Continuing our video series Holidays on Broadway , Broadway.com flew backstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre to find out how family favorite Mary Poppins makes Christmastime a jolly holiday indeed! Roving young reporters Juliette Allen Angelo and Matthew Schechter got the holiday lowdown from a number of their co-stars, including Laura Michelle Kelly, who plays everyone’s favorite nanny, and ...

Laura Michelle Kelly, the dark-haired beauty with a devoted following in the U.K., is having a ball. The Olivier Award-winning actress is headlining Broadway’s Mary Poppins in the title role, which she originated in the West End. Kelly, who has a long list of credits to her name, including the London productions of Whistle Down the Wind, Les ...

Broadway’s family-friendly musical Mary Poppins recently added two new headliners: Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle. The Olivier winner and recent Legally Blonde player celebrated their new Broadway gigs with a spot of tea at Theater District institution Sardi’s on October 29. We caught up with the new leads of the show as they goofed around and reminded ...

There are some new faces in Broadway’s soaring musical Mary Poppins. New stars Laura Michelle Kelly, who originated the part of everyone’s favorite nanny in the London production, and Christian Borle, late of Legally Blonde, head a cast of rookies and veterans alike. The new leads of the show, which has been delighting Broadway theatergoers of all ages ...

As we recently reported, Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary Poppins in the West End, will be moving into Broadway’s Cherry Tree Lane. Now a production spokesperson has confirmed that she will be joined by Christian Borle in the part of Bert. Both performers will join the cast of Mary Poppins ...

Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Mary Poppins in the West End, will be moving into Broadway’s Cherry Tree Lane, according to London’s Daily Mail. The paper says the raven-haired British star is already in rehearsal with director Richard Eyre for her return as everyone’s favorite super nanny in the ...

Full casting has been announced for the West End run of The Lord of the Rings. Malcolm Storry will play Gandalf, joining the previously announced Laura Michelle Kelly as Galadriel. Also, Canadian actor Michael Therriault and Brits James Loye, Peter Howe and Owen Sharpe will reprise the roles they created for the original Toronto production in 2006, as Gollum, Frodo ...

Laura Michelle Kelly has joined the London cast of the stage version of The Lord of the Rings, according to The Daily Mail. She will play Elven queen Galadriel, the role played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, when the production opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on June 19 following previews from May 9.

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Mary Poppins topped the 2005 Olivier Awards with nine nominations, which were announced on January 20. The tuner picked up nominations for Best New Musical, three of its actors Laura Michelle Kelly, Gavin Lee and David Haig, director Richard Eyre, choreographers Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, lighting designer Howard Harrison and two for Bob Crowley, who designed both the sets ...