

While the show contains many memorable songs, some of the performers have their favorites and a calling to be in the musical. I love how the show combines humor, romance, pathos, and redemption all together in one package.” That salt of the earth quality is endearing, and our cast captures it beautifully. I’ve spent most of my life living in small rural towns like River City, and while people who live in small towns aren’t saints, they support one another through thick and thin. I loved the charm and swagger of Harold Hill, the beauty and intelligence of Marian Paroo, and the gullibility and innocence of the small-town residents of River City.
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Rich Beans recalled he grew up watching the movie version of this production starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. More: Cody Johnson cancels Morgan County Fair appearance because of vocal problems Every one of them brings their unique sense of clowning to the stage, and most of us just spend the majority of rehearsals giggling.” And the rest of the cast is filled with the most raucous bunch of hooligans ever assembled. “Both of these wonderful performers bring a warmth and a charm to the stage that will delight the audience. Rich Beans plays Harold Hill (Legacy’s “Newsies” and “Bright Star”) and Diane Dietz (Legacy’s “Mary Poppins,” “Violet” and “Bright Star”) as librarian Marian Paroo. While many people may be familiar with the storyline of the fasting-talking salesman who cons the townsfolk into buying instruments for an imaginary band and falls for the town librarian, the cast is what makes this unique production, Richardson said. And don’t we all need that right now, too?” Outlooks are changed and spirits are lifted. This story in which all the characters are somehow broken and a whole town is self-centered and isolated are a little over two hours later redeemed. “Originally set for production in July of 2020,” said The Legacy’s executive director and show director Scott Richardson, “that we are opening this feel-good show at this time is basically a fortuitous happening. The Legacy Theatre presents Broadway and movie classic “The Music Man” from Friday through Aug. After not being seen on stage locally for more than a decade and rehearsals put on hold for over a year because of the pandemic, the band will be back together.
