Valerie Boyle Joins Broadway's Mary Poppins as Mrs. Brill

Valerie Boyle is joining the cast of Broadway’s Mary Poppins on December 4. The actress, who is taking on the role of Mrs. Brill in the production, will make her Broadway debut in the show at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

Boyle originated the role of Mrs. Brill with the Mary Poppins North American touring company, performing through the November 15 opening of the Los Angeles engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre. She has appeared in a wide variety of leading stage roles in Canada including vaudevillian entertainer Sophie Tucker in her self-penned musical comedy Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red Hot Mamas and as Mother Superior in Nunsense and Nunsense II. She co-stars as Principal Amanda Durst on the hit Canadian TV series, Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and as Principal Wolfe in the new Canadian series Aaron Stone. Her film and TV credits include The Pacifier with Vin Diesel, Loser with Jason Biggs, Caveman’s Valentine with Samuel L. Jackson, Degrassi – The Next Generation and Disney’s Jett Jackson.

In addition to Boyle, Mary Poppins currently stars Laura Michelle Kelly in the title role and Christian Borle as Bert. The cast also features Jeff Binder as Mr. Banks; Rebecca Luker as Mrs. Banks, Ann Arvia as Bird Woman, Mark Price as Robertson Ay, Ruth Gottschall as Miss Andrew and Michael McCarty as Admiral Boom. Juliette Allen Angelo, Kelsey Fowler and Cassady Leonard alternate as Jane Banks; Jeremiah Kissane, Matthew Schechter and Andrew Shipman alternate as Michael Banks.