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A Practically Perfect Tea Party with New Mary Poppins Stars

A Practically Perfect Tea Party with New Mary Poppins Stars
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Broadway’s family-friendly musical Mary Poppins recently added two new headliners: Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle. The Olivier winner and recent Legally Blonde player celebrated their new Broadway gigs with a spot of tea at Theater District institution Sardi’s on October 29. We caught up with the new leads of the show as they goofed around and reminded ...

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New Mary Poppins Stars Bow on Broadway in a Most Delightful Way

New Mary Poppins Stars Bow on Broadway in a Most Delightful Way
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There are some new faces in Broadway’s soaring musical Mary Poppins. New stars Laura Michelle Kelly, who originated the part of everyone’s favorite nanny in the London production, and Christian Borle, late of Legally Blonde, head a cast of rookies and veterans alike. The new leads of the show, which has been delighting Broadway theatergoers of all ages ...

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Christian Borle Joins Laura Michelle Kelly in Mary Poppins on Broadway

Christian Borle Joins Laura Michelle Kelly in Mary Poppins on Broadway

As we recently reported, Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary Poppins in the West End, will be moving into Broadway’s Cherry Tree Lane. Now a production spokesperson has confirmed that she will be joined by Christian Borle in the part of Bert. Both performers will join the cast of Mary Poppins ...

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Mary Poppins Welcomes a New Super Nanny

Mary Poppins Welcomes a New Super Nanny
Date
October 12, 2009
Where
New Amsterdam Theatre, New York
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Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary Poppins ...

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Olivier Winner Laura Michelle Kelly to Play Mary Poppins on Broadway

Olivier Winner Laura Michelle Kelly to Play Mary Poppins on Broadway

Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary Poppins in the West End, will be moving into Broadway’s Cherry Tree Lane, according to London’s Daily Mail. The paper says the raven-haired British star is already in rehearsal with director Richard Eyre for her return as everyone’s favorite super nanny in the ...

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Two-Time Olivier Winner Jenny Galloway Joins Mary Poppins on Broadway

Two-Time Olivier Winner Jenny Galloway Joins Mary Poppins on Broadway

Broadway's Mary Poppins has welcomed London's two-time Olivier Award winner Jenny Galloway to the cast as Mrs. Brill. Galloway, an original cast member of the West End production of Mary Poppins, began performances on September 1 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Galloway won Olivier Awards for her performances as Rosie in Mamma Mia! in 2000 and Luce in ...

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Mary Poppins' Rebecca Luker on Being Mrs. Banks

Mary Poppins' Rebecca Luker on Being Mrs. Banks

When Rebecca Luker arrived in New York two decades ago, fresh out of a small Alabama college, she quickly found success on Broadway in the kinds of roles Barbara Cook or Julie Andrews would have played once upon a time—including several they did play, Marian in The Music Man and Maria in The Sound of Music. Luker’s gorgeous ...

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Casting Complete for Mary Poppins National Tour

Casting Complete for Mary Poppins National Tour

Complete casting for the upcoming North American national tour of Mary Poppins has been announced. As was previously announced, original Broadway stars Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee will reprise their roles as Mary Poppins and Bert, respectively, on the tour. The first stop is Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre, where previews begin Wednesday, March 11, with opening night set for ...

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Scarlett Strallen

Age: 26

Hometown: London, England

Currently: Making her Broadway debut as the world’s most famous parasol-toting, practically perfect, sugar-happy nanny in Mary Poppins.

Show Folk: Lots of actors say, “Performing is in my blood,” but when Strallen does, she’s not using it as a metaphor. Her grandmother ran a dancing school. Her parents, both dancers, met at the ...

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Daniel Jenkins: The Joys of Fatherhood On and Off Stage

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As George Banks in Disney's hit Broadway musical Mary Poppins, Daniel Jenkins is the personification of an uptight, workaholic dad. The "dad" part isn't a stretch for Jenkins, the real-life father of Jack, 13, and Jesse, 10. The "uptight" part is a different story, however, for this well-liked actor, who got his start back in ...

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