Richard Eyre News

A weekly column on Baltimore/Washington Theater and Broadway.

Musical theatre lovers who like their leading characters emotionally aloof and commitment-phobic can now enjoy a worthy companion piece to the upcoming revival of Company. Mary Poppins has flown into town in a ravishing production that kicks all that sentimental nonsense about familial closeness into the wings and pushes the heartwarming thrills of good ol' fashioned music hall song and dance fun downstage center.

A supper was recently held at Cipriani's celebrating the Broadway opening of Mary Poppins

Rommy Sandhu was chosen as the Gypsy Robe Winner for Mary Poppins, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16th!

A star-studded press reception was held after Mary Poppins opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16th!

The Broadway production of Mary Poppins opened on Thursday, November 16th at the New Amsterdam Theatre after beginning previews on Saturday, October 14th

An array of star caught the opening night of Disney's Mary Poppins, which opened on Thursday, November 16th at the New Amsterdam Theatre!

Catch a sneak peek of Disney's newest musical on Broadway, 'Mary Poppins' - right here on BroadwayWorld.com. Mary Poppins opens on Thursday, November 16, 2006 and stars Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee. Click now to watch!

The original London cast of Matthew Bourne's dance piece Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton's 1990 gothic fantasy, will star in the show's US national tour

The Broadway production of Mary Poppins will begin previews on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre in preparation for a Thursday, November 16 opening night

Tony Award-winning History Boys director Nicholas Hytner, who is the artistic director of the National Theatre, announced at a press conference that actors Ben Chaplin, Ralph Fiennes and Fiona Shaw, as well as playwright David Hare, would all have a part in the theatre's future productions

Matthew Bourne's hit production of the classic ballet Swan Lake will glide into London's Sadler's Wells for a six-week run that will begin on December 13th

The Broadway production of Mary Poppins, which is currently a hit in London, will arrive on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre in preparation for a Thursday, November 16 opening night

More tour dates--including Brooklyn--have been added to the upcoming US tour of Matthew Bourne's dance piece Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton's 1990 gothic fantasy

The eagerly anticipated Broadway production of Mary Poppins began rehearsals today

West End theatre stars Felicity Kendal and Jenna Russell will headline an upcoming West End-bound production of David Hare's 1997 play Amy's View

The role of Bert in the London production of Mary Poppins will pass from Gavin to Gavin when the one named Creel succeeds the one named Lee on Wednesday, July 26th

The New Amsterdam Theatre box office (214 West 42nd Street) opens today for the eagerly anticipated Broadway production of Mary Poppins

Rebecca Luker, Daniel Jenkins, Mark Price, Cass Morgan, Ruth Gottschall and more have joined the fully-cast Broadway production of Mary Poppins, which will open on November 16th at the New Amsterdam Theatre

Clive Roew, Angela M. Caesar, Malinda Parris and Nataylia Roni have been cast in the upcoming London production of Caroline, or Change, with more casting to be announced