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Happy Opening Mary Poppins!
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Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#1
Posted: 11/16/06 at 12:06am
Happy Opening Mary Poppins!

Happy Opening!

The wind has changed and the world most famous nanny has now made her Broadway debut!

I have been excited for this show to open on broadway since I first saw it in London, 2005.

Updated On: 11/16/06 at 12:06 AM
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#1
Posted: 11/16/06 at 12:21am
Break a leg!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#2
Posted: 11/16/06 at 12:26am
yay! I hope to see it at some point. the clips I've seen look amazing and the London cast recording has quickly become one of my favorite recordings to listen to.
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#3
Posted: 11/16/06 at 2:02am
I am SO jealous of anyone who gets to go!

If someone were to procure an opening night showbill/playbill I would be happy to purchase one!!! *cough cough*
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#4
Posted: 11/16/06 at 4:53am
Happy Opening Mary Poppins!

May you fly happily for a long time to come.
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#5
Posted: 11/16/06 at 5:11am
May the wind never change...

Break a leg to the Mary Poppins Cast!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#6
Posted: 11/16/06 at 7:34am
so Disney is doing a showbill for this one? What type of stuff about the show do they have in it?
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#7
Posted: 11/16/06 at 9:33am
Break a leg!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#8
Posted: 11/16/06 at 9:33am
I'm pretty sure I got a Showbill at The Lion King when I saw it back in March 1999.
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#9
Posted: 11/16/06 at 10:29am
I saw the show on Tuesday night.

I have never liked Mary Poppins, I found the movie dull and boring, even as a child, and the books never interested me all that much. The only reason I went to the show was because my best friend gave me a ticket as a belated birthday gift, and so I was obliged to go.

It was one of the most magical nights of theatre I've experienced in a very long time. Some of the show doesn't quite work yet, and there is some tightening that needs to happen, and there are perhaps a few too many un-necessary scenes, but overall, I absolutely LOVED it, and many of the effects and little stage tricks are absolutely WONDERFUL.

And don't get me STARTED on "Step In Time" and Mary's end ascension! BRILL.

If you can, DEFINITELY see this show.

(And the orchestra is AMAZING.)
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#10
Posted: 11/16/06 at 12:26pm
Jailyard guy, that is one of the best endorsements I've ever seen. Thank you. re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#11
Posted: 11/16/06 at 2:47pm
2 powerhouses in one room tonight ohhh the egos
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#12
Posted: 11/16/06 at 3:51pm
why doesn't broadwayworld have a pic of Mary Poppins up next to their logo on the site like they did when "Les Mis" and everything else opened?
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#13
Posted: 11/16/06 at 3:52pm
there was last night. I dunno what happened to it...

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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#14
Posted: 11/16/06 at 7:36pm
Why was Spring Awakening up there? I thought it only started previews.
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#15
Posted: 11/16/06 at 7:45pm
they probably had the pic up last night because us regular folk cant come tonight. its 'invite only'.

I still want one of those damned opening night showbills.
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#16
Posted: 11/16/06 at 7:50pm
that's right. Spring Awakening doesn't open until December 10th. someone made a mistake. maybe that's why it was taken down.

Anything, you can purchase an opening night showbill on playbill.com


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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#17
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:39pm
And it is back!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#18
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:46pm
So I decided that since I couldn't get into opening night, I would go and see the red carpet anyway...and I'm so glad I did. First of all, the carpet was blue to match the show's logo, which was a nice touch. I had a prime spot in the front of the barricades. In case anyone is interested, here are the celebrities I saw walk by:

Rosie O'Donnell
Angela Lansbury
Marian Seldes
Audra McDonald
Joel Grey
Kelli O'Hara
Jack Noseworthy
Harvey Firestein
Sherie Renee Scott
Adam Pascal
Sara Gettelfinger
Richard Kind
Jim Dale
Jacob Young
Jack O'Brien
Liz Smith

I may have forgotten a few people, but I did not see Julie Andrews or Dick Van Dyke (if they were there, they may have come in through the stage door on 41st street to avoid the madness). It was a lot of fun, and I *just* missed the rain. I'm glad I went.


Updated On: 11/17/06 at 08:46 PM
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#19
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:50pm
Just need to chime in again with Poppins' love!

LOVE.

And happiness.
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#20
Posted: 11/16/06 at 8:57pm
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#21
Posted: 11/16/06 at 9:56pm
wait...I thought it didn't open until the 19th or something?
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#22
Posted: 11/16/06 at 9:57pm
Nope.

Tonight
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#23
Posted: 11/16/06 at 10:04pm
I'm going again on December 19th!
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re: Happy Opening Mary Poppins!#24
Posted: 11/16/06 at 10:19pm
My entire inner orchestra is RINGING with love!

OMG, I JUST CAN'T BELEIVE THIS WILL BE THE SHOW THAT POPS MY BROADWAY CHERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TREE LANE!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!
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