The musical Mary Poppins tells the story of the Banks family in London, focusing on the magical nanny, Mary Poppins, who arrives to help the family, especially the children, Jane and Michael, who have been difficult to manage. Through a series of fantastical adventures and heartwarming lessons, Mary Poppins helps the family rediscover the importance of love, imagination, and family connection. The musical incorporates familiar songs from the movie, such as "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "A Spoonful of Sugar," while also introducing new musical numbers.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

BERT The narrator of the story, is a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert has many occupations, including hurdy-gurdy player, sidewalk artist and chimney sweep. Bert watches over the children as well as the goings on in Cherry Tree Lane. He has charm, speaks with a Cockney accent and is a song-and-dance man. (Vocal range top to bottom: F#4 to B2)

GEORGE BANKS The father to Jane and Michael Banks, is a banker to the very fiber of his being. Demanding "precision and order" in his household, he is a pipe-and-slippers man who doesn't have much to do with his children and believes that he had the perfect upbringing by his nanny, the cruel Miss Andrew. His emotional armor, however, conceals a sensitive soul. A baritone, George may speak-sing as necessary. (Vocal range top to bottom: Eb4 to Bb2)

WINIFRED BANKS George's wife and Jane and Michael's mother. A former actress, she is a loving and distracted homemaker who is busy trying to live up to her husband's desire to only associate with "the best people" as well as be the model wife and mother. She suffers from the conflicting feelings that she's not up to the job of "being Mrs. Banks," yet, she is, and more. She has great warmth and simplicity to her tone. (Vocal range top to bottom: D5 to A3)

JANE The high-spirited daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Banks, is bright and precocious but can be willful and inclined to snobbishness. (Vocal range top to bottom: F#5 to A3)

MICHAEL The cute and cheeky son of Mr. and Mrs. Banks. Excitable and naughty, he adores his father and tries to be like him. Both he and Jane misbehave in order to get the attention of their parents. (Vocal range top to bottom: E5 to A3)

KATIE NANNA Jane and Michael's nanny at the beginning of the show. Overwhelmed and upset, she has absolutely had her fill of the Banks children.

POLICEMAN A neighborhood fixture who is respected by and observant of households on his beat.

MISS LARK The haughty next-door neighbor of the Banks family who treats her dog, Willoughby, as if her were child.

ADMIRAL BOOM A retired Royal Navy man and neighbor of the Banks family. A physically large man with a loud and booming voice, he speaks in Navy jargon and has a soft spot for his neighbor, Miss Lark.

MRS. BRILL The housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked and harassed, she's always complaining that the house is understaffed. Her intimidating exterior is a cover for the warmth underneath. Mrs. Brill doesn't have a high opinion of nannies in general and Mary Poppins in particular. (Vocal range top to bottom: D#5 to F#3)

ROBERTSON AY The houseboy to the Banks family. Lazy, sleepy and grumbling, he never gets things right and believes himself to be useless. (Vocal range top to bottom: G#4 to F3)

MARY POPPINS Jane and Michael Banks's new nanny. She is extraordinary and strange, neat and tidy, delightfully vain yet particular, and sometimes a little frightening but always exciting. She is practically perfect in every way and always means what she says. A mezzo soprano with strong top notes, she should be able to move well. She can have a more traditional soprano sound, but precision and diction is the key. (Vocal range top to bottom: C6 to Gb3)

BANK CHAIRMAN The head of the bank where Mr. Banks is employed, is an Edwardian stuffed-shirt. He can speak/sing his lines if necessary. (Vocal range top to bottom: D4 to C3)

BIRD WOMAN Covered in a patchwork of old shawls, and her pockets are stuffed with bags of crumbs for the birds. She tries to sell her crumbs for the birds. She tries to sell her crumbs to passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn't exist. Sings "Feed the Birds." There can be a gruff, folksy quality to her voice that reflects the hardness of her life. (Vocal range top to bottom: C5 to Gb3)

MRS. CORRY Owns a magical gingerbread shop. She is a mysterious woman of great age who speaks with a Caribbean accent (or any accent that would make her seem exotic).

MISS ANDREW George's overbearing and scary nanny. With her bottle of nasty-tasting brimstone and treacle to keep naughty children in line, she is a bully who only knows one way of doing things - her way. (Vocal range top to bottom: F5 to Gb3

ENSEMBLE AND SMALL ROLES Park Keeper, Neleus, Queen Victoria, Miss Smythe, Von Hussler, John Northbrook, Annie, Fannie, Valentine, Teddy Bear, Mr. Punch, Doll, Chimney Sweeps, Toys, Parkgoers.