‘Mary Poppins’ Takes Flight Worldwide
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher announced today that the award-winning musical Mary Poppins has recouped its entire Broadway investment in 52 weeks and firmly established itself as the most popular show that opened during the 2006—2007 season. The production celebrated its one-year anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre on West 42nd Street on November 16.
Also announced today, Mary Poppinswill commence a North American tour scheduled to premiere at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre on March 25, 2009. The entire original creative team will reunite to bring this magical story of the world’s most famous nanny to audiences across North America.
“We are overwhelmed by the outstanding success of Mary Poppins in New York,” said Thomas Schumacher, Producer of Mary Poppins and President of Disney Theatrical Productions. “The audience response to this timeless tale has been tremendous and we are honored to have the opportunity to now take the show into its next life on the road and around the globe.”
In October of 2009, Mary Poppins will make its Australian debut at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. The theatre was rebuilt for Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon and was recently home to Disney’s record-breaking run of The Lion King.
The first licensed productions will debut internationally in the following major cities: Stockholm (October 2008), Copenhagen (January 2009), Helsinki (January 2009) and Budapest (September 2009). Plans are also underway to present the show in Holland, China, South Africa and South America.
Following the highly successful three-year, 1,000-performance run at the Prince Edward Theatre in London’s West End, a previously announced UK tour will commence in Plymouth (opening June 4, 2008) and will then play seasons in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Cardiff. The London production of Mary Poppins opened on December 15, 2004 and is now in its final six weeks of performances before closing, as scheduled, in January of 2008 prior to the tour.
Cameron Mackintosh said “Having dreamt of doing Mary Poppinson stage for over 30 years, I am extremely pleased that the stage version has been equally enjoyed by devotees of the film and books and now Mary is about to share her magic with audiences all over the world.”
Het gaat goed met Mary Poppins. Ik denk overigens dat de producties in scandinavie een soort tour wordt aangezien ze wel heel kort na elkaar openen. Maar Holland is goed teken!
