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'Mary Poppins'

The Bradley Playhouse will present “Mary Poppins” starting Aug. 5.  Back row: Greg Brock (Mr. Banks) and Alison Wiza (Mrs. Banks) Front, left to right: Johann Vennink (Michael Banks), Isabella Sorentino (Jane Banks). Photo by Christopher Atwood.

 

 

'Mary Poppins'

starts Aug. 5

PUTNAM — It’s summer – the days are warm and the children are out of school. If you need some excitement in your life, The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse on Front Street presents its blockbuster summer musical, “Mary Poppins” on Aug. 5 and running for  three weekends. 

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 7, 14 and 21. Tickets are $23 for adults and $20 for seniors and students.

Reservations may be made with a major credit card online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or by calling 860-928-7887. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, either before the performance or at the door.

The TNECT production is directed by Kathleen Atwood and Scott Guerin. Diane Pollard is the music director and Keri Danner is the choreographer. All your favorites are there – Mary Poppins is played by Tonya Brock and Joey Almonte appears as Bert.  Mr. and Mrs. Banks are Greg Brock and Alison Wiza. Isabella Sorentino  appears as Jane Banks and Johann Vennink plays Michael Banks. Jo-Ann Gallo is cast as the housekeeper, Mrs. Brill, and The Bird Woman. 

This is the Broadway Musical version of Mary Poppins, based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film. Original music and lyrics are by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and the book is by Julian Fellows. New songs and additional music and lyrics are by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. It was co-created by Cameron Mackintosh.

All the songs you remember from the Disney film are there: Jolly Holiday, A Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds, Chim Chim Cher-ee and more. You’ll be singing them for days afterwards.

The Banks family lives in a big house on Cherry Lane in London, but all is not well behind closed doors.  Jane and Michael are out of control and another nanny has left. The children have their idea about the perfect nanny, but Mr. Banks wants someone strict who will straighten out his children. Mysteriously a “practically perfect” nanny named Mary Poppins appears and is an answer to all their prayers, but in a most peculiar way. With patience, kindness and a little bit of magic, Mary and her friend Bert help the family set things right – maybe more right than they’d ever been before.  

Come and see why The Bradley Playhouse received Yankee Magazine’s 2016 Editor’s Choice Award for the best community theatre in New England.