MARY POPPINS

When the two children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert, the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny’s sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents.

Alan and Craig are joined by actor/writer/producer Debra Sullivan (@debsullivanm on twitter) to talk about whimsy and sexual tension, ugly British children, The US release of “Secret Santa” Alan’s special review of the new Mary Poppins Returns as well as the original Disney Classic Mary Poppins on this holiday edition of Matinee Musicals!

Show Notes

1:16

Alan and Craig talk to Debra Sullivan about how she got into acting, the dynamics of working with her husband Adam Marcus for 20+ years and the release of “Secret Santa” available on DVD at amazon! Head over to https://www.secretsantathemovie.com/merch/ for more!
15:09

Discussion of “Mary Poppins”
43:52

Recasting
57:52

Double Feature
1:04:57

Final Thoughts
1:10:30

Alan reviews “Mary Poppins Returns”
1:17:44

Alan and Craig preview next week’s musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”