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Cast and Creative Team

Composer and Lyricist: Meredith Willson
Librettist: Franklin Lacey and Meredith Willson

Broadway Premiere
Theatre: Majestic Theatre, Broadway Theatre
Opening Night: Dec 19, 1957
Total Performances: 1375
Original Cast: Robert Preston, David Burns, Barbara Cook, Pert Kelton, Danny Carroll, Eddie Hodges,Helen Raymond, Paul Reed, Adnia Rice, Marilyn Siegel, Barbara Travis, Dusty Worrall, Iggie Wolfington
Director: Morton Da Costa
Choreographer: Onna White
Producer: Kermit Bloomgarden and Herbert Greene
Musical Director: Herbert Greene
Orchestrations: Don Walker
Scenic and Lighting Design: Howard Bay
Costume Design: Raoul Pène Du Bois

Broadway Revival
Theatre: City Center
Opening Night: Jun 5, 1980
Total Performances: 21
Original Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Meg Bussert, Iggie Wolfington, Carol Arthur, Marcia Brushingham, Mary Gaebler, Jen Jones, Calvin McRae, Lara Jill Miller, P. J. Nelson, Richard Warren Pugh, Mary Roche, Christina Saffran, Christian Slater, Jay Stuart
Director and Choreographer: Michael Kidd
Producer: James M. Nederlander, Raymond Lussa and Fred Walker
Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock
Orchestrations: Don Walker
Scenic Design: Peter Wolf
Costume Design: Stanley Simmons
Lighting Design: Marcia Madeira

Broadway Revival
Theatre: Neil Simon Theatre
Opening Night: Apr 27, 2000
Total Performances: 699
Original Cast: Craig Bierko, Rebecca Luker, Clyde Alves, Paul Benedict, Ann Brown, Ralph Byers, Max Casella, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Jack Doyle, Blake Hammond, Martha Hawley, Leslie Hendrix, Kate Levering, Katherine McGrath, Michael Phelan, Jordan Puryear, John Sloman, Ruth Williamson, Michael-Leon Wooley
Director and Choreographer: Susan Stroman
Producer: Dodger Theatricals, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Elizabeth Williams, Anita Waxman, Kardana-Swinsky Productions, Lorie Cowen Levy, Dede Harris
Musical Director: David Chase
Orchestrations: Doug Besterman
Scenic Design: Thomas Lynch
Costume Design: William Ivey Long
Lighting Design: Peter Kaczorowski



The Music Man Merchandise

CD Original Broadway Cast Album

CD 2000 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic Sheetmusic

Sheetmusic Vocal Score

DVD Hollywood Version DVD

Blu-ray Hollywood Version Blu-ray

DVD TV Version DVD

Awards and Nominations

1959 Tony Award Nominations
winnerBest Stage Technician - Sammy Knapp

1958 Tony Award Nominations
winnerBest Musical
winnerBest Actor in a Musical - Robert Preston
winnerBest Featured Actor in a Musical - David Burns
winnerBest Featured Actress in a Musical - Barbara Cook
winnerConductor and Musical Director
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Iggie Wolfington
Best Choreography
Stage Technician - Sammy Knapp
Best Director

1958 Theatre World Award Nominations
winnerEddie Hodges

1981 Theatre World Award Nominations
winnerMeg Bussert

2000 Tony Award Nominations
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Craig Bierko
Best Actress in a Musical - Rebecca Luker
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations

2000 Theatre World Award Nominations
winnerCraig Bierko

2000 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Craig Bierko
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Rebecca Luker
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design



Links

Official Website: Not Available
Rights: Music Theatre International
Lyrics: stlyrics.com

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