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from the issue of January 29, 2004
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Music Man marches to the Lied Center
The Music Man, the story of Harold Hill and the town of River City, Iowa, will be at the Lied Center Feb. 6 and 7.
| | The Music Man, the story of Harold Hill and the town of River City, Iowa, will be at the Lied Center Feb. 6 and 7. Photo courtesy of the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
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Strike up the band! Five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman’s dynamic re-invention of the American classic The Music Man will take the stage at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. Tickets are on sale at the Lied Center box office.
Con artist turned conductor Harold Hill convinces the citizens of River City, Iowa, that he can teach their children to play in a marching band. Only after Marian, the town librarian, discovers his secret does the plot thicken. The Music Man features classic songs such as “Till There Was You,” “Gary, Indiana,” and “Seventy-Six Trombones.”
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man originally opened on Broadway on Dec. 19, 1957, and won eight Tony Awards, beating out West Side Story for the Best Musical Award. In addition, the cast album won the first Grammy Award for Broadway Musical Score. The movie, starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones, also won an Academy Award for Best Score. The recent Broadway production opened April 27, 2000, and closed on Dec. 30, 2001.
Tickets for this performance are $46, $40 and $36; tickets are half-price for university students and those 18 and under. Call the Lied box office at 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231 for tickets.
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