August 12, 13, 19, and 20, 2005 7:30 p.m.
Collinsville Webster School Auditorium

Directed
by Karen Perry
Synopsis:
An
affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s
“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 he vows to organize – this despite the fact 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.
Perfect for professional theatres, community groups, summer stock and schools
alike, this award-winning, critically acclaimed Broadway classic is an
all-American institution, thanks to is quirky characters, charmingly predictable
dramatic situations, and one-of-a-kind, nostalgic score of rousing marches,
barbershop quartets and sentimental ballads which have become popular standards.
The cast features a soaring soprano ingénue, parts for young performers and
children, and one of the musical theatre’s treasures, a tour de force leading
role for a charismatic actor who doesn’t need to be a trained singer.
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, “The Music Man” is
family entertainment at its best.
The Music Man is sponsored in part by a grant from the Madison County Arts Council, the Illinois Arts Council, and the Fox Associates Foundation
