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MARY POPPINS Becomes 30th Longest Running Broadway Show, 7/16

MARY POPPINS, Broadway's perfectly magical musical, will surpass PIPPIN as the 30th longest-running show in Broadway history when it plays performance #1945 on Saturday, July 16 at 2pm at the New Amsterdam Theatre. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Welcomes New Kids Tonight

MARY POPPINS, Broadway's perfectly magical musical, is pleased to welcome all new Banks children to the Broadway cast: Brigid Harrington and Kara Oates will alternate the role of Jane Banks with Rozi Baker and Lewis Grosso will alternate the role of Michael Banks with David Gabriel Lerner and Anthony Scarpone-Lambert. (Harrington and Grosso mark their official Broadway debut tonight, Tuesday, May 10; Oates will begin performances on Tuesday, May 24.) (more...)

Bronx Students Treated to First Bway Experience at MARY POPPINS

A group of students from Middle School 301 and nearby Trinity Episcopal Church in the Bronx were thrilled to experience their very first Broadway show yesterday when they visited the long-running Disney musical MARY POPPINS at the New Amsterdam Theatre, the New York Daily News reports. (more...)

MARY POPPINS to Release Live Cast Recording, 4/5

Walt Disney Records is pleased to announce the Tuesday, April 5th album release of Mary Poppins: The Live Cast Recording from the stage musical MARY POPPINS, presented by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Ashley Brown Returns to MARY POPPINS

Ashley Brown, Broadway's original MARY POPPINS, returned to the company yesterday, March 8, at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Brown assumes the title role through Sunday, July 17 (Laura Michelle Kelly, currently playing the role, will take a brief hiatus for a film project, returning to the show on Tuesday, July 19). Brown reunites with her original Broadway ‘Bert,' co-star Gavin Lee, having last performed with him when they launched and headlined the MARY POPPINS North American tour. BroadwayWorld was on hand for her encore curtain call and brings you photo coverage below! (more...)

Ashley Brown Returns to Broadway in MARY POPPINS Tonight

ASHLEY BROWN, Broadway's original MARY POPPINS, returns to the company on Tuesday, March 8 (7pm) at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Brown will assume the title role through Sunday, July 17 (Laura Michelle Kelly, currently playing the role, will take a brief hiatus for a film project, returning to the show on Tuesday, July 19). Brown reunites with her original Broadway ‘Bert,' co-star Gavin Lee, having last performed with him when they launched and headlined the MARY POPPINS North American tour. (more...)

Ashley Brown Returns to Broadway in MARY POPPINS, Mar. 8, 2011

ASHLEY BROWN, Broadway's original MARY POPPINS, returns to the company on Tuesday, March 8 (7pm) at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Brown will assume the title role through Sunday, July 17 (Laura Michelle Kelly, currently playing the role, will take a brief hiatus for a film project, returning to the show on Tuesday, July 19). Brown reunites with her original Broadway ‘Bert,' co-star Gavin Lee, having last performed with him when they launched and headlined the MARY POPPINS North American tour. (more...)

Disney on Broadway Offering '2-For-1' Specials

Disney Theatrical Productions today announced their partnership with The Broadway League and NYC & Company to offer 2-for-1 tickets to its signature blockbuster musicals, The Lion King and Mary Poppins, for the first ever 'Broadway Week' taking place from January 24 - February 10, 2011. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Celebrates Four Years On Broadway 11/16

MARY POPPINS continues to fly high, celebrating four magical years on Broadway on Tuesday, November 16 (previews began October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre). (more...)

MARY POPPINS Celebrates Four Years On Broadway 11/16

MARY POPPINS continues to fly high, celebrating four magical years on Broadway on Tuesday, November 16 (previews began October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre). (more...)

STAGE TUBE: The Cast of Mary Poppins Performs On Dancing With The Stars

Dancing With The Stars celebrated their 200th Episode with a special performance by the cast of Mary Poppins. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Visits DWTS, 11/2

On the 200th Episode of 'Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show' (Season 11), the cast of MARY POPPINS, led by Caroline Sheen as Mary and Nicolas Dromard as Bert, will perform the show-stopping tap dance number 'Step in Time,' in-studio on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 (8:00pm-9:30pm, ET), during a special 90-minute broadcast on the ABC Television Network. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Visits DWTS, 11/2

On the 200th Episode of 'Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show' (Season 11), the cast of MARY POPPINS, led by Caroline Sheen as Mary and Nicolas Dromard as Bert, will perform the show-stopping tap dance number 'Step in Time,' in-studio on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 (8:00pm-9:30pm, ET), during a special 90-minute broadcast on the ABC Television Network. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Welcomes Andrew Keenan-Bolger As Robertson Ay 10/12

MARY POPPINS, Broadway's perfectly magical musical, is pleased to welcome to the company ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER as Robertson Ay on Tuesday, October 12 (7pm). (more...)

