George Stiles News

Broadway's perfectly magical musical MARY POPPINS is pleased to welcome the West End's original ‘Mary', Olivier Award winner LAURA MICHELLE KELLY, and Tony® Award nominee CHRISTIAN BORLE (Broadway's Legally Blonde) beginning Monday, October 12 at 7pm. Produced by Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh, MARY POPPINS will celebrate its three-year anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street) on Monday, November 16.

Luisa Ramirez has all the news from Snappy Title, the New Musicals Network launch event.

Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are pleased to announce full casting for the Houston engagement of MARY POPPINS.

ASU Gammage, 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 Monday, September 14 at 10 a.m.

The UK's Daily Mail reports that London Mary Poppins star Laura Michelle Kelly will recreate her acclaimed performance for the Broadway production.

Kirsty Hoiles, who has spent the summer wowing audiences as the young Viv Nicholson in Spend Spend Spend at the Watermill Theatre, has now joined the all-star cast of Snappy Title, (the charity cabaret at Piccadilly's Pigalle Club in aid of MMD and the Actors' Benefit Club.

ASU Gammage, 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 Monday, September 14 at 10 a.m.

Broadway's perfectly magical musical MARY POPPINS is pleased to welcome two-time Olivier Award winner JENNY GALLOWAY (London's original ?Mrs. Brill') to the company. Galloway's first performance was Tuesday, September 1.

The Pigalle Club will host the New Musicals Network's official charity launch party and cabaret in aid of Mercury Musical Developments and the Actors' Benevolent Fund.

Center Theatre Group and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that, due to popular demand, performances for the eagerly anticipated production of 'Mary Poppins' at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles will be extended by four weeks.

The 16th annual STAGES festival will kick off with SONGS IN THE KEY OF TODAY, a new topical review of songs written specifically for STAGES. The revue features musical numbers by Martin Charnin, George Stiles & Anthony Drew, Wally Harper and Sherman Yellen, Owen Kalt and Elizabeth Doyle and many other writers.

The 16th annual STAGES festival will kick off with SONGS IN THE KEY OF TODAY, a new topical review of songs written specifically for STAGES. The revue features musical numbers by Martin Charnin, George Stiles & Anthony Drew, Wally Harper and Sherman Yellen, Owen Kalt and Elizabeth Doyle and many other writers.

A Sunday evening concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 4th October 2009 will celebrate the career of award-winning arranger and orchestrator, William David Brohn.

The touring production of MARY POPPINS that's currently gracing the stage of the Fox Theatre is 'practically perfect', featuring eye-popping special effects, a glorious set, and terrific performances that manage to capture the spirit of the 1964 Disney film, as well as the P.L. Travers books that inspired it. While some of the more beloved elements from the movie are noticeably absent, they've been replaced with sequences that are every bit as magical and engaging. This is a spectacular show that appeals to both children and adults.

On Sunday, August 9, Mary Poppins folded her umbrella for the final time at the State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland as the second city of the MARY POPPINS North American Tour completed its smash four-week engagement. Having performed for over 72,000 theater patrons and grossed an extraordinary $4.4 million at the box office, the tour continues on to St. Louis, Missouri to work its magic on audiences at the Fox Theatre beginning Thursday, August 13.

Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are pleased to announce full casting for the St. Louis engagement of MARY POPPINS. St. Louis'smost eagerly anticipated stage production will begin performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on August 13 for a limited engagement of 3 weeks through August 30.

The 16th annual STAGES festival will kick off with SONGS IN THE KEY OF TODAY, a new topical review of songs written specifically for STAGES. The revue features musical numbers by Martin Charnin, George Stiles & Anthony Drew, Wally Harper and Sherman Yellen, Owen Kalt and Elizabeth Doyle and many other writers.

On Sunday, August 9, Mary Poppins folded her umbrella for the final time at the State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland as the second city of the MARY POPPINS North American Tour completed its smash four-week engagement. Having performed for over 72,000 theater patrons and grossed an extraordinary $4.4 million at the box office, the tour continues on to St. Louis, Missouri to work its magic on audiences at the Fox Theatre beginning Thursday, August 13.

Broadway Across America-Houston 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 Sunday, August 9 at 10 a.m. Houston's most eagerly awaited stage production will begin performances at the Hobby Center on October 22 through November 8. The opening night is October 22 at 8 p.m. Original Broadway stars Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee, along with the entire original creative team, have reunited to bring this magical story of the world?s most famous nanny to audiences around North America.

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh Present 'Mary Poppins'. Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Book by Julian Fellowes, New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Co-Choreography by Stephen Mear. Co-Direction and Choreography by Matthew Bourne. Directed by Richard Eyre