BRMS students ready Mary Poppins Jr. Musical

Students at Blue Ridge Middle School are busy getting ready to present Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins Jr. this spring. It’s a musical based on the beloved stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney film.

An incredible cast and crew of 70 middle schoolers are bringing this production to life. The show is directed by Linda Cirba, with Dr. Sherry Montgomery as music director.

In the musical, Bert, a jack-of-all-trades, invites the audience into the world of London, England in 1910 — and, specifically, into the dysfunctional home of the Banks family. Jane and Michael, the young Banks children, have sent yet another nanny packing,

The magical Mary Poppins flies in on the wind with her parrot umbrella, bringing with her a combination of whimsy, magic, and disciplined common sense to the children’s lives. Together, they go on memorable and magical adventures — and also learn the importance of a tidy nursery, and of taking the medicine they need (with a spoonful of sugar, of course).

Mary Poppins’ transformational influence does not stop with the children — eventually, she teaches the grown-ups, as well, to open up and realize that “anything can happen if you let it.”

Tickets are $10 each and go on sale March 1 at brmspto.org. Mary Poppins Jr. runs for one weekend only on the Blue Ridge Middle School stage, with performances on April 1st at 7:30 p.m., April 2 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and April 3 at 2 p.m. 

Performances will be held at Blue Ridge Middle School, 551 East A Street, Purcellville.