Composer

Lyricist

Meredith Willson’s six-time Tony Award®-winning beloved musical comedy The Music Man marches into Houston with laughter, heart, and all the music you love. Following the 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. Featuring songs such as “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Trouble,” “’Till There Was You,” “Pick-a-Little,” and “Gary, Indiana,” The Music Man is a classic musical to be shared with every generation.

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The Music Man

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

Seventy-six trombones. One unforgettable musical!

Theatre Under The Stars

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.

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

The Grand 1894 Opera House

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 – 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.

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

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.

Meredith Wilson's The Music Man

Buddy Holly Hall

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.

Clemens Center

The Flynn

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 traveling con man Harold Hill as he convinces the people of River City, Iowa, to buy instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he has no intention of leading — because he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash unravel when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who inspires him to become a respectable citizen.

Artis–Naples

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.

University of Iowa

What happens when school spirit, cinematic power, and classical fanfare meet center stage? You get Mad About Marches—a sport-centric evening of pure orchestral momentum that brings together fans of music, athletics, and pageantry in one unforgettable celebration.

This pulse-pounding program kicks off with a flurry of iconic marches that span stadiums, screen, and ceremony. From Sousa’s Washington Post March to the unmistakable energy of Roundball Rock (the theme to NBA on NBC), the first half delivers big brass, booming percussion, and instantly recognizable anthems. Audiences will cheer for local favorites like the University of Michigan and Michigan State University fight songs, get swept up in the thrill of John Williams’ Imperial March, and soar with one of his Olympic masterpieces. It’s a full-court press of musical power and pride.

Mad About Marches

Ford Center for the Performing Arts

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.

E.J. Thomas Hall - The University of Akron

The festival prize winners of the SIGNUM saxophone quartet prove that saxophones can also sound extremely festive when they invite the audience, together with musical friends, to the finale of the festival winter and send them off into the Christmas season in high spirits after a potpourri of Baroque, Romantic and even pop music.

SIGNUMs for the festival

Schloss und Gut Ulrichshusen

Local favorites Steve and Allison Martin join HSO for festive selections from The Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson’s classic Sleigh Ride, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and some of the Martins’ favorite songs, including “The Prayer,” “O Holy Night,” and “Ave Maria.”  Rounding out the family-friendly concert will be the audience favorite “Christmas Singalong,” full of well-known holiday carols! Steve and Allison are well known in West Michigan, having sung on opera stages and musical productions locally and around the country.  Allison received her Masters of Music from Michigan State University.  Steve holds a doctorate and master’s in music from Michigan State University.  He has taught at the college level and is now Director of Music and Fine Arts at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.

Home for the Holidays 2025 Matinee: Steve & Allison Martin

West Ottawa High School Performing Arts Center

Christmas comes but once a year and here in Chelsea, there’s only one way to celebrate. The RPO’s annual Christmas Cracker is as much a part of the season as mulled wine, Elf on the Shelf and the King’s Road window displays! So join us in the festive splendour of Cadogan Hall for a real feast of Yuletide music, old and new. There’ll be well-loved songs, seasonal classics and a stocking full of tunes for the whole family, as conductor Stephen Bell and star vocalists Juliette Crosbie and Matt Ford launch the celebrations with a swing. And it’s all gift-wrapped by the luxurious symphonic sound of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – go on, treat yourself.

Christmas Cracker

Cadogan Hall 

Christmas comes but once a year and here in Chelsea, there’s only one way to celebrate. The RPO’s annual Christmas Cracker is as much a part of the season as mulled wine, Elf on the Shelf and the King’s Road window displays!

Join us in the festive splendour of Cadogan Hall for a real feast of Yuletide music, old and new. There’ll be well-loved songs, seasonal classics and a stocking full of tunes for the whole family, as conductor Stephen Bell and star vocalists Juliette Crosbie and Matt Ford launch the celebrations with a swing.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas Cracker 2025

Bravo Broadway!

Meyerson Symphony Center

Your Space Coast Symphony Orchestra teams with Central Florida Vocal Arts to present The Music Man in Concert.  By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.  Presented as a concert staging with more than thirty dynamic performers backed by a full orchestra, this is a rare opportunity to hear Meredith Willson’s charming musical with the power and grandeur it deserves.

