TV, eh?

From the Canadian Press:

• ‘Maria’ runner-up cast as alternate in ‘Sound of Music’ production
  “Janna Polzin, 25, will play Maria twice a week, while the winner of the CBC-TV reality show, Elicia MacKenzie, will perform the role six times weekly, said producers Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and David Mirvish.” Read more.

From BBM Canada, Flashpoint at #3 (1.216 million), Canadian Idol at #6 (984,000 - performance), Canadian Idol at #13 (850,000 - results), How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria at #23 (716,000):

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From BBM Canada, Canadian Idol at #3 (1.192 million) and #4 (1.117 million), Flashpoint at #5 (1.086 million), How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria at #19 (752,000) and #28 (610,000):

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From Marise Strauss of Media in Canada:

• Maria a winner for CBC
  “CBC’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? ended on a high note this week, averaging over 700,000 viewers for its last two episodes, which saw Vancouver’s Elicia MacKenzie win the lead for the fall remount of The Sound of Music.” Read more.

From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:

• ‘Dark horse’ wins Maria role: Lloyd Webber lauds Vancouverite, 23, for `the most delicious quality when she sang’
  “Elicia MacKenzie, the exuberant 23-year-old Vancouverite who went from what Andrew Lloyd Webber called “almost zero to hero” was the surprise winner last night as the CBC-TV program How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? came to a close.” Read more.

From Peter Birnie of the Vancouver Sun:

• Surrey resident wins Maria contest
  “Problem? What problem? It turns out that the answer to the question posed in the CBC TV reality show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? was waiting right here in the Lower Mainland all along.” Read more.

From Vanessa Farquharson of the National Post:

• Problem like Maria solved by Vancouver’s Mackenzie
  “A wide-eyed and breathless Elicia MacKenzie — who just a few years ago was considering a career in massage therapy — officially landed the role last night of Maria von Trapp in the upcoming Mirvish production of The Sound of Music.” Read more.

From J. Kelly Nestruck of the Globe and Mail:

• How do you solve a problem like… Elicia?
  “I though Janna Polzin had it in the bag. She had the look. She had the stage presence. She hit the centres of the notes when she sang. And, most importantly, she got the most votes last week.” Read more.

From CBC News:

• Viewers choose Maria for The Sound of Music
  “Problem solved: Elicia MacKenzie has been chosen to portray novitiate-turned-nanny Maria von Trapp in the upcoming Toronto stage production of The Sound of Music.” Read more.

From the Toronto Star:

• The problem’s about to be solved
  “Tonight, Canadian viewers of CBC’s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? find out which young woman has won the televised competition to play Maria von Trapp in the Toronto production of The Sound of Music.” Read more.

From CBC News:

• Maria saga approaches its finale
  “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is nearing its final act. Three performers are still in the running for the role of Maria von Trapp in the new production of The Sound of Music, which will open in Toronto in October: 25-year-old Jayme Armstrong of Richmond, B.C., 23-year-old Elicia MacKenzie of Vancouver and 25-year-old Janna Polzin of Woodstock, Ont.” Read more.

From Victoria Ahearn of the Canadian Press:

• ‘Maria’ finalists talk ‘favourite things’
  “The Canadian Press conducted interviews with the three finalists, asking them about their favourite things, why they love the musical classic and why they think they should be Maria.” Read more.

From BBM Canada, Canadian Idol at #2 (1.308 million) and #9 (957,000), Flashpoint at #12 (908,000), How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria at #27 (655,000):

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