Photo Flash: THE MUSIC MAN Charms North Shore Music Theatre

THE MUSIC MAN follows salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize - this despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef.

This award-winning, critically acclaimed Broadway classic is an all-American institution, thanks to its quirky characters, charmingly predictable dramatic situations, and one-of-a-kind, nostalgic score of rousing marches, a hilarious gaggle of townswomen, barbershop quartets and sentimental ballads which have become popular standards including "My White Knight," "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Goodnight Ladies," and "Til There Was You."

Since opening in 1955, NSMT has become one of the most attended theatres in New England, with approximately 250,000 patrons annually. With a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, NSMT has received numerous industry awards including Elliot Norton Awards, IRNE Awards, the Rosetta Le Noire Award from Actors' Equity, and the Moss Hart Award. NSMT produced the World Premiere of 'Memphis' in 2003, the show went on to win four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Under the new ownership of Bill Hanney since 2010, NSMT continues to annually produce a musical subscription series and an annual production of 'A Christmas Carol' along with celebrity concerts, children's programming and year-round education classes.

Siri Howard (Marian Paroo) and Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) in THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.
Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) and the cast of THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.
Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) and the cast of THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.
Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) in THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.
Siri Howard (Marian Paroo) in THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Brian Padgett.
Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) in THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.
Siri Howard (Marian Paroo) and Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) in THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Brian Padgett.
Cheryl McMahon (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn) with Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) and the cast of THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.
Siri Howard (Marian Paroo) and Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) in THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Brian Padgett.
The cast of THE MUSIC MAN at North Shore Music Theatre thru June 18. Photo by Paul Lyden.