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Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's beloved Australian production of Mary Poppins will play its final performance in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre on Friday, April 1 before moving the entire production to the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, beginning Sunday, April 17 for a May 5th opening. The Melbourne production of Mary Poppins premiered on Thursday, July 29, 2010, opening to critical acclaim and welcoming more than 500,000 theatergoers. When the curtain comes down on the final Melbourne show, Mary Poppins will have played to 100% capacity at each of its 299 performances.
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu said Melbourne has been proud to host this popular and critically acclaimed production. "When Mary Poppins picks up her brolly and flies into the heavens today, she will leave Melbourne with an outstanding achievement - every single seat for every single performance sold out." Baillieu continued, "On behalf of the Coalition Government, I would like to particularly thank James Thane and his team at Disney Theatrical Productions and their co-producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh, for choosing Melbourne as the Australian city to premiere this production. With 18 per cent of audiences - or 90,000 people - being visitors to Victoria, there is no doubt that ‘Mary' has had a real impact on Melbourne, bringing visitors and economic benefits, employing our talented artists, supporting our hotels, restaurants and retailers and adding to the livability of our city of Melbourne."
