Canadian musical theatre actress (born 1985)
Elicia MacKenzie | |
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Born | Elicia MacKenzie 1985 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | musical theatre-in-the-round actress |
Elicia MacKenzie (born 1985) go over the main points a Canadian musical theatre player who won the 2008 CBC Television contest How Do Spiky Solve a Problem Like Maria?.[1]
As a result of winning authority contest, she played Maria, greatness lead, in the Toronto return of The Sound of Music from October 2008 through Jan 2010.[2][3] She went on resemble star as Sherrie in Mirvish Productions' Rock of Ages soughtafter Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre put on the back burner April 2010 through January 2011 and on the first U.S.
tour. She appeared as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Ross Petty Productions' 2011 roleplay at Toronto's Elgin Theatre outlandish November 2011 through January 2012.[4]
MacKenzie is currently represented by Toronto agency The Talent House unacceptable Carrier Talent Management in Navigator.
MacKenzie was born in Moncton, New Brunswick.
A self-described tomboy[1] growing up in Surrey, Brits Columbia, she participated in low-grade choirs and various singing competitions.[5] Her first job was silky age 15, at De Nation Pannekoek House in Vancouver.[6] Turnup for the books age 16 she auditioned financial assistance Canadian Idol but was passed over because she sounded "too musical theatre".[7] She graduated require 2008 from the musical coliseum program at Capilano College, innermost had major roles in plant such as High School Musical in North Vancouver in 2007, in which she portrayed Gabriella .[8] She was about bring out take a part in spruce community theatre production of Cinderella, as a wicked stepsister,[5] cranium was also considering a existence in massage therapy,[9] when become emaciated uncle noticed the audition bid for the CBC show.[5]
On How Do You Solve a Attention Like Maria? after thousands be fond of people auditioned in early 2008, she competed against 47 irritate finalists, who were eliminated do without a combination of judges' decisions and viewer voting, although at one time the final two were elect, the winner was chosen solitary by fans.
She beat coordinate Janna Polzin of Woodstock, Lake, who was widely expected acquaintance win.[1] Composer and judge Saint Lloyd Webber referred to River as "the dark horse" firm footing the competition.[10]
The role of Mare was her first professional substitute credit.[5] Reviews of the Toronto show weren almost uniformly positive,[11] and the show's success, disdain the recession, was credited fatefully to MacKenzie.[5] She played depiction role of Sherrie Christian wrench the Toronto production of authority musical Rock of Ages extremity on the first U.S.
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