Editing The Music Man (section)

==Productions==
[[File:Joan Weldon-Forrest Tucker in The Music Man.jpg|thumb|Weldon and Tucker in the National Tour, 1960]]

===Original Broadway production===
After years of development, a change of producers, almost forty songs (twenty-two were cut), and more than forty drafts, the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production was produced by [[Kermit Bloomgarden]], directed by [[Morton DaCosta]] and choreographed by [[Onna White]]. ''The Music Man'' opened on December 19, 1957, at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Filichia |first=Peter |title=Let's Put on a Musical!: How to Choose the Right Show for Your School, Community, or Professional Theater |date=2004-05-01 |publisher=[[Watson-Guptill Publications]] |isbn=978-0823088171}}</ref> It played at the Majestic for nearly three years before transferring to [[The Broadway Theatre]] and completing its 1,375 performance run there on April 15, 1961. The original cast included [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]] (who reprised his role in the [[The Music Man (1962 film)|1962 screen adaptation]]) as Harold Hill, [[Barbara Cook]] as Marian, [[Eddie Hodges]] as Winthrop, [[Pert Kelton]] as Mrs. Paroo, [[Iggie Wolfington]] as Marcellus Washburn and [[David Burns (actor)|David Burns]] as Mayor Shinn.

Preston left the show in January 1959 and was replaced by [[Eddie Albert]] for 18 months. In June 1960 Preston returned for two weeks until his successor [[Bert Parks]] could replace him. Parks finished the Broadway run while Preston was busy with the screen version. [[Paul Ford]] was a replacement for David Burns as Mayor Shinn, later reprising the role in the film version.

[[Howard Bay (designer)|Howard Bay]] designed the sets. [[Don Walker (orchestrator)|Don Walker]] orchestrated the score.<ref name="IBDB">{{Cite web |title=The Music Man |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-music-man-2664 |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=[[Internet Broadway Database]]}}</ref> The musical won five [[Tony Award]]s, including Best Musical, winning in the same year that ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' was nominated for the award.  Preston, Cook and Burns also won.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Music Man |url=https://playbill.com/Show/Detail/7849/The-Music-Man |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625085102/https://playbill.com/Show/Detail/7849/The-Music-Man |archive-date=2016-06-25 |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=[[Playbill]]}}</ref> [[Liza Redfield]] became the first woman to be the full-time conductor of a Broadway pit orchestra when she assumed the role of music director for the original production's final year of performances beginning in May 1960.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |author-link=Neil Genzlinger |date=2018-12-28 |title=Liza Redfield, Who Broke a Broadway Barrier, Is Dead at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/obituaries/liza-redfield-dead.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720152133/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/obituaries/liza-redfield-dead.html |archive-date=2023-07-20 |access-date=2024-11-18 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The long-running American tour began in 1958, starring [[Forrest Tucker]] as Hill and [[Joan Weldon]] as Marian.<ref name=Ovrtur>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ovrtur.com/show/120385/productions|title=Productions|website=Ovrtur.com|access-date=2016-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=Edward |date=1986-10-27 |title=Forrest Tucker, 67, Is Dead; Film, TV and Stage Veteran |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/27/obituaries/forrest-tucker-67-is-dead-film-tv-and-stage-veteran.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122043201/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/27/obituaries/forrest-tucker-67-is-dead-film-tv-and-stage-veteran.html |archive-date=2023-11-22 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

===First Australia and UK productions===
The first Australian production ran from March 5, 1960, to July 30, 1960, at the [[Princess Theatre, Melbourne|Princess Theatre]] in Melbourne, and at the [[New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney|Tivoli Theatre]] in Sydney from December 13, 1960, to February 4, 1961.<ref>[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/work/918 ''The Music Man''], AusStage.edu.au, accessed June 10, 2017</ref> The first UK production opened at [[Bristol Hippodrome]], transferring to London's [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] on March 16, 1961, starring [[Van Johnson]], Patricia Lambert, [[C. Denier Warren]], [[Ruth Kettlewell]] and [[Dennis Waterman]]. It ran for 395 performances at the Adelphi.<ref name="Ovrtur" />

===Subsequent productions===
A two-week revival at [[New York City Center]] ran in June 1965, directed by [[Gus Schirmer Jr.]] and starring [[Bert Parks]] as Harold. [[Doro Merande]] and [[Sandy Duncan]] played, respectively, Eulalie and Zaneeta Shinn.<ref name=Ovrtur/> In 1987, a Chinese translation of the musical was staged at [[Beijing]]'s Central Opera Theater.<ref>Gargan, Edward A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/19/theater/trouble-in-river-city-right-here-in-beijing.html/  "Trouble in River City, Right Here in Beijing"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 19, 1987, accessed May 23, 2012</ref>

