English song-and-dance man Gavin Lee, 41, has spent much of the past decade playing Bert in Mary Poppins on both sides of the Atlantic, nabbing Olivier and Tony nods along the way. Now, he’s come home to replace Tom Chambers in the starring role of American dancer Jerry Travers in the frothy musical confection Top Hat, now in its ...

The West End musical Top Hat has announced new stars for 2013. Previously reported star Gavin Lee (Mary Poppins) will be joined by Kristen Beth Williams (Nice Work If You Can Get It), who is taking on the Ginger Rogers role of Dale Tremont. Alex Gaumond (Legally Blonde, We Will Rock You) and Clive Hayward (Private Lives) will also join ...

Tony Award nominee Gavin Lee is breaking out his white tie and tails to join the West End cast of Top Hat, the tap-dancing musical based on the 1935 movie starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Lee, who currently stars as Bert in the Broadway production of Mary Poppins, will begin his run as American tap dancer Jerry Travers on ...

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom—and share a school picture! Tony nominee Gavin Lee, who originated the role of Bert on both sides of the Atlantic in Disney's Mary Poppins, recalls getting in trouble, itching to ...

Disney’s family-friendly musical Mary Poppins tells the story of the magical British nanny, her delightful pal Bert and the Banks family, whose lives are forever changed after they welcome Mary into their home. Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson tapped into his inner child to experience all of Mary Poppins’ jaw-dropping, eye-popping magic at Broadway’s New Amsterdam ...

Robert Sherman, who won two Academy Awards for his work on Disney’s Mary Poppins, passed away on March 5 at age 86. Actor Gavin Lee, who originated the role of the cheery chimney sweep Bert in both the Broadway and West End productions on the stage adapation of Mary Poppins, released a statement to Broadway.com on Sherman's ...

Emmy winner Meredith Vieira is no stranger to TV, but it wasn’t until earlier this fall that she made her first splash on a Broadway stage for a special appearence in Disney’s Mary Poppins. Vieira joined the Mary Poppins company at the New Amsterdam Theatre to make a brief cameo as a chimney sweep during the long-running musical ...

The cast of Mary Poppins welcomed a special guest to the New Amsterdam Theatre on July 17 as Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry and his family came to visit the magical nanny. After the show, Petry, who lost an arm after throwing a grenade away from his fellow soldiers during combat in Afghanistan, ventured backstage to ...

British singing sensation Cheryl Cole, a member of the pop group Girls Aloud as well as a successful solo artist, is headed stateside as a judge on Fox's upcoming singing competition The X-Factor. Before Cole begins sifting through thousands of talented American hopefuls in the show's audition rounds, she caught some truly gifted performers showcasing their craft by ...

Saturday Night Live veteran Maya Rudolph is walking down the aisle in the new funny flick Bridesmaids, and on May 11 the pregnant actress "stepped in time" at Broadway's Mary Poppins. Rudolph, who is expecting her third child with partner Paul Thomas Anderson, took a break from her busy Bridesmaids promotional schedule to take in the magic of the ...