Photo Flash: Mary Poppins 200th Performance

The hit Broadway musical Mary Poppins marked its 200th performance at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Wednesday, May 9th at 8pm.  To celebrate, there was a cake for the company after the matinee performance.

Mary Poppins, a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16, 2006. The London production continues its record-setting run as it enters its third year at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End.  Based on P.L. Travers's cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, the musical 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

Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee respectively play the roles of Mary Poppins and Bert.  Joining Brown and Lee are Daniel Jenkins (Mr. Banks), Rebecca Luker (Mrs. Banks), Jane Carr (Mrs. Brill), Mark Price (Robertson Ay), Cass Morgan (Bird Woman), Ruth Gottschall (Miss Andrew), and Michael McCarty (Admiral Boom/Bank Chairman). Nicole Bocchi, Kathryn Faughnan, and Devynn Pedell alternate in the role of Jane Banks. Matthew Gumley, Henry Hodges and Jacob Levine alternate in the role of Michael Banks.

Visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com for tickets and more information.

Thomas Schumacher says "Thank You"

The cast of Mary Poppins

Ruth Gottschall, Cass Morgan, Rebecca Luker, Michael McCarty, Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Daniel Jenkins, Mark Price and Jane Carr

Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee

Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee