Steffanie Leigh will make her Broadway debut in the title role of Mary Poppins at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on October 11, replacing Laura Michelle Kelly, who will give her final performance on October 9.

Leigh has played the magical nanny for the past eight months on the show’s North American tour. Regional credits include Jacques Brel is ...

Laura Michelle Kelly will return to the Broadway production of Mary Poppins as the title character on July 19 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Ashley Brown played her final performance on July 17.

Kelly won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary in the show's West End production. She has previously appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on ...

When Broadway.com asked readers to send in questions for Mary Poppins stars Laura Michelle Kelly and Gavin Lee, the submissions flew in like the magical nanny herself. Kelly and Lee, who created the roles of Mary and her pal Bert in the original London production of the show and are now starring on the Great White Way, recently came ...

Plenty of celebrities have experienced the magic of Disney's Mary Poppins, and former Girls Next Door star Holly Madison is the latest famous name to fly into the New Amsterdam Theatre. Madison, who now headlines her own E! reality series Holly's World and Las Vegas burlesque spectacle Peepshow (both alongside Disney's Tarzan veteran Josh Strickland), paid a ...

As the curtain goes down on 2010, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year and to reveal their hopes for 2011. Check out what they had to say, and have a Happy New Year!

LAURA MICHELLE KELLY (Mary Poppins in ...

Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui, best known for her portrayal as Eric's on-again off-again girlfriend Sloan on HBO's hit comedy Entourage, ditched her fictional movie star pals on December 1 to head to the magical world of Broadway's Mary Poppins. After the show Chriqui headed onstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre to snap some shots with the practically perfect ...

After touring the country for over a year, Mary Poppins’ original Bert has made his way back to Broadway. On August 24 the magical nanny and her fellow castmates welcomed Tony nominee Gavin Lee home to the New Amsterdam Theatre. As always, the British actor was all smiles on his “jolly holiday” of a night as he reunited with Laura ...

Montego Glover, the Tony-nominated star of the Broadway musical Memphis, will be among the cast at the Ford's Theatre Society’s annual gala, to be filmed on June 6 at the historic DC theater. Portions of the show, titled America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre, will be telecast on July 2 on ABC-TV.

The gala will be ...

A dressing room is a home away from home for many Broadway actors—and that’s especially true for Mary Poppins star Laura Michelle Kelly, who is very far from her London digs. The Olivier Award-winning actress’ long list of credits include the West End productions of Whistle Down the Wind, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia!, My Fair Lady, The Lord ...

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Broadway.com decided to ask some of the most romantic people we know—Broadway stars—to share their thoughts on the season of love, and the shows that make them swoon.

LAURA MICHELLE KELLY (Mary in Mary Poppins)

What is the most romantic Broadway show of all time and why?
The most romantic show ...