ROMEO AND JULIET - Stratford Festival

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Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN Book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey Director – Susan H. Schulman Avon Theatre Music Director – Berthold Carrière April 26 to November 1 Choreographer – Michael Lichtefeld Opens May 28, 2008 Designer – Patrick Clark Lighting Designer – Kevin Fraser Sound Designer – Jim Neil OVERVIEW ABOUT THE PLAY Set in 1912, The Music Man tells the story of charming con artist Harold Hill, who is ultimately reformed after he meets and falls in love with small-town librarian Marian Paroo. Regarded as one of the best musical comedies of its time, the production includes some of the most beloved Broadway show tunes, including Seventy-Six Trombones and Till There Was You. SYNOPSIS Con man “Professor” Harold Hill travels from town to town selling band instruments. When he arrives in River City, Iowa, he convinces the citizens he can teach their children to play the instruments and help them form a marching band. There is only one problem: Hill doesn’t know how to play. His plan is to take the money from the pre-paid orders and skip town. His scam is moving along nicely until he falls in love with the town librarian and piano teacher, Marian Paroo, who sees him for the fraud he really is. However, even though Marian knows that Hill is a con-man, she falls for him too. A rival salesman exposes Hill’s scheme; but, inspired by his love for Marian, Hill stays in town to face the music. Hill reveals his scam to the townspeople and all is forgiven when the people in River City hear their children play in the newly formed band. - 32 -
MUSICAL NUMBERS • Rock Island • Iowa Stubborn • Trouble • Piano Lesson • Goodnight, My Someone • Seventy-Six Trombones • Sincere • The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl • Pickalittle • Goodnight Ladies • Marian the Librarian • My White Knight • The Wells Fargo Wagon • It’s You • Shipoopi • Lida Rose • Will I Ever Tell You • Gary, Indiana • Till There Was You AWARDS • The original production won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Actor. • The 2000 production garnered eight Tony nominations and eight Drama Desk Award nominations, including nominations for acting, choreography and directing. • The 1962 movie version of the musical won the Academy Award for Best Musical Score. • The original cast recording of The Music Man won the first-ever Grammy for Best Original Cast Album at the 1958 Grammy awards. SOURCES <strong>AND</strong> ORIGINS The musical is based on the book by Meredith Willson and Frank Lacey. Willson referred to the musical as “an Iowan’s attempt to pay tribute to his home state,” and it was indeed the stories of Willson’s childhood in Mason City, Iowa which formed the basis for the story. It was Frank Loesser, composer-lyricist for Guys and Dolls, who encouraged Willson to write about his experiences growing up. Willson spent eight years writing more than thirty drafts and forty songs for the show which would eventually become The Music Man. STAGE HISTORY The Music Man opened at the Majestic Theatre on December 19, 1957, with Robert Preston playing Harold Hill and Barbara Cook as Marian Paroo. Directed by Morton DaCosta, the show ran for 1,375 performances. In 1958, a successful national tour of the show began in Los Angeles. - 33 -
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