Celebration Hall on the campus of Hillcrest Academy will be filled with magic and fun this weekend as the drama department presents their spring musical Mary Poppins. The musical, based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film, is the story of the Banks family who live in London and are in need of a new nanny when Mary Poppins appears on their doorstep.

The show, directed by Michael Swartzendruber, features 16 Hillcrest students. Performances are this Friday and Saturday at 7p.m. And Sunday at 3p.m. At Celebration Hall on the campus of Hillcrest Academy. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors with the doors opening 30 minutes ahead of each show. Listen to the JJ Nichting Company In Touch With Southeast Iowa Program with members of the Mary Poppins cast on our website at KCIIradio.com.