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The Music Man

The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader. He sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician…

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Awards
Tony Award for Best Musical
Book
Meredith Willson Franklin Lacey
Lyrics
Meredith Willson
Music
Meredith Willson
Productions
1957 Broadway 1961 West End 1980 Broadway revival 2000 Broadway revival 2022 Broadway revival

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The Music Man

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The Music Man

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related to Television · 44
The Music Man → Alan Shore, Ally McBeal, At, Boston Legal, Boys, Brian Wallows, Brian's, Broadway, Conan O'Brien, DVD, Emmy Awards, Episode, Family Guy, Friendship Is Magic, Harold Hill, He, In, In Episode, John Cage, Lies
related to background · 42
The Music Man → After, America, And There, At, Barber Shop Quartet Singing, Broadway, Buffalo Bills, But He Doesn't Know, Cy Feuer, Encouragement, Ernest Martin, Franklin Lacey, Harold Hill, He, In, International Quartet Champions, Iowa, Jesse, Lasky, Marian Paroo
related to Original Broadway production · 32
The Music Man → After, April, Barbara Cook, Bert Parks, Broadway, David Burns, December, Eddie Albert, Eddie Hodges, Harold Hill, Iggie Wolfington, In January, In June, It, Kermit Bloomgarden, Majestic, Majestic Theatre, Marcellus Washburn, Marian, Mayor Shinn
related to Setting and popular culture references · 29
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related to Sources · 26
The Music Man → Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, But He Doesn't Know, Cabaniss, Feinstein, ISBN, John, Man, Mark, Meredith, Meredith Willson, Meredith Willson's The Music, Michael, Minneapolis, Minnesota Press, Miracle, OCLC, Savas Publishing Company, Second, September, Skipper
related to Reception · 22
The Music Man → American, Best Musical, Broadway, Brooks Atkinson, Fourth, Herald Tribune, If Mark Twain, It's, July, Kerr, New York Daily Mirror, Preston, Robert Coleman, Robert Preston, Rock Island Railroad, Steven Suskin, The, The New York Times, Though West Side Story, Tony Awards
related to Film · 19
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related to Music · 19
The Music Man → Big Parade, Bill Hayes, Capitol Steps, Festival, Good News About Olds, Iowa, Main Street USA, Mason City, Max Hodge, Oldsmobile, Resorts, Rock Island, The, The North Iowa Band, To, Trombones, Walt Disney Parks, Wells Fargo Wagon, Willson
related to Further reading · 16
The Music Man → And, Broadway Legacies Ser, Dominic, Google Books, ISBN, McHugh, Meredith, Meredith Willson's Musicals, Minneapolis, Minnesota Press, Music Man To, Oxford, Oxford University Press, The Big Parade, University, Willson
related to External links · 8
The Music Man → Internet Broadway DatabaseMeredith Willson, Man, MuseumThe Music Man FoundationInformation, Music Theatre International, Official WebsiteThe Music Man, Square, The Music ManThe Music, WillsonSite

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The Music ManAwardsTony Award for Best Musical1.00infobox
The Music ManBookMeredith Willson Franklin Lacey1.00infobox
The Music ManLyricsMeredith Willson1.00infobox
The Music ManMusicMeredith Willson1.00infobox
The Music ManProductions1957 Broadway 1961 West End 1980 Broadway revival 2000 Broadway revival 2022 Broadway revival1.00infobox
The Music Manis amusical with book0.90text
The Music Manis amarvelous show0.90text
The Music Manrelated to backgroundMeredith Willson0.60section
The Music Manrelated to backgroundMason City0.60section
The Music Manrelated to backgroundIowa0.60section
The Music Manrelated to backgroundWillson0.60section
The Music Manrelated to backgroundAnd There0.60section

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