Maya Hakvoort (born 19 September 1966 in
Nijmegen
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actress and singer.
Maya Hakvoort studied singing at the conservatory of Maastricht
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and acting and dancing at the Kleinkunst-academy in Amsterdam
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, before she started gathering practical musical experience in the Netherlands
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, Germany
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, Austria
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and Belgium
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.
She debuted in the musical "Jeans" in 1989. After numerous minor and greater roles in "Chicago", ''Les Misérables
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'' and "Gaudí" she got her most famous role to date in 1994 in "Theater an der Wien" as Empress Elisabeth
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in the German-language musical '' Elisabeth'' in Vienna
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in 1994, replacing Pia Douwes
Pia Douwes (born 5 August 1964) is a Dutch actress in musical theatre in Europe. She is best known for having created the title role in the German-language musical '' Elisabeth''.
Biography
Douwes was born in Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherl ...
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Through playing the title role in ''Elisabeth'' she gained great recognition throughout Europe.
In 1999 she played Fantine
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in ''Les Misérables'' in Duisburg, Germany. Then she got the part of "Rose" in "Aspects of Love" in Bern, Switzerland.
As the Swiss didn't want to let her go, she played Milady de Winter in George Stiles "The Three Musketiers" in St Gallen.
Back in her homeland she toured with "There's no business like Showbusiness" before she went back to Vienna to play the role of Lisa in Frank Wildhorns "Jekyll and Hyde"
Ten months after giving birth to her first child she made a revival as "Elisabeth" in Theater an der Wien 2003
On New Year's Eve 2004 Hakvoort started touring through Austria, Italy and Germany with her own solo tour: "Maya Goes Solo".
After her last performance on 5 December 2005, she started in 2006 in Baden as "Evita",
In the spring of 2007 Hakvoort and some of her colleagues of the United Stages of Vienna went to Japan to perform the musical ''Elisabeth'' there. By now, she has already played the role of "Elisabeth" more than 1000 times.
On 12 October 2007 her new solo tour "In My Life" premiered in Vienna.
In 2008 the comedy Musical "High Society" as Tracy showed the audience that she had a comic talent.
In the beginning of 2009 "Lilly Vanessy" in Kiss me Kate in Vienna
After her second child, she was cast by entertainer/singer and producer Alfons Haider in the summer of 2010 for the main role in "Victor/Victoria" in Stockerau .
In October 2010 she made her way again to St Gallen to play the evil "Mrs Danvers" in Daphne du Mauriers "Rebecca".
After her 3 Programm "Maya's musical Life" she wanted to be accompanied by a big band, so she created a new show, "This is my Life" with 10 Musicians.
In 2012 she went back to Japan, where she had her finishing night of "Elisabeth"
This year (2013) she produced "Voices of Musical" with Uwe Kröger, Pia Douwes, Lukas, Perman, Marjan Shaki, Ramesh Nair, Sophisticated Showdance Compagny, and The Rounder Girls.
And is having her Première in Mörbisch on 30 July 2013. Her 2 show on the 31 August in Bregenz
As the Voices of Musical Christmas will be played the winter of 2013 in Graz, Linz, Vienna and Bregenz
Discography
*'' Elisabeth'' - live 1996
*''In Love with Musical'' - live 1996
*''Musical Christmas in Vienna'' 1996
*''Musicalstars singen Weihnachtslieder'' 1996
*''Ihr Männer'' 1997
*''Shades of Night'' 1997
*''That's Musical'' 1999
*''Musical Changes'' 2000
*''Duettalbum van Marco Bakker'' 2000
*''There's No Business Like Showbusiness'' - live 2000
*''Jekyll & Hyde - Wiener Productie'' 2002
*''10th Anniversary Concert Elisabeth'' 2002
*''Elisabeth'' (5 Tracks) 2003
*''Schlaraffenland'' 2003
*''Elisabeth'' - 2004
*''Musical Christmas in Vienna'' 2004
*''Maya Goes Solo'' - 2005
*''In My Life'' - 2008
References
External links
Webpage
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1966 births
Living people
Dutch women singers
Dutch musical theatre actresses
People from Nijmegen