Centenary Stage Company's Family Holiday Spectacular MARY POPPINS Continues its Run at the Lackland Peforming Arts Center

Centenary Stage Company's high-flying Family Holiday Musical Mary Poppins continues its run now through December 11 in the Lackland Performing Arts Center. This "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" musical adventure is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, astonishing stagecraft and a live orchestra. Centenary Stage Company's Family Holiday Musical not only signifies the start of the holiday season for many but celebrates all of Centenary Stage Company's programming by combining local regional talent, CSC staff, Centenary University Theatre Department faculty and students, Young Performers Workshop students and professional guest artists.

Boasting a cast of over seventy performers Mary Poppins features several audience favorites returning to the Sitnik Stage. Leading the principle cast, in the title role of Mary Poppins, McKenzie Custin (Bethlehem, PA) returns to CSC. Audiences will remember Custin from her portrayal of Dorothy from the 2012 CSC production of The Wizard of Oz. An alumni of CSC's Young Performers Workshop, Custin received her BFA in Musical Theater from Montclair State University and has since worked at such theaters as Forestburgh Playhouse, Highlands Playhouse and NY Musical Theatre Festival. The charming Cockney-accented song-and-dance everyman, 'Bert' will be played by Hackettstown native and former YPW alumni, Justin Boccitto (New York, NY). Residing in Manhattan, Boccitto an award - winning choreographer and international dance teacher, has a wide range of credits spanning from MTV's MADE to The Metropolitan Opera and Papermill Playhouse. As a teacher, Boccitto is currently on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, Cap 21 and Circle in the Square. Centenary Stage Company favorite Osborn Focht (Hoboken, NJ) also returns after last season's celebrated turn as Scrooge in a 'Christmas Carol'. Audiences will also remember Focht for his acclaimed appearances in the CSC productions of Peter Pan (Capt. Hook), Christmas Carol(Scrooge), Oliver! (Bill Skyes), among many others. Focht's other credits range from Broadway to regional theater, as well as, television and film.

Evening performances of Mary Poppins continue on Fridays December 2 and December 9 at 8pm; Saturdays, December 3 and December 10 at 8pm and Thursdays, December 1, December 8 at 7:30. Matinee Performances are Sundays December 4 and December 11, Saturday December 10 and Wednesday, November 30 at 2pm. Ticket prices for Mary Poppins are $27.50 for adults and $22.50 for children under twelve on Matinees and Friday evenings. Saturday evening ticket prices are $30.00 for adults and $25.00 for children under twelve. Thursday evening ticket prices are $27.50 for ALL SEATS. Thursday evening is also our Family Night with a two for one rush ticket special when tickets are purchased in person at the CSC box office as early as two hours prior to performance time. Rush ticket offer is not valid for advance ticket sales and cannot be combined with any other discount or special offer.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit centenarystageco.org or call the box office at (908) 979 - 0900. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the CSC box office located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University; 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 - 5pm and two hours prior to every performance.

The CSC production of "Mary Poppins" is sponsored in part by the Fulton Bank of NJ, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), and Bea McNallys Irish Pub in Hackettstown. The 2016-17 season of performing arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra S. Kupperman Foundation, and CSC corporate sponsors, including Premier Season Sponsor Heath Village Retirement Community, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), The Holiday Inn in Budd Lake, and Fulton Bank of New Jersey, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.