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#1

Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/18/06 at 9:30pm

Hello everyone!! I am new to BW.COM my name is Danny and I am a huge fan of Mary Poppins the Musical and I am looking forward to see it open in the US! I was wondering if anyone knows if there is going to be a Broadway Cast soundtrack...as I live in the UK it would be my only wa of hearing Ashley Brown playng the part!!!

Thanks for your help Danny

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#2

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/18/06 at 10:20pm

With YOUTUBE.COM, even if there isn't a OBC, you will see and hear her!!! hehehe!!!

#3

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/19/06 at 7:37pm

anyone else think mary poppins is gonna do a chitty and tank on broadway?

#4

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/20/06 at 4:37am

Isnt the advance huge for this though? I think it will do well, for a year or so anyway. I reckon they are going to suger it up quite a lot for Broadway and make it closer to the movie. Could well see off Tarzan though.

#5

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/20/06 at 9:09am

From what i remember chitty had a large advance as well and it diddnt help that.Hey even Carrie had a large advance

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#6

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/20/06 at 12:34pm

I think it will do well! I will see it in November and cannot wait to see Gavin and Ashley - and I really hope there will be a cast recording! Want a recording with a 'Mary Poppins' I like!

Updated On: 7/20/06 at 12:34 PM

#7

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/20/06 at 1:05pm

Chitty isn't as beloved here in the US as Mary Poppins is. That's why Chitty tanked after a time.

Plus, there's better buzz about this while Chitty was a mehish buzz.

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Updated On: 7/23/06 at 01:05 PM

#8

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/23/06 at 7:24am

If they are changing the show a bit/lot for Broadway, I assume there will be a OBC recording.

#9

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/23/06 at 10:45am

You cannot compare the quality of Mary Poppins to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Poppins is a beloved show with fabulous music and a couple of great new tunes written, incredible sets, and a first rate cast. Chitty was a mess in London that curiously transferred to a huge theater in New York where it quickly died. Other than both being children's movies, this is where any comparison should end.

#10

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/23/06 at 3:23pm

I actually liked both shows when I saw them in London, but Mary is a class apart when you take an overall view. Although the set is big and expensive for both shows, the chitty one wasn't half as well used and wasn't half as clever as the Mary Poppins one is. And the Music for Mary Poppins is just second to none. The Orchestrartions bring to life what could otherwise be quite boring songs. I love it.

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#11

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/24/06 at 11:25am

To be honest i loved chitty with a passion!! i was very disapointed with mary poppins. Although it was a darker version i think that it could have made it soo much better, i also think it is far to long - 3 hours is a bit much. The only thing that really confused me was Marys entrance!!! she is supposed to come with the wind - not through a trap door in the floor and say i'm mary poppins (or something to that extent!

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#12

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/25/06 at 12:38am

Well Chitty Chitty Bang Bang did not die, it sold fairly well usually between 70-85% in the biggest broadway theater. They advertised it in the US as a sold out hit in London. Is that not true?? And Mary Poppins will not tank, just because it is Disney.

#13

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/25/06 at 1:39am

Chitty was completely sold out for the first year. The whole time Michael Ball was in the show, it was busy, busy, busy! Then after that, it started to become slightly less full, ie, the Upper Circle was closed, and people who bought tickets for up there were moved down to better seats!!! But it had a good run, and was a busy show! I can't speak for the second and third (and a half) year, but teh first year was def. sold out!!!

#14

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/25/06 at 7:19am

Yes, that was in London. In NYC it was a whole different story.

#15

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/25/06 at 10:57am

Chitty died a slow death in the US. It had an 'attack' the week after summer 2005, and they kept it running through Christmas to get a piece of the tourist pie (which they did...they grossed over $1,000,000 New year's week).

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#16

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/25/06 at 7:48pm

Chitty lost most of its budget in New York

To me Mary Poppins is another great show to look at but they aint much else going on and is far to long(it follows the awfull tradition of theatre we started doing in the 80s ,overblown comercial big budget musicals).The buzz for chitty was huge in new york as i was there working at the time,people were saying it would run for years etc etc(but broadway seem to say that about every show)

#17

re: Mary Poppins Broadway

Posted: 7/28/06 at 3:03pm

Ashley Brown is amazing!!!! i can tell u that she wont disapoint if there is no broadway cast of her singing it, you cal always buy disneys "on the record" granted its not marry poppins tunes but she does sing on it, so it might help you to know what she sounds like, which is AMAZING!!!!

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