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Who sez The Music Man does not have memorable music?

I wonder if people will start singing (not so) quietly once that famous song starts in the show? Hopefully, they will reprise it when the curtain falls (and real band music plays) at the end so we can all sing to our hearts' content



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Will we see this for others

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The LIKE is from Roma.

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If you are coming from somewhere a bit far ( especially from overseas) --

Arghh… travelling to NYC during one of its, if not the, busiest weeks (Thanksgiving to Rock Center tree-lighting) is going to be mighty expensive! Hotel prices are at its peak, if one can find something fairly close to The Music Man theatre ( presumably the Winter Garden on B'way/50th-51st). Airline flights are also going to be difficult to book even at this stage, with prices going up due to the Thanksgiving travelling. Maybe we should look up and pick our options now?


Jo

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To paraphrase --

Start spreading the news
I am leaving someday
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York


These vagabond shoes
They are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York


I want to wake up in that city
That doesn't sleep
And find Mister Harold Hill
Top of the heap


My little town blues
They are melting away
I gonna make a brand new start of it
Cuz The Music Man is beckoning me
To old New York...

[jo]

Jan 8, 2020 10:17:48 GMT -5 jo said:

Someone created a site that illustrates in great detail a rated seating arrangement for The WinterGarden Theatre --

BUT -- it was created for Beetlejuice, the theatre's present occupant.


You may want to use it as a GENERAL guide if and when you purchase your tickets - for whatever it's worth.

Keep scrolling down as it has a lot of useful information, if you are particular about seats, co-relating it to pricing and comfort.


blog.headout.com/winter-garden-theatre-seating-chart/


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Someone on BWW posted an image of the view from Far Side on the Mezzanine -- it doesn't look too bad, given the price ($99). Check out posts # 805/806

www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?page=33&thread=1115321&dt=805

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I’m wondering whether they’re even selling those six or seven seats to the far side of mezz A30. Perhaps they are saving those for the lottery, but I can’t imagine you could see the whole stage from them. My experience at previous shows at the Winter Garden is that seats very much to the side in the mezz, from whatever row, blocked from view a good 25 percent of the stage.

Ellen

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Based on the official seating chart for the show - it looks like they are selling all the seats.

www.telecharge.com/Broadway/The-Music-Man/Seating-Chart

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Based on the current calendar for which they are selling tickets -- it looks like they are NOT selling tickets for a whole week in mid-March 2020 (March 15 to 21). Is that when Hugh goes on leave...and they may be opting not to do performances ( just like for TBFO) instead of getting an understudy or standby to perform for him? Or they have not yet decided on what to do?

Jo

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Some BJuice fans are clinging on to the WinterGarden as home for their show --

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For those who wanted their tickets delivered via all options ( except Will Call) --

http://instagram.com/p/B7ruw6xBZa_

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Amazing how people are buying tickets way in advance

Dawn
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I just want to thank
@bjw288
for booking an Alaskan cruise with me way back in July of last year because now that it’s only four months away it is my entire focus for surviving tax season

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Dawn

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This is the same
@bjw288
who was in for Music Man tickets on Broadway this December about 15 months in advance which will be the thing I’m counting down to after the cruise. If you’re a planner get you a friend who plans

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and
@bjw288
Music Man on Broadway is amazing (at least the show I saw back in 2001


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Dawn

@502eire

This is a new production with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. We’re so excited.


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Wha.....


that sounds very cool

[jo]

Some BJuice fans called The Music Man a " tired and old-fashioned musical" .

But this comment on the BWW board puts the theme of the Meredith Willson into an appealing perspective --

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The act of making that change gave him a theme for his show. The Music Man is all about transformation. Most often, the traveling huckster Harold Hill is an instrument of change. He takes a sleepy and rude town and makes it an energetic, musical and positive place.

Earlier a comment by the same BWW poster re TMM being a serious piece was questioned by another. His earlier response was :

"And my own opinion- Dolly was filled with caricatures- and that always made it seem silly- Music Man is a much more thoughtful and serious piece, IMO."

Jo

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In case anyone's interested, there is a box collection of 5 musicals on Amazon for only $ 10.19 ( excl shipping) for the entire set. It includes --

*The Music Man (R.Preston)
*Singing In the Rain(G.Kelly)
*Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(H.Keel)
*Yankee Doodle Dandy(J.Cagney)
*Viva Las Vegas (E.Presley)

Hugh can do all those roles


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