Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre

By: Jun. 03, 2015
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Disney's and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS, a musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film, with original music & lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and book by Julian Fellowes, featuring new songs and additional music & lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, just opened at La Mirada Theatre and runs through June 21, 2015. Scroll down for photos from the musical's opening night festivities!

Mary Poppins includes a core filled with timeless classics such as "Feed the Birds", "Jolly Holiday", "Step in Time" and the Academy Award-winning "Chim-Chim Cher-ee". The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Glenn Casale directs a cast featuring Nick Adorno, Kim Arnett, Kat Borrelli, Brandi Burkhardt, Brandon Burks, Kevin Patrick Doherty, Michael Dotson, Jake DuPree, Helen Geller, Mary Gutzi, Devon Hadsell, Martin Kildare, Natalie MacDonald, Dino Nicandros, Rachel Pfeifer Green, Joël René, Brian Steven Shaw, Noa Solorio, Momoko Sugai, Christine Tucker, Leigh Wakeford, Shannon Warne, Logan J Watts, John B Williford, and Time Winters.

The production team includes: Musical direction by Dennis Castellano, choreography by Dan Mojica, flying sequences by Paul Rubin, scenic design by J. Branson, costume design by Janet Swenson, lighting design by Jared A. Sayeg, sound design by Josh Bessom, projection design by Jonathan Infante, property design by Terry Hanrahan, casting director Julia Flores, production stage manager Jill Gold, and assistant stage manager Jess Manning.

Tickets: $20 - $70. Discounts for Groups, Seniors, Students are available. To purchase you may call the Box Office at 562.944.9801 or order online. Performances: May 29 - June 21, 2015, playing Wed.- Thurs. at 7:30pm; Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm; Sundays at 2pm.

Photo Credit: Garrett Davis/Capture Imaging

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
The cast and crew of MARY POPPINS

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actresses Kat Borrelli, Natalie MacDonald, Christine Tucker, Devon Hadsell, Momoko Sugai, and Joel Rene

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actresses Kat Borrelli, Natalie MacDonald, Christine Tucker, Executive Producer Tom McCoy and actresses Devon Hadsell, Momoko Sugai, and Joel Rene

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Kat Borrelli, Natalie MacDonald, Christine Tucker, Leigh Wakeford, Devon Hadsell, Momoko Sugai, and Joel Rene

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actresses Kat Borrelli, Natalie MacDonald, Christine Tucker, choreographer Paul Rubin, Executive Producer Tom McCoy and actresses Devon Hadsell, Momoko Sugai, and Joel Rene

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actor Martin Kildare, Shannon Warne, Helen Geller, Noa Solorio, Brandi Burkhardt and Leigh Wakeford

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Martin Kildare, Shannon Warne, Brandi Burkhardt and Leigh Wakeford

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Martin Kildare, Shannon Warne, Brandi Burkhardt and Leigh Wakeford

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Leigh Wakeford, Shannon Warne, and Brandi Burkhardt

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Leigh Wakeford, Shannon Warne, Noa Solorio and Brandi Burkhardt

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Martin Kildare, Helen Geller, Shannon Warne, and Brandi Burkhardt

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actress Mary Gutzi, actress Brandi Burkhardt, and Executive Producer Tom McCoy

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Leigh Wakeford and Dino Nicandros

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Brandi Burkhardt and Leigh Wakeford

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Brandi Burkhardt and Leigh Wakeford

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actor Logan Watts, Executive Producer Tom McCoy, and actress Noa Solorio

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Logan Watts, Brandi Burkhardt, and actress Noa Solorio

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Madeline Green, actress Noa Solorio, and actress Rachel Pfeifer

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actor Brandon Burks, Melinda Koen, and Danielle Fewings

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Mary Kildare, actor Martin Kildare, Stephanie Draude, and Louis Pardo

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Brian Kite, Producing Artistic Director La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Nick DeGruccio, Steven Young, and Stephen Gifford

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Jean Michelle Sayeg and lighting designer Jared Sayeg

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Jean Michelle Sayeg and lighting designer Jared Sayeg

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Brooklyn Vizcarra, Brian Kite, Producing Artistic Director La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and Jenna McConnell

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actress Brandi Burkhardt, and Executive Producer Tom McCoy

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors James C. Mulligan, Madeline Green, and Jason Wesley Green

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Andrew Sarega and Susan Sarega

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Wendy Herzog, Orrin Howard, actress Helen Geller, Gail Eichenthar, and Myra Howard

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actress Noa Solorio, actress Helen Geller, and actor Logan Watts

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Brian Steven Shaw and Nick Adorno

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Joel Rene, Leigh Wakeford, and Brandi Burkhardt

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Joel Rene, Leigh Wakeford, and Brandi Burkhardt

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Executive Producer Tom McCoy and Katie McCoy

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Actors Nick Adorno and Joel Rene

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Misty Cotton and actor Kevin Patrick Doherty

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Robin DeLano and actress Cassandra Murphy

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Andy Tyler and Cricket Tyler

Photo Flash: MARY POPPINS Celebrates Opening Night at La Mirada Theatre
Pavel Tabutov and Jasmine Ejan



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