CBC’s Maria wins Dora award

Matt — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:17:16 +0000

Elicia MacKenzie, the former Surrey resident and current Maria in the Toronto production of The Sound of Music, has done it again. On Monday June 29^th, the winner of CBC’s reality show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria walked away with a Dora Mavor Moore award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role in a Musical. The Doras are awarded annually for excellence in theatre, opera and dance in Toronto.

10 Marias: 1 Year Later

Matt — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:51:47 +0000

As much of a fan as I was of the first season of CBC’s Triple Sensation, last summer’s musical theatre/reality television hybrid, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, left me tepid.

Ten finalists vied to play Maria in the Toronto production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Local actor Jayme Armstrong (Little Shop of Horrors, URP) came in a close third to Surrey’s Elicia MacKenzie (High School Musical, URP), who won the iconic role.

The final 10 return to CBC Wednesday night, a year later, in a one-hour documentary on how the show affected their lives. The show promises an appearance by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the teaser that one of the finalists will be appearing in one of his new productions.

10 Marias: 1 Year Later airs Wednesday, June 24 at 9 PM on CBC and repeats on CBC Newsworld.

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CBC’s Maria wins Dora award

10 Marias: 1 Year Later