Mary Poppins confirmed
JakeB
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#0Mary Poppins confirmed
Posted: 1/28/04 at 8:27am
And the actress is..
Laura Michelle Kelly
Currently on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof.
#1re: Mary Poppins confirmed
Posted: 1/28/04 at 8:44amWell, she must have a short contract with Fiddler.
#2re: re: Mary Poppins confirmed
Posted: 1/28/04 at 9:03am
She will have to leave early for fiddler. And how does someone get on Broadway without formal training?
My Fair Lady Kelly Opts for Mary Poppins Title Role
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 9:08amShe must be pretty good. She left school at age 16 to join the West End cast of Beauty and the Beast? Wow- thats really young.
JakeB
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 11:36am
I still wish it were Ruthie Henshall
But I'm sure this girl will be great.
musicaltheatreman
Broadway Star Joined: 5/22/03
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:01pmi hope when the show moves to broadway susan egan plays the title role!!!!! :)
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:02pm
I did think Ruthie would have been perfect, but I remember reading that they wanted a younger Poppins, closer to original book character. I also think Matine McCutcheon would have been great, but I know she received too much flack for her missed performances in My Fair Lady. She was an amazing Eliza, though.
The only problem I have is the fact that I don't like Mary Poppins. The movie was ok, but I hated that character! She was a lying witch who betrayed the children. I would get so mad every time I saw it! Remove the scene where she makes the children look like liars in front of their father and maybe I wouldn't mind so much. Did this bother anyone else?
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:02pmWhat's wrong with her eyebrows?
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:09pm
Very good point about Poppins Matt.
I also (as a child) found it very disturbing how she acted towards Burt. I always figured she was a slut who would come and use him for her own pleasure and then leave whenever she felt things were getting too personal. Isn't it sad that I thought of that when I was probably 8 or 9 years old.
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:13pm
What is wrong with the eyebrows?
I was lucky enough to see her this summer when my family went to London. I thought she was very good except in the second act she sounded like her nose was blocked. I met her after the show and she was nice enough to sign my program. I wish the best for her.
JakeB
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 1:12pmOh nothing bad.. they just draw your eyes to them, I don't know why!
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
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Posted: 1/28/04 at 1:30pm
I second in wanting Ruthie Henshall for Mary!
But why hasn't Ruthie performed as Sally Bowles yet???
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