“Mary Poppins Returns” opened this month, and given its cast — British actress Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda of “Hamilton” musical fame — it’s going to be catnip for many theatergoers, just as ...

McAlester Theatre will bring Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s “Mary Poppins” to life June 26-29 at the S. Arch Thompson. “Mary Poppins” is an adaptation of the book series by P.L. Travers and the ...

Travers wrote 18 books, signing them P.L. Travers, ‘‘hoping people wouldn’t bother to wonder if the books were written by a man, a woman or a kangaroo.’’ In 1934, the first of six ‘‘Mary Poppins’’ ...

MARY POPPINS THE MUSICAL has its roots in the classic children's books by P.L. Travers, first published in 1934. The magical nanny who brings order and wonder to the Banks household became a cultural ...