Shirley Jones & Patrick Cassidy will headline THE MUSIC MAN in concert tour

9/9/2014 12:35pm


Meredith Willson’s, THE MUSIC MAN, returns to the stage in an all-new concert staging starring the Marian of the classic film, Shirley Jones, who will not only essay the role of Mrs. Paroo, but will serve as host and narrator.  She will be joined on stage by her son, Patrick Cassidy as Prof. Harold Hill.  Performances will begin,  in Willson’s home town (and model for River City) Mason City, Iowa on Sept 18; subsequent tour stops include Prior Lake, MN; Paducah, KY; Topeka, KS; Springfield, MO; Oklahoma City, OK; and Little Rock, Arkansas, with more cities to be announced. Meredith Willson’s The Music Man in Concert is presented by 2 Luck Concepts LLC; tour direction by Columbia Artists Theatricals, Gary McAvay, President. Concert adaptation is by Evans Haile, with additional material by Patrick Cassidy and Phil LaDuca. For more Tour information, visit ShirleyJonesMusicMan.com. Ms Jones  & Mr Cassidy will be joined by a 12-piece big brass band on stage as well as a local choir. Glenn Casale directs a cast that also includes Teri Bibb as Marian the Librarian along with Janna Cardia, Julie Cardia, Michael Dotson, Phil Gold, Danielle Hansen, Perry Lambert, Dink O’Neal, Joseph Torello & Janis Uhley. Press contact: David Gersten (212/575-0263)...