{"id":40497,"date":"2022-11-19T18:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T00:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuts8dev.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/meet-the-cast-of-mary-poppins\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:36:22","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-mary-poppins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/meet-the-cast-of-mary-poppins\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Practically Perfect Cast of Mary Poppins<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Theatre Under The Stars <\/strong>is thrilled to introduce the practically perfect cast of Disney\u2019s and Cameron Mackintosh\u2019s Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong> is the perfect, magical musical to bring your friends, your coworkers and your entire family to this holiday season!\u201d said Dan Knechtges<\/strong>, TUTS Artistic Director. \u201cTUTS has such a wonderful, long-standing relationship with Disney, we\u2019re really thrilled to be staging a new production of this beloved classic that you can only see in Houston.”<\/p>\n

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Returning to TUTS in the role of \u201cMary Poppins\u201d is Olivia Hernandez<\/strong>. She was last seen at TUTS as \u201cLaurey\u201d in Oklahoma!<\/em> During the musical theatre company\u2019s 50th<\/sup> Anniversary Season. Also returning to TUTS is Matt Loehr in the role of \u201cBert.\u201d Loehr was last seen at TUTS in White Christmas<\/em><\/strong>. Courtney Markowitz<\/strong> who was \u201cMother\u201d in the 2019 production of Ragtime<\/em>, is taking on the role of \u201cWinifred Banks,\u201d for a second time at TUTS after appearing in the 2016 production. Bret Shuford<\/strong> making his TUTS debut as \u201cGeorge Banks.\u201d Abbilyse Caudle<\/strong> will play \u201cJane Banks\u201d and Daniel Karash<\/strong> will play \u201cMichael Banks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining them are: Paul Hope<\/strong> as \u201cAdmiral Boom \/ Bank Chairman,\u201d Susan Koozin<\/strong> as \u201cQueen Victoria \/ Bird Woman \/ Miss Andrew,\u201d Cathy Newman<\/strong> as \u201cMrs. Brill,\u201d Raven Justine Troup<\/strong> as \u201cKatie Nanna \/ Mrs. Smythe,\u201d Aisha Ussery<\/strong> as \u201cMrs. Cory,\u201d Holland Vavra<\/strong> as \u201cMiss Lark,\u201d and LaBraska Washington<\/strong> as \u201cRobertson Ay.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rounding out the cast in the ensemble are: Rei Akazawa-Smith, Mike Baerga, Sophia Clarke, Evin Johnson, Miles Marmolejo, <\/strong>and Sarah Sachi<\/strong>. The Swings for Mary Poppins<\/em> are Ben Lanham<\/strong>, Christopher Scurlock<\/strong>, Yasmyn Sumiyoshi<\/strong> and Ryan Winkler<\/strong>. The ensemble also includes these students from TUTS Humphreys School<\/strong> and The River<\/strong>: Mabyn Coleman<\/strong>, Mariah Cooper<\/strong>, Amanda Matos D’Lacoste<\/strong>, Haley Griffin<\/strong>, Izzy Harris<\/strong>, Nicole Hiemstra<\/strong>, Jacob Hurst<\/strong>, Michael Karash<\/strong>, Riley Korfhage<\/strong>, Riley Neal<\/strong>, Matthew Perkins<\/strong>, Jacqui Trinh-Juarez<\/strong>, Jessie Vance<\/strong> and Abby Yadan<\/strong>. The Teen Swings are Beatriz de Andrade e Lima<\/strong> and Lauren Schweers<\/strong>. Everett Baumgarten<\/strong> will understudy the role of \u201cMichael Banks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mary Poppins is directed by Julie Kramer<\/strong> who last directed A Chorus Line<\/em><\/strong> at TUTS in 2019 and choreographed by Jessica Hartman<\/strong> who directed and choreographed the company\u2019s first show back after the pandemic last year, Rock of Ages<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Joining Kramer and Hartman on the production isMusical Director, Stephen W. Jones<\/strong>; Scenic Designer, Tim Mackabee<\/strong>; Costume Designer, Colleen Grady<\/strong>, Lighting Designer, Ryan O’Gara<\/strong>, Sound Designer, Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Hair & Makeup Designer, Kelley Jordan<\/strong>; Assistant Director, Ryan Scarlata<\/strong> and Associate Choreographer, Kristyn Pope<\/strong>. Casting for Mary Poppins <\/em><\/strong>is provided by Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/strong> and by TUTS Associate Artistic Director, Monique Midgette<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Based on the Walt Disney Film<\/strong> and the book by P.L. Travers<\/strong>, Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong> features original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman<\/strong> and Robert B. Sherman<\/strong>, Book by Julian Fellowes<\/strong>, New Songs and Additional Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe<\/strong>, and was Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh<\/strong>. Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong> runs December 6 through 24<\/strong> at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online, or by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887<\/a><\/strong> or in person by visiting the Box Office<\/strong> located at 800 Bagby Street<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors Hampton Inn\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by the City of Houston. Mary Poppins<\/em> <\/strong>is sponsored in part by Enbridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS)<\/strong> is thrilled to introduce the practically perfect cast of Disney\u2019s and Cameron Mackintosh\u2019s Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong> is the perfect, magical musical to bring your friends, your coworkers and your entire family to this holiday season!\u201d said Dan Knechtges<\/strong>, TUTS Artistic Director. \u201cTUTS has such a wonderful, long-standing relationship with Disney, we\u2019re really thrilled to be staging a new production of this beloved classic that you can only see in Houston.\"<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

Returning to TUTS in the role of \u201cMary Poppins\u201d is Olivia Hernandez<\/strong>. She was last seen at TUTS as \u201cLaurey\u201d in Oklahoma!<\/em> During the musical theatre company\u2019s 50th<\/sup> Anniversary Season. Also returning to TUTS is Matt Loehr in the role of \u201cBert.\u201d Loehr was last seen at TUTS in White Christmas<\/em>. Courtney Markowitz<\/strong> who was \u201cMother\u201d in the 2019 production of Ragtime<\/em>, is taking on the role of \u201cWinifred Banks,\u201d for a second time at TUTS after appearing in the 2016 production. Bret Shuford<\/strong> making his TUTS debut as \u201cGeorge Banks.\u201d Abbilyse Caudle<\/strong> will play \u201cJane Banks\u201d and Daniel Karash<\/strong> will play \u201cMichael Banks.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Joining them are: Paul Hope<\/strong> as \u201cAdmiral Boom \/ Bank Chairman,\u201d Susan Koozin<\/strong> as \u201cQueen Victoria \/ Bird Woman \/ Miss Andrew,\u201d Cathy Newman<\/strong> as \u201cMrs. Brill,\u201d Raven Justine Troup<\/strong> as \u201cKatie Nanna \/ Mrs. Smythe,\u201d Aisha Ussery<\/strong> as \u201cMrs. Cory,\u201d Holland Vavra<\/strong> as \u201cMiss Lark,\u201d and LaBraska Washington<\/strong> as \u201cRobertson Ay.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Rounding out the cast in the ensemble are: Rei Akazawa-Smith, Mike Baerga, Sophia Clarke, Evin Johnson, Miles Marmolejo, <\/strong>and Sarah Sachi<\/strong>. The Swings for Mary Poppins<\/em> are Ben Lanham<\/strong>, Christopher Scurlock<\/strong>, Yasmyn Sumiyoshi<\/strong> and Ryan Winkler<\/strong>. The ensemble also includes these students from TUTS Humphreys School<\/strong> and The River<\/strong>: Mabyn Coleman<\/strong>, Mariah Cooper<\/strong>, Amanda Matos D'Lacoste<\/strong>, Haley Griffin<\/strong>, Izzy Harris<\/strong>, Nicole Hiemstra<\/strong>, Jacob Hurst<\/strong>, Michael Karash<\/strong>, Riley Korfhage<\/strong>, Riley Neal<\/strong>, Matthew Perkins<\/strong>, Jacqui Trinh-Juarez<\/strong>, Jessie Vance<\/strong> and Abby Yadan<\/strong>. The Teen Swings are Beatriz de Andrade e Lima<\/strong> and Lauren Schweers<\/strong>. Everett Baumgarten<\/strong> will understudy the role of \u201cMichael Banks.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mary Poppins is directed by Julie Kramer<\/strong> who last directed A Chorus Line<\/em> at TUTS in 2019 and choreographed by Jessica Hartman<\/strong> who directed and choreographed the company\u2019s first show back after the pandemic last year, Rock of Ages<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Joining Kramer and Hartman on the production isMusical Director, Stephen W. Jones<\/strong>; Scenic Designer, Tim Mackabee<\/strong>; Costume Designer, Colleen Grady<\/strong>, Lighting Designer, Ryan O'Gara<\/strong>, Sound Designer, Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Hair & Makeup Designer, Kelley Jordan<\/strong>; Assistant Director, Ryan Scarlata<\/strong> and Associate Choreographer, Kristyn Pope<\/strong>. Casting for Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong>is provided by Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/strong> and by TUTS Associate Artistic Director, Monique Midgette<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Based on the Walt Disney Film<\/strong> and the book by P.L. Travers<\/strong>, Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong> features original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman<\/strong> and Robert B. Sherman<\/strong>, Book by Julian Fellowes<\/strong>, New Songs and Additional Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe<\/strong>, and was Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh<\/strong>. Mary Poppins<\/em><\/strong> runs December 6 through 24<\/strong> at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online at TUTS.com<\/a>, or by contacting the TUTS Box Office by phone at (713) 558-8887<\/strong> or in person by visiting the Box Office<\/strong> located at 800 Bagby Street<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors Hampton Inn\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by the City of Houston. Mary Poppins<\/em> <\/strong>is sponsored in part by Enbridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}