TORONTO - The CBC-TV reality show "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" has whittled its list of potential Maria von Trapps down to 10.
The program aims to find a performer to star as the beloved nun-turned-governess in a production of "The Sound of Music" to be staged in Toronto this fall.
Of the Maria finalists, six hail from Ontario: Alison Jutzi, 29, originally from Guelph and now living in Toronto; Katie Kerr, 19, of Windsor; Donna Lajeunesse, 22, from Bowmanville; Allie Hughes, 22, from Toronto; Marisa McIntyre, 25, originally from Waterloo, now living Toronto; and Janna Polzin, 24, originally from Woodstock, now living in Toronto.
Two Marias live in Vancouver: Jayme Armstrong, 24, and Elicia MacKenzie, 23. Two are from Nova Scotia: Tamara Fifield, 21, of Truro and Kyla Tingley, 24, of Dartmouth. Tingley received an East Coast Music Awards nomination in 2005 for her musical group the Chronicles.
Starting June 22, the Top 10 perform live from the CBC building in Toronto, and viewers will be allowed to vote for their favourites. One Maria will be voted off on June 23.
The CBC show is based on a British series of the same name that Andrew Lloyd Webber co-created. Connie Fisher was the winner of that program, landing the coveted spot in a hit London revival of the musical classic.
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On the Net:
www.cbc.ca/maria
News from �The Canadian Press, 2008
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