Updated with winner! Win tickets “Mary Poppins” the musical!
How’s this for a spoonful of sugar: We have four tickets to this Thursday’s opening night performance of “Mary Poppins,” playing at the Fox Theatre.
The live show about the children under the loving care of a flying nanny, the singing chimney sweep, and the longest adjective in history is here through May 16. (Or is it a noun? A verb?)
A co-production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, the production opened on Broadway on Nov. 16, 2006 before hitting the road. Based on P.L. Travers’ cherished tale and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, the stage play features the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.
The stage production has been created, in collaboration with Mackintosh, by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, who has written the book, and the Olivier Award-winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, who have composed new songs and additional music and lyrics.
Alright, so who’s going to win this four pack of tickets? The person with the most original answer to this question:
What, exactly, does supercalifragilisticexpialidocious mean to you? Use it in a sentence. The most compelling answer wins, and the tickets will be waiting for you on Thursday.
Now, chop chop! Get to work!
Commenting is now closed on this entry.
Congrats to April and her daughter, who collaborated on this winning entry: "My daughter and I have decided that it means Super(life is great) Cali(it can be sunshine)Fragilistic(it can be fragile) Expi(live it to the fullest)Alidocious (happy). In other words supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means: Life is great and although it can be filled with sunshine it can also be fragile so live it to the fullest and try to be happy!!!!"
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84 comments Add your comment
Tim
April 26th, 2010
9:12 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious triggers the imagination to explore the unknown for adults and children alike. It can never be explained, but the journey is worth it.
parent
April 26th, 2010
9:13 pm
Jennifer, have you seen the show? How age appropriate is it? Any idea how long it lasts? Trying to determine if we should take our 4 year old
Cynthia Mussell
April 26th, 2010
9:14 pm
The real meaning of the word can be experienced by hearing my 3 year old granddaughter attempt to say the word. It means pure, unadulterated joy that simply cannot be described by any one adjective!
Abby Greer
April 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
What supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means to me is taking a few days off from work and spending time with family it’s like your going to go on vacation to a magical place it’s like going to to Walt Disney World and having a great time! We went in November and we had a blast.Maybe we can see Mary Poppins at the Fox Theatre on Thursday it would be great.
Penny
April 26th, 2010
9:21 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious = Super childhood memories of being precocious and trying to say it loud enough over and over again, backwards, and faster and faster until it sounded atrocious but was really, really fun to sing!
Lars
April 26th, 2010
9:26 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious = “Soup’er cauliflower – lick it, and it tastes delicious” or anything else the mind of a sweet little one hears it to be!
Marcella
April 26th, 2010
9:32 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means when you want to voice your opinion in a mature and sophisticated way. For example, when we use big words in conversation it shows our level of maturity. And when the other party doesn’t know the meaning of these word(s) they seem fascinated and lost. Thus making you feel they are going to ask you for the meaning and you tell them. However, you don’t want to give out that type of attention unless you can handle it. For example, you could be in a conversation disagreeing with a person and then use this word and they think you finally agree with them.
Meka
April 26th, 2010
9:42 pm
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” means YOUNG AT HEART!!! No matter how old you get when you hear those words it makes you just want to get a umbrella, dance and sing… You just can’t have a bad day if you sing “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”…. it automatically puts a smile on your face. And brings back memories of your childhood. I wanted to be the Jane so I could sing and dance with Mary Poppins…
Penny
April 26th, 2010
9:45 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means: “fabu-wonder-super-special-totally amazariffic”
Katie
April 26th, 2010
9:46 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is to be happy and carefree and enjoy all there is in life. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious are moments of pure happiness. When my little boy runs up to me, hugs me and says “I love you mama”, it’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Jane
April 26th, 2010
9:50 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means to live and love your life, to remember the good times over the bad and most of all it takes you to the memory of being young or old and watching mary poppins sing. Its to have fun.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is the perfect word for my day.
GregB
April 26th, 2010
9:51 pm
When I come home from work and feel stress, worn out or even happy, seeing my two young children, immediately makes the outside world irrelevant and that special feeling is o hard to explain that the only word that can properly describe that wonderful feeling is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Diana
April 26th, 2010
9:52 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is an expression that sums up every exciting and fun moment in life. It fun to say and puts a lovely smile on your face. You can’t help but smile when you say the word, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!!”
Dale
April 26th, 2010
9:53 pm
The only way to explain supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is seeing the eyes of my granddaughters as they attend this wonderful theatrical experience!