A US tour, directed and choreographed by [[Michael Kidd]], ended at City Center, where it played for three-weeks in June 1980. The cast included [[Dick Van Dyke]] as Hill, [[Meg Bussert]] as Marian, [[Christian Slater]] as Winthrop, [[Carol Arthur]] as Mrs. Paroo, and Iggie Wolfington (who played Marcellus in the 1957 production) as Mayor Shinn.<ref name=Ovrtur/><ref>[https://playbill.com/production/the-music-man-city-center-vault-0000013122 "''The Music Man''], ''Playbill''. Retrieved September 23, 2024</ref> 

[[New York City Opera]] staged a revival from February to April 1988, directed by Arthur Masella and choreographed by [[Marcia Milgrom Dodge]], starring [[Bob Gunton]] as Hill, with [[Muriel Costa-Greenspon]] as Eulalie and [[James Billings]] as Marcellus.<ref name=Ovrtur/>

A Broadway revival, directed and choreographed by [[Susan Stroman]], opened on April 27, 2000, at the [[Neil Simon Theatre]], where it ran for 699 performances and 22 previews. The cast included [[Craig Bierko]] (making his Broadway debut) as Hill and [[Rebecca Luker]] as Marian. [[Robert Sean Leonard]] and [[Eric McCormack]] portrayed Hill later in the run. The production was nominated for eight Tony Awards but did not win any. In 2008, there was a revival at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], England, starring [[Brian Conley]] as Hill and [[Scarlett Strallen]] as Marian.<ref>Connor, Sheila. [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/CFTmusicman-rev "Review.'The Music Man'"], Britishtheatreguide.info, accessed January 13, 2016</ref><ref>Billington, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/jul/05/theatre.reviews1 "Theatre Review. 'The Music Man'"], ''The Guardian'', 5 July 2008, accessed January 13, 2016</ref>

In 2019, a semi-staged concert production at the [[Kennedy Center]] starred [[Norm Lewis]] as Harold, [[Jessie Mueller]] as Marian, [[Rosie O'Donnell]] as Mrs. Paroo, [[John Cariani]] as Marcellus, [[Veanne Cox]] as Eulalie, [[Mark Linn-Baker]] as Mayor Shinn (a role he reprised on Broadway in 2022), and [[David Pittu]] as Charlie.<ref>Franklin, Marc J. [https://playbill.com/article/a-look-at-the-music-man-at-the-kennedy-center "A Look at ''The Music Man'' at the Kennedy Center"], ''Playbill'', February 8, 2019</ref>

===2022 Broadway revival===
[[File:Winter Garden Theatre Nov 2021 01.jpg|275px|thumb|Branding of the 2022 Broadway revival, as seen on the [[Winter Garden Theatre]]]]
A Broadway revival began previews on December 20, 2021, and opened on February 10, 2022, at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]]. The production starred [[Hugh Jackman]] as Harold and [[Sutton Foster]] as Marian with [[Jefferson Mays]] as the Mayor, [[Jayne Houdyshell]] as Mrs. Shinn, [[Shuler Hensley]] as Marcellus, [[Marie Mullen]] as Mrs. Paroo, Benjamin Pajak as Winthrop, [[Remy Auberjonois]] as Charlie Cowell, [[Phillip Boykin]] as Olin Britt and [[Eddie Korbich]] as Jacey Squires. It was produced by Kate Horton, [[Barry Diller]], [[Evan McGill]], and [[David Geffen]] and directed by [[Jerry Zaks]], with choreography by [[Warren Carlyle]].<ref name=Franklin>{{Cite web|last=Franklin|first=Marc J|title=Take a Peek Inside Rehearsal for the Broadway Revival of ''The Music Man''| url=https://www.playbill.com/article/take-a-peek-inside-rehearsal-for-the-broadway-revival-of-the-music-man| date=November 19, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021| website=Playbill}}</ref> It features sets and costumes by [[Santo Loquasto]], lighting by [[Brian MacDevitt]], and sound by Scott Lehrer. The production was set to open in 2020 but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web| last=McPhee| first=Ryan| date=June 24, 2020|title=Broadway Revival of ''The Music Man'', Starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, Sets New Dates| url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-revival-of-the-music-man-starring-hugh-jackman-and-sutton-foster-sets-new-dates|access-date=June 26, 2020|website=Playbill}}</ref> It suspended performances from December 28, 2021, through January 5, 2022, after Jackman tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=December 29, 2021|title=Hugh Jackman Sets Return Date in Broadway's ''The Music Man'', Now Canceled Through January 5|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hugh-jackman-sets-return-date-in-broadways-the-music-man-now-canceled-through-january-5|access-date=2021-12-31 
 |website=Playbill}}</ref> The production closed on January 15, 2023.<ref>Evans, Greg. [https://web.archive.org/web/20221107142026/https://deadline.com/2022/11/music-man-broadway-run-extended-hugh-jackman-1235165402/ "''The Music Man'' Extends Broadway Run By Two Weeks"], ''Deadline Hollywood'', November 7, 2022</ref>

