The Music Man

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Event The Music Man
Venue Invercargill, Invercargill, New Zealand
First Date 1971
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with the cash. In River City, Iowa, prim but progressive Marian the librarian sees through him, but when Hill helps her younger brother, Marian begins to fall in love with Harold. Harold, in turn falling for Marian, risks being caught to win her.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Love
Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Meredith Willson Music and Lyrics Librettist
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 202732