Theater nerds love to trot out the fact that in 1957, when The Music Man opened on Broadway, it won that year’s Tony award for Best Musical, and was generally crowned the production of the season by ...

National treasure Dick Van Dyke—now 100—played the titular character at age 55, and Marvel Wolverine Hugh Jackman took his turn at 54. Since its Broadway debut in 1957, “The Music Man” has become a ...

The Music Man is one of those rare musicals that’s quite old fashioned and wears its stodgy heart on its sleeve like a badge of honor, but that also can crackle with entertainment and even innovation.

Follow the career of the musician, conductor, composer and Iowa's champion on Broadway. He performed under Sousa & Toscanini. He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed ...