Heavier Than Air Family Theatre camp presents ‘The Music Man’

There's trouble in River City. "Trouble with a capital T ... " as Meredith Willson's The Music Man marches onto the stage of Green River College, courtesy of Heavier Than Air Family Theatre and local teens who have spent their summer reviving the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.

July 16, 2015 3:39 pm
Meredith Willson’s 'The Music Man’ cast rehearses for the July 31 premiere at Green River College.
Meredith Willson’s 'The Music Man’ cast rehearses for the July 31 premiere at Green River College.

For the Reporter

There’s trouble in River City. “Trouble with a capital T … ” as Meredith Willson’s The Music Man marches onto the stage of Green River College, courtesy of Heavier Than Air Family Theatre and local teens who have spent their summer reviving the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical.

“The Music Man” performances are 7 p.m. on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, Aug. 1, with a 3 o’clock matinee on Aug. 1 in the Green River College Performing Arts Building, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn.

The cast of 14-17-year-olds from the company’s musical theatre camp light up the playhouse with the escapades of a traveling con artist in a quaint but naïve Iowa town set in 1912. The plot twists and turns with amusement, suspicion, warmth and romance. Featuring show stopping band music, fast-paced song-and-dance numbers, a barbershop quartet, sweet love songs, and a chorus of gossiping ladies, there’s something for every generation in this classic musical comedy that’s been entertaining audiences since 1957.

The musical is led by the team of director Terry Thibodeaux Jr., assistant director Megan Black, music director Lindsay Holzworth, choreographer Lauren Slettedahl and assistant Sophie Nelson.

“We are having a blast working with these energetic and focused teens,” Thibodeaux said.

All tickets are $8 and can be purchased by calling 253-833-9111, extension 4966.