The Music Man is playing on Broadway starting early next year. I am ambivalent about it.
On the one hand, it will start Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman 2 famous actors and musical theater stars.
On the other hand, it's The Music Man. ("He's a who? He's a what?"). I did this musical in High School - that isn't high praise. And the musical movie (with Shirley Jones and Robert Preston) is an interesting slice of white bread Americana from the 1950s - its relevance today (as either a commentary or a musical) is questionable. Dated is an understatement.
And so, I won't be paying high priced tickets for it.
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