Mary Poppins Returns development hell since the release of the 1964 film. Walt Disney attempted to produce a sequel a year subsequent to the film's release, but was rejected by author P. L. Travers, who had openly dismissed Disney's film adaptation. In the late 1980s, then-chairman of Walt Disney Studios Jeffrey Katzenberg and vice-president of live-action production Martin Kaplan approached Travers with the idea of a sequel set years after the first film, with the Banks children now as adults and an older Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews reprising the role. Travers again rejected the proposed concept with the exception of Andrews' return.
Mary Poppins (song) Ryan Willis (as "Pewcey"), Jonny Purchase (as "Presley") and Rafe Watts (as "Parker"). They are also featured on the Original Edinburgh Cast Recording. "Mary Poppins" is the second track of that recording. The songwriter's father and uncle, Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman (known collectively as the "Sherman Brothers") wrote the original song score from the 1964 movie of the same name. However the Sherman Brothers never wrote a song entitled, "Mary Poppins". The song as well as the show, were very well received by both members of the audience and critics. Glasgow Theatre Blog commented: "Despite its setting