A supporting cast of seasoned theater pros is coming together 'The Music Man'
Jefferson Mays will play the pompous mayor of River City, Iowa, with Jayne Houdyshell as his overbearing wife Mrs. Shinn. Marie Mullen will appear as Mrs. Paroo, the Irish mother of Foster's character, town librarian and part-time piano teacher Marian, and Shuler Hensley will play Marcellus Washburn, an old friend and former shill of "Professor" Harold Hill, the con man posing as a traveling salesman, to be played by Jackman.
Produced by Scott Rudin, Barry Diller and David Geffen, the revival reunites the key creative team behind the blockbuster 2017 Broadway revival of , led by director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Warren Carlyle. It begins previews Sept. 9, 2020, ahead of an official Oct. 15 opening at a Shubert theater to be announced.Fish in the Dark, for which she won a Tony for best featured actress in a play; Lucas Hnath's , with Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson.
While the two classic shows will be competing in different Tony seasons this time around, they share a history in the awards race given that The Music Man beat out West Side Story for the best musical Tony in their original 1957 productions.
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