{"id":1342,"date":"2017-07-03T18:22:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T18:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/musical-theatre-west-s-mary-poppins-performance-to-benefit-three-long-beach-charities\/"},"modified":"2017-07-03T18:22:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T18:22:18","slug":"musical-theatre-west-s-mary-poppins-performance-to-benefit-three-long-beach-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/musical-theatre-west-s-mary-poppins-performance-to-benefit-three-long-beach-charities","title":{"rendered":"Musical Theatre West\u2019s Mary Poppins Performance to Benefit Three Long Beach Charities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"maryThree local charities will benefit from Musical Theatre West\u2019s (MTW) performance of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh\u2019s Mary Poppins<\/em> at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 23 at 6:00PM.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The \u201csupercalifragilisticexpialidocious\u201d offer gives anyone purchasing tickets to the performance using the charity code from one of the organizations 10 percent off the price, and in addition, MTW will donate 10 percent to that charity organization. The three charities are the Long Beach Library Foundation, Ronald McDonald House and Steel Magnolias.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to support these exceptional charities and to help raise much needed funds to continue their missions,\u201d Paul Garman, executive director\/producer for MTW, said in a statement. \u201cMary Poppins is a \u2018practically perfect\u2019 example of giving and bringing help to others, and offered us the perfect opportunity to give back to the Long Beach community that has supported us for so many years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on P.L. Travers\u2019 books and the classic Walt Disney Film, MTW\u2019s Disney and Cameron Mackintosh\u2019s Mary Poppins<\/em> is directed and choreographed by Daniel Pelzig (MTW\u2019s My Fair Lady<\/em>), with Musical Director Ryan O\u2019Connell (Off-Broadway\u2019s Earnest Shackelton Loves Me<\/em>) leading the full orchestra. Expect to hear the Sherman Brothers score, including \u201cA Spoonful of Sugar,\u201d \u201cJolly Holiday,\u201d \u201cLet’s Go Fly a Kite,\u201d \u201cStep in Time,\u201d and \u201cChim Chim Cher-ee,\u201d as well as new musical additions.<\/p>\n

Returning to MTW after her performance as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Katharine McDonough stars as the \u201cpractically perfect\u201d nanny. Also making a return to the local stage is Robert Pieranunzi, as Bert, who appeared in MTW\u2019s productions of Guys & Dolls and CATS, among others.<\/p>\n

Revered for his performance as Scar in the Broadway production of The Lion King<\/em>, as well as his performance in Broadway\u2019s Raisin in the Sun<\/em>, Martin Kildare, to play George Banks, appeared in MTW\u2019s My Fair Lady<\/em>. Rounding out the cast are Amanda Leigh Jerry as Winifred Banks (Julie Jordan in MTW\u2019s Carousel<\/em>), Olivia Knox as Jane Banks and Travis Burnett-Doering as Michael Banks, according to the release.<\/p>\n

Tickets can be purchased at the Musical Theatre West Ticket office, via the website here<\/a>\u00a0or by calling (562) 856-1999 ext. 4 and by using the code.<\/p>\n

To obtain the code, contact The Long Beach Library Foundation here<\/a>, the Ronald McDonald House here<\/a>\u00a0or Steel Magnolias at here<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh\u2019s Mary Poppins runs from July 7 to the 23, with the benefit concert to take place on Sunday, July 23.<\/p>\n

The Carpenter Performing Arts Center is located at 6200 East Atherton.<\/em><\/p>\n

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