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		His stage version of Mary Poppins has become one of the most popular shows in London since it opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in December last year in a collaboration between the impresario Cameron Mackintosh and Disney, maker of the 40-year-old film which starred Julie Andrews.
		A spokesman for Mary Poppins said: "A film isn't normally made until years after the stage production because obviously it stops people going to the stage shows.
		The 59-year-old director/producer is apparently eyeing the ever-popular musical Mary Poppins for a Hollywood remake.
	enjoyment.independent.co.uk /film/news/article335473.ece (676 words)

	Mary Poppins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to the 40th anniversary DVD release of the film in 2004, Walt Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to Mary Poppins from P.L. Travers as early as 1938 but was rebuffed because Travers did not believe a film version of her books would do justice to her creation.
		Mary Poppins is the central character in a series of children's books written by P.
		The first book, Mary Poppins, published in 1934, introduced the mysterious anti-heroine, a vain, acerbic magical English nanny blown by a windstorm to Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, London and into the Banks' household to care for the Banks' children; Jane (the eldest), Michael, and twin babies John and Barbara.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Poppins (903 words)

	Mary Poppins - London - Tickets and Information
		Mary Poppins played to an estimated 200 million people when it was released, engendering extraordinary affection in its audiences and has remained one of Disney's most enduring and best-loved films.
		Mary Poppins includes many of the original songs from the film with music and lyrics by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman.
		It took Walt Disney twenty years to make the film of Mary Poppins, from the time he first tried to secure the film rights to its triumphant premiere in 1964.
	www.marypoppins.themusical.co.uk (581 words)

	Mary Poppins (1964)
		Mary Poppins stands with The Wizard of Oz as one of the all-time great children's films, and one reason is certainly the memorable music.
		One word sums up the 40th Anniversary Edition of Mary Poppins— "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" After an initial barebones release, the studio has finally produced a DVD worthy of the film that Walt Disney considered a crowning achievement.
		When you witness Walt Disney attending his first World Premiere since Snow White and learn how he spent 20 years trying to buy the rights to make Mary Poppins, you realize how important this film was to him.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=878&buy=open&PID=10115718&Tab=reviews&CID=18 (722 words)

	Movie Info for Mary Poppins on MSN Movies
		Mary Poppins' role in all this leads to some moments when it is possible to fear that all her good work will be undone, but like the magical being she is, all her "mistakes" lead to a happy result by the end of the film.
		Long resistant to film adaptations of her Mary Poppins books, P.L. Travers finally succumbed to the entreaties of Walt Disney, and the result is often considered the finest of Disney's personally supervised films.
		Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews in her screen debut) answers the children's ad by arriving at the Banks home from the skies, parachuting downward with her umbrella.
	entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=2899 (503 words)

	Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition (1964)
		Mary Poppins will never be one of my favorites, but its legions of fans will be fairly pleased with this release.
		Mary Poppins appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.66:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		It turns out that Poppins was created in a completely fabricated environment, as the whole film was shot indoors at Disney's California studios.
	dvdmg.com /marypoppinsse.shtml (4196 words)

	Playbill News: Cast of Mary Poppins to Feature Haig and Hateley as the Banks
		Mary Poppins will feature direction by Sir Richard Eyre, choreography by Matthew Bourne, design by Bob Crowley, a book by Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes (“Gosford Park”) and additional tunes (supplementing the original film score by Robert and Richard Sherman) by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
		The beloved 1964 Disney film "Mary Poppins" starred Julie Andrews in the title role opposite the Bert of Dick Van Dyke.
		Joining Leads Laura Michelle Kelly and Gavin Lee in the upcoming Mary Poppins musical will be David Haig and Linzi Hateley as George and Winifred Banks, Rosemary Ashe as Miss Andrew and Jenny Galloway as Mrs.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/87360.html (561 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Mary Poppins [Soundtrack]: Music
		I bought this CD for my daughter, who at 9 has become probably the third generation to be entranced by the excellent music written for the film adaptation of Mary Poppins, which considering it was released in 1964 has shown astonishing longevity.
		But in the case of Mary Poppins, a "spoonful of sugar" was just the tonic for a slightly dated and often scary series of books by P L Travers.
		Fantastic weekend theatre breaks including one of the top London shows, "Mary Poppins", and accommodation at a four-star hotel for as little as £64.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063CKG (759 words)

	Mary Poppins tickets. Prince Edward Theatre London - seats now available online. Information and ticket reservations. Find out about the new musical produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh.
		Mary Poppins features many of the songs from the Sherman Brothers' Oscar-winning film score which included "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "A Spoonful of Sugar" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - as well as new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
		Scarlett Strallen is the current star of Mary Poppins.
		Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney, this long awaited new stage version is based on the stories of Pamela Travers and the 1964 Walt Disney film, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews as London chimneysweep Bert and the eponymous magical nanny of the title.
	www.marypoppinstickets.co.uk (534 words)

	SoundtrackNet : Mary Poppins: Special Edition (Disc 1)
		This two disc set serves as a nice tie-in for the 40th Anniversary of Mary Poppins, and while it is by no means a "complete" release of all of the music recorded for the film, it will satisfy almost everyone who wants to enjoy the great songs and music from this classic film.
		What they did was take the form of what we did for Mary Poppins, and about nine of the original songs, a lot of the situations, and added new stories and songs.
		The original Mary Poppins soundtrack was released on Walt Disney Records.
	www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database/?id=3800 (812 words)

	Mary Poppins DVD Review at The Z Review UK DVD reviews
		This site has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film owners of Mary Poppins and intellectual copyright holders of the movies mentioned herein and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
		In fact, Walt Disney Home Entertainment appropriately calls its 40th Anniversary Edition DVD of Mary Poppins “Practically Perfect in Every Way.” In addition to the fully restored feature film, this DVD package contains some of the best bonus features I’ve ever seen, including a 50-minute documentary about the making of “Mary Poppins”.
		After revisiting “Mary Poppins” in its 40th Anniversary Edition DVD, I’m more certain than ever that this movie deserved the Oscar it won for Best Picture back in 1965.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /dvdreviews/m/marypoppins.htm (677 words)

	Spielberg Shoots Down "Mary Poppins" Talk (January 2nd, 2006)
		"Mary Poppins", based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the 1964 Walt Disney film will begin performance on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre (Broadway at West 42nd Street) in October 2006.
		Steven Spielberg's rep Marvin Levy has debunked rumors that the director is developing a film version of "Mary Poppins".
		Spielberg Shoots Down "Mary Poppins" Talk (January 2nd, 2006)
	www.darkhorizons.com /news06/060102b.php (139 words)

	Mary Poppins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the film, Mary Poppins' best friend is Bert, a Cockney who seems to have a number of jobs, including chimney sweep, pavement artist, etc, but otherwise is the one normal adult friend of Mary who is completely accustomed to her magic (the exact nature of their relationship is left a mystery).
		Mary Poppins' character as portrayed by Andrews in the film is somewhat less vain and more sympathetic toward the children than the nanny in the original book.
		Mary Poppins (right, behind) as portrayed by Julie Andrews in the most famous adaptation of the character.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Poppins (139 words)

	Clearwater Public Library System - Kids' World - Series Books, Mary Poppins Series
		Those who are familiar with the classic film, Mary Poppins, will enjoy these stories on which the film was based.
		Clearwater Public Library System - Kids' World - Series Books, Mary Poppins Series
		Read the expanded adventures of Mary and her friends in these novels.
	www.clearwater-fl.com /CPL/kids/books/series-marypoppins.asp (139 words)

