Mary Poppins
London promotional poster
Music	Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman George Stiles
Lyrics	Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Anthony Drewe
Book	Julian Fellowes
Basis	Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers Mary Poppins by Bill Walsh Don DaGradi
Productions	2004 Bristol (tryout) 2004 West End 2006 Broadway 2008 1st UK Tour 2009 North American Tour 2015 2nd UK Tour 2019 West End revival 2024 3rd UK Tour International productions

Mary Poppins is a musical with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (the Sherman Brothers) and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and a book by Julian Fellowes. The musical is based on the similarly titled Mary Poppins children's books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film, and is a fusion of various elements from the two, including songs from the film.

Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions and directed by Richard Eyre with co-direction from Matthew Bourne who also acted as co-choreographer with Stephen Mear, the original West End production opened in December 2004 and won two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical and the other for Best Theatre Choreographer. A Broadway production with a near-identical creative team opened in November 2006, with only minor changes from the West End version. It received seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical, and won for Best Scenic Design in a Musical. The original Broadway production closed in March 2013, after 2,619 performances. Touring and international productions followed.

The musical has become a popular choice for schools and community theatres to produce.^[1]

Development

In 1993, theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh met P. L. Travers and acquired the rights to develop a stage play adaptation of her Mary Poppins books. She only agreed to a stage production as long as the creators were all English, and no one who had worked on the Disney film adaptation. She died in 1996. In 2001, Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher, head of Disney Theatrical Productions, opened talks on a possible collaboration, so that the stage play would be able to use the songs from the Disney film. With both sides committed, a preliminary outline of the show was written in 2002.^[2]

Around this time, songwriters George Stiles and Anthony Drewe heard about the project, and independently wrote a demo version of a new introductory song for the character of Mary, titled "Practically Perfect". They submitted the song to Mackintosh, and due to his positive response, were officially brought on to the creative team. Julian Fellowes was brought on to write the show's script because of his "clear understanding of the social niceties of the English class system that prevailed in the Edwardian era".^[2]

An experienced production team was assembled, including Sir Richard Eyre, multi award-winning director of film, theatre and opera; and Bob Crowley, a theatre designer who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera. Crowley also has six Tony Awards for various Broadway productions.

A workshop of the show was held at the end of 2003 at the rehearsal room at London's Old Vic Theatre, using the cast of My Fair Lady, which had just closed in the West End.^[2] After four weeks of rehearsals at Sadler's Wells, the production moved to Bristol, where an out-of-town tryout opened at the Bristol Hippodrome on September 15, 2004.

Productions

Original West End production (2004-08)

Cameron Mackintosh's stage adaptation of Mary Poppins had its world premiere at the Bristol Hippodrome starting with previews from September 15, 2004, before officially opening on September 18 for a limited engagement until November 6. The production then moved to the Prince Edward Theatre on December 15, 2004, making it the only Disney musical to have premiered in the UK. The role of Mary was played by Laura Michelle Kelly, who subsequently won the 2005 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the role, and the role of Bert was played by Gavin Lee. Notable replacements included Scarlett Strallen, Lisa O'Hare and Caroline Sheen as Mary Poppins and Gavin Creel as Bert (from July 2006).^[3]

The show sparked mild controversy not long after its debut when producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher banned children below three years old from entering the theatre, deeming the show too scary for young children.^[4] The ban remained throughout the show's entire run, during which the theatre staff were to prevent patrons with children below three to enter. The show was officially tagged as being "for children seven years and up".

