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THE MUSIC MAN

Music ManJuly 3 - August 15, 2009 Thursdays - Sundays (approx. 8:30pm; at dusk) [no performance on July 4th] Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater (Located in Zilker Park across from Barton Springs Pool)Admission: FREE!

Tale as Old as Time

An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson's 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 he vows to organize – this despite the fact he does'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.
This beloved, critically acclaimed Broadway classic is an all-American institution, thanks to its quirky characters, charmingly predictable dramatic situations, and one-of-a-kind, nostalgic score of rousing marches, barbershop quartets and sentimental ballads, including:

    * Seventy-Six Trombones
    * Ya Got Trouble
    * Goodnight My Someone
    * Lida Rose
    * Till There Was You
    * Goodnight Ladies
    * and many, many more!