Photo Coverage: Mary Poppins Gypsy Robe Ceremony
By: Walter McBride Nov. 19, 2006
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Rommy Sandhu was chosen as Mary Poppins' winner of the Gypsy Robe. Sandhu performs as a swing in the show, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16th.
The colorful Gypsy Robe, embellished with mementos from Broadway musicals, is presented to the cast member who has the most Broadway chorus credits. Les Miserables' Nikki Renee Daniels was the last performer to be chosen as the Gypsy Robe winner. Sandhu' previous Broadway credits include Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Annie Get Your Gun, On the Town and The Life.Mary Poppins stars Ashley Brown in the title role and Gavin Lee as Bert, as well as Daniel Jenkins as Mr. Banks, Rebecca Luker as Mrs. Banks, and more. "Based on P.L. Travers's cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins features the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics," state Disney notes. Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team assembled for Mary Poppins with co-direction and choreography by Tony- and Olivier Award-winner Matthew Bourne.Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
Rommy Sandhu and Ramon Flowers (Gypsy Robe Winner for Hot Feet) with Mary Poppins cast members
Nikki Renee Daniels (Gypsy Robe Winner for Les Miserables)
Rommy Sandhu with Ashley Brown and Mary Poppins cast
Rommy Sandhu with Ashley Brown and Mary Poppins cast
Ashley Brown and Mary Poppins cast members
Ashley Brown, Rommy Sandhu and Gavin Lee
Gavin Lee and Mary Poppins cast members
Ashley Brown, Ronny Sandhu, Daniel Jenkins, Gavin Lee and Rebecca Luker
Ashley Brown, Ronny Sandhu, Daniel Jenkins, Gavin Lee and Rebecca Luker
Nikki Renee Daniels and Rommy Sandhu
Rommy Sandhu and Rebecca Luker
Rommy Sandhu and Mary Poppins swings
Rommy Sandhu and young Mary Poppins cast members
Gavin Lee with cast members making their Broadway debuts
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