Tix Go On Sale 2/20 For Mary Poppins at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre

Key Bank Broadway at The Paramount and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announce today that tickets for the long-awaited production of MARY POPPINS will go on sale to the public on Sunday, February 20 at 10 am. Seattle's most eagerly awaited stage production will begin performances at The Paramount Theatre on Thursday, May 12 for a limited engagement of three weeks through Sunday, May 29. The opening night is Friday, May 13 at 8 pm.

With four productions currently running on three continents, MARY POPPINS is one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge from London or New York in recent years. Worldwide to date, the show has grossed more than $470 million and welcomed 6.5 million guests. The musical is the winner of 25 major theatre awards around the globe, including Tony®, Olivier and Evening Standard awards.

The entire original creative team has reunited to bring this magical story of the world's most famous nanny to audiences around North America. The MARY POPPINS North American Tour began performances on March 25, 2009 and has played to 1.5 million delighted theatergoers in 22 cities to date.

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 Daniel Bowling.

ABOUT MARY POPPINS WORLDWIDE

MARY POPPINS received its worldwide premiere at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End in December 2004. Following its successful three-year London run, the production launched an acclaimed U.K. tour.

The Broadway production of MARY POPPINS officially opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16, 2006, recouping its initial Broadway investment within 52 weeks of its premiere in 2006. MARY POPPINS is the only show that opened during the 2006-2007 theatrical season still in performance.

The MARY POPPINS North American tour has also garnered continuous critical praise and achieved box office success since its launch in Chicago in March 2009.

In addition to Broadway and North America, MARY POPPINS can also be seen at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam, and in Melbourne, Australia at Her Majesty's Theatre. Productions of MARY POPPINS have also been mounted in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the Czech Republic. Future productions are planned for Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Israel, Japan, Mexico and South America.

MARY POPPINS will be at Seattle's Paramount Theatre from May 12 through May 29, 2011. The show schedule is:

Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Matinees on Saturdays at 2 pm and Sundays at 1 pm
Sunday evening performances at 6:30 pm

There will be a special Thursday matinee on May 19 at 1pm.

The Sunday, May 22, 6:30 pm performance will be an Open Caption performance and the Sunday, May 29, 1 pm show is an ASL performance.
For tickets to these performances, call the TTY line at 888-331-6774.

There will be a special Kid's Night on Broadway event on Thursday, May 12 at 7:30pm Patrons can purchase one adult ticket and receive a Kid's Ticket free when purchasing tickets for this performance only. Use the code KIDS when ordering online or at the box office. Special Kid's Night activities will take place in the lobby before the show. There is an eight ticket limit and this offer is not valid on previously purchased tickets or with any other offer.

Tickets for MARY POPPINS start at $21.50 and will go on sale this Sunday, February 20. Tickets will be available on-line at stgpresents.org and tickets.com, by calling 877-STG-4TIX (784-4849) or in person at The Paramount Theatre Box Office (Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm).

The Seattle engagement of MARY POPPINS is a part of the KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount series, presented in partnership by Broadway Across America and Seattle Theatre Group. KeyBank is the title sponsor of the Broadway at The Paramount series, and The Roosevelt Hotel and Lincoln are the official sponsors of Broadway Across America - Seattle

For more information, please visit MaryPoppins.com

About Broadway Across America
BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA (Producer), part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com, is owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring musicals and plays across 40 North American cities. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO and Head of Production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre. Current Broadway productions include How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, Million Dollar Quartet, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jerusalem, Memphis, La Cage Aux Folles, the West End production of Million Dollar Quartet and the touring production of Dreamworks' Madagascar Live! For more information, please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.