Super show! (Mary Poppins - The Musical)

Member Name: Leannie1000

Product:	Mary Poppins - The Musical
Date:	21/10/09 (31 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great for all the family

Disadvantages: Not cheap

I didn't actually see this in the UK, I saw it on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre in NYC but I believe it is exactly the same show and actors change frequently anyway.

I absolutely love the film and have been to see The Lion King on stage so thought this would be worth going to see. Both are produced by Disney and I think that quality shows through. The action still centres around Mary Poppins, Bert and the Banks family and most of the storyline and songs -with a few add-ins, such as a long version of Super... - are exactly the same as in the film, which I won't go into as I'm sure everyone has seen the film!

There are a few differences but I won't give them away. I thought the special effects were amazing for a stage show - including Mary Poppins flying over the audience, both kids and adults would enjoy that. The set changes were seamless and the set consisted of a cross-section of the family house. Obviosuly the 'cartoon' section of the film couldn't be recreated but in the most part the limitations of any set didn't affect the show.

It was well-acted and sung as you would expect for a Broadway show, including the children. The cast will no doubt have changed since I saw this but I believe a couple of cast members were British and you couldn't hear any American accents coming through, which would have put me off. The costumes and music were all great. We sat quite a few rows up and still had a good view. It entertained a teenager, myself in my twenties and my parents in their sixties too!

We paid about $100 for seats in the evening, think this is fairly typical and worth it if you're on holiday I think! I know tickets are much cheaper for the touring production here in the UK.

Like most things the merchandise wasn't cheap but here were a few things to look at such as cups and programmes. I would defintely go and see this again, either in the Uk or in NYC.

Summary: My view of Mary Poppins