The Music Man

The Music Man

The Music Man

ObjectivesStudents will be introduced to the musical, The Music Man, by completing a worksheet as they prepare to watch the film version of the musical.The Music Man1957 Broadway MusicalOpened at The Majestic Theater (now: Phantom of the Opera)Transferred to The Broadway Theatre (now: Sister Act)1,375 performancesWon 5 Tony Awards, including Best MusicalCast album won a Grammy Award in 1958The album was #1 on the Billboard charts for 12 weeks and remained for 245 weeksCharactersHarold HillCon-man who sells musical instruments and bands to communities, then takes the money and runs!

Robert PrestonBorn June 8, 1918Died March 21, 1987American stage and film actorStarred primarily in westernsBest known for his role in The Music Man

CharactersMarian ParooLibrarian in the town and also teaches piano lessons.She suspects Professor Harold Hill and tries to uncover his story.

Shirley JonesBorn March 31, 1934American singer and actressOklahomaCarouselThe Music ManThe Partridge Family (TV series)

76 Trombones/Goodnight My SomeoneSame tune76 Trombones: in 2/4Goodnight My Someone 3/4References made in the showThe ladies of the town accuse Marian of advocating dirty books. ChaucerRabelaisBalzacEven Marians mother says that all Marian does is read and talk about Balzac and Shakespeare and all those other high-falutin GreeksThats funny because Balzac was French and Shakespeare was EnglishChaucer1343-1400Widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle AgesMost remembered for The Canterbury Tales

Rabelais1494-1553French Renaissance writer, doctor and humanistOften regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque and bawdy jokes

Balzac1799-1850French novelist and playwrightHis writings present a panorama of French life after 1815One of the founders of realism in European literature

Captain Billys Wiz-BangAmerican publicationBegan after World War ICartoons and jokesSome people thought it represented the decline of moralityIt is mentioned in The Music Man, however it was not published until after the time that the musical is set!

ObjectivesStudents will be introduced to the musical, The Music Man, by completing a worksheet as they prepare to watch the film version of the musical.