The Music Man The Music Man is the endearing story of traveling salesman, Harold Hill, and his visit to a small Iowa town in 1912 where he meets and falls in love with the willful, spinster librarian, Marian Paroo. With his fast-talking style, "Professor" Harold Hill convinces the town that unless they adopt his revolutionary music program, "The Think System", the morale of the youngsters of River City will be forever doomed. This all-American family musical is guaranteed to entertain, featuring an entire score of classic hit songs including "Till There was You", "Gary, Indiana", "Lida Rose" and of course, "Seventy-six Trombones". On Broadway it ran for 1,375 performances, starring Barbara Cook and made a star of Robert Preston, THE MUSIC MAN was embraced by theatre audiences of all ages.