Judy
April 26th, 2010
9:56 pm
While supercalifragilisticexpialidocious might make a child sould precocious, it make and adult sould and feel youthful! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious brings two worlds together – the young and the young at heart. It brings back the memories of childhood and creates memories. Just saying it creates a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious smile or in some cases a giggle!
Olivia Roller
April 26th, 2010
10:04 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a word that needs no translation in any country or culture–to all who hear it–whether for the first time or the millionth–it means magic is about to happen.
Tammie
April 26th, 2010
10:07 pm
I remember seeing Mary Poppins when it first came out, all of us kids were so excited and waited anxiously to see it. Now, more than 20 years later I still feel supercalifragilisticexpialidocious whenever it comes on tv, and I am so happy that I was able to pass that tradition down to my kids
Marlena
April 26th, 2010
10:08 pm
Winning free tickets to Mary Poppins would be SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOSIOUS!!!!
Kathy Mitcham
April 26th, 2010
10:08 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is how a teacher feels when a year of teaching comes to an end and all her students have succeeded in passing the Georgia CRCT tests!
Grace's Dad
April 26th, 2010
10:08 pm
As the buzzer sounded and our girls began to celebrate their state championship, we on the coaching staff found ourselves overwhelmed by a wave of pure supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Melissa Smallwood
April 26th, 2010
10:17 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is the joy on your children’s face when you dance around the living room singing at the top of your lungs to ever song from Mary Poppins!
Nickey
April 26th, 2010
10:17 pm
My 3 year old son has the most beautiful head of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious blonde curls — they will absolutely make you melt. If you award us the tickets — you’ll see for yourself!
Todd
April 26th, 2010
10:18 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was the opportunity for my dad to be proud of me for spelling such a hard word, no matter how many variations I found.
Michelle
April 26th, 2010
10:23 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means that whatever you dream will come true! Mary Poppins taught me that dreaming and believing is very important. Dance, sing and live life to the fullest. Why can’t drawings come to life? Dreams are what we live for, what makes us who we are. I try to teach my kids the same thing. Enjoy life and believe that dreams DO come true!!!
Mike Stott
April 26th, 2010
10:26 pm
Seeing Mary Poppins with my children would be a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious experience we would remember for all of our lives. Magical, musical, fun and family. What could be more supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?
Tim B.
April 26th, 2010
10:27 pm
A simpler time. When going to the movies or turning on the TV provided pure escape and entertainment with a spoon full of innocence and the assurance that good would always prevail. Those were supercalifragilisticexpialidocious days that so many of us recall with a smile and want to recapture for our children in todays fast moving and ever changing world.
Curtis Bradley
April 26th, 2010
10:28 pm
With 3 daughters, I’m constantly amazed at their singing, dancing and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-ness.
Lori Bradley
April 26th, 2010
10:32 pm
Just a spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down but it makes the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious go up!
Weston Mosher
April 26th, 2010
10:51 pm
The first time I kissed the woman of my dreams I felt a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious feelng burst forth through my whole body as I was able to express, for the first time, the love that had been welling up inside me for months.
maayan yitzchaki
April 27th, 2010
6:26 am
When you look into a child’s eyes and see the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious look of wonder as they watch a show as beautiful as Marry Poppins!
Kenneth
April 27th, 2010
9:10 am
When you see your new born child for the first time, you get a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious feeling in your heart that wams you all over. As your child ages, that supercalifragilisticexpialidocious feeling never goes away. It’s the feeling you get on Christmas morning when you see the excitement in their eyes. It’s the contentment you feel when you look into their room and see them asleep at night. It’s the love that you feel from your child when you’re doing something with them and they just suddenly turn and give you a great big hug and kiss. It’s the feelings when you look at your child and say, “one day you’ll understand what it means to love someone this much!”. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is all things wonderful.
Tommie
April 27th, 2010
9:38 am
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious applies to the wonderful experience that people have when they get married, give birth, recover from an illness, reunite with a long lost friend, or win a prize.
Melanie
April 27th, 2010
9:53 am
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is that feeling you get inside when everything is right with the world and nothing can bring you down. You have everlasting peace and happiness in your life and most of all you have loved ones who you love unconditionally and who love you the same.
Theresa Bonelli
April 27th, 2010
9:56 am
A moment that is so “special, a caliber of its own, that happens in a fragile moment that is both fantastic and done in a manner that is expedious and is savored as a precious moment in time ! “