The New York Daily News declares, MARY POPPINS is a "roof-raising, toe-tapping, high-flying extravaganza. It's eye-poppin." The KeyBank Broadway series finishes up the season at PlayhouseSquare July 17 - August 9, 2009 with the incredible Disney & Cameron Mackintosh musical MARY POPPINS.

Awards
Nominated for 7 Tony Awards, and winner of the 2007 Tony for Best Scenic Design of a Musical, MARY POPPINS also received two Drama Desk Awards, a Theatre World Award, as well as London's Evening Standard Award, 2 Olivier Awards, Variety Club Award, Whatsonstage.com Award and the Lastminute.com's Big Star Award presented to 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' as the Favorite Theatre Moment.

USA Today declares, "MARY POPPINS is irresistible! This fresh fountain of youth will make any grown-up feel like a kid again."

Associated Press proclaims "it's a lavish stage version that's a wonder to behold, yet at its heart, MARY POPPINS is a family drama. That this human and humane story shines through with the dazzling special effects demonstrates the potency of its emotional impact."

Syndicated columnist Liz Smith states, "I can't say enough good things about this musical. You'll have the time of your life."

Synopsis
1910 London - meet the harried and disorganized Banks Family where the children are out of control and the parents are overwhelmed. To the rescue comes MARY POPPINS, a magical, eccentric, but ultimately loveable, nanny who will teach the family that:
"Anything can happen if you let it.
Sometimes things are difficult,
But you can bet
It doesn't have to be."

Did You Know…
That the original story MARY POPPINS was inspired by author Pamela Lyndon Travers' childhood memories in Australia?

P. L. Travers followed up the successful book with seven sequels:
Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins In the Park, Mary Poppins from A to Z, Mary Poppins In Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door and Mary Poppins In the Kitchen: A Cookery Book with a Story.

MARY POPPINS has sold millions of copies, been translated into more than 20 languages, made into a blockbuster movie and Broadway musical!

MARY POPPINS, the musical, has played in London, Wales, Edinburgh, Manchester, New York, Chicago, and Sweden. The National Tour plans stops in Dallas, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Ft. Lauderdale, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Tampa, Charlotte, Tempe, and Los Angeles. International plans are underway for the show to travel to the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Hungary, and P. L. Travers' childhood home Australia.

The New York Post was right when it declared, "there's no stoppin' this POPPINS"…and thank goodness for that. MARY POPPINS belongs to the world.

For more information on the Broadway Show go to: MARY POPPINS

Photo: Ashley Brown as ‘Mary Poppins’ in “Step In Time.” Original National Tour Company of MARY POPPINS. ©Disney/CML. Photo by Joan Marcus.