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Mary Poppins flies into Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn this holiday season. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s musical runs from Wednesday, November 18, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027, making it one of the biggest family outings in Essex County this winter.
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Mary Poppins at Paper Mill Playhouse
- Town: Millburn
- Where: Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ 07041
- When: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027
- Cost: Prices vary by performance; one $30 student ticket per student with promo code STUDENT, excluding premium seats and price section D
When the mysterious nanny arrives at the Banks household, she brings adventure, imagination and a little discipline to two mischievous children. The score is packed with favorites like “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “Step in Time,” and the show leans on stage magic, with flying by Foy.
Kara Lindsay plays Mary Poppins and Will Burton plays Bert. Will Blum and Ashley Blanchet are George and Winifred Banks, Natalie Charlé Ellis plays the Bird Woman and Miss Andrew, Dierdre Friel is Mrs. Brill, and Alvin Crawford plays Admiral Boom and the Bank Chairman. Mark S. Hoebee directs, Denis Jones choreographs, and Ben McNaboe handles music direction. The book is by Julian Fellowes, with original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
The show runs 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission. The suggested age is 4 and up, and children under 4 are not permitted in the theater. The cast will hold a Q&A after the matinee on Saturday, December 5.
Paper Mill has scheduled accessible performances too. Audio-described shows are Sunday, December 13 and Saturday, December 19, both at 1:30 p.m. Open-captioned and ASL-interpreted shows are Saturday, December 19 at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 20 at 7 p.m.
There are more ways to save beyond the student rate. The 30 Under 30 offer gives one $30 ticket to anyone age 18 to 30 for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Sunday evening shows with code 30UNDER30. Veterans and military, first responders, and New Jersey educators can get up to 30% off standard prices on those same evenings, and groups of 10 or more may qualify for 25% off.
Plan ahead for parking. Paper Mill is in the middle of a campus renovation this season, and Parking Lot A is closed for construction. The theater encourages patrons to park in a Millburn municipal lot, where extra shuttle service runs before and after performances, and to carpool. Downtown lots are paid until 6 p.m. and free on Sundays.
During construction, the main entrance is on the Brookside Drive side of the building, through an enclosed walkway. The auditorium opens one hour before curtain, and there are no indoor gathering spaces, so arriving much earlier than that is not recommended. The auditorium itself is untouched, but the mezzanine is closed.
Tickets are sold online, at the box office by phone at 973-376-4343, or at a satellite box office at Paper Mill Studios, 20 Main Street in downtown Millburn. The box office is open daily from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and until 9 p.m. on performance days.
Make a day of it in downtown Millburn before the show. For more holiday plans around the county, keep checking Shop Essex County.
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