The Music Man April 19, 2008

An affectionate homage to Smalltown, USA, of a bygone era, Meredith Willson's musical follows 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 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 Marion the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. By turns wickedly funny, romantic and touching, 'The Music Man' is family entertainment at its best.