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Mendota to open production of ‘Mary Poppins’ on Friday · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Mendota to open production of Mary Poppins on Friday. Written
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  Speaker 1: by Matthias Warner, this article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Mendoda Education Foundation
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  Speaker 1: will return to the stage this week with its rendition
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  Speaker 1: of Disney's and Cameron Macintosh's Mary Poppins. The production opens
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  Speaker 1: at seven thirty pm Friday and Saturday, July thirty first,
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  Speaker 1: August first, with a two pm showing Sunday August second
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  Speaker 1: at the Mendota High School Auditorium. Based on the books
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  Speaker 1: by pl Travers and the classic nineteen sixty four Walt
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  Speaker 1: Disney film, Mary Poppins first appeared in London's West End
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  Speaker 1: in two thousand and four before arriving on Broadway in
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  Speaker 1: two thousand and six, where it received seven Tony Award nominations.
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  Speaker 1: According to a news release from the Mendota Education Foundation,
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  Speaker 1: the story takes us to London at seventeen Cherry Tree, Ln,
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  Speaker 1: home to the Banks family. Youngs Jane and Michael Banks
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  Speaker 1: are out of control and their parents are at their
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  Speaker 1: wits end until a mysterious, windblown nanny arrives on their
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  Speaker 1: doorstep with a spoonful of sugar. A magical carpet bag
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  Speaker 1: and the help of a chimney sweep named Bert. Mary
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  Speaker 1: mop Popson's takes the family on a series of fantastical adventures,
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  Speaker 1: proving that anything can happen if you let it. Featuring
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  Speaker 1: songs like super Califf, Fragilistic, Expaladocious, chim chim Cherry, and
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  Speaker 1: Step in Time, it is an enchanting experience for the
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  Speaker 1: whole family. According to the release, Christine Benson, Jen Massini,
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  Speaker 1: and Amy Wilson are sharing directorial duties for the summer
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  Speaker 1: musical this year. Jessa Benson in the titular role of
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  Speaker 1: Mary Poppins and Eric Massini as Burt the Narrator lead
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  Speaker 1: the cast. Joining Benson and Messini are Nora Rendans as
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  Speaker 1: Jane Banks, Evan Comitas as Michael Banks, James Younger as
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  Speaker 1: George Banks, and Grace McCormick as Winifred Banks. The Bank's
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  Speaker 1: household staff includes Melissa Clark mcdoonny as Missus Brill, Gage
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  Speaker 1: Rishy as robertson A, and Gillian Younger as the Maid.
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  Speaker 1: Rounding out the cast in a variety of supporting and
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  Speaker 1: ensemble rolls throughout the show are Kevin Worley, Carly Burke Abbey,
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  Speaker 1: Serri Carson Grahm, Jeff Hooke, Linda Whitmore, Maggie Wiegman, Jamie Whitmore,
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  Speaker 1: Jockie Margowski, Brooklyn Russell, Kennedy McCollum, Genlealen Ruther, Shelby Bentley,
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  Speaker 1: Mikaela Flashing, Alissa Artiaga, Carssa Brown, Maddox Brown, Marshall Brown,
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  Speaker 1: Ray Servantes, Michael Dilbeck, Rory Ike, Amelia Ferrier, Geogoy Emerson, Kent,
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  Speaker 1: Mara Ollendorf, Emma Ridge, Jacqlinridge, Cora Rother, and Ellen Schmidt.
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  Speaker 1: All proceeds from the musical directly support the Mendota Education Foundation,
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  Speaker 1: an organization that awards vital grant money to local teachers
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  Speaker 1: on an annual basis to enriched classroom learning. According to
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  Speaker 1: the release, tickets are priced at twenty dollars for adults
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  Speaker 1: and twelve dollars for children ages twelve and under. Tickets
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  Speaker 1: may be purchased online or at the door before each performance.
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  Speaker 1: The show is being produced through special arrangement by Music
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  Speaker 1: Theater International. According to the release, all authorized performance materials
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  Speaker 1: are supplied by Music Theater International,