Things are not going well for the Banks family. Children Michael and Jane are out of control and have run off yet another nanny. In the most peculiar way, a mysterious, but practically perfect, woman appears at the doorstep — none other than Mary Poppins herself! Though she has a seemingly daunting task, with a little magic and some help from Bert, an adorable chimneysweep, the Banks’ children have their world turned upside down.

After producing this blockbuster in the summer of 2015 to sold out crowds, Town is pleased to have Mary and crew flying in for the 101st season. Kristina Kusa (Peter Pan) and Kerri Roberts (West Side Story) reprise their role as the nanny in charge, Mary Poppins, with Jeremy Hansard (Into the Woods)

as the endearing chimneysweep Bert. Juliet Gregg (Matilda) and Ellie Roberts (Frozen Jr.) bring the very best of sass as Jane with Kyran Burkett (Newsies) and Jack Seezen (Willy Wonka) following close behind as Michael. Patrick McCormick (Mamma Mia) seemingly rules the household as George Banks while Megan Douthitt (Matilda) is caught in a struggle between playing wife and being true to herself in the role of Winifred Banks.

Come “Step in Time” with our “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” cast of 50+ who will show you that “Anything Can Happen If You Let It.”

AMERICA’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING COMMUNIT Y THEATRE Februar y 2020

Town’s 101st season is supported by:

TOWN THEATRE • 1012 Sumter Street • Columbia, SC 29201 • Box Office: 799-2510 • towntheatre.com

~ CASH TICKET PRICES ~ * Adults ~ $25 * Senior over 65/Active Military/College ~ $20 *

Youth (17 and under) ~ $15

Mary Poppins March 13-29

SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

March 13 7:30 PM

147:30 PM

15 3:00 PM

19 7:30 PM

20 7:30 PM

21 7:30 PM

22 3:00 PM

26 7:30 PM

27 7:30 PM

28 7:30 PM

29 3:00 PM

Director/Choreographer ~ Shannon Willis Scruggs Musical Director ~ Lou Boeschen

Costumer ~ Billy Bishop Scenic & Lighting Designer ~ Danny Harrington

A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film. Original Music and Lyrics by

Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Book by Ju-lian Fellowes. New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics

by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh.

Mary Poppins is sponsored by:

Note change in evening show times!

Dinner and a Show, anyone?

Purchase your show tickets (online, in person or via phone) and then call the box office to make

your dinner reservation. Members can enjoy dinner AND a show for less than $55 per person?

What a deal!*

Choice of chicken, vegetable,

seafood or pasta dish

Includes salad, homemade bread, dessert choice and a

glass of Prosecco

5:30 PM dinner reservation

Available prior to any evening show

Villa Tronco

*Non-members must purchase show ticket

separately.

$35/person includes taxes & gratuity

Show tickets must be for same day as dinner

Space is limited

Menus subject to change

Reservation must be made through Town Theatre

You asked... we listened. For the rest of the 101st season, our main

stage evening shows will begin at 7:30 PM. Mary Poppins and A Gentleman’s Guide to

Love and Murder will have a 7:30 PM curtain on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Sunday

shows will remain at 3:00 PM.

TIME CHANGE!

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s

CinderellaJuly 17- Aug. 2, 2020

Directed by Jamie Harrington

Auditions March 15-17, 2020.

Details available at towntheatre.com.

If the shoe fits...

Opening DaysFriday, February 21 ~ PRIORITY MEMBERS

(Producers, Corporate Benefactors, Benefactors, Sustainers and Patrons)

Friday, February 28 ~ REGULAR MEMBERS Adult, Senior/College/Military and Youth

Friday, March 6 ~ GENERAL PUBLIC Tickets on sale to the general public. Anyone may visit towntheatre.com and select the Mary Poppins logo in

the upper right hand corner.

If we have your e-mail address on file, be on the lookout for communication from us on your

opening day with the special link required to make your online reservation. If you don’t use e-mail or

prefer to speak with a person, call or stop by after 12 noon on your opening day.

BOX OFFICE HOURS Beginning Friday, Feb. 21

Monday to Friday 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM

Beginning Friday, March 6

Monday to Friday — 12:00 noon to curtain Saturdays — 5:00 PM to curtain Sundays — 1:00 PM to curtain

Helpful Hints:*Phone lines can be very busy on opening days.

There is generally lighter telephone traffic between the hours of 3 PM and 5 PM.

*Messages are checked as quickly as possible, but sometimes it is after business hours on opening day

before we can return the call. *Have a membership, but also want to buy more

tickets? Great! Call us or stop by and we can help. You cannot do this online until March 6.

*If you have a priority membership AND a regular membership and want to reserve ALL of your tickets

at the same time, please wait until Feb. 28. We apologize, but we cannot override this in our

system and protect member benefits.

• All tickets are paid for upon reservation. We do not hold tickets. Online and telephone reservations must be paid by MasterCard or Visa. In person reservations may be paid by MasterCard, Visa, cash or check. The charge is processed at the time of the sale.

• ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.• Ticket exchanges MAY be possible with 24-hour notice.

Note that exchanges are likely limited to specific performances. Contact the box office if an exchange is needed and, if possible, it will be granted.

• Tickets not picked up in advance will be held until curtain at which time they will be given to the House Manager for late arrival.

• Theatergoers who arrive late will be seated at the rear of the house, if possible, until intermission.

• Once a show has started, the theatre reserves the right NOT to sell tickets to that performance.

• Tickets that are not picked up are considered used and replacement tickets will not be issued.

• Cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off during our shows. Glaring screens are a distraction to the actors and fellow audience members.

• Everyone entering the theatre needs a ticket. We do not permit babies sitting on laps. If you must bring your baby (on a lap, in a carrier, etc.) he or she must have a ticket.

Town’s Reservation Policies ~ Please Read Carefully

Before March 6 member ticket reservations MUST be done with the special link that is sent to you via e-mail or via phone/in person. The BUY TICKETS link at towntheatre.com will NOT function until March 6. Members should NOT enter any credit card information. You have already paid for your tickets through your membership. After you log in, you will click the APPLY button. (See photo to the right.) The ticket price will “zero out.” Come with a group, but everyone has their own membership? We suggest that you call to make your reservation.

Ticketing Reminders...

Mary Poppins Fri. March 13

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