Fast-talking
traveling salesman, “Professor” Harold Hill is at it
again. Join The Yardley Players as they present the beloved family
musical, “The Music Man,” at Mercer County Community
College’s Kelsey Theatre Fridays and Saturdays, July 14, 15
and 21 at 8 p.m., Saturday, July 22 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays,
July 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer’s
West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
When con man Harold Hill arrives in the sleepy town of River City,
Iowa, he goes right to work convincing the townspeople that they
must have a marching band to keep their boys out of trouble. Expensive
instruments and uniforms follow. The only problem is that “Professor”
Hill doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef and the townspeople
are getting suspicious. Plus, he has made the mistake of falling
for Marian, the town’s spinster librarian. When Harold is
forced to face the music – literally – how will he prove
himself to the town and the woman he loves?
Among the musical numbers that have become favorites among American
show tunes are “Goodnight, My Someone,” “Till
There Was You,” “Gary, Indiana,” “Shipoopi,”
and the show-stopping “Seventy-Six Trombones.”
Starring in “The Music Man” are: Andy Mahaney as Harold
Hill, Cathy Liebars as Marian Paroo, William Kamps as Marcellus
Washburn, Walter Smyth as Mayor George Shinn, Jeannine Ducharme
as Mrs. Eulalie Shinn, Kat Ross as Zaneeta Shinn, Abby Coggins as
Gracie Shinn, Cionna Buckley as Mrs. Paroo, Anderson Monken as Winthrop
Paroo, Eliot Schulte as Amaryllis, Matthew Steele as Tommy Djilas,
and Tony Vizzari as Charlie Cowell.
Appearing
as the Pick-A-Little Ladies are: Julia Avitabile, Samille Ganges,
Laurie Gougher, and Laura Snyder. Also featured are Rachel Benoit,
Judy Berwick, Tiffany Hathaway, Tina Henderson ,Sarah Jablonski,
and Jessica Williams.
Male
cast members appearing in various roles are: Shawn Simmons, Mark
Shapiro, Ken Marblestone, and Rusty Williams. Also featured are
Leo Jablonski, Mike McCollum, Claude Monken, Dan Slothower, Michael
Steele, Doug Umberger, and Vince Zarate.
Featured
as the town children are: Courtney Cowman, Lily Mahaney, Sophie
Mahaney, Delia Monken, Jessica Schladebeck, Amy Slothower, Rachel
Weinstein, Heather Weidner, Dominick Sanelli, David Szemis, Stephen
Szemis, and Ben Weinstein.
Tickets
are $16 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students and children.
Tickets may be purchased online
or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre
is wheelchair accessible and provides assisted listening devices
upon request. For a complete listing of adult and children’s
events, visit the
Kelsey webpage or
call the box office for a brochure.
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