? A good, old-fashioned face plant?

2. American Idol isn’t Julliard. I like Carrie Underwood, I really do. And her efforts to take on this role show real courage and ambition. She scrubbed the country twang out of her accent, whipped her singing voice into pretty great shape, and even produced actual tears a couple times. That said, she’s no Sally Field. Hell, she’s barely a Sally Struthers. Though her notes were never flat, her line delivery usually was.

3. Christian Borle’s mustache. Movember’s over, queen.

4. We can't face it. The demure abbess in this version clearly asks Maria what "she cannot face," thus avoiding the delivery that, in the film, has given fans decades of wicked glee.

5. The sound of silence. I’m sure it would have been impossible to incorporate a live studio audience, but the lack of response after the musical numbers was still unnerving. Without the applause, laughter, sniffles and even coughs elicited by live theater, it feels a little like dead theater.

THE GOOD

1. Carrie Underwood’s money notes. She might have the emotional range of an oven range, but Underwood did her predecessors proud with her renditions of these classic songs. Admit it: You were positively giddy during “The Lonely Goatherd.”

2. Michael Campayno’s backside. He knows you’re wondering what Rolf's butt looks like under those form-fitting shorts, so Campayno was kind enough to display it for you right there on his chin. Seriously, that cleft is so deep I’m surprised NBC didn’t run a parental advisory warning or blur his face. (Note to NBC: Thank you for not blurring that beautiful, beautiful face.)

3. Baroness Bitchface. Laura Benanti packed so many expressions into her screen time that I’m surprised the camera ever left her. In contrast to the show’s more “stoic” romantic leads, she was a positive roller coaster of visible emotion. Within that vast repertoire, her sharpest tool was withering shade. Props to her for never missing a chance to broadcast utter disdain toward that chirpy little nun.

The fun didn’t stop off camera, either: Benanti punctuated her final exit by tweeting “Elsa OUT!” mere moments after her departure.

4. Audra McDonald’s everything. In case you were wondering what effortless grace looks like: BOOM! This Mother Abbess puts the diva in devotion. The real star of last night’s show was this five-time Tony winner, whose sensational voice and commanding presence made you wish for a plot revision in which Maria stays at home with the other sisters.

Speaking of which, how about that transition where the wall of the house opened directly into the abbey? Breathtaking.

5. Live musical theater! Guys, the whole nation just sat down to watch a live performance of a classic Broadway show, and was reminded that there was a time when musicals were about great songs and great voices instead of pop ballads and Autotune. (I’m looking at you, Glee.) Let’s all be extra encouraging about this and maybe it’ll keep happening!

Network executives: It was all worth it. All I want for Christmas next year is for this to become an annual tradition.