TOP 10 MARIAS REVEALED ON HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA?

Tonight, on CBC Television, the group of 20 Maria hopefuls were whittled down to 10 on HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? The top 20 finalists performed a private concert at the prestigious London Palladium in England for Andrew Lloyd Webber, his guests and the expert panel. Following the performance, 10 finalists were chosen as stand-out favourites for their special blend of charisma, attitude and talent. They will move on to the next round, performing live in front of a studio audience each week. One of these 10 finalists will land centre-stage as Maria von Trapp in the stage production of The Sound of Music, produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and David Mirvish, playing in Toronto this fall at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

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From Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail:

• This show is not one of my favourite things
  “There are several things unpleasantly cloying about the new reality series How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? (CBC, 8 p.m.), not the least of which is that musical.” Read more.

From CBC:

• Viewers have final say in search for Canadian Maria
  “A group of talented young Canadian women burst onto TV screens Sunday night in competition for the leading role in the much-loved musical The Sound of Music.” Read more.