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Next up is Mary Poppins which opened on Broadway November 16, 2006, at the New Amsterdam Theatre. It closed on Broadway March 3, 2013, after 2619 performances.
Before Broadway, though, Mary Poppins the New Musical had already enjoyed quite a long life. In 1993, Cameron Mackintosh (Les Miserables, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, etc.) met with PL Travers (author of Mary Poppins books) and acquired the rights to a stage adaption of Mary Poppins. Travers had two stipulations - the creators all had to be English and no one who had worked on the Disney film version could be involved.
Travers died in 1996.
In 2001, Cameron Mackintosh met with the head of Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher, to open discussions about collaborating on the stage production so the film version's original songs by the Sherman brothers could be used in the stage adaptation. The talks were successful, and Mary Poppins opened first on London's West End on December 15, 2004, following a few months' try out period in Bristol. This makes Mary Poppins the only Disney musical to premier in the UK.
Besides appearing on the West End and Broadway, Mary Poppins has also enjoyed numerous touring and international productions over the years.
You can find the cast list and see the numerous award nominations for Mary Poppins
here.
And here are a couple of trailers:
Did you ever see Mary Poppins the musical? It's definitely one I'd love to see one day.