Reviewed by Tony Annicone
University of Rhode Island Theatre Department’s closing show of their season is “Mary Poppins.” The show is based on the P.L. Travers books and the 1964 movie starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It shows anything can and will happen at # 17 Cherry Hill Lane. The Broadway version opened on November 16, 2006, closed on March 3, 2013 and ran for 2619 performances. The show was nominated for seven Tony Awards including best musical. It is now a full Broadway musical with 44 major awards worldwide and with a new movie coming out with Emily Blunt as the iconic Mary Poppins.
