The Music Man

... Director / Choreographer

Michael Kidd

Cast

... Travelling Salesmen	Dennis Holland Lee Winston Michael J. Rockne Randy Morgan Tom Garrett Ralph Braun Andy Hostettler Dennis Batutis Larry Cahn
... Charlie Cowell	Jay Stuart
... Conductor	Peter Wandel
... Harold Hill	Dick Van Dyke
... Mayor Shinn	Iggie Wolfington
... Ewart Dunlop	Larry Cahn
... Oliver Hix	Randy Morgan
... Jacey Squires	Lee Winston
... Olin Britt	Ralph Braun
... Marcellus Washburn	Richard Warren Pugh

Act One

Act Two

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

No additional musical numbers lists yet.

The production toured for seven months to generally good business if somewhat mixed reviews before opening at City Center for what was announced as a 12-week run. No specific closing date seems to have been announced, but 12 weeks suggests that the closing date was to have been August 24, 1980.

The production received generally favorable reviews, although Walter Kerr in the New York Times found Dick Van Dyke miscast as Harold Hill. There were some naysayers among the critics, but Variety tabulated the reviews it counted as seven favorable and one “inconclusive” (Kerr’s review having been the inconclusive one). Nonetheless, there was little interest from ticket buyers, and the limited engagement ended up significantly more limited than originally planned.

Main Run

• City Center (New York, NY)
  June 5, 1980 - June 22, 1980

Tryout

• Sahara Hotel (Reno, NV)
  October 18, 1979 - December 18, 1979
• Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)
  December 31, 1979 - March 16, 1980 [Previews from December 28]
• Golden Gate Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
  March 20, 1980 - May 4, 1980
• Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis, MN)
  May 7, 1980 - May 11, 1980
• Arie Crown Theater (Chicago, IL)
  May 14, 1980 - May 25, 1980

Commercial Recordings

• No commercial audio listed yet.

Private Recordings

• Broadway Revival Cast (1980)
  Dennis Holland , Lee Winston , Michael J. Rockne , Randy Morgan , Tom Garrett

Broadcast Recordings

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Archival Recordings

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