On March 17, 2005, Julie Andrews, who played Mary Poppins in the film, visited the show as a guest. She appeared onstage during the curtain calls, where she gave a speech recalling her own memories from making the film and praising the cast for their new interpretation.^[5] The production closed on January 12, 2008, after a run of more than three years.^[6]

Original Broadway production (2006-13)

Following the success of the West End production, a Broadway production debuted on November 16, 2006, at the New Amsterdam Theatre after previews from October 14.^[7] Ashley Brown played the title role, and Gavin Lee, who had originated the role of Bert in the West End production, reprised his role on Broadway. Daniel Jenkins played George Banks, Rebecca Luker was Winifred, and Matthew Gumley and Henry Hodges played Michael. Starting on 9 October 2008, the role of Mary was played by Scarlett Strallen (reprising her role from the West End production) and Bert was played by Adam Fiorentino. Laura Michelle Kelly, who originated the role of Mary in London, took over the role on Broadway on October 12, 2009. Christian Borle joined the cast the same day as Bert.^[8] Nicolas Dromard played Bert from July 16 to August 22, 2010.^[9] Lee returned to the role of Bert on August 24, 2010, and was reunited with former London co-star, Kelly.^[10] Brown returned to the title role from March 8 to July 17, 2011, while Kelly was away filming a movie, reuniting her with Lee, and Kelly returned to role on July 19, 2011.^[11]

The Broadway production differed from the London production in that the "Jolly Holiday" sequence was staged in full technicolor instead of the gray tones of the London show, and in "Anything Can Happen" the stairs to the heavens were replaced by a giant version of Mary's umbrella entering from the stage floor. These changes were later transferred back to the West End production. Most recently, a new song has been added to the score, titled "Playing the Game". This replaces the already new "Temper, Temper" in the first act. This change has been added to all current and future productions of the show.^{[citation needed]}

The Broadway production received generally positive reviews, ranging from enthusiastic^[12] to lukewarm.^[13] Many critics praised the show for its technical merits.^[14][15] After running 52 weeks, the show recouped its original investment.^[16]

The production closed on March 3, 2013, after more than six years and 2,619 performances on Broadway, to make way for Disney's Aladdin.^[17] The closing cast included Steffanie Leigh as Mary and Dromard as Bert.^[18][19] As of April 2022, it remains Broadway's twenty-fourth longest-running show.^[20]

National tours

For the touring productions of the show, designer Bob Crowley changed the sets, making the Banks' Household smaller in size, and deleting numerous intermediate scenes, so that smaller theatres could accommodate the large-scale demands of the production.

A UK tour of the London production commenced on June 4, 2008, and ended on April 18, 2009, with stops at venues including the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, Edinburgh Playhouse, and the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.^[21] Its cast featured Caroline Sheen as Mary Poppins, Daniel Crossley as Bert, Martin Ball as George Banks and Louise Bowden as Winifred Banks.^[22] Lisa O'Hare took over the role of Mary on October 27, 2008. The UK Tour became the show's last production to include "Temper, Temper" before it was replaced by "Playing the Game" in future productions.

A United States tour began previews on March 11, 2009, with the opening night on March 25, featuring Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee reprising their roles as Mary and Bert, respectively.^[23][24] The tour began at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, and played in many U.S. cities. On November 15, 2009, during the opening night in Los Angeles, Dick Van Dyke (who played Bert in the film) appeared onstage during the encore.^[25] On January 22, 2010, to raise funds for a local charity and as part of a D23 event, Van Dyke did a cameo of his other role from the original film of Mr. Dawes Sr.^[26] In 2009, the song "Temper, Temper" was cut and replaced by a new musical number, titled "Playing the Game."^[27] Sheen took over the role of Mary from Brown in February 2010 in Tempe, Arizona and played the role until February 2011. Nicolas Dromard, who previously understudied the role of Bert on Broadway, took over the role from September 2010 until September 2011.^[9] Steffanie Leigh joined the cast as Mary Poppins on February 8, 2011^[28] and was replaced on December 6, 2011, by Megan Osterhaus who had played Winifred Banks on Broadway and later returned to Broadway as Winifred.^[29] The U.S. National tour played its last performance on June 2, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska.^{[citation needed]}

