{"id":2317,"date":"2014-06-11T14:56:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T19:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamp1.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2020-04-07T08:41:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:41:07","slug":"western-playhouse-presents-the-music-man-opening-night-festivities-june-20-include-gala-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2014\/06\/11\/western-playhouse-presents-the-music-man-opening-night-festivities-june-20-include-gala-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Playhouse Presents &#8216;The Music Man&#8217; through June 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company at Missouri Western State University, presents \u201cThe Music Man\u201d June 20-28 in the Potter Hall Theater. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. June 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 and 2 p.m. June 22. Tickets may be purchased in advance in person at the Western Institute, Spratt Hall room 105, by phone at 816-271-4100, or online at www.westernplayhouse.com. Opening night will include a Gala Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 20 in the Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall rooms 214-216. Tickets to the dinner are $16 and must be reserved by noon Tuesday, June 17 by calling 816-271-4100.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A., of a bygone era, Meredith Willson&#8217;s \u201c<em>The Music Man\u201d<\/em> follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys&#8217; band he vows to organize &#8211; despite the fact he doesn&#8217;t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen.<\/p>\n<p>The original Broadway production won five Tony Awards in 1958, including Best Musical, and ran for more than 1,300 performances.<\/p>\n<p>The production is directed by Tee Quillin, who co-founded Western Playhouse and directed the company\u2019s \u201cMiss Saigon\u201d in 2013 and \u201cBarefoot in the Park\u201d in 2012. He also performed in \u201cYou\u2019re a Good Man, Charlie Brown\u201d and \u201cI Love You, You\u2019re Perfect, Now Change\u201d in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Harold Hill is played by Dallas Henry, another co-founder of Western Playhouse. Henry directed \u201cYou\u2019re a Good Man, Charlie Brown\u201d and \u201cI Love You, You\u2019re Perfect, Now Change\u201d and starred in \u201cBarefoot in the Park\u201d in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Other cast members include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marian Paroo \u2013 Melissa Perry<\/li>\n<li>Eulalie Shinn \u2013 Leah Swank-Miller<\/li>\n<li>Zaneeta Shinn \u2013 Danielle Davilla<\/li>\n<li>Marcellus Washburn \u2013 Ray Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Mayor Shinn \u2013 Erik Burns-Sprung<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Paroo \u2013 Judy Simmons<\/li>\n<li>Tommy Djilas \u2013 Joseph Kellogg<\/li>\n<li>Winthrop Paroo \u2013 Carson Gaddie<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Cowell \u2013 Paul Kunz<\/li>\n<li>Amaryllis \u2013 Anna Bracciano<\/li>\n<li>Gracie Shinn \u2013 Morgan Quillin<\/li>\n<li>Alma Hix \u2013 Anna Brockman<\/li>\n<li>Maud Dunlap \u2013 Megan Gill<\/li>\n<li>Ethel Toffelmier \u2013 Alanna Lovely<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Squires \u2013 Jessica Love<\/li>\n<li>Constable Locke \u2013 Danny Kellogg<\/li>\n<li>Quartet: Ewart Dunlop \u2013 Caleb Hazelwood; Oliver Hix \u2013 Jacob Mills; Jacey Squires \u2013 Jagger Bowers; Olin Britt \u2013 Ian Fast<\/li>\n<li>Chorus \u2013 Sebastian Smith, Riley Bayer, Antonio Daniels-Braziel, Derek Thompson, Ali Fowler, Lauren Bergman, Nerissa Lee, Alyssa Cavazos<\/li>\n<li>Children \u2013 Hailey Meyer, Daniel Love, Amanda Nabors, Ashlynn Ford, Natalie Stover, Riley McKune<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Henry and Simmons are members of the Actors\u2019 Equity Association.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets will cost $22.50 for adults and $9.50 for the first two youth 17 and under, then $1 for each additional child. There are discounts available for group ticket sales and for Missouri Western faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Music Man\u201d is the first of two shows comprising the third season of Western Playhouse. \u201cMother Divine,\u201d an award-winning new musical, will be produced July 11-19.<\/p>\n<p><em>Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\">www.missouriwestern.edu<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Playhouse, the summer theatre company at Missouri Western State University, presents \u201cThe Music Man\u201d June 20-28 in the Potter Hall Theater. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. June 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 and 2 p.m. June 22. 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