Erev Rosh Hashanah, 1 Tishri 5776
In the past, at this time of year, I’ve talked about West Side Story. I’ve talked about Funny Girl. This time, I’m done with all that. No more Broadway musicals. Tonight, I’m going to talk about a movie musical.
Mary Poppins was released in August, fifty-one years ago. It has been beloved by children and parents ever since. The children, and for that matter most of the parents, didn’t know how complicated it was to have the film made. In particular, the author of the Mary Poppins books, Pamela L. Travers, had serious concerns with what the Disney studio planned to do to her inventions. That story was told in a movie that the Disney Studio itself made, Saving Mr. Banks.
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