NOV 23 - Jan 8 2023
Celebrate your “Jolly Holiday” by flying over the rooftops of London with the quirky and mystical Mary Poppins. The stage version, reconceived by Julian Fellowes (the creator of Downton Abbey), retains Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman’s toe-tapping score. Continuing Quintessence’s tradition of rethinking children’s classics with an edge, this "Spoonful of Sugar is the practically perfect blend of the charm of the Disney film and the mythology of Travers' playful novels.
"Charming, heartfelt, and wonderfully unfussy, Quintessence Theater Group's presentation of Disney and Cameron Mckintosh's Mary Poppins in the Sedgwick Theatre is just as delightful as the umbrella-wielding super-nanny herself."
- Talkin Broadway | Full Review
"Hanna Gaffney is perfectly suited to play the iconic Mary Poppins: the tone and clarity of her voice resembles that of Julie Andrews. Gaffney embodies everything we expect from the mythical Poppins in both voice and character."
- Broad Street Review | Full Review
“IF THERE EVER WAS A SHOW FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, THIS IS IT.”
- The Chestnut Hill Local | Full Review
CAST
Brooke Behmke*
Miss Andrew, Admiral Boom, Ensemble
Lee Thomas Cortopassi
Robertson Ay, Park Keeper, Northbrook, Ensemble
Eleni Delopoulos
Miss Corry, Queen Victoria, Katie Nanna, Ensemble
Hanna Gaffney
Mary Poppins
Deanna Gibson*
Winifred Banks
Jered McLenigan*
George Banks
Daniel Miller
Neleus, Soldier, Policeman, Ensemble
Taylor J. Mitchell
Annie/Fannie, Miss Lark, Valentine, Ensemble
Steve Pacek*
Bert
Marcia Saunders*
Miss Brill, Bird Woman, Ensemble
Sophia Aguilar, Sara Church, Ollie Gregorio, Fiona Griffin - Smith & Raphael Sommer
The Banks Children
CREATIVE
Emily Trask
Director
David Barrus
Music Director
Adrienne Maitland & Devon Sinclair
Choreography
Summer Lee Jack
Costume Design
Anthony Forchielli
Light Design
Ellen Moore
Scenic Design
Alex Burns
Sound Design
Maggie Davis*
Production Stage Manager
Sydnei Williams*
Assistant Stage Manager
Cat Brennan
Assistant Stage Manager
Emmie Parker
Wardrobe Supervisor
Victoriana Dan
Child Coordinator/Run Crew
Shannon Kearns
Prop Design
Spicer Carr
Orchestrations
POST-SHOW CONVERSATION
On December 11 Dr. Christen Mandracchia, Senior Lecturer at the University of the Arts, joined Daniel Ciba, Director of Education, after the matinee to participate in a conversation about P.L. Travers, Walt Disney, and all things Mary Poppins.
Dr. Christen Mandracchia earned a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, where she studied the impact of theatre practitioners on the period known as the “Disney Renaissance.” She is a senior lecturer in Theatre History at University of the Arts and has taught Production and Design at Penn State Abington and Delaware Country Community College. She has been published in Studies in Musical Theatre and in the anthology Performance and the Disney Theme Park Experience: The Tourist as Actor. She directed the Off-Broadway premier of Dorian Gray the Musical in the 2017 New York Musical Festival and served as the general manager for the international and Off-Broadway premiere of I Will Speak for Myself in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and East to Edinburgh Festival at the 59E59 St. Theatre, respectively.