Photo Coverage: Gavin Lee Returns to MARY POPPINS

For the first time in its smash 3 ½ year Broadway run, New York audiences have the opportunity to see Mary Poppins' original stage stars performing the roles they created together. Last night, August 24, Gavin Lee re-joined the Broadway company as Bert opposite his original Mary and Oliver Award-winning West End co-star Laura Michelle Kelly at the New Amsterdam Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you the reunion shots below! (more...)

BWW TV: MARY POPPINS Plays Bryant Park!

The best of Broadway was presented free on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010' - a lunchtime series which began on Thursday, July 8th at 12:30pm on the Bryant Park Stage and ended yesterday, August 12. The series, which just completed its 10 season, was sponsored by Bank of America and JCPenney 33rd & 6th, and washosted by Lite fm's on-air personalities. (more...)

Gavin Lee Returns to MARY POPPINS, 8/24; Joins Original Co-Star Laura Michelle Kelly

For the first time in its smash 3 ½ year Broadway run, New York audiences will have the opportunity to see Mary Poppins' original stage stars performing the roles they created together when Gavin Lee re-joins the Broadway company as Bert opposite his original Mary and Oliver Award-winning West End co-star LAURA MICHELLE KELLY at the New Amsterdam Theatre beginning Tuesday, August 24. (more...)

MARY POPPINS North American Tour Wins Saturn Award

The record-breaking Los Angeles engagement of MARY POPPINS was honored at the 36th annual Saturn Awards on Thursday, June 24 as the 'Best Local Stage Production: Fantasy/Musical' at a ceremony held at the Castaway in Burbank, CA. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Celebrates 1500th Performance On Broadway

Broadway's most magical musical MARY POPPINS celebrates its 1500th performance at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Saturday evening, June 19. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Welcomes New Banks Children To Broadway

MARY POPPINS, Broadway's perfectly magical musical, is pleased to welcome all new Banks children to the Broadway cast: alternating the role of Jane Banks is Catherine Missal, Rachel Resheff and Rozi Baker; alternating the role of Michael Banks is Christopher Flaim, David Gabriel Lerner and Ethan Haberfield (Missal and Flaim began performances on Tuesday, May 18; Resheff and Lerner began on Tuesday, May 25; Baker and Haberfield will begin on Friday, June 4). Flaim, Lerner and Haberfield will mark their official Broadway debut with the production. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Welcomes New Banks Children To Broadway

MARY POPPINS, Broadway's perfectly magical musical, is pleased to welcome all new Banks children to the Broadway cast: alternating the role of Jane Banks is Catherine Missal, Rachel Resheff and Rozi Baker; alternating the role of Michael Banks is Christopher Flaim, David Gabriel Lerner and Ethan Haberfield (Missal and Flaim began performances on Tuesday, May 18; Resheff and Lerner will begin on Tuesday, May 25; Baker and Haberfield will begin on Friday, June 4). (more...)

Photo Flash: Richard M. Sherman Visits MARY POPPINS

The legendary Richard M. Sherman and his wife Elizabeth recently took in a performance of MARY POPPINS on Tuesday, May 18. Following the show, they toasted the Broadway company and visited with star Laura Michelle Kelly backstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre. (more...)

MARY POPPINS Welcomes New Banks Children To Broadway

MARY POPPINS, Broadway's perfectly magical musical, is pleased to welcome all new Banks children to the Broadway cast: alternating the role of Jane Banks is Catherine Missal, Rachel Resheff and Rozi Baker; alternating the role of Michael Banks is Christopher Flaim, David Gabriel Lerner and Ethan Haberfield (Missal and Flaim began performances on Tuesday, May 18; Resheff and Lerner will begin on Tuesday, May 25; Baker and Haberfield will begin on Friday, June 4). (more...)

MARY POPPINS Welcomes Kenzler & Osterhaus as the New 'Banks' Tonight, 3/1

MARY POPPINS will welcome to the company Karl Kenzler as George Banks and Megan Osterhaus as Winifred Banks tonight, Monday, March 1. Kenzler and Osterhaus reprise the roles they originated in the critically-acclaimed North American touring production (currently performing in Tempe, Arizona through February 28 before opening in Denver, Colorado on March 5). Produced on Broadway by Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh, MARY POPPINS performs at the New Amsterdam Theatre. (more...)

Photo Flash: Dick Van Dyke Returns to his MARY POPPINS Roots with Cameo Appearance at Ahmanson Theatre

Dick Van Dyke delighted theatergoers when he made a surprise cameo in the LA engagement of the MARY POPPINS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR. (more...)