Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” marches to the Lutcher Theater for one performance on Wednesday, June 17, at 7:00 p.m.
There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy”The Music Man”follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall. Featuring songs such as “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Ya Got Trouble,” “Till There Was You,” “Pick-a-Little” and “Gary, Indiana,” “The Music Man” is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
“The Music Man” is the perfect show to celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary. This dazzling musical captures the heart of small-town American pride, patriotism and community spirit. Central to the plot of this musical is the story of an Independence Day celebration in 1912.
“When I hear the lines and the lyrics of ‘The Music Man,’ I’m transported back to the concept of River City, complete with town picnics, barbershop quartets and footbridges. I recall the intrigue of being immersed in simpler times, positive thinking, patriotism, friendship and love, and I wonder, if we might do well to focus more on these same qualities as we approach our own July 4th celebration and enter the next 250 years together as a nation,” said Lynae Sanford, executive director of Lutcher Theater.
Meredith Willson’s iconic humor, wordplay and optimism will shine in this inventive reimagination of a beloved classic.
Tickets for “The Music Man” range in price from $63-$103 and are available for purchase at lutcher.org/the-music-man or by calling the Lutcher Theater Box Office at (409) 886-5535.
The Lutcher Theater is located at 707 Main Avenue in Orange, Texas.
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