MARY POPPINS revival/tour, possibly in 2027?

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?

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?

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

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.

Hope they bring Laura Michelle Kelly back. I also think Kara Lindsay would make a great Mary Poppins.

theatrekid3302 said: "I also think Kara Lindsay would make a great Mary Poppins."

I actually got to see Kara play the role at North Carolina Theatre twice - in 2016 and 2023 - and she was indeed great both times.

Updated On: 12/23/25 at 06:06 PM

Even if it did come back to Broadway and it should they will use the UK tour set, which went into a sit down production in the West End, then back on the road, which wraps up at the end of January. The tour set is the same way as Mamma Mia and Beetlejuice are running at the moment.

The UK tour set isn’t as big as the original West End/Broadway one, but the tour set is strangely more smarter and better for it. Mary Poppins has the greatest aerial choreography in theatre.

The Majestic being empty is such a waste of a theatre at this time of year, could you imagine a big advert on Broadway with a picture of Mary Poppins and the tagline ‘Mary Poppins flying back into New York for the holidays’. With that Poppins could easily pull a 18 months run, then hit the road.

Dolly80 said: "Yes this is going back out on a US Tour. I know someone who is working on it right now. I think it’s late 2026"

I still say it yours for a year, then does a sit-down on Broadway at the New Amsterdam for 6 months(July 2027-January 2028). Then Disney throws in a new show in Spring 2028(Greatest Showman? Hercules? Beauty and the Beast revival?).