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The Music Man. The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
- Meredith Willson, Franklin Lacey, Abba Bogin
- 1983
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- Production notes and credits
- Cast
- Academy Award nominations (* denotes win)
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 moral turpitude, he affably persuades the townspeople to invest money toward a marching band for local boys. Hill’s intention is to abscond with the funds, but his scheme is complicated when he falls in love with the town librarian, Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones), and cannot bring himself to leave. Eventually the citizens of River City discover the scam and take Hill to the town hall, where meanwhile a group of boys have convened with musical instruments. Hill manages to direct the boys in an impromptu performance, which puts him in the town’s favour once again.
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•Studio: Warner Brothers
•Director and producer: Morton DaCosta
•Writer: Marion Hargrove
•Music: Meredith Willson
•Robert Preston (Harold Hill)
•Shirley Jones (Marian Paroo)
•Buddy Hackett (Marcellus Washburn)
•Hermione Gingold (Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn)
•Paul Ford (Mayor George Shinn)
•Pert Kelton (Mrs. Paroo)
•Picture
•Editing
•Art direction (colour)
•Costume design (colour)
•Sound
•Score (adaptation or treatment)*
- Lee Pfeiffer
The Music Man - Fun Facts. Geva Theatre Center. ROC. Meredith Willson's The Music Man was a hit on Broadway when it premiered in 1957, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical (West Side ...
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 .
May 12, 2022 · Meredith Willson’s 1957 hit isn’t even a little bit Jewish. It marks the last time this was true of a popular musical on the American stage. Theater nerds love to trot out the fact that in ...
Dec 10, 2021 · The Music Man starring Robert Preston as Harold Hill and Barbara Cook as Marian Paroo made Preston a major star. Along with being the first musical by Meredith Wilson, for which he wrote the music, lyrics, and book, the massive Broadway hit won five Tonys, won the first-ever Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album, and in 1962 became a major motion picture with Preston reprising his Broadway role.
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The American musical film The Music Man (1962) was based on a hit 1957 Broadway show written by Meredith Willson. The film, which was produced and directed by Morton DaCosta, was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning for best score. Harold Hill (played by Robert Preston) is a charismatic con man who arrives in River City, Iowa, in the ...
