He really wanted to do Mary Poppins on stage
Because she’d hated the film adaptation so much, Travers was very reluctant to accept. It took Mackintosh a good while to convince her.
But it was difficult convincing Travers
She accepted so long as he were to abide by her terms: that no Disney songs were to be included, and that no one from the film be involved.
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Mackintosh eventually managed to sneak a few of the Disney songs in. But when Travers passed away in 1996, Mackintosh enlisted the Disney company to co-produce the production with him.
25. The ‘secret’ behind the robin
You might have guessed that the robin wasn’t a real robin. And that’s right – it’s animatronic.
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It was actually wired down Andrews’ arm. Apparently, you can actually momentarily see it in the scene the robin appears in (‘A Spoonful of Sugar’).
26. Casting ‘The Sound of Music’
Andrews isn’t just famous for Mary Poppins these days. She’s famous for The Sound of Music and The Princess Diaries…
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