Having seen the classic Disney movie so many times with the perfect performances of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, it was hard to believe this new Mary Poppins could even come close to comparison. With that said, I ventured with my $110.00 ticket and my little friend and the song “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” stuck in my head for the evening up to the New Amsterdam Theatre to see the new Disney musical Mary Poppins.
Upon entering the New Amsterdam Theatre, my evening was already off to a great start, viewing the beautiful structure and getting some drinks and souvenirs for the two of us. The theatre is nice and large in the lobby area. We had front row center seats and enjoyed being able to see into the orchestra pit throughout the evening. The seats were comfortable and not has small as other theatres. The whole place was packed with happy families and tourists so the atmosphere was there.
Mary Poppins turned out to be a great musical show with many pleasing visuals, great dance numbers, and much better than I was expecting. I thought the chimney sweep scene was the best but there was alot put into this revival. The set designs by Bob Crowley were magical and very imaginative. It’s no wonder why Bob Crowley won the Tony Award for best scenic design for Mary Poppins. Bob Crowley also designed the costumes which were equally impressive and full of details. The special effects were really great like Bert walking up the wall and Mary Poppins even flies into the audience! Gavin Lee was great in the role of Bert and Ashley Brown played Mary Poppins to perfection! The cast were all great and the additional songs were surprisely good. This will be on broadway for a long time. I would even go see it again. I’m sure any child you take to this fantastic broadway show will remember it for a long, long time. It was almost three hours long with one intermission but the time flew by in this highly recommended musical.
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