A song from a classic musical indicates that there’s “trouble right here in River City,” and Yakima audiences can decide whether that’s true or not.
The Broadway hit “The Music Man” is coming to the Capitol Theatre for two days, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the schemes of Harold Hill, a conman working as a traveling salesman who tries to fool the citizens of River City by organizing a boys’ band, collecting money to buy uniforms and instruments, and then skipping town with the cash. Unfortunately for him, he falls in love with the town librarian, Marian, who turns him into a decent citizen. The show is packed with songs everyone knows including “Trouble,” “Gary, Indiana,” and “Seventy-Six Trombones.”
Meredith Wilson wrote the music, lyrics, and book for “The Music Man,” basing the music on a story he wrote with Franklin Lacey. It opened on Broadway in 1957, where it won five Tonys, including Best Musical and ran from 1,375 performances. It opened in the West End in 1961 and has been revived three times.
A film version with Robert Preston, reprising his Broadway role, and Shirley Jones was released in 1962. It was a hit and was nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, while Preston and Jones were both nominated for Golden Globes.
The show is scheduled for November 11 and 12 and is suitable for audiences of all ages. Performances like this benefit when organizers use poster printing, which allows them to create informative advertisements for them.
