MARY POPPINS revival/tour, possibly in 2027?

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 12:38pm

I just received an email from MTI saying new restrictions have been placed on both Mary Poppins and Mary Poppins Jr. in North America

According to the email, all licensed productions of the full-length show must be done by December 2026 and no more licenses will be awarded after that. Likewise, only accredited K-9 schools will be able to perform Jr free from restriction, while community theaters, high schools, etc will have until March 2027, after which no more licenses will be given out.

Might this be a sign that there could be a new Broadway revival or tour coming through North America in the next year or two?

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 12:44pm

I suggested the possibility of this happening back in October.

[James885]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 1:00pm

Semi off - topic, but how does the licensing change for amateur / regional productions whenever there is a Broadway revival and / or tour? For instance, with the recent Music Man revival, did MTI restrict productions nationwide, or just in the New York region? Similarly, if The Music Man had toured, would they have pulled the licenses nationwide or just in the market where the tour plays for the duration of the tour stop?

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 1:05pm

James885 said: "Semi off - topic, but how does the licensing changefor amateur / regional productions whenever there is a Broadway revival and / or tour? For instance, with the recent Music Man revival, did MTI restrict productions nationwide, or just in the New York region? Similarly, if The Music Man had toured, would they have pulled the licenses nationwide or just in the market where the tour plays for the duration of the tour stop?"

I think it varies based on the show. I know from personal experience that my community theatre attempted to get a license for Mamma Mia! and we were denied two years in a row because the national tour was coming within 200 miles of us.

[James885]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 1:38pm

Gotcha. I don’t know anything about how this stuff works, but very interesting! A friend of mine is an adjunct theater professor at a community college and a couple years back they were planning on doing Les Miserables, but weren’t able to because of the tour, even though it didn’t play their city.

Taking it back to Mary Poppins, if they do tour again, I hope they use the same set as the original tour. IMO, it was more effective than the broadway set.



 

 

Updated On: 12/22/25 at 01:38 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 1:50pm

Yeah, every commercial rightsholder treats this differently. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh are particularly strict, and for years the Weisslers had that reputation too. Sometime there's not even an actual production happening, just an option for one.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 12/22/25 at 1:58pm

This show was such a bore with Ashley (no spark)I wish Rebecca (rip) flew around the theater she would of made an amazing Mary.