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\u201c76 Trombones Led the Big Parade! …And they’re marching still, right today!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man <\/em><\/strong>is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson\u2019s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences across the nation since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.<\/p>\n

The Music Man <\/em>follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys\u2019 band that he vows to organize \u2013 this, even though he doesn\u2019t 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\u2019s fall.<\/p>\n

Following the popular Broadway revival, The Music Man <\/em>is coming home to Mason City, Iowa!<\/p>\n

Learn more at TheMusicManOnTour.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Special Thanks To:
\nThe Music Man Square<\/p>\n

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