Promotional artwork for The Music Man by Meredith Willson featuring a child wearing a marching band hat and playing a trombone.

Meredith Willson’s 
The Music Man 
Book, Music & Lyrics by Meredith Willson 
Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey 
Choreographed by Joshua Bergasse 
Directed by Matt Lenz

Ticket Price (all-in pricing including fees)

Starts at $37.95

Run Time

2 hours 45 minutes, including one intermission.

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Presale: Wednesday, May 6

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Presale: Wednesday, May 13 10AM PT

Priority Access

On sale: Wednesday, May 20

Single Tickets

On sale: Thursday, May 21

A HEARTFELT LOVE LETTER TO MIDWEST AMERICA AND SMALL TOWNS EVERYWHERE

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," "Trouble," "'Til There Was You," "Pickalittle" and “Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

"One of the most beloved musicals in the American theatre repertoire!"

BroadwayWorld

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Meredith Willson's The Music Man is part of CTG:FWD. Created by Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director Snehal Desai, CTG:FWD is a series of special events and programming at the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

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Cast

Harold Hill

Elliott Andrews

Marian Paroo

Elizabeth D'Aiuto

Marcellus Washburn

Paul Urriola

Mrs. Paroo

Savannah Stevenson

Winthrop Paroo

Dylan Patterson

Mayor Shinn

Patrick Blashill

Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn

Emmanuelle Zeesman

Amaryllis

Addie Jaymes

Charlie Cowell

Mikael Mattsson

Tommy Djilas

Charles Antenen

Zaneeta Shinn

Madison Sheward

Conductor, Constable Locke, Ensemble, u/s Olin Britt

Christian Andrews

Dance Ensemble

Jacob Beaver

Dance Ensemble, u/s Zaneeta Shinn

Kalista Curbelo

Alma Hix, Ensemble, u/s Marian Paroo

Whitney Daniels

Dance Ensemble, Dance Captain

Erin Diehl

Jacey Squires, Ensemble, u/s Marcellus Washburn, Charlie Cowell

Craig First

Dance Ensemble Swing

Garren Garcia

Ewart Dunlop, Ensemble, u/s Harold Hill, Charlie Cowell

Brian Doolittle González

Swing

Sophie Goron

Ethel Toffelmeir, Ensemble, u/s Marian Paroo

Alexi Ishida

Universal Onstage Dance Ensemble Swing

Alyssa Jacqueline

Dance Ensemble

Cameron Janson

Mrs. Squires, Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Paroo, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn

Hannah Rose Kidwell

Swing, u/s Marcellus Washburn, Mayor Shinn

Kevin Kuska

Maud Dunlop, Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Paroo, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn

Rose Messenger

Olin Britt, Ensemble, u/s Mayor Shinn

Joshua Pierre Moore

Ensemble, s/b Winthrop Paroo, Amaryllis

Kylie Noelle Patterson

Dance Ensemble, u/s Tommy Djillas

Aidan Rawlinson

Gracie Shinn, Dance Ensemble

Shae Reynolds

Traveling Salesperson, Ensemble, u/s Harold Hill

Brayden Schilling

Dance Ensemble, u/s Tommy Djilas

Aaron Torres

Dance Ensemble Swing, u/s Zaneeta Shinn, Gracie Shinn

Marielle Utayde

Oliver Hix, Ensemble

Matthew Wautier-Rodriguez

Creative Team

Book, Music & Lyrics

Meredith Willson

Director

Matt Lenz

Choreographer

Joshua Bergasse

Set Designer

Ann Beyersdorfer

Broadway and Tour Costume Designer

Santo Loquasto

Lighting Designer

Ken Billington

Video & Projection Designer

Lisa Renkel

Hair & Makeup Designer

Roxanne De Luna

Costume Coordinator

Robin L. McGee

Music Supervisor

Kristin Stowell

Music Director/Orchestrator

Thomas Fosnocht

Sound Design

Walter Trarbach

Production Stage Manager

Mesa Winder

Tour Press & Marketing

Wendy J. Connor / Donna Fiegel

Casting

ARC

Producer

Deborah Denenberg

Executive Producer and General Management

Big League Productions / Daniel Sher

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