Its wonderful to listen to all the songs again after you saw the show. Especially Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, anything can happen, a spoon ful of sugar are lovely songs. Even if you didnt see the show it's a great album. When you listento them yo can just see the show again in your head

If you did not see that musical yet.do it as soon as possible.we saw it 5 months ago and we are still singing.

I never grow tired of hearing this music. It is always so uplifting. I find my self singing the tunes all day.

In an era of so many Disney feature film crossovers to the stage, we all knew "Mary Poppins" would have to make its way to Broadway eventually. Their contributions are very much in the style of the originals but never, to my ears, blend seamlessly. Little did Walt know what was to come. This is a much more legitimate and satisfying effort than was the staging of the Sherman brothers "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." I recommend this CD to people who loved the theatrical version and to Broadway collectors in general. There is a story that the Sherman brothers wrote an ending song for the film that Walt Disney did not like. Each original song has been re-arranged and re-orchestrated for this show, making them a little more "theatrical" in nature and more connected to the expanded plot of the show. In typical modern West End fashion, the pit is almost totally devoid of stringed instruments, much to the detriment of the production, I feel. Still, the cast is enthusiastic and the score has most of the innocence and charm you would want from a remake of the classic film.

(I enjoy the way "Jolly Holiday" is made into a partner song, for example). The original (and beloved) score by the Sherman brothers remains substantially intact among several new songs by the British song-writing team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. He said that it was a fine way to end a Broadway show but not his movie. If you simply love the film, this CD, while good, may not be for you. But where are strings. There are some very nice moments on this recording that cause me to keep this CD close by, though not at the top of the pile.

I'm a fan of the original movie. I have heard complaints that the musical is a bit too dark due to its reliance on the books a bit more than the movie but the original movie wasn't all that bright and cheerful through the entire movie. I can't wait until the day that I do, though. Fortunately, they were able to do a partnership to finally bring this to the stage. that's next on my list to do before I see it on stage.

"Brimstone and Treacle" is quite possibly the highlight of all the new songs a rather cruel song, but you just won't be able to get it out of your head. Unfortunately, I have yet to see this on the stage. Of course, considering that Disney didn't have the stage rights to Mary Poppins, it's understandable why it may have taken so long. Not the obsessive fan that buys all that's Poppins, but a fan nonetheless. It's surprising that when Disney started producing for Broadway, they didn't see this among the first obvious choices.

I've yet to read the books. The new songs were done in the Sherman Brothers style enough that the old songs flow very nicely, as if they had always been there. "Chim Chim Cheree" got downright creepy at points in the song some lines still give me some chills running down my spine.