The Music Man
The story of that man and his 76 trombones, and the wonderful, wonderful tune he played on every heart in town!
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A buoyant, warmly romantic musical comedy about a charming con man's moral transformation through love and community in small-town America.
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.
Essence
Ensemble
Robert Preston
Harold Hill
Shirley Jones
Marian Paroo
Buddy Hackett
Marcellus Washburn
Ron Howard
Winthrop Paroo
Hermione Gingold
Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn
Paul Ford
Mayor George Shinn
Pert Kelton
Mrs. Paroo
Timmy Everett
Tommy Djilas
Susan Luckey
Zaneeta Shinn
Peggy Mondo
Ethel
Harry Hickox
Charlie Cowell
Jesslyn Fax
Avis Grubb
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