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The Music Man is a 1962 American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed. Robert Preston reprises the title role from the stage version, starring alongside Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ronny Howard, and Paul Ford.
The original Broadway production of "The Music Man" opened at the Majestic Theater on December 19, 1957, ran for 1375 performances and won the1958 Tony Award for Best Musical. Robert Preston, Pert Kelton and The Buffalo Bills reprise their roles in the movie. Robert Preston won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
The Music Man: Directed by Morton DaCosta. With Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold. Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.
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- Comedy, Family, Musical
- Morton DaCosta
- 1962-06-19
The Music Man opened on December 19, 1957, at the Majestic Theatre. [10] It played at the Majestic for nearly three years before transferring to The Broadway Theatre and completing its 1,375 performance run there on April 15, 1961.
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- 1983
Aug 25, 2022 · It took Willson 8 years to write the musical, and no one thought he would have an instant classic on his hands. He had written a song here and there for Broadway shows, film and radio, but never an entire musical. It was taking him so long to write it, that his first producers gave up on him.
The Music Man, American musical film, released in 1962, that was based on a hit 1957 Broadway show written by Meredith Willson. Harold Hill (played by Robert Preston) is a charismatic con man who arrives in River City, Iowa, in the summer of 1912. Posing as a music professor seeking to prevent.
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Plot. The Music Man. Jump to Edit. Summaries. Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town. It's the early 20th-century American Midwest.
