The Music Man

Book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson
Directed by Jim Rowley

November 19 - 23, 2008

 An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” follows fast-talking traveling 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. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

As American as apple pie and a Fourth of July oration ... a marvelous show, rooted in wholesome and comic tradition." - New York Times

"An extraordinary warm-hearted, funny and captivating show."
- New York Daily News

"A whopping hit. This salute by Meredith Wilson to his native Iowa will make even Oklahoma look to its laurels."
- Journal American "