Carrie Underwood Mourns Late 'Sound Of Music Live!' Producer Craig Zadan

Carrie Underwood took to Twitter on Wednesday (August 22) to mourn the loss of award-winning producer Craig Zadan, who died on Monday night at his Hollywood Hills home following complications after a shoulder replacement surgery. He was 69.

Zadan, who worked with the American Idol alum on NBC's The Sound of Music in 2013, shared a link to his obituary and some sweet thoughts on the late collaborator. "Such sad news. Craig was a visionary, a risk-taker, a lover of music and just an all around nice guy! I am honored to have worked with him. He will be greatly missed," the 35-year-old star wrote in a tweet, which has garnered over 1,300 likes on the platform. In addition to producing the Oscars and the Oscar-winning film Chicago, Zadan worked on plenty of other spectacles like NBC's Smash and Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

"It is with profound sadness that I am announcing the passing of my dear friend and colleague Craig Zadan, who died of complications following shoulder replacement surgery," NBC's Bob Greenblatt said on Tuesday in a statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "On behalf of his life partner, Elwood Hopkins, and his producing partner, Neil Meron, we are stunned that the man behind so many incredible film, theatre, and television productions — several of them joyous musicals — was taken away so suddenly. Craig’s distinguished career as a passionate and consummate producer is eclipsed only by his genuine love for the thousands of actors, directors, writers, musicians, designers, and technicians he worked with over the years. His absence will be felt in our hearts and throughout our business."

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