The Music Man in Concert

Satellite High School

Vero Beach High School

The rags-to-riches love story of Molly and James Joseph "J.J." Brown, owners of one of the richest mines in the U.S. at the turn of the twentieth century. Music and lyrics by Meredith Willson; book and new lyrics by Dick Scanlan based on the original book by Richard Henry Morris.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Hillbarn Theatre

Traveling con man Harold Hill arrives in River City, ready to fleece unsuspecting locals with sales of uniforms and musical instruments as he falsely promises to start a band.  But the unexpected happens when Harold falls in love with librarian Marian Paroo.  Will he experience a change of heart and ultimate redemption before it’s too late?  This celebrated Broadway hit and classic film makes its LifeHouse Theater premiere!

Lifehouse Theater

Family musical theatre camp production based on Meredith Willson's The Music Man, performed by Kinder through 5th grade campers in two camp sessions.

The Music Man KIDS

The FWSO’s Concert on the Lawn at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art returns for a second year! Enjoy the bold sounds of brass with Sousa marches like The Stars and Stripes Forever, along with classic Broadway tunes, including “Seventy-Six Trombones” from The Music Man and iconic tunes from South Pacific. Grab your blankets and lawn chairs, pack your snacks, and join us for a night filled with upbeat music and activities, perfect for the whole family.

Concert on the Lawn @ The Carter

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Celebrate Father’s Day at Carillon Park with a sensational concert by the Philharmonic!

Father’s Day Concert

Carillon Historical Park

What would happen if Rossini’s Figaro, Gounod’s Juliet, and Bizet’s Carmen could all be in the same concert hall at the same time? Well, it would be, in a word, SPECTACULAR!

The Spectacular Concert

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Following a sellout production of My Fair Lady last year, College Players are delighted to present Meredith Willson’s Miracle on 34th Street – The Musical.

Miracle On 34th Street - The Musical

Stamford Arts Centre

Join the Snowbelt Symphony Orchestra for this musical tribute to our veterans. The concert will feature patriotic gems like "Stars and Stripes Forever" and "God Bless America," familiar music by George Gershwin and Aaron Copland, Broadway favorites, and lots more quintessential American music. The highlight of the concert will be the playing of the anthems of the branches of the armed forces to honor those that have made significant sacrifices to defend our country's freedoms and liberties.

Snowbelt Symphony: Celebrate America

New Promise Church, Ohio

On the heels of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat's success, we bring you another vibrant local collaboration – The Music Man" class="css-u850">The Music Man! Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957. In partnership with the wcfsymphony, Waterloo Community Playhouse, and Cedar Falls Community Theatre, this show is family entertainment at its best. By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best.

Concert: The Music Man

Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

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.

Riverfront Theater

Junior Recital – Rina Robin

University of Hawaii at Manoa

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 and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. 

Music Man

Florida SouthWestern State College

Enjoy Broadway hits without the hassle of traveling to New York! No need to pack or buy a plane ticket, Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Opera Artists-in-Residence perform songs and overtures from some of the best musicals on Broadway right here at the Schuster!

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: On Broadway!

Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center

Isabel Valasek is a soprano based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is studying under Sari Gruber at Carnegie Mellon University, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Vocal Performance, a certification in Music Education and a minor in Drama. This year in Carnegie Mellon Opera, Isabel performed as Lucy in “The Telephone” by Menotti and will also be in scenes such as singing Adele in “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss II, Lucy in "The Three Penny Opera" by Kurt Weill and Idamante in “Idomeneo” by Mozart. She was previously a soloist in Carnegie Mellon University’s fully staged production of “Considering Matthew Shepard” by Craig Hella Johnson and was a cover for Despina in Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”.

Student Recital: Isabel Valasek

Carnegie Mellon University

PC Afternoon Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the Adams High School Auditorium. Updates will be posted on the Community Foundation’s Facebook page, the Symphony’s social media channels, and at www.cfsjc.org. All events will be professionally amplified and lit by EventSys.

Community Foundation Performing Arts Series

Morris Performing Arts Center

Join us for an unforgettable evening with the Tony Award-winning American actress, singer, and dancer, Sutton Foster, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. This special event takes place on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at 8:00 pm, showcasing the immense talent of Sutton Foster, who has captivated audiences on Broadway, television, and music stages across the country.

Sutton Foster, renowned for her dynamic performances and versatility, has earned critical acclaim for her roles in Broadway revivals such as "The Music Man" and "Anything Goes," as well as her leading role in the TV Land series "Younger." Her performance in "The Music Man" opposite Hugh Jackman garnered her a seventh Tony award nomination and the 2022 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award. Foster's portrayal of Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" at the Barbican Theatre in London earned her an Oliver Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.

