The Music Man
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland, 12 to 15 October 2023
Following on from last year’s hugely successful semi-staged season of Chess, The Music Man will be performed live by our finest singers and musicians, sharing the stage with the Royal New Zealand Navy Band to create a wall of sound.
Featuring 24 big band songs, including the hit Seventy-six Trombones, this is an experience not to be missed!
One of the most universally cherished treasures of the American musical theatre, The Music Man was an instant smash hit when it premiered on Broadway in in 1957, running for 1,375 performances and winning the Tony Award for Best Musical. The cast album won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album and ranked on the Billboard charts for 245 weeks.
Meet the Cast
Harold Hill
Nic Kyle
Marian Paroo
Jess Rogers
Marcellus Washburn
Kyle Chuen
Mayor Shinn
Andrew Grainger
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn
Theresa Wells
Mrs Paroo
Jane Horder
Winthrop Paroo
Jett Iles
Tommy Djilas
Josh Rose
Zaneeta Shinn
Gabrielle Copley
Pick-a-Little Ladies
Christina Davies
Christine Ewing
Katherine Cornish
Louise Monson
Jacey Squires
Keith Marr
Ewart Dunlop
Reuben Simpson
Oliver Hix
Skyler Jed
Olin Britt
Rocco Conaghan
Teens' Ensemble
Amelia Rojas, Emma Searle, Matthew Curtis, Toby Gordon
Childrens' Ensemble
Ava Grace Fickling, Isaac Wilson, Juliette France (Amaryllis), Milla Cloke (Gracie Shinn), Sam Rajaratnam
Ensemble
Anton Elliott, Antony Cotton (Constable Locke), Briar Simpson, Caitie Houghton, David Wallace, Emma-Rose Owens, Frances Ash, Harry Stanbridge, Jack Doyle, Logan McAlister, Prue Brown, Rachel Harding, Vanessa Preston
Ensemble
Aidan Corless, Andy Woodd, Catherine Walker, Charlotte Carroll, Liberty Jack, Rebecca Hubbert, Ross Crosson, Tim Carroll, Valorie Lafaele
