Mary Poppins (musical) community theatres to produce due to the popularity of the film and books. In 1993, theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh met P.L. Travers and acquired the rights to develop a stage play adaptation of her "Mary Poppins" books. She only agreed to a stage production as long as the creators were all English, and no one who had worked on the film. She died in 1996. In 2001, Mackintosh and the head of Disney Theatrical Thomas Schumacher opened talks on a possible collaboration, so that the stage play would be able to use the songs from the Disney film. With both
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song - Mary Costa/Bill Shirley 26. Cruella De Vil: "101 Dalmatians" (1961) - Bill Lee/Lisa Davis/Ben Wright 27. Higitus Figitus: "The Sword In The Stone" (1963) - Karl Swenson/Ricky Sorenson 1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke/The Pearlie Chorus 2. A Spoonful Of Sugar: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Julie Andrews 3. Chim Chim Cher-ee: "Mary Poppins" (1964) - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber 4. Winnie The Pooh: "Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree" (1966) - Disney Studio Chorus 5. The Bare Necessities: "The Jungle Book" (1967) - Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman 6. I Wan'na Be Like You: