She is the middle child of five sisters; her parents moved the family from the Philippines to Canada in 1990.[1][2][3][4]
Career
After some encouragement from people who had heard her sing, she won a leading role in Experience Canada, a musical tour that celebrated Canada's 125th anniversary.[1][3] A TV presentation of the show was seen by someone in the Toronto casting department Miss Saigon who arranged for an audition for the role of Kim in the musical.[1] She won the role and was a celebrated success, earning nominations for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1994 and in 2011.[5] Dionisio has since performed as Kim in British, Australian and American productions of Miss Saigon.[6]
She played the role of Éponine in the U.S. touring company of Les Misérables, joining Lea Salonga as the second Asian to play Éponine in western theater.
In July 2008, Dionisio reprised her original role as Kim in the seated production of Miss Saigon at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.[9] In July 2010, she also reprised this role in the second Toronto, Ontario, Canada production.[10][11] She originally played this role in the original Toronto production in 1993, which also launched her career.[10][11]
She is a founding artist of Theatre 20, a musical theatre company in Toronto formed by artists in 2009, and performed in Theatre 20's 2011 Concert Series at the Panasonic Theatre.[12]
^Stephane Ly-Cuong (1998-03-02). . playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
^Andrew Gans (2002-09-04). . playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
^Gans, Andrew (2008-07-16). . playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ ab"Dionisio returns to Toronto in Miss Saigon". CBC.ca. 2010-04-22. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ abGabriel, Maria Athena (April 30, 2010). "Ma-Anne Dionisio reprises role in Miss Saigon (Toronto)". The Philippine Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^Jones, Kenneth (12 April 2011). . Playbill. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
anne, dionisio, born, july, 1973, filipino, canadian, singer, actress, born, 1973, july, 1973, manila, philippinesoccupation, singer, actressyears, active1992, presentchildren3, contents, early, life, career, theatre, references, external, linksearly, life, ed. Ma Anne Dionisio born 16 July 1973 1 is a Filipino Canadian singer and actress Ma Anne DionisioBorn 1973 07 16 July 16 1973 age 49 Manila PhilippinesOccupation s Singer actressYears active1992 presentChildren3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Theatre 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditShe is the middle child of five sisters her parents moved the family from the Philippines to Canada in 1990 1 2 3 4 Career EditAfter some encouragement from people who had heard her sing she won a leading role in Experience Canada a musical tour that celebrated Canada s 125th anniversary 1 3 A TV presentation of the show was seen by someone in the Toronto casting department Miss Saigon who arranged for an audition for the role of Kim in the musical 1 She won the role and was a celebrated success earning nominations for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1994 and in 2011 5 Dionisio has since performed as Kim in British Australian and American productions of Miss Saigon 6 She played the role of Eponine in the U S touring company of Les Miserables joining Lea Salonga as the second Asian to play Eponine in western theater She played Bertrande de Rols in Martin Guerre in London 7 performed in West Side Story as Maria at the Stratford Festival in 1999 1 and appeared on Broadway as Little Girl in the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song 8 In July 2008 Dionisio reprised her original role as Kim in the seated production of Miss Saigon at The Muny in St Louis Missouri 9 In July 2010 she also reprised this role in the second Toronto Ontario Canada production 10 11 She originally played this role in the original Toronto production in 1993 which also launched her career 10 11 She is a founding artist of Theatre 20 a musical theatre company in Toronto formed by artists in 2009 and performed in Theatre 20 s 2011 Concert Series at the Panasonic Theatre 12 She has also had occasional film and television roles including guest appearances in Flashpoint Remedy and Schitt s Creek and a lead role in the film The Waiting Room Theatre EditMiss Saigon Toronto 1993 Kim Les Miserables US Tour Eponine Miss Saigon West End Kim Martin Guerre West End Bertrande Miss Saigon Sydney Kim Next to Normal Toronto 2019 Diana GoodmanReferences Edit a b c d e Richard Ouzounian 2010 07 09 The real life Miss Saigon Toronto Star Retrieved 2010 07 11 Pat St Germain 2001 02 02 Ma Anne teams with WSO for homecoming tour Winnipeg Sun Retrieved 11 July 2010 a b Patti Conley 2003 06 05 Miss Saigon grows into role Beaver County Times Retrieved 2010 07 11 Victoria Ahearn 2010 05 13 Ma Anne Dionisio reprises lead role in Miss Saigon timestranscript canadaeast com Archived from the original on 7 March 2012 Retrieved 11 July 2010 Canadian Who s Who 2003 John Hayes 2003 06 09 Stage Review CLO stages triumphant Miss Saigon Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2010 07 11 Stephane Ly Cuong 1998 03 02 PBOL Reports from Closing Night of London s Martin Guerre playbill com Archived from the original on 2012 10 16 Retrieved 2010 07 11 Andrew Gans 2002 09 04 The Flowering of Drum Song A Sneak Peek at the R amp H Musical playbill com Archived from the original on 2012 10 16 Retrieved 2010 07 11 Gans Andrew 2008 07 16 Jue Dionisio Kunze Tower Lee and Voytko Cast in Muny s Miss Saigon playbill com Archived from the original on October 16 2012 Retrieved June 24 2010 a b Dionisio returns to Toronto in Miss Saigon CBC ca 2010 04 22 Retrieved June 24 2010 a b Gabriel Maria Athena April 30 2010 Ma Anne Dionisio reprises role in Miss Saigon Toronto The Philippine Reporter Retrieved June 24 2010 Jones Kenneth 12 April 2011 Colm Wilkinson Louise Pitre and New Musical Amelia Will Be Heard in Toronto Concert Series Playbill Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 Retrieved 9 August 2011 External links Edithttp www ibdb com person asp ID 102565 Ma Anne Dionisio at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ma Anne Dionisio amp oldid 1100031539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
