From CBC:
“MARIA SCHOOL” SENDS HOPEFULS TO THE HILLS IN HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA?
Top-20 candidates perform for Andrew Lloyd Webber in London, England
More than half the candidates vying for the hottest role in show business were sent home tonight on CBC Television’s HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? The 48 would-be Marias have been whittled down to 20 after being pushed to their limits at “Maria School” in Toronto-all competing for the role of Maria von Trapp.
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From Bill Harris of Sun Media:
Zaib Shaikh is known as Amaar on Little Mosque on the Prairie, but for tonight’s adaptation of Othello on CBC, he is co-writer, director, and executive producer. Matthew Deslippe, who was recently seen on Across the River to Motor City, plays Iago and is also an executive producer. Listen now to their thoughts on why Othello is relevant today, Carlo Rota in the title role, their pride in Canadian productions, and even what’s next for Little Mosque on the Prairie:
This Sunday on TV, eh? Blogtalkradio show, join Zaib Shaikh (co-writer/director, also Amaar on Little Mosque on the Prairie) and Matthew Deslippe (Iago, also Frank Calasso on Across the River to Motor City) to chat about their adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello.
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