Ahead of Mary Poppins’ big screen return in the aptly titled Mary Poppins Returns, Disney has released the full version of two numbers from the movie musical. Take a listen to the first—the Lin-Manuel Miranda-led “Trip a Little Light Fantastic”—above.
The tune, composed by Hairspray and Smash collaborators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, is reminiscent of the original film’s show-stopping “Step in Time,” but swap chimney sweeps for lamplighters and Dick Van Dyke’s cockney accent for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s.
EMILY BLUNT, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, MERYL STREEP AND MORE TALK THE MAGIC OF MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Emily Blunt channels the title nanny to perform the second, more introspective song, “The Place Where Lost Things Go.” Check it out below.
