Jenny Galloway Joins Cast of MARY POPPINS, First Performance Was Held 9/1

Broadway's perfectly magical musical MARY POPPINS is pleased to welcome two-time Olivier Award winner Jenny Galloway (London's original ‘Mrs. Brill') to the company. Galloway's first performance was Tuesday, September 1. Produced by Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh, MARY POPPINS performs at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street).

An acclaimed British stage actress, Jenny Galloway is a two-time Olivier Award winner, honored for stage performances as Rosie in Mamma Mia! (2000) and Luce in The Boys from Syracuse (1992). She played Madame Thénardier in the London cast of Les Misérables and later reprised the role on Broadway. She starred as the original Mrs. Brill in the world premiere of Mary Poppins in London's West End (2004) and earned an Olivier nomination for her role as Mickey in My One and Only (2003). Earlier this year, Galloway appeared alongside Dame Judi Dench in the Donmar West End production of Madame De Sade. Other credits include The Music Man, Oliver!, Sweeney Todd on the London stage and the feature film About a Boy (with Hugh Grant).

MARY POPPINS currently stars Scarlett Strallen in the title role and Adam Fiorentino as Bert the chimney sweep. The Broadway cast also features Daniel Jenkins as Mr. Banks; Rebecca Luker as Mrs. Banks; Ann Arvia as Bird Woman; Mark Price as Robertson Ay; Ruth Gottschall as Miss Andrew; and Jeff Steitzer as Admiral Boom. Juliette Allen Angelo,
Alexandra Berro and CASSADY LEONARD alternate as Jane Banks; JEREMIAH KISSANE, Matthew Schechter and ANDREW SHIPMAN alternate as Michael Banks.

Consistently among the top-grossing shows on Broadway, MARY POPPINS has played over 1000 performances - a milestone reached by only a rare few number of shows in Broadway history. The production has been seen by more than 1.8 million theatergoers and grossed over $­152 million to date.

ABOUT MARY POPPINS

A co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, this stage production is based on P.L. Travers' cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film. The show includes 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; Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre; and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.

TICKETING/BROADWAY
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

MARY POPPINS ticket prices range from $31.50 - $121.50, and are available at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, the New Amsterdam Theatre Box Office (214 West 42nd Street), Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling Ticketmaster's Disney on Broadway hotline at 866-870-2717 (running time is approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes).

The fall performance schedule (SEPTEMBER 7 - NOVEMBER 22) follows:

Monday early evening at 7pm, Tuesday DARK, Wednesday early evening at 7pm, Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday matinee at 2pm, Saturday at 8pm, Sunday matinee at 1pm,
Sunday early evening at 6:30pm.

[Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holiday performance schedules to be announced.]

For more information visit www.DisneyonBroadway.com

Photo credit Linda Lenzi