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Laura Michelle Kelly to Rejoin Broadway’s Mary Poppins

Laura Michelle Kellyin Mary Poppins
(© Joan Marcus)
Laura Michelle Kelly
in Mary Poppins
(© Joan Marcus)

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly will return to the title role in the Broadway production of Mary Poppinsplaying at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Tuesday, July 19.

Kelly won the Olivier for originating the part of Mary Poppins in the 2004 West End premiere of the show, and was seen on Broadway in the role in 2009.

The show includes the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, as well as new songs and additional music and lyrics from the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The production is directed by Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne.

The company also features Gavin Lee as Bert, Karl Kenzler as George Banks, Megan Osterhaus as Winifred Banks, Valerie Boyle as Mrs. Brill, Ann Arvia as Bird Woman, Shua Potter as Robertson Ay, Ruth Gottschall as Miss Andrew and Ed Dixon as Admiral Boom. Alternating in the role of Jane Banks are Rozi Baker, Brigid Harrington and Kara Oates; alternating in the role of Michael Banks are Lewis Grosso, David Gabriel Lerner and Anthony Scarpone-Lambert.

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