"The Music Man" follows con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with the cash. In River City, Iowa, prim librarian and piano teacher Marian Paroo sees through him, but when Hill helps her younger brother overcome his fear of social interactions due to his lisp, Marian begins to fall in love with Harold. Harold, in turn falling for Marian, risks being caught to win her.

“The Music Man” opened at the Majestic on Dec 19, 1957 under the auspices of Kermit Bloomgarden w/Herbert Greene in assoc w/Frank Production. Morton Da Costa directed a cast which included Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Pert Kelton, Eddie Hodges & Iggie Wolfington.