Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre will sing in the New Year with
a special return engagement of the Sing-A-Long version of Walt Disney's
classic "Mary Poppins," from January 11th through the 31st, it was
announced today (January 2, 2007) by Lylle Breier, senior vice
president of worldwide special events for Buena Vista Pictures
Distribution. The film will be projected digitally using fully
restored film elements and a re-mastered soundtrack featuring
state-of-the-art audio technology. Audiences are encouraged to dress
as their favorite characters from the film, and to lend their voices to
the classic soundtrack (as the words to the songs are projected up on
the screen). Each performance will include a live appearance by Mary
Poppins herself. As an added bonus for the opening night show,
(Thursday, January 11th at 6:30 pm), Academy Award(R)-winning
songwriter Richard Sherman (who wrote the songs with his brother,
Robert Sherman) will introduce the film and perform some of his classic
tunes from the film. Daily showtimes are 10:00 am, 1:10 pm, 4:20 pm,
7:30 pm (plus 10:15 pm on Friday and Saturday nights only). Tickets
are available at the box office, on-line at www.elcapitantickets.com or by calling 1-800-DISNEY6. Special group rates for parties of 20 or more are available by calling 1-818-845-3110.
Commenting
on the announcement, Breier said, "We couldn't think of a better way to
start the New Year than with a return engagement of the Sing-along
'
Mary Poppins.' During its inaugural engagement, audiences had a real
blast singing along with
Julie Andrews,
Dick Van Dyke, and David
Tomlinson, and it proved to be one of our all-time most popular events.
From the original Disney film to hit stage productions in London and
Broadway, 'Poppins' is practically perfect entertainment for moviegoers
of all ages. Here's a rare opportunity to see this great film digitally
projected on the big screen, and to add your own voice to one of the
greatest soundtracks of all-time."
Originally released in 1964,
"
Mary Poppins" represented the pinnacle of Walt Disney's filmmaking and
storytelling career, and the film went on to receive a
supercalifragilistic 13 Oscar(R) nominations. It won Academy Awards(R)
for Best Actress (
Julie Andrews), Best Song ("Chim Chim Cher-ee"), Best
Musical Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects. Based on
the classic characters and stories of P. L. Travers, Disney's screen
version of "
Mary Poppins," follows the fantastic adventures of a
magical English nanny who arrives at the Bank household in answer to a
letter from Jane and Michael. Mary, and her chimneysweep friend, Bert,
turn things upside down as they teach The Children how to laugh and
have fun, and in the process show the parents about the things that
matter most in life. From the rooftops of London to a jolly holiday in
the English countryside (complete with penguin waiters), "Poppins" is
sure to delight audience of all ages and all generations. El Capitan
guests can add their own voices to such musical favorites as "Spoonful
of Sugar," "Step in Time," "Supercalifragilisticexpialido
cious," "Jolly Holiday," and "Let's Go Fly a Kite," among others.
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