The Music Man officially opened last night at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Last night, the hugely anticipated revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, starring two-time Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Emmy Award-winning star Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill and two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo opened triumphantly on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and we're taking you inside the festivities!
The production, directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle, also stars Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley as Marcellus Washburn, Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays as Mayor Shinn, Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell as Mrs. Shinn, and Tony Award winner Marie Mullen as Mrs. Paroo, Remy Auberjonois as Charlie Cowell, Gino Cosculluela as Tommy Djilas, Emma Crow as Zaneeta Shinn, Benjamin Pajak as Winthrop, Kayla Teruel as Amaryllis, Garrett Long as Ethel Toffelmier, Linda Mugleston as Alma Hix, Jessica Sheridan as Maud Dunlop, Rema Webb as Mrs. Squires, Phillip Boykin as Olin Britt, Eddie Korbich as Jacey Squires, Daniel Torres as Ewart Dunlop, Nicholas Ward as Oliver Hix, Lance Roberts as Constable Locke, Max Clayton as Standby for Harold Hill, and Nick Alvino, Jordan Beall, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Maria Briggs, Audrey Cardwell, JT Church, Kammie Crum, Aydin Eyikan, Carlee Flanagan, Ethen Green-Younger, Emily Hoder, Curtis Holland, Eloise Kropp, Ethan Lafazan, Kayla LaVine, Andrew Minard, Sean Montgomery, Tanner Quirk, Daniel Patrick Russell, Ann Sanders, Sherisse Springer, Mitchell Tobin, Kathy Voytko, Branch Woodman, and Ryan Worsing rounding out the Ensemble.
One of the most universally cherished treasures of the American musical theater, The Music Man was an instant smash hit when it premiered on Broadway on December 19, 1957. It went on to win five Tony Awards, including the prize for Best Musical, and ran for 1,375 performances. The original cast album held the number one position on the Billboard charts and stayed on the album charts for 245 weeks. The recording won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Original Cast Album. The Smithsonian Institution ranks The Music Man as one of the "great glories of American popular culture."
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster

Imogen Clare-Wood, Producer Kate Horton and Ian Palmer

Richard Gatta, Daniel Patrick Russell, Ryan Worsing, Haley Fish, Kathy Voytko, Maria Briggs and Max Clayton

Daniel Patrick Russell

Daniel Patrick Russell

Phillip Boykin, Nicholas Ward, Daniel Torres and Eddie Korbich

Phillip Boykin, Nicholas Ward, Daniel Torres and Eddie Korbich

Emma Crow and Gino Cosculluela

Emma Crow and Gino Cosculluela

Rema Webb, Garrett Long, Jessica Sheridan and Linda Mugleston

Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.

Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.

Emily Jewel Hoder, JT Church, Benjamin Paja, Kayla Teruel, Tanner Quirk, Carlee Flanigan, William Thomas Colin, Ethen Green-Younger and Ethan Lafazan

Kayla Teruel and Benjamin Pajak

Kayla Teruel and Benjamin Pajak

Ethen Green-Younger

Ethen Green-Younger

Carlee Flanigan

Carlee Flanigan

Kayla Levine

Kayla Levine