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Mary Poppins Press Conference
Photographer: Jay Shaff
16 photos

When?

Tuesday, 3/11/2008

To celebrate the arrival of the original "Mary Poppins" here in Chicago, Broadway in Chicago hosted a star studded press conference on March 11th, at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, which is the future home of the show, to give Chicago audiences a glimpse of what glorious events await when the wind blows Mary's umbrella to the mid-west. (Read the full story by Michael J. Roberts)

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