Mary Poppins closing in March!

[tking001]

The show will be closing on March 3rd 2013

[everythingtaboo]

NOT OFFICIAL, just according to Michael Riedel. Though I think we all know what that means...love him or hate him, he's pretty spot on.


EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mary Poppins’ to close, ‘Aladdin’ to open

[tking001]

The NY times also reported it

[jacobsnchz14]

Hasn't the show been doing pretty good business lately? I don't remember reading if this ever recouped. I'm sure it did though.

[wdwfreak]

^ It doesn't matter how well a show is doing. It's not doing crazy business like Lion King is and if they have something lined up, Disney will pull the plug on one show to let another show open. Mary Poppins also has had a lot of low weeks this past year. It's not a cheap show to run.

[Jordan Catalano]

It's also insanely boring. Y'know, so there's that.

[TheGingerBreadMan]

I don't remember reading if this ever recouped. I'm sure it did though.


According to the official BWW article, the show recouped with 52 weeks of opening.

[RENT_is_Wicked2]

Kind of funny that a Disney show is closing with another Disney show moving in...

[wdwfreak]

^ Why is that funny? Disney has a lease on the theater so only their shows can go in there.

[dramamama611]

And they are closing Poppins so that they CAN bring Aladdin into the space.

Cause and Effect.

[jbm2]

Aladin is awful- close to the worst show I saw in 2012

[beautywickedlover]

"Kind of funny that a Disney show is closing with another Disney show moving in..."

They made that mistake 6 years ago around this month. It was very sad to see a wonderful show like 'Beauty and the Beast' and to see it be replaced by a mess of a show like 'The Little Mermaid'. They only redeemable things about it were Sierra Boggess and Sherie Rene Scott. But Disney did not own the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Anyway, I'll miss 'Mary Poppins' but I am looking forward to 'Aladdin'.

[finebydesign]

It's time for an Aida revival. I wouldn't be shocked if it was a Beauty they were bringing back.

[bdn223]

I feel bad for Gavin Lee. He has been with the show since it opened in London, opened the show on Broadway, did the tour and then came back to broadway. He just took off for a few month to do Top Hat in London for a few months and was to return to Mary Poppins over the summer. I honestly wonder if Disney will try to bring him back for the final show.

[Kelly2]

OMG, please bring Aida back. I am so down for that.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

I'd love an Aida revival in five years that focuses a little less on spectacle. Would Disney ever NOT produce a revival of one of their shows, or at least co-produce?

[CarlosAlberto]

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay...

[Mr Roxy]

Think closing before Easter is a big mistake.

[fashionguru_23]

I do enjoy Michael Ridel, but Disney hasn't set a closing date, and tickets are still on sale until Aug. 18th.

[Yero my Hero]

Frank Dilella of NY1 is reporting March 3.