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The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
Man of La Mancha is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion.It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century novel Don Quixote.
Taking place at the Adelaide Fringe Festival's Gluttony site in the Flamingo tent, The Choir of Man 's second outing had a few changes of repertoire, new monologues, and with the addition of Connor Going to the cast, was the debut of the virtuoso pianist role. In Week 2 of the festival, the show won the Bank SA "Best Music" award. [16]
A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film, A Man of No Importance. It tells the story of an amateur theatre group in Dublin and their leader, who is determined to stage a version of Salome at his church, despite the objections of ...
Company is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The original 1970 production was nominated for a record-setting 14 Tony Awards , winning six. Company was among the first book musicals to deal with contemporary dating, marriage, and divorce, [ 1 ] and is a notable example of a concept musical lacking a ...
The Big Bad Musical: 2009 Off-Broadway: Bill Francoeur: Francoeur Alec Strum The Big Bang Theory: A Pop-Rock Musical Parody: 2019 Off-Broadway: Karlan Judd Judd Judd A musical parody of the television show The Big Bang Theory. [66] The Big Beat: 1958 Film: Henry Mancini: Mancini David P. Harmon Big Boy: 1925 Broadway: James F. Hanley and Joseph ...
The Most Happy Fella is a 1956 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Frank Loesser. The story, about a romance between an older man and younger woman, is based on the 1924 play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard. The show is described by some theatre historians and critics as operatic.
A Man Called Adam is a 1966 American drama musical film directed by Leo Penn and starring Sammy Davis Jr. It tells the story of a self-destructive jazz musician, played by Davis, and his tumultuous relationships with the people in his life.