Description: London Cast Recording. Mary Poppins opened at the Prince Edward Theatre in London`s West End in December 2004 to the largest advance in West End history. The show features all of the showstopping numb


Synopsis:

Featured Artist: Rosemary Ashe  Ian Burford  Linzi Hateley  Laura Michelle Kelly  Jenny Galloway  Gavin Lee  Julia Sutton  David Haig  Harry Stott  Charlotte Spencer  Stuart Neal  Kevin Williams  Gerard Carey  Alan Vicary  Nathan Taylor  Poppy Tierney  Louisa Shaw  Julian Sutton  Claire Machin  Terel Nugent  Timothy Morgan  Melanie La Barrie  Stuart Neale  Savannah Stevenson  Harry Stout  

Composer: Richard M Sherman  Robert B Sherman  George Stiles  

Lyricist: Anthony Drewe Robert. B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman 

Author: Director: Special Feature: Release date: 04/01/2005
Format: CD
Year of recording: 2005
Number of disc: 1
Number of pages: Classification: Running time: 70 mins

More information:

With a running time of over 70 minutes this studio recording of the hit West End musical of the original Walt Disney film Mary Poppins with musical numbers by the Sherman brothers is a smash from the overture onwards. These days cast albums give you virtually the whole musical in an audio format and this certainly is the case here. The principals are superb and the new material by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe blends with the familiar easily bringing to life the magical story of Mary Poppins.



Laura Michelle Kelly is well cast as Mary and performs all of her numbers with the enthusiasm associated with this charming role. Gavin Lee as Bert is the ideal casting for this well-known and demanding stage role with his all round ability, a tremendous dancer, excellent singer and actor with a wide range of credits already to his credit. David Haig is very convincing as Mr Banks with an almost David Tomlinson sound to his treatment of the songs. The children are delightful bringing back memories of the 1964 film. The arrangements and beautiful orchestral sound under Musical Director Nick Davies make this a pleasure from the overture to the closing number!



This is the West End Cast album to own!