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Meredith Willson’s The Music Man
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

March 20-22, 2026 Des Moines Civic Center
March 20-22, 2026 Des Moines Civic Center

EVENT DETAILS

  • Clock
    Run Time:
    2 Hours and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission
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  • Information

    Group Discount:
    Groups of 10+ save 10% on select performances. Call 515-246-2300

  • Lounge

    The Patron Lounge will be open

  • Information
    Age Recommendation: 8+
    Please note only children age 5 and over with tickets will be allowed into the theater for this production.

ABOUT THE SHOW

There's trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef.

His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Featuring songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Trouble," "'Til There Was You," "Pickalittle," and "Gary, Indiana," The Music Man is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.