Mary Poppins extends stay in Chicago

March 10, 8:13 AMChicago Theatre ExaminerMark Meyer

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Broadway In Chicago has announced that Mary Poppins will be extending its stay at the Cadillac Palace Theatre through July 12, 2009. Tickets for newly announced performances from May 20 to July 12, 2009 will go on sale March 13, 2009 at 10:00am. Individual tickets for performances are available for as low as $23. In addition, Mary Poppins will have special Sunday evening performances at 6:30pm. throughout the Chicago engagement.

The North American National Tour of Mary Poppins commences in Chicago on March 11, 2009 with preview performances. The show opens on March 25, 2009 with the two original Broadway stars, Ashley Brown as "Mary Poppins" and Gavin Lee as "Bert."

Mary Poppins, a co-production by 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 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.

Consistently among the top-grossing shows on Broadway, Mary Poppins celebrated its two-year anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Sunday, November 16, 2008. Simultaneously, the show’s popularity grows around the globe. Following a successful three-year run (December 2004 - January 2008) at the Prince Edward Theatre on London's West End, a U.K. tour of Mary Poppins commenced in summer 2008 and is currently performing in Manchester, with additional dates booked in Cardiff through April 2009. Mary Poppins will later make its Australian debut at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in October 2009.

Tickets for Mary Poppins prices range from $23 to $90. Premium Ticket Packages, which include prime seat locations and a commemorative souvenir program, are also available and range in price from $123 to $150. Tickets are available ticketmaster.com.