	BBC - London - Entertainment - Theatre - Reviews - First Night, Mary Poppins reviewed by our critic Mark Shenton -
		40 years after PL Travers’ Mary Poppins became a film sensation, this tale of a singing, flying nanny has at last taken to the West End skies, lighting them up with a tale of merry mischief as she helps to heal a dysfunctional, uptight family.
		Mary Poppins the musical is all I think about every day and I like many other girls live in the dreamworld that someday I will be able to take hold of Mary's parrot head umbrella, step into her shoe's and be trully "Practically Perfect" in this incredible stage masterpiece in the future.
		I went to see Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre as part of an assignment and I have to say it was the most enjoyable assignment I have done, adults and children alike were glowing.
	www.bbc.co.uk /london/entertainment/theatre/marypoppins_161204.shtml (2498 words)

	YesButNoButYes: Where are they now: Mary Poppins
		Husky-voiced Glynis continued to act after Mary Poppins, her last film appearance being from 1999.
		In her late 80s, the author of Mary Poppins, PL Travers, finally revealed that the story of the magical nanny was based on a tale she made up as a child to comfort her younger sisters when their mother declared she was going to committ suicide in the local creek.
		Mary Poppins was to be Treacher's last screen appearance after a 35 year acting career.
	www.yesbutnobutyes.com /archives/2005/08/where_are_they_1.html (874 words)

	Mary Poppins - The hit west end theatre show.
		Mary Poppins - The hit west end theatre show.
		Order your mary poppins ticket for the mary poppins musical at the mary poppins theatre now online.
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	www.marypoppins.uk.com (89 words)

	nofreelist.com - Mary Poppins (1964)
		Mary Poppins (1964) is also mentioned in mino's review of Erotic Ghost Story (1987) and timchuma's review of For Your Height Only (1979).
		For the two of you who have never seen it, Mary Poppins herself is a magical nanny who turns up at the home of Jane and Michael Banks, two young English troublemakers who go through nannies at an alarming rate because of their disobedience and impertinence.
		Mary takes the kids on all sorts of adventures and, of course, teaches not only the children, but also their gruff and distant father, all sorts of lessons.
	nofreelist.com /review?movieid=636 (839 words)

	BBC - Films - review - Mary Poppins
		BBC - Films - review - Mary Poppins
		Mary Poppins continues to delight young generations, while for the older ones there is much pleasure from the casting of screen veterans such as Hermione Baddeley, Arthur Treacher, Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Owen, Ed Wynn, and Jane Darwell in minor roles.
		Julie Andrews, denied the role of Eliza in "My Fair Lady", in spite of originating it in the Broadway musical, had the satisfaction of winning the Best Actress Academy Award for "Mary Poppins", while Audrey Hepburn, her "My Fair Lady" replacement, was not even nominated.
	www.bbc.co.uk /films/2000/12/18/mary_poppins_1964_review.shtml (448 words)

	BBC NEWS Entertainment Press views: Mary Poppins
		This Mary Poppins is a teacher not just for the young.
		Let's not mince words - the stage version of Mary Poppins is heaps better than the movie - funnier, sharper.
		Perennial children's favourite Mary Poppins took to the London stage for the first time on Wednesday night.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4101873.stm (403 words)

	Hidden Mickeys in Mary Poppins (1964)
		When I was watching the new Disney Gold DVD Mary Poppins; I also noticed the Hidden Mickey on the side of the drum on Bert's one man band.
		Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes into the film, Mary, Burt and the Children are on the roof, lined up ready to march off, chimney brooms slung over their shoulders.
		Mickey's profile is hard to miss on Burt's drum in Mary Poppins.
	www.hiddenmickeys.org /Movies/MaryPoppins.html (291 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Mary Poppins: Books
		This is the first book about Mary Poppins, familiar to anyone who has seen the film.
		This collection of Mary Poppins stories are amazing, not only only for children but for adults as well, no wonder this book and the stage show is a hit.
		Her story writing reflects that of Mary Poppins herself, very prim and practically perfect in everyway.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0007197136 (535 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Mary Poppins at Epinions.com
		"Mary Poppins" was the final film in the career
		"Mary Poppins" is a Disney musical comedy, intended to entertain both children and adults.
		Additional information on Mary Poppins or other products.
	www.epinions.com /mvie-review-6C3C-82EB562-37EAB72C-prod1 (294 words)

