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A spoonful of new songs makes Mary Poppins go down by Chad Jones

Some are Shakespeare purists. Or Chekhov purists. Or Star Wars purists. Their simple message is: don't mess with the original. I happen to be a Mary Poppins purist. Not the original P.L. Travers books " I found them harsh and far from enchanting. No, I'm a purist when it comes to the 1964 Disney film that boasted two remarkable things (and countless other simply wonderful things): the screen debut of a perfectly cast…

SOURCE: Chad Jones' Theater Dogs at 02:55PM on May 9, 2013

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