NewsSheen, Mackintosh, Wilson, Izen and Moench Join Mary Poppins Tour Feb. 11Caroline Sheen, who starred in the U.K. tour of Mary Poppins, steps into the title role of the North American tour of that Cameron Mackintosh-Disney musical Feb. 11 at ASU Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, AZ.
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Andrew Gans
February 11, 2010
Mary Poppins' Caroline Sheen
Sheen replaces Ashley Brown, who played her final performance in Los Angeles at The Ahmanson Theatre Feb. 7.
Sheen joins original London, Broadway and North American tour star Gavin Lee, who plays Bert. New cast members also include Laird Mackintosh as George Banks, Blythe Wilson as Winifred Banks, Rachel Izen as Mrs. Brill and Dennis Moench as Robertson Ay. Ellen Harvey continues to star as Miss Andrew with Mary VanArsdel as Bird Woman and Mike O’Carroll as Admiral Boom.
Rounding out the cast are Tia Altinay, Carol Angeli, Gail Bennett, Kiara Bennett, Brandon Bieber, Troy Edward Bowles, Elizabeth Broadhurst, Jonathan Brody, Kate Chapman, Elizabeth Earley, Michael Gerhart, Geoffrey Goldberg, Emily Harvey, Tiffany Howard, Kelly Jacobs, Sam Kiernan, Brian Letendre, Vanessa McMahan, Koh Mochizuki, Shua Potter, Dominic Roberts, Nick Sanchez, Q. Smith, Jesse Swimm and Tom Souhrada.
Caroline Sheen
Sheen, who was born in Wales, is making her U.S. stage debut. She has appeared in leading roles in the West End and UK; credits include productions of The Light in the Piazza, Once in a Lifetime, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Grease, Les Miserables, The Witches of Eastwickand Mamma Mia! Richard Eyre directs Mary Poppins, which features choreography and co-direction by Matthew Bourne and boasts original songs from the film — with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman — as well as new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Julian Fellowes wrote the book. The musical also features set and costume design by Bob Crowley, co-choreography by Stephen Mear, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design Steve Canyon Kennedy, orchestrations by William David Brohn, musical direction by James Dodgson, musical supervision by David Caddick, tour director Anthony Lyn and associate choreographer Geoffrey Garrett.
