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The Music Man

Majestic Theatre, (12/19/1957 - 10/22/1960)
Broadway Theatre, (10/24/1960 - 4/15/1961)
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Opening:Dec 19, 1957   
Closing:Apr 15, 1961 Total Performances:1375


Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A musical comedy in two acts and sixteen scenes
Setting: River City, Iowa. 1912.





by opening date


Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Magoro Operating Corporation

Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Herbert Greene; Produced in association with Frank Productions, Inc.; Co - Producer: Herbert Greene

Book by Meredith Willson; Music by Meredith Willson; Lyrics by Meredith Willson; Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Laurence Rosenthal; Musical Director: Herbert Greene; Vocal arrangements by Herbert Greene; Additional orchestrations by Sidney Fine, Irwin Kostal, Seymour Ginzler and Walter Eiger

Staged by Morton Da Costa; Choreographed by Onna White

Scenic Design by Howard Bay; Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Lighting Design by Howard Bay; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann

General Manager: Max Allentuck; Company Manager: Milton Pollack

Production Stage Manager: Henri Caubisens; Stage Manager: Herman Magidson

Music Preparation: Mathilde Pincus

General Press Representative: Arthur Cantor, Ted Goldsmith and Abner D. Klipstein; Production Associate: Sylvia Drulie; Technician: Sammy Knapp; Casting: Vaughan Bellaver; Assistant to the Director: Robert Merriman


Opening Night Cast

Robert Preston Harold Hill  
David Burns Mayor Shinn   
Barbara Cook Marian Paroo   
Pert Kelton Mrs. Paroo   
Pamela Abbott Resident of River City  
Joan Bowman Resident of River City  
Elisabeth Buda Resident of River City  
Danny Carroll Tommy Djilas  
Alice Clift Resident of River City  
Ronn Cummins Resident of River City  
Nancy Davis Resident of River City  
Babs Delmore Resident of River City  
Robert Evans Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Martha Flynn Mrs. Squires  
 Resident of River City  
James Gannon Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Russell Goodwin Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Penny Ann Green Resident of River City  
Janet Hayes Resident of River City  
Eddie Hodges Winthrop Paroo  
Robert Howard Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Peter Leeds Resident of River City  
Robert Lenn Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Vernon Lusby Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Lynda Lynch Resident of River City  
Jacqueline Maria Resident of River City  
Bob Mariano Resident of River City  
Pat Mariano Resident of River City  
Gary Menteer Resident of River City  
Peggy Mondo Ethel Toffelmier  
 Resident of River City  
Carl Nicholas Conductor  
 Constable Locke  
 Resident of River City  
Hal Norman Traveling Salesman  
 Resident of River City  
Tom Panko Resident of River City  
Marilyn Poudrier Resident of River City  
Helen Raymond Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn  
Paul Reed Charlie Cowell  
Vern Reed Jacey Squires
Quartet 
 
Adnia Rice Alma Hix  
Marie Santella Resident of River City  
John Sharpe Resident of River City  
Al Shea Ewart Dunlop
Quartet 
 
Marilyn Siegel Amaryllis  
Bill Spangenberg Olin Britt
Quartet 
 
Elaine Swann Maud Dunlop  
 Resident of River City  
Gerald Teijelo Resident of River City  
Barbara Travis Gracie Shinn  
Wayne Ward Oliver Hix
Quartet 
 
Babs Warden Resident of River City  
Marlys Watters Resident of River City  
Vernon Wendorf Resident of River City  
Barbara Williams Resident of River City  
Roy Wilson Resident of River City  
Iggie Wolfington Marcellus Washburn  
Dusty Worrall Zaneeta Shinn  

Standby: Larry Douglas (Harold Hill).

Understudies: Martha Flynn (Alma Hix, Ethel Toffelmier, Maud Dunlop), Russell Goodwin (Oliver Hix), Robert Howard (Olin Britt), Robert Lenn (Ewart Dunlop), Lynda Lynch (Zaneeta Shinn), Bob Mariano (Winthrop Paroo), Pat Mariano (Gracie Shinn), Hal Norman (Charlie Cowell), Paul Reed (Marcellus Washburn, Mayor Shinn), Adnia Rice (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, Mrs. Paroo), Art Rubin (Jacey Squires), John Sharpe (Tommy Djilas), Barbara Travis (Amaryllis), Marlys Watters (Marian Paroo).