By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on January 08, 2013 10:54 PM
Popular Disney Musical Mary Poppins Closes On Broadway After 2,619 Performances; Aladdin Is Expected To Take Over The Space At The New Amsterdam Theatre
"Mary Poppins" Closes On Broadway After Over 2,000 Performances
Everybody's favorite nanny is leaving Broadway as Mary Poppins has announced its plans to close on March 3. The Disney musical, which opened on Broadway in 2006, will have played 2,619 performances by the time it closes. And soon it will be seen everywhere when Music Theatre International starts licensing productions throughout North America.
Mary Poppins producer Thomas Schumacher stated that "The show’s extraordinary success is due to the 500 plus actors, musicians and stagehands who have brought the show to magical life on Broadway and, most importantly, to the audiences who have fallen in love with Mary, Bert and the Banks family every night. We thank them and New York for six tremendous years.”
Aladdin Will Likely Take Over
It is expected that Disney plans on bringing yet another of their famous movie properties, Aladdin, to the New Amsterdam Theatre soon. Disney has already debuted their new stage version of Aladdin at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle in a production directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, who helmed Broadway's The Book of Mormon.
