The Music Man marches onto Drayton stage
The Drayton Festival Theatre is staging a beloved Broadway classic in celebration of the theatre’s 25th anniversary.
Theatre officials say Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is guaranteed to hit a high note as it entertains audiences of all ages from Aug. 5 to 29.
The Music Man follows professor Harold Hill, a charismatic con man who arrives in River City, Iowa and proceeds to turn it upside down.
Hill’s particular con involves tricking the townsfolk into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band, despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef.
His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for the town’s lively librarian and piano teacher Marian Paroo.
Featuring exuberant dance numbers and cherished classics like Ya Got Trouble, Seventy-Six Trombones and Till There Was You, The Music Man promises to do anything but rain on the parade.
Tickets are $42 for adults and $25 for youth under 20 years of age. Tickets for groups of 20 or more are $34. HST is applicable to all ticket prices. Tickets may be purchased online at draytonfestivaltheatre.com, at the box office, or by calling 519-638-5555.
