{"id":2359041,"date":"2026-04-05T04:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2359041"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:49:13","slug":"the-music-man-marches-into-eisenhower-auditorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-music-man-marches-into-eisenhower-auditorium\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Music Man’ Marches Into Eisenhower Auditorium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The national touring production of \u201cThe Music Man\u201d stops at Penn State\u2019s Eisenhower Auditorium on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Photo by Marshall Meadows<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cYa Got Trouble\u201d in Happy Valley as Big League Productions\u2019 national tour of Meredith Willson\u2019s \u201cThe Music Man\u201d<\/strong><\/a> comes to Penn State\u2019s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7.<\/p>\n

Tickets\u00a0are\u00a0$89\u00a0(orchestra\u00a0and grand\u00a0tier)\u00a0and $74\u00a0(balcony)\u00a0for adults; $53 and $48 for University Park students; and $72 and $57 for individuals 18 and younger. Tickets can be purchased online<\/strong><\/a>, over the phone at 814-863-0255 or in person, weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Eisenhower Auditorium. A $4 fee is applied to online purchases only.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson\u2019s six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy \u201cThe Music Man\u201d follows Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys\u2019 band that he vows to organize. This, despite the fact that he doesn\u2019t know a trombone from a treble clef.<\/p>\n

Visit \u201cThe Music Man\u201d on the Center for the Performing Arts website<\/strong><\/a> for more information about accessibility options.<\/p>\n

The songs you know set to new moves<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Music Man\u201d is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation, and features songs such as \u201cSeventy-Six Trombones,\u201d \u201cYa Got Trouble,\u201d \u201c \u2018Till There Was You,\u201d \u201cPick-a-Little\u201d and \u201cGary, Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n

This new production will be helmed by veteran director Matt Lenz. Emmy Award winner, Tony Award nominee and critically acclaimed choreographer Joshua Bergasse will create all new dances for the citizens of River City.<\/p>\n

Meredith Willson\u2019s iconic humor, wordplay and optimism shine in this inventive reimagination of a beloved classic. Scenic design is by Ann Beyersdorfer, video design is by Lisa Renkel, and lighting design is by Tony Award winner Ken Billington. The production will showcase the Broadway costumes designed by Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.statecollege.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The national touring production of \u201cThe Music Man\u201d stops at Penn State\u2019s Eisenhower Auditorium on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Photo by Marshall Meadows \u201cYa Got Trouble\u201d in Happy Valley as Big League Productions\u2019 national tour of Meredith Willson\u2019s \u201cThe Music Man\u201d comes to Penn State\u2019s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. Tickets\u00a0are\u00a0$89\u00a0(orchestra\u00a0and grand\u00a0tier)\u00a0and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2359042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2359041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Music-Man-Marches-Into-Eisenhower-Auditorium.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2359043,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359041\/revisions\/2359043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}