Mary Poppins question

the toys come to life and begin to attack the children

The show is a blast. Everyone claps along to the score, the cast dances the hell out 'Step in Time' (some of the most vibrant choreography i've seen in years), the sets are terrific and Laura Michelle Kelly is indeed brillant.
Pray that Broadway doesn't screw it up.

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Updated On: 5/24/05 at 11:13 PM

I say pray that Broadway fixes it. Get rid of that lousy Mr. Banks number and put in The Life I Lead. Give Mrs. Banks something to do, other than look depressed. Give the Banks' home and the set some cheer and color, once Mary comes into their lives; not more dred and darkness. I just hate this show. Don't understand what anyone sees in it.

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ConvinceMe2, I'm not going to try to convince you on how good the show is - we all have our own opinions, and if you don't like it then that's fine, but I personally feel you are missing out on something, as I thought it was an awesome musical.
Those notes in Let's Go Fly A Kite are always bad in the live performances - I saw one of the first performances in London, and she originally just sang an octave leap, which was perfectly in tune, and sounded great - I don't know why she/they changed it. Sounds terrible, in my opinion.
Temper, Temper sounds crass on the CD, but in the performance it's a great number, and gives Mary Poppins a much darker side to her character.
Being Mrs Banks is a beautiful song, and allows Linzi Hateley to show off her stunning voice - it's a very sad moment in the show, and I always shed a little tear (I'm a loser, I know!)
I don't think Broadway will ruin this show - as I've said before, Cameron knows what he's doing.

Mary P x

So, JOhn, have you finally seen the show?

Yankee fan they don't "attack" the children per se, but they do put them "on trial" so to speak.

I am currently convinced that Matthew Bourne (the choreographer of the show) can do no wrong. I haven't seen the show, but I'm greatly looking forward to seeing it, assuming that it moves to Broadway (which I think it's planning to do).

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was actually choreographed by both - the spelling of the letters was done by Stephen Mear, but Matthew Bourne did everything else, and worked with Stephen on the letters to fit them into a dance, rather than just have small hand movements to represent each individual letter. The movement of the actors throughout the number was done by Matthew Bourne - detail was done by Stephen Mear.

Mary P x

PP how could you convince me? I saw the show. I hated the show. There isn't anything you could possibly say about it. I sure wish I hadn't hated it. Cost an awful lot to be disappointed.

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I saw it the last time I was home, which was in February. I don't recall the exact date; but early in the month.

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It wasn't great in Bristol, I'll admit that. But London breathed new life into it, and the production is excellent now, but it can't appeal to everyone.

Mary P x

Got a 3-some going on there Norbert?

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Absolutely. The more the merrier.

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