Performance Dates:  Feb 6 – March 7, 2009

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Based on a story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

By Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International

This rousing, Tony-award-winning musical follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he journeys from city to city conning people into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy’s band.  Not knowing anything about bands or instruments, he skips town with the cash just before instruments and uniforms arrive.  Happening upon River City, Iowa, he “gets his foot stuck in the door” by falling for the local librarian.  This critically acclaimed Broadway classic is an all-American institution, due to quirky characters, charmingly predictable dramatic situations, rousing marches, a barbershop quartet and lovely ballads.  Meredith Willson calls THE MUSIC MAN his “Valentine.”  His note to directors at the beginning of the script is quite specific:  “The humor of this piece depends upon its technical faithfulness to the real small-town Iowans of 1912 who certainly did not think they were funny at all.”  Therein lies the secret of comedy – play it for real and laughs will abound!!  Audiences have been laughing since this opened in 1957.  The talented staff, cast and crew include:

Director/Music Director: Linda M. Stiegler

Producer: Mike Moffat

Choreographer: Elaine Fleisher

Set Design: Dick Johnson

Light Design: Jack Allaway

Costumer: Beth Glasner

Props: Eva & Jerry Nehring, Karen Graham-Hanna

Special FX: Mike McCauley

Stage Manager: Ken Endress

Harold Hill: Andy Brasted

Marian Paroo: Sara Penman

Marcellus Washburn: Arryck Adams

Mrs. Paroo: Karen Staitman

Charlie Cowell: Rick Steinberg

Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn: Rosemary Moffat

Mayor George Shinn: Mike Moffat

Tommy Djilas: Tyler Burk

Zaneeta Shinn: Abby Collins

Gracie Shinn: McLane Martin

Winthrop Paroo: Jake Staitman

Amaryllis Squires: Amanda McCabe

Ethel Toffelmeier: Rachael H. W. Pugh

Barbershop Quartet:

  Oliver Hix: Herb Jacobowitz

  Ewart Dunlop: Neil Penniwitt

  Jacey Squires: Gary Wetzel

  Olin Britt: Bob Homkes

Pickalittle Ladies:

  Alma Hix: Tami Keaton

  Maud Dunlop: Heather Lease

  Edith Squires: Linda Schaver

  Queenie French: Elaine Fleisher

Constable Locke/Conductor: Mark Heulitt

Teen Girls:

  Felicia Locke: Francesca Barletta

  Olivia Lloyd: Olivia Heulitt

  Penelope French: Chelsea Glasner

  Victoria French: Tori Glasner

Teen Boys:

  Lester Hix/Salesman: Jeremy Hanna

  Duncan Dunlop/Salesman: Ian McLean

  Timothy Locke: Tim Reese

  Christopher Locke: Chris Lanz

Salesman & Chester Lloyd: Shawn W. Lanz

Priscilla Lloyd: Priscilla Losey

Shirley Locke: Shirley Bellinder

Children:

  Mary Hix: Quinn Martin

  Christine Hix: Christy Stephan

  Rachel Jacey Squires: Reagan Kilpatrick

  Katherine Lloyd: Kendall Mordetzky

  Sara Dunlop: Sara Gilbert

  Andrew Lloyd: Andrew Fishman

  Benjamin Franklin Locke: Bennie Glasner