The Music Man

• Directed by John Staniunas
• Scenic Design by Mark Reaney
• Lighting Design by Del Unruh
• Costume Design by Delores Ringer

• November 9, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Crafton-Preyer Theatre
• November 10, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Crafton-Preyer Theatre
• November 11, 2007 - 2:30 p.m. - Crafton-Preyer Theatre
• November 15, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Crafton-Preyer Theatre
• November 16, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Crafton-Preyer Theatre
• November 17, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Crafton-Preyer Theatre

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of Murphy Hall, the University Theatre and the KU Department of Music & Dance are staging this award-winning musical. Set in fictional River City, Iowa, the story focuses on Professor Harold Hill, a con man whose scam is to convince parents he can teach their musically disinclined children to play musical instruments. Taking pre-paid orders for instruments and uniforms with the promise he will form a band, he skips town and moves on before he is exposed. Hill's brilliant plan is compromised when he becomes attracted to the local librarian, who recognizes him for the fraud he is, but falls in love him nevertheless when he draws her self-conscious, lisping brother from his shell. When Hill's scheme begins to unravel, he is faced with the choice of escaping yet again or staying and facing the consequences. The original Broadway production of The Music Man opened in December 1957, ran for 1,375 performances, and garnered eight Tony Awards.

Ticket Prices

• Public: $20
• Senior Citizens & KU Faculty/Staff: $19
• All Students: $10

Set Renderings by Mark Reaney

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Curtain Drop

Gym

Interior

Library

Park

Paroo-House

Town-Square

Train