Nominations for the 27th annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced on February 28, and the MARY POPPINS North American tour was honored with four nominations for its recent Washington, D.C. engagement in the following categories: Outstanding Non-Resident Production; Caroline Sheen ("Mary Poppins") for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production; Gavin Lee ("Bert") for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production and Ellen Harvey ("Miss Andrew") for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production.
The musical is already the winner of 26 major theatre awards around the globe, including Tony®, Olivier and Evening Standard awards.
The ceremony, which celebrates excellence in Washington, D.C. theater, will be held on Monday, April 25 at the Warner Theatre and JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The eight-week Washington, D.C. engagement of MARY POPPINS played at the Kennedy Center Opera House from July 1 through August 22, 2010. During the premiere engagement, the production played 61 performances, entertained over 114,000 theater patrons and grossed $11.4 million at the box office.
The MARY POPPINS North American tour is currently playing in Boston, MA at the Boston Opera House through March 20, 2011. Great seats are still available for each performance and can be purchased online at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Boston. The tour's current schedule is listed below.
MARY POPPINS, a co-production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened on Broadway on November 16, 2006. Based on P.L. Travers' cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS the stage play features the Academy Award®-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, by Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.
Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre leads the award-winning creative team, with co-direction and choreography by Tony® and Olivier Award winner Matthew Bourne. MARY POPPINS features set and costume design by Tony? Award winner Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, orchestrations by William David Brohn, and music supervision by David Caddick. The tour's creative team includes Tour Director Anthony Lyn, Associate Choreographer Geoffrey Garrett, and Music Director Daniel Bowling.
ABOUT MARY POPPINS WORLDWIDE
With four productions currently running on three continents, MARY POPPINS is one of the biggest stage musical successes to emerge from London or New York in recent years. Worldwide to date, the show has grossed over $470 million and welcomed 6.5 million guests.
MARY POPPINS received its worldwide premiere at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End in December 2004. Following its successful three-year London run, the production launched an acclaimed U.K. tour.
The Broadway production of MARY POPPINS officially opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on November 16, 2006, recouping its initial Broadway investment within 52 weeks of its premiere in 2006. MARY POPPINS is the only show from the 2006-2007 theatrical season still in performance.
