MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
#1MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/25/08 at 1:16pm
I really have to give kudos to the creative team over at MARY POPPINS. Their performance at the Thanksgiving Day parade was really inventive and what they just did on the Christmas day parade was no exception.
It was thrilling to see the entire Main Street filled with dancers doing the "Supercalifragulisticexpalidious" dance steps.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2re: MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/25/08 at 1:18pm
And here's a behind-the-scenes look at how they did it:
http://disney.go.com/dxd/index.html?channel=17077&content=196096&contentPlayerID=dxd_vid_player
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Updated On: 12/25/08 at 01:18 PM
--Aristotle
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#2re: MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/25/08 at 7:43pmThe Jonas Brothers popped up.
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#3re: MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/25/08 at 7:55pmI caught the end of it and it looked huge.
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#4re: MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/25/08 at 9:18pmI was incharge of about half of the kids that performed this number. My kids were in Red and Blue. We actually only had one rehearsal together and then we filmed the performance. It was fun experience. The kids were all cheerleaders and dancers from around the country.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#5re: MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/26/08 at 4:15pm
Are the kids playing Jane and Michael in the show or were they hired for the parade?
EDIT: It's Cassady Leonard and Neil McCaffrey.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
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Updated On: 12/26/08 at 04:15 PM
#6re: MARY POPPINS' Performance at Disney's Christmas Day Parade
Posted: 12/27/08 at 10:16amI also enjoyed the parade performance as well!
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