Broadway's classic musical, Mary Poppins celebrated its 500th performance on Sunday, January 27 at the 1pm matinee. Mary Poppins, a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16, 2006 (previews began October 14), and quickly proved to be a hit with audience members and critics alike.
Mary Poppins is the biggest hit to open during the 2006-2007 season and is a must-see musical for theatergoers of all ages.
Mary Poppins received seven 2007 Tony® Award nominations, including Best Musical. The musical also won two Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (
Gavin Lee) and Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (
Bob Crowley), as well as a Theatre World Award (for
Gavin Lee).
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.
Olivier Award-winning director
Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team assembled for
Mary Poppins with co-direction and choreography by Tonyâ and Olivier Award winner
Matthew Bourne.
Mary Poppins features set and costume design by Tony Award winner
Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Olivier Award winner
Stephen Mear, lighting design by
Howard Harrison, sound design by Steve Canyon Kennedy, orchestrations by William David Brohn, music supervision by
David Caddick, and music direction by
Brad Haak.
Tickets for
Mary Poppins are available at
www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, the New Amsterdam Theatre Box Office, and all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling Ticketmaster's Disney on Broadway hotline at (212) 307-4747. Prices range from $25 - $120. For group sales and information please call (800) 439-9000.
