Tickets For MARY POPPINS at CTG Go On Sale 5/10, Performances Begin 11/13

Center Theatre Group and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that tickets for the eagerly anticipated production of “Mary Poppins” will go on sale to the public on Sunday, May 10 at 11:00 am.  “Mary Poppins” begins performances at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre on November 13, 2009, for a limited engagement.  Opening is set for Sunday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m.

“Mary Poppins,” a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened on Broadway November 16, 2006.  Based on P.L. Travers’ cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, “Mary Poppins” 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 Tony 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.

Consistently among the top-grossing shows on Broadway, “Mary Poppins” continues in its third smash year at the New Amsterdam Theatre and recently celebrated its 1000th performance – a milestone reached by only a very small number of shows in Broadway history. The Broadway production has grossed over $132 million to date and been seen by over 1.6 million theatregoers.

Simultaneously, the show’s popularity grows around the globe. Following a successful three year run (December 2004 - January 2008) at the Prince Edward Theatre on London’s West End, a U.K. tour of “Mary Poppins” commenced in summer 2008 and concludes its acclaimed run in Cardiff this month. The Australian debut of “Mary Poppins” is planned for next year.

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 Los Angeles, “Mary Poppins” will play at the Ahmanson Theatre Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 pm. Ticket prices range from $25 to $92.  Premium Ticket Packages are also available at select performances for $135 and $150, and include premium seating and a complimentary souvenir program. Beginning on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 10 at 12 noon, tickets will be available at the Center Theatre Group box office at the Ahmanson Theatre, by phone at (213) 972-4400 and online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org.   For group sales (20 or more), call (213) 972-7231.  

Photo by Joan Marcus

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