A new UK tour directed by Richard Eyre began a run at the Curve Theatre, Leicester from October 13 until October 25, 2015 starring Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins and Matt Lee reprising his original role in the Australian production as Bert.^[30] The tour then visited Bristol (29 October - 28 November 2015), Dublin (3 December 2015 - 9 January 2016), Manchester (20 January - 5 March 2016), Birmingham (9 March - 23 April 2016), Edinburgh (27 April - 21 May 2016), Southampton (25 May - 19 June 2016).^[31] In November 2015, more dates were added including Norwich (29 June - 30 July 2016), Plymouth (3 August - 3 September 2016), Newcastle (8 September - 29 October 2016), Bradford (2 November - 10 December 2016) and finishing in Cardiff (14 December 2016 - 14 January 2017).^[32]

On the 7 March 2024 a new UK tour was announced, opening at the Bristol Hippodrome on the 4 November, before heading to Dublin, Edinburgh, Plymouth and Manchester, with further venues to announced. The opening of the new tour in Bristol will mark 20 years since the show started out of town previews before transferring to the West End. With co-direction by Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne and co-choreography by Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear. Reimagined set and costume design by Bob Crowley, and again the production co-produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions. Casing includes Stefaine Jones as Mary and Jack Chambers as Bert, reprising their roles from the Sydney 2022 production with further casting to be announced. ^[33]

West End revival (2019-2023)

A West End revival began previews on October 23, 2019 at the Prince Edward Theatre and officially opened on November 13. The cast included Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins (reprising her role from the 2015-16 UK Tour), Charlie Stemp as Bert, Joseph Millson as George Banks, Amy Griffiths as Winifred Banks, Petula Clark as the Bird Woman, Claire Moore as Miss Andrew, and Paul F. Monaghan as Admiral Boom (Barry James was originally due to play this part but he left before the first preview for unknown reasons).^[34][35] The show was forced to close temporarily from March 16, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It reopened on August 7, 2021 at the Prince Edward Theatre with most of the same cast returning.^[36] On June 22, 2022 Louis Gaunt temporarily took over from Charlie Stemp whilst he performed in the revival of Crazy For You at the Chichester Festival Theatre.^[37] The show played its final West End performance on January 8, 2023.^[38]

International productions

Mary Poppins has been played in Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States, and has been translated into thirteen languages (Swedish, Finnish, Hungarian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Estonian, Spanish, Icelandic, German, Norwegian, Italian, and Japanese). Over eleven million people have seen the show worldwide.

The first foreign-language production opened on October 18, 2008 at the Gothenburg opera house, where it ran until March 14, 2009.^[39] This production was externally licensed by Disney Theatrical and performed entirely in Swedish, with the book translated by Magnus Lindman. The musical director was Björn Dobbelaere, with actors Linda Olsson as Mary and Magnus Borén as Bert.

Other European productions include:

• The Finnish production opened at the Helsinki City Theatre on August 11, 2009 and ran until May 8, 2010.^[40][41]
• On February 18, 2010 a Danish production opened in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Det Ny Teater, starring Charlotte Guldberg as Mary and Kristian Studsgaard as Bert.^[42]
• The Hungarian production opened in Budapest, Hungary in September 2012.
• From April 11, 2010 to August 28, 2011 a Dutch-language production ran at the Fortis Circustheater in The Hague, produced by Stage Entertainment. Noortje Herlaar, the actress who played the role of Mary was found in the TV show Op zoek naar Mary Poppins. William Spaaij portrayed Bert.^[43][44]
• A Czech production opened in Brno, Czech Republic in November 2010.
• In November 2011 the Estonian production opened at the Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu, with performances also in Tallinn. The original cast included Hanna-Liina Võsa and Nele-Liis Vaiksoo in the role of Mary Poppins.
• In October 2012, Stage Entertainment announced that Mary Poppins would open in Paris in the 2013/14 season, but after months of unsuccessful searching for an actress to play the title role, Cameron Mackintosh decided to cancel the project.^[45]
• An Icelandic production opened at the Reykjavik City Theatre in Reykjavik, Iceland on February 22, 2013.
• The German-language premiere of the musical ran at the Ronacher Theater in Vienna, Austria from October 1, 2014 to January 31, 2016. The cast included Annemieke van Dam as Mary and David Boyd as Bert.^[46]
• On October 23, 2016 a second German-language version opened at the Apollo-Theater in Stuttgart, produced by Stage Entertainment and starring Elisabeth Hübert as Mary and David Boyd as Bert.^[47] After closing in Stuttgart on January 28, 2018 the show was transferred to the Stage Theater an der Elbe in Hamburg from February 25, 2018.
• An Italian production premiered on February 13, 2018 at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, with Giulia Fabbri as Mary and Davide Sammartano as Bert.^[48]