	LaughingPlace.com: El Capitan Mary Poppins (The #1 Site for Disney)
		Moviegoers are encouraged to dress as their favorite character from the film -- the practically perfect Mary Poppins, Bert the charismatic chimney-sweep, laugh-loving Uncle Albert, stuffy Mr.
		Nominated for 13 Oscars® and winner of five (including one for the song "Chim Chim Cher-ee"), "Mary Poppins" is considered the crowning achievement in Walt Disney's illustrious filmmaking career.
		The El Capitan's exclusive Sing Along engagement of "Mary Poppins" kicks off at 7:00 pm on Thursday August 3rd with a special appearance and performance by the Sherman Brothers, the Supercalifragilistic Academy Award®-winning songwriting duo.
	www.laughingplace.com /News-ID10002830.asp (482 words)

	Prince Edward, Mary Poppins Official London Theatre Guide
		For anyone who has somehow managed not to see the film, Mary Poppins is a magically endowed nanny who arrives to entirely revolutionise the lives of the Banks children – whose father works in a bank.
		Julie Andrews was the original Mary Poppins while Dick Van Dyke played the part of the chim-chim-cherooing chimney sweep Bert.
		With a little help from her friends, the enchanted childminder helps the dysfunctional family start to function.
	www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk /shows/display?contentId=78993 (433 words)

	The Shadow of Mary Poppins (2002)
		Some analysis is spent on how much the Mary Poppins books were a reflection of her private life - offering the theory that Mr Banks in the books was an idealized, romanticized version of her own father.
		Travers published eight Mary Poppins books during her lifetime -
		In its opening moments the film seem to starts in almost like a tabloid expose of Travers’ life, referring to ‘dark secrets’ that she kept and the like.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/shadowofmarypoppins.htm (433 words)

	Mary Poppins
		FROM “MARY POPPINS OPENS THE DOOR” BY P.L. This all-new animated short, done in the style of the chalk drawings seen in the film, has been produced exclusively for the 40
		In MARY POPPINS, Julie Andrews is the lovable nanny who flies out of the windy London skies and into the home of a no-nonsense banker (David Tomlinson) and his two charming, mischievous children (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber).
		MARY POPPINS is one of Walt Disney’s greatest achievements, a true milestone in cinema history.
	emol.org /film/archives/marypoppins (433 words)

	Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary Edition
		Mary Poppins is a colorful, witty, and very toe tappingly musical film that can be enjoyed by almost everyone.
		I tried, its just one of the many tunes I can't seem to get out of my head after watching the 40th Anniversary Edition of Mary Poppins.
		We never find out how he knows Mary, but this is the guy with the 5 jobs who knows everyone and every thing that goes on in the neighborhood.
	www.dvd-dweeb.com /reviews/marypoppins.htm (433 words)

	MoviesOnline - Mary Poppins: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1964 Film) DVD
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		Mary Poppins: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1964 Film) DVD
	www.moviesonline.ca /dvdB000056QE5.htm (433 words)

	STUDIO BRIEFING: June 30th, 2005
		Disney Theatricals announced Wednesday that the show will be directed and designed by Bob Crowley, who also designed the sets, rigging and costumes for Mary Poppins.
		The Walt Disney Co., which created rigging to fly Mary Poppins over the audience for the London stage version of its 1964 movie, will presumably be doing the same when it presents a Broadway adaptation of its 1999 Tarzan movie next year.
		Demonstrating again that low-budget films can often produce far greater box-office success than blockbusters, Toronto-based Lions Gate reported Wednesday that it recorded net profit of $20.1 million in its fourth quarter, reversing last year's fourth-quarter loss of $50.5 million.
	movieweb.com /news/news.php?id=8404 (2959 words)

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