Broadway choreography

Who choreographed Mary Poppins?

Matthew Bourne, Stephen Mear were credited for the choreography recognized by the Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Tony Award.

4 choreography awards8 nominationsFirst honored 2005

Choreography awards for Mary Poppins

YearAwardChoreographerResult
2005Olivier AwardMatthew BourneWon
2005Olivier AwardStephen MearWon
2007Drama Desk AwardMatthew BourneNominated
2007Drama Desk AwardStephen MearNominated
2007Tony AwardMatthew BourneNominated
2007Tony AwardStephen MearNominated
2020Olivier AwardMatthew BourneWon
2020Olivier AwardStephen MearWon

Productions are listed under the year of the award; revivals can bring new choreography — and new nominations — for the same show.

About the show

Mary Poppins is a musical with music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and a book by Julian Fellowes. The musical is based on the similarly titled Mary Poppins children's books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson and Glynis Johns and is a fusion of various elements from the two, including songs from the film.

Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions and directed by Richard Eyre with co-direction from Matthew Bourne who also acted as co-choreographer with Stephen Mear, the original West End production opened in December 2004 and won two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical and the other for Best Theatre Choreographer. A Broadway production with a near-identical creative team opened in November 2006, with only minor changes from the West End version. It received seven Tony nominations, including Best Musical, and won for Best Scenic Design in a Musical. The original Broadway production closed in March 2013, after 2,619 performances. Touring and international productions followed.

The musical has become a popular choice for schools and community theatres to produce.

From the Wikipedia article “Mary Poppins (musical)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Award data from Wikipedia lists of Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier choreography awards (CC BY-SA 4.0).