As a solo artist, Sutton Foster has toured the country, delighting audiences with songs from her albums, including "Wish," "An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Cafe Carlyle," and "Take Me to the World." Her memoir, "Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life," reveals intimate stories and reflections on how crafting has been a solace throughout her career.

Ticket prices for this Mahaiwe Member & Youth Discount Event range from $59 for Limited Upper Balcony seats to $129 for Premium seating. Members receive a $5 discount on each ticket, and special pricing is available for individuals ages 30 and under. The member sale begins on Friday, May 26 at noon, followed by the public sale on Wednesday, May 31 at noon.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the extraordinary talent of Sutton Foster in the intimate setting of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, located at 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center website or call 413-528-0100.

Sutton Foster

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.

The opening American Concert of the 3rd year of the Classical Concerts at Werich’s music festival will feature American soprano Bree Nichols, "finger-style" guitarist Martin Homola and pianist Jan Mára.

A Celebration of American Music Klasika u Wericha

Klasika u Wericha

A Night at the Opera brings the finest opera stars to our stage, including the renowned tenor Paul Groves and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, known for her multiple Wagnerian roles on the Met stage and around the world. She is also known for creating the role of the Shaman in Tan Dun’s The First Emperor at the Met Opera. The concert also features the Rockport debut of soprano Sydney Baedke noted by Opera Canada as a “rising star to watch.” Enjoy all your favorite arias!

A Night at the Opera

Shalin Liu Performance Center

Music Director Andrew Constantine concludes the Pops season with an extraordinary evening revisiting classic songs from Broadway’s Golden Age and beyond. The most popular tunes from Porter, Gershwin, Berlin, Hamlisch, Lloyd Webber and more are sung by Phantom of the Opera stars Lisa Vroman and Doug LaBrecque. With unforgettable melodies and beautiful lyrics, their incredible vocal talents make this an elegant evening of beloved songs you will always remember.

Constantine Conducts Classic Broadway

The Embassy Theatre

Danielle Roach (M.M. '23, vocal pedagogy) presents a voice recital.

Student Recital: Danielle Roach, Voice

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

The Ford Center for the Performing Arts, supported by Nancye B. Starnes, will produce The Music Man on Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1, 2023. This summer production will include performers of all ages as a community-engagement project between the Ford Center, the University of Mississippi, and Oxford.

The Music Man – Open Auditions

Meredith Willson's Miracle on 34th Street The Musical

Sorg Opera House

Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy. Family-friendly; age recommendation 6 and over. Performance length 2 hours and 45 minutes.

First Interstate Center for the Arts

This year, too, the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra will celebrate Christmas with its audience through a special event. The program offers a fascinating and rich musical journey through the universal soundtrack of this important Christian holiday. The concert opens with Leroy Anderson's rousing " Sleigh Ride" (1946), renowned for his descriptive use of percussion, evoking the sound of horses trotting and the cracking of whips on the snow. Later, the same composer will perform " A Christmas Festival ," a rhapsodic overture that interweaves the most famous traditional carols. A profound sense of intimacy and nostalgia emanates from the pieces created during the dramatic years of the Second World War. This is the case of White Christmas , composed by Irving Berlin in 1940 and performed for the first time the following year during the program The Kraft Music Hall , and of I'll Be Home for Christmas  (1943) by Walter Kent, whose lyrics feature a soldier stationed abroad who writes to his family. This trend is joined by the poignant sweetness of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas  by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, originally introduced by Judy Garland in the famous musical film Meet Me in St. Louis  (1944).

Concerto Di Natale

Politeama Garibaldi - Palermo

Popular works from the Broadway stage, classical theatre, and the opera house are in the spotlight for an evening of song – and Shakespeare, featuring soprano Julianne Casey and actors from the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Works include music from The Phantom of the Opera, Madama Butterfly, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and more.

Composer, Lyricist

Meredith Willson

Events

Upcoming events

14 - 15 Nov, 2026

The Music Man · First Interstate Center for the Arts

Dec 18, 2026

Concerto Di Natale · Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana

Jan 30, 2027

Bravo! A Night at the Theatre · East Texas Symphony Orchestra

Past events

15 - 27 Sep, 2026

The Music Man · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

15 - 27 Sep, 2026

Seventy-six trombones. One unforgettable musical! · Theatre Under The Stars

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