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The Music Man 1961

Ages: 12+
Opened: March 16, 1961

The Music Man - 1961 West End History , Info & More

Adelphi Theatre
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R 0NS, United Kingdom, London WC2R ONS
From a story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

You don't want to miss meeting the fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill (starring Marriott favorite Bernie Yvon), as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band he vows to organize - despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen. Come join the townspeople of River City in this wonderful slice of Americana as they perform such hummable tunes as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Gary, Indiana," "Wells Fargo Wagon," "Ya Got Trouble" and "Till There Was You."

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The Music Man History

Other Productions of The Music Man

1957   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1965   Regional Revival
1965   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1980   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2000   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2019   Washington, DC (Regional) Broadway Center Stage Revival
Washington, DC (Regional)
2022   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2026   US Tour
US Tour

Podcasts

Broadway Podcast Network

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1491 (1969)

Before Lin Manuel Miranda....before Jason Robert Brown....before Jonathan Larson....there was Meredith Willson, the one man band who gave the world its most American of musicals, The Music Man. But what happens when the music man wants to change his tune?

#68 - Warren Carlyle

Warren Carlyle is a Tony winning and Emmy nominated Director and Choreographer. Most recently he directed and choreographed the musical Harmony, now playing on Broadway.

Ep141 - Maria Briggs, Victoria on 2016 Broadway Revival & Ensemble in SPAMALOT

"I got to final callbacks and I was like, I should maybe watch this cause I don't know what I'm auditioning for. I got to Mungo and Rump and then I don't even think I finished it." This episode features Maria Briggs who performed as a swing and as Victoria in the 2016 Broadway Revival of CATS and is currently in the ensemble of SPAMALOT.

#156 - Benjamin Pajak

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