The next Mary Poppins on Broadway will be...anyone??

[Unknown User]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 6:42am

Does anyone know who the next Mary will be after Scarlett leaves in October?? Or is Scarlett staying another year?

[kchenofan]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 10:33am

Kelly Ripa

[obsessedjb]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 10:39am

Scarlett and Adam both leave in October

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 12:04pm

Thanks for posting the Kelly video. She is adorable.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 12:17pm

If she's not busy, then maybe Laura Michelle Kelly.

[winston89]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 12:25pm

Laura Michelle Kelly will NEVER do the role again considering that she had a falling out with Cameron a long time ago.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 1:05pm

I've heard about the new Bert (God help us all), but I haven't heard even a peep about the new Mary.

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 1:10pm

Who did you hear for Bert??

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 1:15pm

it's not "Who did I hear", it's "Who do I know for a fact unless something falls through."

Let's just say that he is known to the Broadway community aned last starred in a show with a crazy teeny bopper following.

[winston89]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 1:23pm

Isn't Groff a little too young for Bert?

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 1:51pm

Could it be Christian Borle?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 1:58pm

winston, WHY would you think Groff?

BroadwayBound, I'm not going to say a word.. take that at what you will.



:-P

[wdwfreak]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:01pm

I don't know if Christian Borle would make a good Bert but he was amazing in LB and I'm seeing the show in November so I really hope it is him because he is very talented. The only thing that bothered me was that he never stagedoored but whatever.

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:02pm

I could see him being a very good Bert.

[pli1018]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:02pm

Oh God I sure hope Christian Borle is in NO WAY involved with Mary Poppins!

[kchenofan]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:05pm

Christian Borle? I don't know. I really don't see it.

[mybigsplash]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:09pm

The next Mary Poppins should be Priscilla Lopez! I would pay so much money to see that, seriously.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:10pm

...I can't see it.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:11pm

Am I the only one who thinks Stephanie J. Block might make a brilliant Mary?

[Coraline]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:26pm

Yes

But going along with the whole Christian Borle idea...what about Andy Karl as Bert?

[little_sally]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:37pm

Andy Karl could certainly dance the role.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:53pm

Stephanie J Block is looking for work. Isn't she the new "go to" girl everyone here says should go into anything, no matter what it is?

[winston89]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 2:53pm

WishingOnlyWounds2, I don't think that Block would make a good Poppins. She doesn't have the proper voice. Poppins is more of a soprano role and judging by Block's singing on The Pirate Queen CD I am willing to bet that she is more of a mezzo if anything.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 3:03pm

She was able to sing Belle. Stephanie played the part at Hollywood Studios.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 8/1/09 at 3:04pm

The singing starts around 1:33 and she was able to hit all the notes.
Stephanie as Belle.