Mary Poppins confirmed

[JakeB]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 8:27am

And the actress is..

Laura Michelle Kelly

Currently on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof.

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 8:44am

Well, she must have a short contract with Fiddler.

[broadway geek]

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

[Elphie]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 9:08am

She 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]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 10:35am

Her eyebrows scare me.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 11:36am

I still wish it were Ruthie Henshall But I'm sure this girl will be great.

[musicaltheatreman]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:01pm

i hope when the show moves to broadway susan egan plays the title role!!!!! :)

[Mister Matt]

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]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 12:02pm

What's wrong with her eyebrows?

[TheaterBaby]

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.

[broadway geek]

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]

Posted: 1/28/04 at 1:12pm

Oh nothing bad.. they just draw your eyes to them, I don't know why!

[Unknown User]

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???