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===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>
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