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. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love with him. He risks being caught to win her heart.
In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and running for 1,375 performances.[1] The cast album won the first Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and spent 245 weeks on the Billboard charts. The show's success led to Broadway and West End revivals, a popular 1962 film adaptation and a 2003 television adaptation. The Music Man is frequently produced by both professional and amateur theater companies and is a popular choice for high school and college productions. - Wikipedia
AUDITIONS:
Please be prepared to sing 16 bars of a Broadway-type song. Bring either sheet music or a “karaoke” recording.
Wear dance shoes or sneakers- NO flip flops or sandals.
Children ages 9 and over are welcome to audition.
Children age 8 may audition if their parent will be in the cast or crew.
Rehearsals will begin in late August.
You will be required to list ALL conflicts on your audition form.
We are excited to see you at auditions:
Monday June 17: Kids at 6 PM, adults at 7:30 PM
Tuesday June 18: Kids at 6 PM, adults at 7:30 PM
PERFORMANCES:
Saturday November 16 at 7:30 PM
Sunday November 17 at 2 PM (this is a sensory friendly performance)
Saturday November 23 at 7:30 PM
Sunday November 24 at 2 PM
Auditions and performances at
LINDELL SCHOOL AUDITORIUM’
601 Lindell Blvd.
Long Beach NY 11561
STAFF:
Director- Nancy Gallinaro
Musical Director- Susan Sussman
Choreographer- Barbara Weiss
Costumers- Gail Schwartzing, Phelaine Isaacs
Stage Manager- Barbara Garfinkle
Producer- Lisa Simon-Weitz
Associate Producer- Christine Toppi
Producer in Training- Barbara Garfinkle
Professor Harold Hill - A Con man who pretends to be a traveling salesman
Marian Paroo- The Town librarian and piano teacher
Marcellus Washburn- Harold’s old friend and former shill who now lives in River City
Mrs. Paroo- Marian’s widowed, Irish immigrant mother
Mayor George Shinn- A pompous politician who is suspicious of Hill
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn- The Mayor’s wife
Winthrop Paroo- Marian’s shy younger brother who lisps
The School Board (Barbershop Quartet)- Four bickering local businessmen, united as singers by Hill (Olin Britt, Oliver Hix, Ewart Dunlop, Jacey Squires)
Pickalittle Ladies- Eulalie’s 4 gossipy friends (Alma Hix, Mrs.Squires, Ethel Toffelmier, Maud Dunlop)
Amaryllis- Marian’s young piano student
Charlie Cowell- An anvil salesman who tries to expose Hill as a fraud and con man
Tommy Djilas- A young man “from the wrong side of town”, secretly dating Zanetta Shinn
Zanetta Shinn- The mayor’s oldest daughter, secretly dating Tommy Dijias
Constable Locke- town peace officer
Gracie Shinn- the Shinn’s youngest daughter
Conductor
River City Townspeople
River City Children
Long Beach Theatre Guild
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