'Music Man' at Miller for eight performances
Jan. 23, 2002
KALAMAZOO -- WMU's Miller Auditorium presents eight performances of the hit Broadway musical "The Music Man" Tuesday through Sunday, Jan. 29 to Feb. 3.
Evening performances of "The Music Man" begin at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 29 to 31, and at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2. There are three matinee performances beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1 and 2, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3.
Ticket range from $50 to $20 and may be purchased by calling the Miller Auditorium ticket office at 269 387-2300 or on the Web at <www.millerauditorium.com>.
"The Music Man" is the endearing story of traveling salesman, Harold Hill, and his visit to a small Iowa town in 1912 where he meets and falls in love with the willful, spinster librarian, Marian Paroo. Originally produced on Broadway in the 1950s, Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" ran for 1,375 performances starring Barbara Cook and Robert Preston. "The Music Man" is an all-American family musical guaranteed to entertain all audiences, and features an entire score of classic hit songs, including "Til There was You," "Gary, Indiana," "Lida Rose" and of course "Seventy-six Trombones."
Media contact: Krista Iles, 269 387-2298, krista.iles@wmich.edu