This year's spring musical marks the 60th production Mr. McCafferty has directed at CHS. In honor of that, CHS will stage one of the first musicals produced on the Thomas F. Kelly Stage.
There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman
gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. AUDITIONS: Monday, Feb. 22nd 3:30 - 6 p.m.
(Auditions will be held in C122 due to a Band Concert on stage) Brief Synopsis:
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn'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 by curtain's fall.
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Casting
Cast Size: Flexible Cast Size
Cast Type: All Ages
Dance Requirements: Standard
Cast Size: Flexible Cast Size
Cast Type: All Ages
Dance Requirements: Standard
Character Breakdown
Harold Hill: Our story's unsuspecting protagonist. A con man, traveling under the auspices of a salesman, he eventually falls in love with Marian Paroo. Charismatic and charming.
- Gender: Male
- Age: 25 to 35
- Vocal range top: F4
- Vocal range bottom: Ab2
- Gender: Female
- Age: 20 to 30
- Vocal range top: A5
- Vocal range bottom: G3
- Gender: Female
- Age: 45 to 60
- Vocal range top: Eb5
- Vocal range bottom: Ab3
- Gender: Male
- Age: 50 to 60
- Gender: Female
- Age: 40 to 50
- Vocal range top: D5
- Vocal range bottom: D4
- Gender: Male
- Age: 25 to 45
- Gender: Male
- Age: 30 to 40
- Vocal range top: A4
- Vocal range bottom: G
- Gender: Male
- Age: 25 to 45
- Vocal range top: F
- Vocal range bottom: F3
- Gender: Male
- Age: 25 to 45
- Vocal range top: F4
- Vocal range bottom: B2
- Gender: Male
- Age: 25 to 45
- Vocal range top: C5
- Vocal range bottom: C3
- Gender: Male
- Age: 25 to 45
- Vocal range top: C4
- Vocal range bottom: F2
- Gender: Male
- Age: 15 to 20
- Gender: Female
- Age: 8 to 12
- Vocal range top: E5
- Vocal range bottom: C4
- Gender: Male
- Age: 8 to 12
- Vocal range top: Eb5
- Vocal range bottom: C4
- Gender: Female
- Age: 14 to 18
- Gender: Female
- Age: 25 to 45
- Gender: Female
- Age: 25 to 45
- Gender: Female
- Age: 25 to 40
- Gender: Female
- Age: 25 to 45
The Songs - click the song title for a video or audio version of the song.
ACT I
Rock Island .............................................................................................(Salesmen, Charlie Cowell, Newspaper Readers)
Iowa Stubborn .....................................................................................................................(Townspeople, Farmer, Farmer's Wife)
Ya Got Trouble ..............................................................................................................................(Harold, Townspeople)
Piano Lesson & If You Don't Mind My Saying So ............................................................................(Mrs. Paroo and Marion)
Goodnight My Someone ............................................................................................................................(Marion and Amaryllis)
Columbia, Gem of the Ocean .....................................................................................................................................................(Eulalie, Townspeople)
Ya Got Trouble ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................(Harold)
Seventy-Six Trombones & Playoff ..........................................................................................................(Harold and Townspeople)
Ice Cream & Sincere ..................................................................................................................................................................................(Harold, Quartet)
The Sadder but Wiser Girl For Me .......................................................................................................................................... (Harold and Marcellus)
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little & Goodnight Ladies ............................................................(Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, The Ladies, Harold, Quartet)
Marion the Librarian....................................................................................................................................................................................................(Harold)
My White Knight...........................................................................................................................................................................................................(Marion)
The Wells Fargo Wagon..........................................................................................................................................(Townspeople, Quartet, Winthrop)
ACT II
It's You...................................................................................................................................................................................(Quartet)
Shipoopi........................................................................................................................................................................................(Marcellus, Townspeople)
Pick-a-little, Talk-a-Little (Reprise).............................................................................................................(Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, Maud, Mrs. Squires, The Ladies)
Lida Rose & Will I Ever Tell You...................................................................................................................................................(Harold, Quartet, Marion)
Gary Indiana.......................................................................................................................................(Winthrop, Mrs. Paroo, Marion)
Lida Rose (Reprise)..............................................................................................................................................................(Quartet)
Till There Was You....................................................................................................................................................(Marian, Harold)
Goodnight & Seventy-Six Trombones (Double Reprise) .....................................................................................(Harold, Marion)
Till There Was You (Reprise) ...............................................................................................................................................(Harold)
Rock Island .............................................................................................(Salesmen, Charlie Cowell, Newspaper Readers)
Iowa Stubborn .....................................................................................................................(Townspeople, Farmer, Farmer's Wife)
Ya Got Trouble ..............................................................................................................................(Harold, Townspeople)
Piano Lesson & If You Don't Mind My Saying So ............................................................................(Mrs. Paroo and Marion)
Goodnight My Someone ............................................................................................................................(Marion and Amaryllis)
Columbia, Gem of the Ocean .....................................................................................................................................................(Eulalie, Townspeople)
Ya Got Trouble ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................(Harold)
Seventy-Six Trombones & Playoff ..........................................................................................................(Harold and Townspeople)
Ice Cream & Sincere ..................................................................................................................................................................................(Harold, Quartet)
The Sadder but Wiser Girl For Me .......................................................................................................................................... (Harold and Marcellus)
Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little & Goodnight Ladies ............................................................(Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, The Ladies, Harold, Quartet)
Marion the Librarian....................................................................................................................................................................................................(Harold)
My White Knight...........................................................................................................................................................................................................(Marion)
The Wells Fargo Wagon..........................................................................................................................................(Townspeople, Quartet, Winthrop)
ACT II
It's You...................................................................................................................................................................................(Quartet)
Shipoopi........................................................................................................................................................................................(Marcellus, Townspeople)
Pick-a-little, Talk-a-Little (Reprise).............................................................................................................(Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, Maud, Mrs. Squires, The Ladies)
Lida Rose & Will I Ever Tell You...................................................................................................................................................(Harold, Quartet, Marion)
Gary Indiana.......................................................................................................................................(Winthrop, Mrs. Paroo, Marion)
Lida Rose (Reprise)..............................................................................................................................................................(Quartet)
Till There Was You....................................................................................................................................................(Marian, Harold)
Goodnight & Seventy-Six Trombones (Double Reprise) .....................................................................................(Harold, Marion)
Till There Was You (Reprise) ...............................................................................................................................................(Harold)