May 15, 2025: The Music Man (1957)

Class Preparation

Recommended Reading: 

• Broadway: The American Musical: These short sections mention The Music Man: "Barbara Cook" (p. 219) and "Sutton Foster" (p.447). Elsewhere in the book, The Music Man is cited as an old-fashioned musical of only historical interest or as "the other dance-in-the-gym musical of the 1950s."

​Handouts:

• Selected Lyrics from The Music Man
• ​Handout of Key Class 2 slides

Links & Playlists

 YouTube Playlists:

• The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast Recording with Robert Preston and Barbara Cook)
• The Music Man (2022 Broadway Revival Cast Recording with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster)
• Class 2 Videos
  

​Stand-Alone Link:

• "Rock Island" (Asolo Repertory Theatre stage performance)