The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.

The Music Man is a 1962 American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed. Robert Preston reprises the title role from the stage version, starring alongside Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ronny Howard, and Paul Ford.

The Music Man: Directed by Morton DaCosta. With Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold. Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.

After convincing Iowa townsfolk to invest in a boys' marching band, a traveling con man's scheme is complicated by his feelings for a local librarian.

Meredith Willson's The Music Man is now playing on Broadway with Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill and Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo! ...more. Tickets and more information:...

The Music Man (1962) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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