FORT WALTON BEACH — Stage Crafters Community Theatre, Inc. will present "The Music Man," directed by Directed by Craig Ewing and Nancy Kruzek.
Performances are 7:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays March 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium, 107 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach.
The cast includes Crestview residents Brad Atherton and Bryce Harper, who play a traveling salesman and a River City kid, respectively.
Originally opening on Broadway in 1957, the musical is the story of conman Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer in order to sell naive Iowa townsfolk band instruments and uniforms, promising to train the members of the new band. But Harold is no musician and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons.
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Marian the librarian sees through the con but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, she can’t help but fall in love. Harold risks being caught to win her.
With songs such as “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Till There Was You,” and “Lida Rose,” this award-winning classic boasts a brilliant, nostalgic score of rousing marches, barbershop quartets, and sentimental ballads that have earned a place among musical theatre’s most cherished standards.
Tickets cost $20, and can be purchased at P S Gifts, 29 Walter Martin Rd NE, Fort Walton Beach; Bayou Book Co., 1118 E. John Sims Pkwy, Niceville; by phone, 243-1101; on online at http://www.StageCrafters.com.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview residents among 'The Music Man' cast members