Audience Guide
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Frontier Airlines Skylight Music Theatre presents…
The Music Man
Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson
Stage Direction by Bill Theisen
Music Direction by Richard Carsey
Choreography by Pam Kriger
Synopsis Summary
With his fast-talking style, the charismatic “Professor” Harold Hill charmingly convinces River City residents that the answer to all their problems is a boys marching band. Only the town librarian, Marian Paroo, sees Harold for the con man he really is. In spite of that, she begins to fall in love with him as he inadvertently enriches the town with a love of music. Harold, in turn, falls for Marian. Will he risk being caught to win her over? Packed with song after recognizable song, this smash hit musical is absolutely perfect for the whole family.
The Music Man has never been performed at Skylight. This delightful musical is certain to provide family-friendly entertainment for the holiday season.
Press & Reviews
The Skylight Parades A Gift of Seventy Six Trombones this Holiday Season — Postscript: Performing Arts
Skylight's got 'Music Man,' right here in holiday-time city — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"The Music Man" Media Release — Skylight Music Theatre
“The Music Man” lives at the Skylight — Third Coast Digest
The Skylight's effervescent "Music Man" — Milwaukee Magazine
Skylight's buoyant 'Music Man' deserves a 76-trombone salute — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Skylight’s rousing ‘Music Man’ is a holiday tonic — Wisconsin Gazette
Photo Gallery from Behind the Scenes — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Music Man Cast Performs (Video) — TMJ4: The Morning Blend
Photo Gallery
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Who’s Who
Directors & Designers
| Stage Director | Bill Theisen |
|---|---|
| Music Director | Richard Carsey |
| Choreographer | Pam Kriger |
| Associate Music Director | Jamie Johns |
| Set and Lighting Design | Peter Dean Beck |
| Costume Design | Gregory Slawko |
Cast
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Harold Hill | Norman Moses |
| Marian Paroo | Niffer Clarke |
| Marcellus Washburn | Joel Kopischke |
| Mayor George Shinn | Mark Bucher |
| Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | Debra Babich |
| Mrs. Paroo | Rhonda Rae Busch |
| Winthrop Paroo | Cole A. Winston |
| Amaryllis | Keely Savitt |
| Zaneeta Shinn | Sydney Kirkegaard |
| Tommy Djilas | Ryan Tutton |
| Charlie Cowell | Robert W. C. Kennedy |
| Jacey Squires | Paul Helm |
| Ewart Dunlop | Tommy Hahn |
| Oliver Hix | Michael T. Black |
| Olin Britt | Parker J. Cristan |
| Alma Hix | Becky Spice |
| Ethel Toffelmier | Elaine Parsons-Herro |
| Maude Dunlop | Carol Greif |
| Trudy Squires | Peggy Peterson Ryan |
| Isabella Klump | Susan Gottschalk |
| Constable Locke/Ensemble | Joe Fransee |
| Conductor/Ensemble | Eric Nelson |
| Evelyn | Caroline Fossum |
| Floyd | Zachary Olson |
| Homer | Joshua Krause |
| Leroy | Stefan Romero |
| Lily | Casey Tutton |
| Mae | Emily Pogorelc |
| Sidney | Samuel Ketcham |
| Violet | Laura Mesrobian |
| Grace Shinn | Evelyn M. Barta |
| Archie | Justin Ellings |
| Daisy | Mary Grace Wagner |
| Delbert | Thomas Fleischmann |
| Dora | Cassandra Salbashian |
| Otis | Eric Minessale |