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Topic: Mary Poppins to debut October 14

#	Author	Message
1	leemac Fri 3/3/2006 5:40a	Mary Poppins will open for previews at the New Amsterdam theater on October 14. The NYC premiere will be November 16. Ticket sales commence June 11. Group tickets are already available. No word on when the Lion King will transfer out of the New Amsterdam. Lee
2	bloona Fri 3/3/2006 5:42a	Mr Bloona went to see this in London a couple of weeks ago, he won it through work....I didnt get invited :~( He enjoyed it.
3	TheRedhead Fri 3/3/2006 6:01a	Cool. Thanks for the news!
4	bloona Fri 3/3/2006 12:22p	^^^hey, I like your name!!! I want it now though...lol... I could have "theDyedRedHead"
5	Lisann22 Fri 3/3/2006 12:37p	I can't wait!!!
6	tonyanton Fri 3/3/2006 7:00p	Lee...broadway.com has Lion King tix for sale through 6/4 and then from 6/13. I assume those are the closing at the New Amsterdam and opening at the Minskoff dates, respectively.
7	KiNOO Sat 3/4/2006 2:46a	Too bad they changed the poster, the english one was so beautiful in Bert drawings style. Leemac, do you know if they will delete the Temper Temper song for the US audience? I find stupid to alterate the show to accomodote the american taste!
8	leemac Sat 3/4/2006 3:08a	Thanks for the info Tony. I've no idea why they haven't started publicising it as the Lion King's last season at the New Amsterdam. That does sound like a long time through from mid-June to mid-October to fit out the New Amsterdam for Mary Poppins. Unless they are going to refresh the theater in general. KiNOO they have changed all of the UK posters and merchandise to the new logo too (we saw it again this past week). I haven't heard anything about the potential changes. I can leave with some changes (although a lot of the songs are very British in their language) but I'm just praying they get the first British cast for the first Broadway run. Gavin Lee is still playing Bert but to get Laura Michelle Kelly and the others back would be fantastic. I just don't want to see a lot of American cast members in the production. I guess most if not all the kids will be American though. The good thing is that both Cameron and Tom Schumacher were very keen to stick to the original Travers stories in the first place so I'm optomistic that that will carry through to the US production. I really hope so. I think US theater-goers would get a huge kick out of the very British-ness of the whole thing. Lee
9	TheRedhead Sat 3/4/2006 3:36a	"I'm just praying they get the first British cast for the first Broadway run." That will depend on Actor's Equity, and if history is any indication, there's no way the British cast will be coming over. MAYBE one or two? Equity is a bear to deal with. I wouldn't be surprised to see Melissa Errico playing Mary Poppins. She's due for an opportunity like that.
10	ToonKirby Sat 3/4/2006 1:25p	Here's a link the new poster art: http://www.broadway.com/gen/sh ow.aspx?SI=524489 I agree, the original was so much more appealing. This one looks like the cover to a Disneyland Storybook Album.

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