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 Friday, December 11, 2009 at 9:00am.
Cincinnati's most eagerly awaited stage production will begin performances at the Aronoff Center on Thursday April 8, 2010 for a limited engagement of 3 weeks through Sunday April 25, 2010. The official press opening night is Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8:00pm. The entire original creative team has reunited to bring this magical story of the world's most famous nanny to audiences around North America. Since the tour's launch in Chicago in March 2009, MARY POPPINS has earned continuous critical praise and box-office success. The show is currently playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles through February 7, 2010.Tickets go on sale Friday December 11, 2010 and may be purchased from an authorized ticket agent in person at the Broadway Across America Box Office, downtown in the Mercantile Center, The Aronoff Center Ticket Office, online at ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-982-2787.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.An open-ended run of MARY POPPINS will take residence at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam. The show will open in April 2010 at the Circus Theatre following TARZAN'S record setting run there. MARY POPPINS will be produced in Holland by Stage Entertainment in association with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh.
In Cincinnati, MARY POPPINS will play Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8:00pm, Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm and Sunday at 1:00pm and 6:30pm. Ticket prices range from $20.00 to $83.00. Special Premium Ticket Packages are available for $130.00 at select performances, and include premium seating and a complimentary souvenir program. The Cincinnati engagement of MARY POPPINS is presented by arrangement with Broadway Across America and is a subscription offering of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America 09/10 Season.For more information, please visit www.MaryPoppinsTour.comVideos