Tickets Go On Sale Friday 6/18 For MARY POPPINS

Broadway Across America and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of MARY POPPINS will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 18, 2010 beginning at 8:00am.

Indianapolis' most eagerly awaited stage production will begin performances at the Murat Theatre on Thursday, September 23, 2010 for a limited engagement of 3 weeks through Sunday October 10, 2010. The official press opening night is Friday, September 24, 2010 at 8:00pm. The entire original creative team has reunited to bring this magical story of the world's most famous nanny to audiences around North America.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18, 2010 and may be purchased from an authorized ticket agent online at ticketmaster.com starting at 8:00am, and in person at the Broadway Across America Box Office downtown at 342 Massachusetts Avenue, The Murat Theatre Ticket Office in the Old National Centre, Clowes MemoriAl Hall or by phone at 1-800-982-2787 all starting at 10:00am.

MARY POPPINS, a co-production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened on Broadway on November 16, 2006. Based on P.L. Travers' cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS the stage play features the Academy Award®-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.

Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team, with co-direction and choreography by Tony® and Olivier Award winner Matthew Bourne. MARY POPPINS features set and costume design by TonyÒ Award winner Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and music supervision by David Caddick. The tour's creative team includes Tour Director Anthony Lyn, Associate Choreographer Geoffrey Garrett, and Music Director James Dodgson.

ABOUT MARY POPPINS WORLDWIDE

MARY POPPINS is one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge from London or New York in recent years. Worldwide to date, MARY POPPINS has grossed over $392 million and has welcomed over 5.3 million guests.

Consistently among Broadway's top-grossing shows, MARY POPPINS has played over 1400 performances since its official opening on November 16, 2006. Now in its fourth smash year at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, the Broadway production has been seen by over two million theatergoers and grossed over $180 million to date, recouping its initial investment within 52 weeks of its premiere.

Not only do the Broadway show and the North American tour draw huge audiences, but the show's popularity also reaches around the globe. MARY POPPINS will premiere two major international productions in 2010: an open-ended run began April 11 at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam (presented by Stage Entertainment in association with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh) and an Australian production opens July 29 at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne. Additionally, during 2010 MARY POPPINS opens in Sweden, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Hungary, with plans already underway for future productions in Israel, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Korea, Canada and Japan. Following a successful three-year run in 2008 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End, a U.K. tour of MARY POPPINS commenced in summer 2008 and concluded its acclaimed run in Cardiff, Wales in April 2009.

The MARY POPPINS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR celebrated its first anniversary on March 25, 2010 and announced that it had achieved the milestone of being the most successful touring theatrical event in 2009.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR SCHEDULE THROUGH JULY 2011

CITY/VENUE Performance Dates

Ft. Lauderdale - Broward Center for the Performing Arts June 9 - 27, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Kennedy Center Opera House July 1 - Aug 22, 2010

Charlotte - Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Aug 25 - Sept 12, 2010

Indianapolis - Murat Theatre Sept 23 - Oct 10, 2010

Buffalo - Shea's Performing Arts Center October 14 - 31, 2010
East Lansing - Wharton Center for Performing Arts November 3 - 21, 2010

Des Moines - Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Nov 26 - Dec 12, 2010
Detroit - Opera House Dec 16, 2010 - Jan 2, 2011

Pittsburgh - Benedum Center January 5 - 23, 2011

Omaha - Orpheum Theatre January 27 - February 13, 2011

Boston - Opera House February 17 - March 20, 2011

Philadelphia - Academy of Music March 23 - April 17, 2011

Columbus - Ohio Theatre April 20 - May 8, 2011

Seattle - Paramount Theatre May 12 - 29, 2011

Sacramento - Community Center Theatre June 2 - 19, 2011

Portland - Keller Auditorium June 22 - July 10, 2011

Costa Mesa - Orange County Performing Arts Center July 14 - 31, 2011
In Indianapolis, MARY POPPINS will play September 23 - October 10, 2010: Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30pm, Friday at 8:00pm, Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm and Sunday at 1:00pm and 6:30pm. There will be a special 2:00pm matinee on Thursday, September 23. Ticket prices start as low as $22.00. Special Premium Ticket Packages are available at select performances, and include premium seating and a complimentary souvenir program.
Tickets may be purchased at the Broadway Across America Box Office, The Murat Theatre Ticket Office in the Old National Centre, Clowes MemoriAl Hall or online at ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-982-2787. Orders for groups of fifteen (15) or more may be placed by calling Chris Schneider at 317-632-5182 ext 103.
The Indianapolis engagement of MARY POPPINS is presented by arrangement with Broadway Across America and is a subscription offering of the Broadway Across America 10/11 Season.

For more information, please visit www.MaryPoppinsTour.com

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