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ArtsLab: Embracing the Beloved

By Bradley Machov, TC Jewfolk

On a snowy Sunday in April, I crashed a rehearsal of Embracing the Beloved, a performance so hot the snow will surely melt by their debut in the Jewish community at the Sabes JCC on May 1st at 7:30 PM.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

By Allie Brown, Critical Review

On Tuesday, April 23, I saw Mary Poppins at the Oprheum Theatre. There were two distinct age groups: middle aged people and families.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Just the right amount of sugar

By Jenn Fabian, Critical Review

Walking into the Orpheum this past Tuesday night it was safe to say that I had very high expectations.  I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen that movie over the past seventeen years and really, once you’ve gone Disney, you can’t go back.  And after a few rough starts, it’s safe to say this show was certainly a spoonful of sugar.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Supercali-nope

By Emma Dalen, Critical Review

When, as a small child, I was first shown the movie Disney’s “Mary Poppins” by my mother, I didn’t like it all that much.  I recently was shown it as a teenager, and I quite enjoyed it.  The catchy music was enjoyable, and I thought that the storyline was quite interesting.  Seeing the Broadway musical was something that I was starting to look forward to.  After seeing the musical on stage, my opinion on it is that I much prefer the movie.  Disney’s “Mary Poppins” is being performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis till the twenty-eighth of April.  It was written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Richard Eyre.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Sugar helps the medicine go down

By Kyanna Sturm, Critical Review

Mary Poppins, a whimsical Disney classic, is showing at the Orpheum and it is a show you do not want to miss.

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DARE to bring your children to the "Mary Poppins" musical

By Becca Tincher, Critical Review

Did you see that title? That's right, you can dare to bring your children along to a theater production! There will be no nudity, very little destruction of innocence and childhood, and altogether shocking amounts of child-appropriate humor! It's almost scandalous!

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Just a touch of magic

By Alison Grausam, Critical Review

It was nearly three hours of my childhood playing on repeat. Mary Poppins, a musical playing at the Orpheum Theatre, is the innocence of childhood complete with the kind of magic that

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SupercalifragilistMARYPOPPINSicexpialidocious

By Nathaniel Larson, Critical Review

If you look up 17 Cherry Tree Lane on Google Maps, you encounter a small, nondescript house in the Borough of Havering in London. But according to author P. L. Travers, this address was the sight of one of the greatest phenomena for children worldwide: Mary Poppins. The Banks family is a scene of unparalleled conflict of order and chaos as the Banks' try to find a suitable nanny for their rambunctious children. Out of the blue, Mary Poppins, the savior nanny, appears to take care of the children, and the adventures that follow are odd and exciting, a feeling that this performance excellently captures with set and acting. Come along to 17 Cherry Lane (or the Orpheum Theater) for a pleasant drift through the classic story of Mary Poppins. Didn’t guess that from the picture? Perhaps Google Maps isn’t so accurate after all.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Hokey, pokey

By Max Singer, Critical Review

I found myself, blown by the cold wind, into Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins is the story of the beloved nanny in Victorian England who comes and tries to reform two unruly, but good at heart, children through a process of drugging (sugar-coated?) and ‘trips’. She is no .... ordinary nanny. In my opinion, the show was hokey and pokey, and I wanted to turn myself about. Mary Poppins is running at the Orpheum from April 23rd to April 28th.

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