Though viewers in Sydney and Brisbane watched the haka, he was faced with Julie Andrews singing Do-Re-Mi.

BBC: Australia: What the rest of the world gets wrong

The show opens Thursday night, but audience members should not expect a live-action replica of the 1964 Julie Andrews film.

NPR: 'Mary Poppins' Musical Adds to the Songbook

When I sang with those records, I'd be Julie Andrews and there was Rex Harrison sitting on my mother's bed.

WSJ: Cyndi Lauper just wants to have fun on Broadway

She says Julie Andrews, who played the part of Maria in the hugely successful film version of The Sound of Music, is her heroine.

BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Connie wins Maria talent contest

The role of Eliza was first played by Julie Andrews on stage and was taken by Audrey Hepburn in the Oscar-winning 1964 film version.

BBC: Dominic West and Carly Bawden on song in My Fair Lady