The production was a success at the box office, taking in $3.5 million in ticket sales during the week of March 22, 2022, more than any show since the pandemic began.<ref>Paulson, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/theater/music-man-broadway.html "''Music Man'' Sets Box Office Record for a Reopened Broadway"], ''The New York Times'', March 22, 2022</ref><ref>Evans, Greg. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220322214158/https://deadline.com/2022/03/broadway-box-office-26-million-music-man-march-20-grosses-report-1234984341/ "Broadway Box Office Climbs 19% to $26.6M; ''The Music Man'' Takes $3.4M as Industry Resumes Detailed Weekly Reports"], Deadline.com, March 22, 2022</ref> Critical reaction was mixed: on the negative side, Jesse Green, in ''[[The New York Times]]'', declared the revival, "flat" and "old-fashioned".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/theater/the-music-man-review.html|title= Review: Even with Hugh Jackman, The Music Man Falls Flat|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= 11 February 2022| accessdate= February 11, 2022|last1= Green|first1= Jesse}}</ref> He criticized Jackman's "smart but strangely inward performance" and felt that Foster's witty and front-facing performance was compromised by her vocal miscasting. Johnny Oleksinski of the ''[[New York Post]]'' described the production as a "let-down", writing, "Sometimes the show is dark and moody, determined not to have too much fun with a story about a con artist who wins in the end despite his misdeeds. At others, it's ... painfully corny".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nypost.com/2022/02/10/the-music-man-review-hugh-jackmans-revival-is-a-let-down/|title= 'The Music Man' review: Hugh Jackman's revival is a huge let-down|work=[[New York Post]]|date= 11 February 2022|accessdate= February 11, 2022}}</ref> Frank Scheck of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' gave the production a lukewarm review, calling Jackman "neither a great singer nor a particularly accomplished dancer" and commenting that Foster's "voice doesn’t have the crystalline beauty of such predecessors as [[Barbara Cook]] and [[Shirley Jones]], and many of the songs aren’t really suited for her". He concluded, however, that "the show ironically feels urgently timely."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/hugh-jackman-and-sutton-foster-in-the-music-man-theater-review-1235091456 |title= Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in 'The Music Man': Theater Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= 11 February 2022|accessdate= February 11, 2022}}</ref> On the positive side, in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', [[Marilyn Stasio]] gave the production a rave review, praising all the performances, direction and designs, and calling it "vintage Broadway, but gussied up in grand, glorious style".<ref>Stasio, Marilyn. [https://variety.com/2022/legit/reviews/music-man-review-hugh-jackman-broadway-1235177555 "''The Music Man'' Review: Hugh Jackman Shines in Smashing Broadway Revival"], ''Variety'', February 11, 2022</ref> It was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical,<ref name=noms2022>{{cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/news/2022-tony-awards-nominations/|title=2022 Tony Award Nominations|work=Tony Awards |date=May 9, 2022|accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref> but it did not win any.<ref>Lewis, Hilary. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2022-tony-awards-winners-list-1235163971 "Tony Awards: ''A Strange Loop'' Takes Best Musical as ''The Lehman Trilogy, Company'' Dominate With Five Wins Each"], ''The Hollywood Reporter'', June 12, 2022</ref> A special [[Theatre World Award]] for "Outstanding Ensemble" was presented to the 21 cast members making their Broadway debuts in the revival.<ref name="playbill.com">Gans, Andrew. [https://playbill.com/article/76th-annual-theatre-world-awards-honoring-sharon-d-clarke-patrick-j-adams-jaquel-spivey-more-presented-june-6 "76th Annual Theatre World Awards, Honoring Sharon D Clarke, Patrick J. Adams, Jaquel Spivey, More, Presented June 6"], ''Playbill'', June 6, 2022</ref> 

An official cast recording was released on September 23, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=THE MUSIC MAN Cast Recording to be Released This Friday |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-MUSIC-MAN-Cast-Recording-to-be-Released-This-Friday-20220921 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> In the fall 2022 fundraising for [[Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS]], ''The Music Man'' broke the Red Bucket fundraising record by raising $2,002,612 toward the charity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornik| first=Caitlin| date=December 8, 2022 |title=''The Music Man'' breaks all-time Red Bucket fundraising record for Broadway Cares |url=https://www.broadwaynews.com/the-music-man-breaks-all-time-red-bucket-fundraising-record-for-broadway-cares |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Broadway News}}</ref>