Hugh Jackman's journey as Professor Harold Hill has come to an end. It was earlier announced that Broadway's hit musical revival The Music Man will end the show's successful run on January 1, 2023, after Jackman exits.
As per Deadline, when speaking about The Music Man coming to an end, producer Karte Horton said, “We are so proud of our extraordinary company, led by Hugh and Sutton, for their tireless work in bringing joy to our audiences night after night. I am thrilled that Hugh and Sutton will continue to create their unique magic on the stage right through to the end of 2022 so that we can properly close out what has been a triumphant year for our entire industry. Most of all, we are endlessly grateful for the faith and support of our audiences, whose love affair with our show has weathered even the most complicated circumstances a global pandemic could throw our way. We wish this ride could last forever but, alas, all good things must come to an end." Horton produced the show with Barry Diller and David Geffen.
Amongst all the other Broadway shows, The Music Man was the biggest commercial hit of the 2021-2022 Broadway season, The show has broken house records at the Winter Garden Theatre week after week, and has played to 402,017 audience members. Hugh Jackman received plenty of praise for his performance as professor Harold Hill in the show.
Who is in the cast of The Music Man (2022)?
The cast members of the Broadway show The Music Man 2022 are mentioned below:
Hugh Jackman as Prof. Harold Hill
Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo
Shuler Hensley as Marcellus Washburn
Jefferson Mays as Mayor Shinn
Jayne Houdyshell as Eulalie Shinn
Marie Mullen as Mrs. Paroo
Benjamin Pajak as Winthrop Paroo
What is The Music Man about?
Created by Meredith Willson, The Music Man is a musical with books, music, and lyrics, and is based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The storyline of the show revolves around a con man Harold Hill who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments to the people of a Midwestern town. He falsely promises to train the members of a new band but plans to leave the town without teaching any music lessons. The town librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through the deceit of Hill but ends up falling in love with him after he helped her younger brother to overcome his lisp and social awkwardness.
Just like Marian, Harold Hill also reciprocates his love for her and risks being caught to win her heart. The Broadway show became a huge hit in 1957 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for 1,375 performances. Due to the success, the Broadway show was later on adapted as a film in 1962 and also had a television adaptation in 2003.
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