Prince Edward Theatre News

Broadway Across America and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that the Indianapolis premiere engagement of MARY POPPINS will now be limited to TWO WEEKS ONLY at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre beginning on Thursday, September 23.

In response to the overwhelming demand for tickets, the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh have extended the Charlotte engagement of MARY POPPINS through Sept. 19.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines 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 Monday, Sept. 13 at 7 a.m.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines 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 Monday, Sept. 13 at 7 a.m.

For the first time in its smash 3 ½ year Broadway run, New York audiences have the opportunity to see Mary Poppins' original stage stars performing the roles they created together. Last night, August 24, Gavin Lee re-joined the Broadway company as Bert opposite his original Mary and Oliver Award-winning West End co-star Laura Michelle Kelly at the New Amsterdam Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you the reunion shots below!

Producers Cameron Mackintosh, Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and the Kennedy Center are pleased to announce full casting for the Washington, DC engagement of Mary Poppins.

Broadway Across America and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that the Indianapolis premiere engagement of MARY POPPINS will now be limited to TWO WEEKS ONLY at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre beginning on Thursday, September 23.

The Lion King set a new record for the single highest box office gross in Canadian theatrical history in its final week at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver last week. The record-smashing gross of $1.9 Canadian ($1.87 US) occurred in a week when all five of Disney Theatrical Productions' North American productions topped $1 million in gross, with the cumulative total exceeding $7 million.

Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions are pleased to announce that Nicolas Dromard will star as 'Bert' in the North American Tour of MARY POPPINS, direct from playing the role on Broadway.

For the first time in its smash 3 ½ year Broadway run, New York audiences will have the opportunity to see Mary Poppins' original stage stars performing the roles they created together when Gavin Lee re-joins the Broadway company as Bert opposite his original Mary and Oliver Award-winning West End co-star LAURA MICHELLE KELLY at the New Amsterdam Theatre beginning Tuesday, August 24.

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's eagerly anticipated Australian production of MARY POPPINS premiered Thursday evening, July 29 at Her Majesty's Theatre. The Melbourne engagement is a homecoming for the beloved character.

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS makes its much-anticipated premiere Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen, Holland, outside of Amsterdam. This marks the fifth major production of the title since it opened in London in 2004. Only three months after the Dutch opening, a sixth production opens in Melbourne, Australia in July 2010.

The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Love Story will transfer to the West End previewing at the Duchess Theatre from 27 November, with press night on 6 December 2010. Love Story, which is produced in the West End by Michael Ball - making his producing debut, Adam Spiegel and Stephen Waley-Cohen, is currently booking until 26 February 2011.

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The Washington, DC engagement of Mary Poppins opens tonight, Wednesday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kennedy Center Opera House for a limited engagement of eight weeks through Sunday, August 22.

Baz Bamigboye reports in the U.K. Daily Mail today that a stage musical adapation of the movie Ghost may hit Manchester sometime next spring in anticipation of a West End transfer in the summer of 2011, likely at the Piccadilly Theatre. Bamigboye writes that high on the list of Manchester venues for the out of town tryout is the Opera House of Manchester, where the show would would play for an extended 10 week-or-so run. So far, producers are reportedly only in discussion-phase. Laura Michelle Kelly is rumored to be in talks to play the female lead made famous by Demi Moore in the film version.

Producers Cameron Mackintosh, Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and the Kennedy Center are pleased to announce full casting for the Washington, DC engagement of Mary Poppins.

The record-breaking Los Angeles engagement of MARY POPPINS was honored at the 36th annual Saturn Awards on Thursday, June 24 as the 'Best Local Stage Production: Fantasy/Musical' at a ceremony held at the Castaway in Burbank, CA.

Broadway's most magical musical MARY POPPINS celebrates its 1500th performance at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Saturday evening, June 19.

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, June 18, 2010 beginning at 8:00am.