http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/12/19/anything-can-happen-if-you-let-it-colorfully-chronicles-mary-poppins-journey-from-page-to-stage.aspxJim Hill reviews Brian Sibley & Michael Lassell's great new making-of book. Which -- through a trio of artfully designed books -- covers the history of this much beloved characterenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61019.2)http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/12/19/anything-can-happen-if-you-let-it-colorfully-chronicles-mary-poppins-journey-from-page-to-stage.aspx#13594Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:49:27 GMTc6eae8b7-6313-4d41-ad2e-eb83602357af:13594Jim Hill<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://real-sports-news.info/anything-can-happen-if-you-let-it-colorfully-chronicles-mary">http://real-sports-news.info/anything-can-happen-if-you-let-it-colorfully-chronicles-mary</a></p> http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/12/19/anything-can-happen-if-you-let-it-colorfully-chronicles-mary-poppins-journey-from-page-to-stage.aspx#13596Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:25:31 GMTc6eae8b7-6313-4d41-ad2e-eb83602357af:13596Jim Hill<p>Great article, Jim. Just a couple of notes on the stage show since I saw it in NYC last week. I came with some high hopes and left, well, a bit flat. I like the differences from the movie and many of the performances were spot on - but a few things dissapointed. First, and I realize Julie Andrews is hard to follow, the actress in the lead role was not very convincing. Whereas Bert, the maid and others seemed to inhabit their roles, she always seemed surprised to be there. &quot;Feed the Birds&quot; was done well, but other songs like &quot;Supercali&quot; seemed a bit contrived compared to the originals. The set piece is great and it's good overall - just don't expect The Lion King - or Beauty and the Beast for that matter. </p>