The Australian production began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne on 14 July 2010, officially on 29 July. The cast included Matt Lee as Bert, Philip Quast as Mr. Banks, Marina Prior as Winifred Banks, Debra Byrne as The Bird Woman, and Judi Connelli as Miss Andrew. Verity Hunt-Ballard was awarded the role of Mary Poppins late in the casting stage, after a long search.^[49] She was temporarily replaced towards the end of the Sydney run by Scarlett Strallen, who had starred in the role in both the West End and Broadway productions. An Australian Cast Recording was released on February 18, 2011.^[50] The Melbourne season closed on April 1, 2011.^[51] The musical played in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre from April 2011^[52] to mid December 2011.^[53] The musical then went on an Australian tour, playing at the Lyric Theatre in Brisbane until March 2012 and the Burswood Theatre, Perth until June 2012. After a four-month break, the production opened at the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 18 October^[54] until 30 December 2012. In May 2021, it was announced the show would return to Australia in May 2022 at the Sydney Lyric Theatre with a nation-wide search to find a new Mary Poppins.^[55]

From November 14, 2012 to August 11, 2013, the first Spanish-language version of the show ran at the Centro Cultural in Mexico City, produced by Ocesa Teatro and starring Bianca Marroquin as Mary and Mauricio Salas as Bert.^[56]

In April 2015 Brazilian entertainment company Time for Fun opened auditions for the Portuguese-language premiere in São Paulo, but eventually the production was cancelled.^[57]

The first Japanese language production opened on March 25, 2018 in Tokyo before moving to Osaka in May 2018.^[58]

