The Music Man

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Event The Music Man
Venue Springwood Civic Centre, Springwood, NSW
First Date 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description There is nothing more disarming than the gentle form of flattery that suggests our children have some unsuspected artistic talent. It is this flattery which Harold Hill (a virile baritone) employs; so cleverly that his confidence trick of posing as a Professor of Music claiming to teach boys how to play military band instruments over-night, succeeds in town after town to which he plays " flying visits "-until he tries it in River City, Iowa. There, after initially impressing upon all but a few die-hards, the need to give young people the sort of interests-like forming a Town Band, for instanc
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Children
Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Franklin Lacey Author
Meredith Willson Author
Meredith Willson Music and Lyrics Librettist
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This record information is from a past publications list - Contributor details and further information to be added when known.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 160913