Andrews flies to London to see stage 'Poppins'

Four decades after she defied gravity as "Mary Poppins," Julie Andrews flew into London to see how the magical nanny fares onstage.

Andrews, who shot to fame with her Oscar-winning turn in the 1964 Disney film, attended a charity performance of the Poppins stage musical at London's Prince Edward Theatre.

Laura Michelle Kelly, the show's 23-year-old star, last month called Andrews "my absolute hero" and said she was nervous about meeting the 69-year-old actress.

Andrews went on to star as Maria von Trapp in 1965's "The Sound of Music." She was made a dame — the female equivalent of a knight — by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999 and has homes in Switzerland and the United States.