Casting history

Character	West End	Broadway	First UK Tour	US National Tour	Melbourne	Second UK Tour	First West End Revival	Sydney	Third UK Tour
	2004	2006	2008	2009	2010	2015	2019	2022	2024
Mary Poppins	Laura Michelle Kelly	Ashley Brown	Caroline Sheen	Ashley Brown	Verity Hunt-Ballard	Zizi Strallen		Stefanie Jones
Bert	Gavin Lee		Daniel Crossley	Gavin Lee	Matt Lee		Charlie Stemp	Jack Chambers
George Banks	David Haig	Daniel Jenkins	Martin Ball	Karl Kenzler	Philip Quast	Milo Twomey	Joseph Millson	Tom Wren
Winifred Banks	Linzi Hateley	Rebecca Luker	Louise Bowden	Megan Osterhaus	Marina Prior	Rebecca Lock	Amy Griffiths	Lucy Maunder
Jane Banks	Nicola Bowman Carrie Hope Fletcher Poppy Lee Friar Charlotte Spencer Faye Spittlehouse	Katherine Doherty Delaney Moro Kathryn Faughnan	Maddy Allison Liberty Cheesman Niamh Coombes Chloe Jones Molly Phillips Isabella Sedgwick	Abigail Droeger Aida Neitenbach Kirrilee Berger	Victoria Borcsok Hayley Edwards Zoe Gousmett Scout Hook Sara Reed	Felicity Biggs Verity Biggs Violet Tucker Maia West Lottie Sicilia	Adelaide Barham Imogen Bourn Charlotte Breen Ellie Kit Jones Nuala Peberdy	Harriet Alder Chloe Delle-Vedove Mia Honeysett Siena Kann Amara Kavaliku
Michael Banks	Jake Catterall Perry Millward Jack Montgomery Harry Stott Ben Watton	Matthew Gumley Henry Hodges Alexander Scheitinger	Charlie Callaghan Tyler Fagan Thomas Goodall Max Griesbach William Pearce George Spittle-McGuire	Justin Hall Christopher Flaim Bryce Baldwin	Mark Balas Callum Hawthorne Trent Heath Kade Hughes Kurtis Papadinis	Diego Sanna Louis Fernee Finley Miller Cameron Lant Regan Garcia	Joseph Duffy Samuel Newby Gabriel Payne Edward Walton Fred Wilcox	Xavier Daher Ben Stabile William Steiner Finn Walsham Saxon Weaver
Miss Andrew	Rosemary Ashe	Ruth Gottschall	Deryn Edwards	Ellen Harvey	Judi Connelli	Penelope Woodman	Claire Moore	Chelsea Plumley
Bird Woman	Julia Sutton	Cass Morgan	Valda Aviks	Mary Van Arsdel	Debra Byrne	Grainne Renihan	Petula Clark	Nancye Hayes
Mrs. Brill	Jenny Galloway	Jane Carr	Shirley Jameson	Valerie Boyle	Sally Anne Upton	Wendy Ferguson	Claire Machin	Hannah Waterman
Robertson Ay	Gerard Carey	Mark Price	Mark Anderson	Andrew Keenan-Bolger	Christopher Rickerby	Blair Anderson	Jack North	Gareth Isaac
Mrs. Corry	Melanie La Barrie	Janelle Anne Robinson	Tania Mathurin	Q. Smith	Leah Howard	Wreh-Asha Walton	Malinda Parris	Cherine Peck
Park Keeper	Kevin Williams	Nick Corley	Kraig Thornber	Tom Souhrada	Jack Webster	Anthony Lawrence	Mark Goldthorp	Stephen Anderson
Admiral Boom/Bank Chairman	Ian Murford	Michael McCarty	Ronald Markham	Mike O'Carroll	David Henry	Graham Hoadly	Paul F. Monaghan	Robert Grubb
Miss. Lark	Claire Machin	Ann Arvia	Laura Medforth	Wendy James	Anna-Lee Robertson	Sophie Caton	Celi O'Connor	Lisa Sontag
Neleus	Stuart Neal	Brian Letendre	Stuart Winter	Brian Letendre	Mitch Fistrovic	Yves Adang	Joshua Denyer	Kade Hughes
Valentine	Nathan Taylor	Tyler Maynard	Sam Archer	Nick Sanchez	Benjamin Giraud	Matthew Caputo	Glen Facey	Joshua Gordon
Katie Nanna	Louisa Shaw	Megan Osterhaus	Sophie Caton	Emily Harvey	Natalie Alexopoulos	Claire Parrish	Jacqueline Hughes
Northbrook	Nathan Taylor	Matt Loehr	Martin Neely	Dominic Roberts	Adam Murphy	John Stacey	Ian Gareth-Jones	Stephen Anderson
Von Hussler	Alan Vicary	Sean McCourt	Ian Caddick	Michael Gerhart	Troy Sussman	Anthony Lawrence	Mark Goldthorp
Policeman	Tim Morgan	James Hindman	Christopher Dickins	Laird Mackintosh	Adam Murphy	John Stacey	Ian Gareth-Jones	Andrew Broadbent

Notable replacements

Original West End production (2005–2008)

• Mary Poppins: Scarlett Strallen, Lisa O'Hare, Caroline Sheen
• Bert: Gavin Creel
• George Banks: Aden Gillett
• Winifred Banks: Eliza Lumley
• Miss Andrew: Louise Gold

Original Broadway production (2006–2013)

• Mary Poppins: Scarlett Strallen, Laura Michelle Kelly
• Bert: Christian Borle, Nicolas Dromard
• George: Laird Mackintosh
• Admiral Boom/Bank Chairman: Ed Dixon, Jonathan Freeman

First UK Tour (2008–2009)

• Mary Poppins: Lisa O'Hare

US Tour (2009–2013)

• Mary Poppins: Caroline Sheen
• Bert: Nicolas Dromard

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