'Mary Poppins' Opens Paper Mill Playhouse's Season in Millburn on Nov. 18, Running Through Jan. 3
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's 'Mary Poppins' begins performances Nov. 18 at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, with Kara Lindsay as Mary Poppins and Will Burton as Bert, ahead of a Nov. 22 opening night in a run through Jan. 3, 2027.
Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn begins its 88th season with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's 'Mary Poppins,' with performances starting Wednesday, Nov. 18, ahead of a Sunday, Nov. 22, opening night and a run continuing through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, according to the theater's own production page and BroadwayWorld's Oct. 30 rehearsal report, both read by this desk.
Kara Lindsay plays Mary Poppins and Will Burton plays Bert, with Will Blum as George Banks and Ashley Blanchet as Winifred Banks, according to Paper Mill. The musical is based on the stories of P. L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, with original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, a book by Julian Fellowes, and new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The production is directed by Mark S. Hoebee, choreographed by Denis Jones, with music direction by Ben McNaboe, according to the theater.
Paper Mill lists the running time at two hours and 30 minutes including one intermission, with a suggested age range of 4 and up, and notes that children under 4 are not permitted in the theater. The theater's listed performances include a cast question-and-answer session after the Dec. 5 matinee, audio-described performances on Dec. 13 and Dec. 19, and open-captioned and ASL-interpreted performances on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, according to Paper Mill. The theater is at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn.
