Maria Featured in Episode 3 of New Webseries PZAZZ: 101

Check out Maria's performance in the latest episode of PZAZZ: 101! The original webseries, created and performed by Wade Dooley, shows some of New York's most exciting Broadway stars like Marla Mindelle (Sister Act on Broadway) and Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot, Passing Strange) coaching with Mary Shennanbargger, the legendary singing, dancing and acting teacher. Episode 3 features her acting class of "up-and-coming" performers working on exercises, monologues and musicals. 

When you tell people that you're an actor, this is the kind of thing that usually comes to mind...

Check out Episode 3:

Banged Up Abroad begins Airing in the UK

UK fans -- now is the time! The new season of Banged Up Abroad (USA Title: Locked Up Abroad) begins airing on October 16th at 9:00 PM on the National Geographic Channel! 

Keep your eyes peeled for the episode: Caught Red Handed - Teenage Drug Smuggler to see Maria portray the story of a Brooklyn girl in trouble in Colombia. Check your local listings!

Maria's Fashion Photo Shoot with Justin Clynes

This week, Maria did a photo shoot with the amazing fashion photographer Justin Clynes. The photos add to an already fantastic portfolio with headshots and commercial shots by Dennis Kwan. A couple of the fashion shots are already in Justin's online plus-size model portfolio and you can check them out here. More photos will be posted soon!

Maria helps raise funds for NYC's LGBT Center in the West Village

Maria was thrilled to participate in a benefit reading of Bobby Cronin's new musical Daybreak as a benefit for NYC's LGBT Center located in the West Village. 

The benefit concert was produced by Neal Bennington. The evening was directed by Johanna Pinzler with musical direction by William Demaniow. The cast included Sheri Sanders (Rock The Audition), E. Clayton Cornelious (Wonderland, The Scottsboro Boys), LaQuet Sharnell (Lysistrata Jones, Memphis) and Raymond J. Lee (Anything Goes). 

This marks Maria's third collaboration with Bobby Cronin, having previously participated in the industry readings of Daybreak and Welcome To My Life.

Daybreak cast, crew and supporters.

Maria reading the Announcer VO lines in Daybreak.

The performance and audience at the LGBT Center.

 (Photos courtesy of NealB.tv)