A Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Musical.

We all know that New York City is the mecca of live theatre, but occasionally Broadway shares some of its treasures with us here in LA. I recently had the great pleasure of seeing one of these treasures: Mary Poppins.

I never liked this movie. I don’t know if I just didn’t fully understand the plotline as a child or if the chimney sweeps and bird lady creeped me out too much, but it was on my LEAST favorite childhood movie lists (right after Willa Wonka... the oompa loompas are so frightening!). That said, I’m a sucker for (most) musicals, so when this came to the lovely Ahmanson Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, I put my childhood preferences aside and eagerly bought tickets. Thank goodness I did because this musical was an absolute JOY to watch. I honestly found myself with a huge smile on my face practically the whole time. The performances, set, costumes, colors, music and choregraphy were all exceptional. Also, there was unexpected humor throughout the entire show. While I enjoyed every song, “Step in Time” was my favorite.  (Skip the first minute of this video and) take a little looksie here .This was one of the most enjoyable musicals I’ve ever seen; I very highly recommend it. Get tickets and information here and remember, as the lovely and ever-wise Mary Poppins says, “Anything can happen if you let it.”  

Semi-related sidenote: the night I went to this wonderful show, I accidentally caught my hair on fire! I was leaning over to blow out a candel and my hair was down; the next thing I knew, a flame was rapidly singeing my hair. YOWZA. Luckily I reacted quickly enough to put it out and no serious damage was done, but consider this a PSA: be careful when blowing out candles with long hair! eek.