The beloved musical tale will take flight in a high-energy stage spectacular when the Young Australian Broadway Chorus (YABC) presents Mary Poppins Jr in Melbourne, for the first time this July. A division of Stage School Australia, the YABC has assembled an epic cast of 90 talented young performers to bring to life the classic celebration of imagination, adventure and belief in the impossible.

The high-energy, large-scale production features all the songs audiences know and love, from the frenetic Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to the fun A Spoonful of Sugar and the fabulous Step in Time. This dazzling junior adaptation of Mary Poppins was written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey), based on the classic books by P.L. Travers, and showcases the wealth of young musical theatre talent from across Melbourne.

One such talent is Alyssa Jandayan, 18, an aspiring young performer and first-year Bachelor of Psychology student cast in the titular role of Mary Poppins.

A student with Stage School Australia for seven years, this marks Alyssa’s debut as leading lady in a YABC production, after performing in the ensemble of the YABC’s 2023 junior adaptation of Oliver!.