Word has it, Maria’s recent v/o project,”Alice’s Pawfect Tea Party” will be a part of THE TALK on April 28th, for National Bring Your Child to Work Day. The audience that day will include the children of the hosts, crew and THE TALK staff. THE TALK airs Monday – Friday on CBS at 1 PM (PST). We’re not exactly sure yet how “Alice” will be featured, but we know they’ve ordered 275 tea kits, so it sounds like a whole lot of folks from CBS are going to be going home and listening to Maria as Alice on her Wonderland adventures! Be sure to check back here for additional details as we learn more.
Mar
8
Sudden Death – the musical film Maria appeared in last year as a dancer and singer on the film’s soundtrack – has been making the film festival rounds and racking up the awards and honors. To see the list of awards, visit the film’s official website here. Also, be sure to check out Maria as a dead body on the film’s poster. She’s the body on the right dressed in red, white, and green!
Jan
10
Maria voices Alice in Wonderland for the CD of the Storybook Tea Kit Company’s “Alice’s Pawfect Tea Party” kit, an interactive gift set. Tea guests play the cd, and Alice herself leads the tea party back to Wonderland. Themed elements of the story are turned into chocolates and cookies. Check out the behind the scenes video of Maria in the studio.
Visit the Storybook Tea Kit Company’s website and hear a clip of Maria’s work on the CD here.
Nov
8
Maria recently recorded ADR for the upcoming film “Answers to Nothing,” starring Dane Cook, Elizabeth Mitchell, Julie Benz, and directed by Matthew Leutwyler. Set against the backdrop of a missing girl case, the film follows lost souls throughout Los Angeles in their search for meaning and redemption and examines how they affect each other in ways they don’t always see. “Answers to Nothing,” is scheduled for a 2011 release date. For more info on the film check out http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1523939/.
Jun
19
Maria is thrilled to announce her most recent “project!” Maria and her husband, William, welcomed their daughter, Lily, on June 9, 2010. Lily was born at home with the help of a midwife, and everyone is healthy and happy. We’re very excited about the newest member of the Lee and BJP Entertainment families!
Apr
2
The L.A. Weekly Theater Awards were held on March 29, 2010 at the El Rey theatre in Hollywood. Maria attended as a nominee along with her castmates from the Knightbridge Theatre’s production of “Godspell” The cast was nominated for Best Musical Ensemble. Although they didn’t take home the award, they were genuinely honored to be nominated!
Feb
24
Maria and her fellow cast members of last year’s production of GODSPELL at the Knightsbridge Theatre in LA have been nominated for an LA WEEKLY Theatre Award for Best Musical Ensemble! The 31st Annual LA WEEKLY Theatre Awards will be held on March 29th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.
Click HERE for more info and a complete list of nominees.
Jan
24
Maria recently appeared in the staged reading of the new musical THE NEXT FAIRY TALE by at the Celebration Theatre in Hollywood.
This twisted take on the classic fairy tale was written by Brian Pugach, and directed by Cate Caplin, with musical direction by Wayne Moore. Maria played the show’s villain, “Minerva.”
Dec
29
Maria recently completed filming of the musical film, SUDDEN DEATH!, directed by Adam Hall. She also sang on the film’s soundtrack. SUDDEN DEATH! is scheduled for a June 2010 release date. Check out the pictures from the set:
Dec
6
Maria is currently in pre-production for the short film SUDDEN DEATH, directed by Adam Hall. Set in Los Angeles, SUDDEN DEATH is a musical about a virus known as “Sudden Death Syndrome,” a disease that causes its victim to die suddenly and has only one symptom…spontaneously breaking into well-choreographed song and dance. Maria is dancing in the film as one of the Los Angelinos who becomes a victim of the disease, as well as providing vocals for the soundtrack.
Maria spent the week in the recording studio laying down vocals for the soundtrack and in the dance studio rehearsing the choreography. Shooting is scheduled for December 13th and 14th. The film is scheduled for a June 2010 release. For more info, check out the official SUDDEN DEATH website at http://www.suddendeaththemovie.com/Sudden_Death/Home.html.
