The Music Man KIDS at Rosarian Academy

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Rosarian Academy will dance the Shipoopi and revel in the excitement of the Wells Fargo Wagon coming to town with the Lower School’s performance of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man KIDS on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5. The musical, featuring 29 first-through-fourth-grade students, is directed by Robert Sherman, with choreography by Jeanne Bennet and musical direction by Gay Dedo.
 
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man KIDS tells the story of a charismatic con man Harold Hill (Marcello Fiorentino, 4^th Grade), who galvanizes a stodgy, entertainment-starved Iowa town at the turn of the 20^th century. Intending to fleece River City’s citizens with a false scheme to organize a kids’ band, Hill's plans hit a sour note when he falls for Marian (Georgina Keogh, 4^th Grade), the town librarian.
 
With a book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man KIDS is based on Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, which won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Author, Composer and Lyricist. Inspired by a story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey, the musical was made into a 1962 film starring Robert Preston as Harold Hill and Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo. The film has since been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
 
Rosarian Academy will present the Broadway Junior production on Friday, November 4 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, November 5 at 2:30 PM at 807 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and can be purchased at ra.booktix.com.