The Music Man
Musical by Meredith WillsonWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
Adam GopnikGUEST
His name, I'll forget, Donald, it'll come to me.
Adam GopnikGUEST
Anyway, one of the things that's fascinating is that Frank Lesser was at Meredith Wilson's shoulder right throughout the writing of The Music Man.
Adam GopnikGUEST
And with the results one sees, and not as much.
Adam GopnikGUEST
So much so that there are people who believe that My White Night, the big song from Music Man, is actually a Frank Lesser song.
Taylor ColemanGUEST
But then I kind of grew, as my mom kept doing shows, I got more involved and more involved.
Taylor ColemanGUEST
And my first show was back in 2003 with Meredith Wilson's The Music Man.
Taylor ColemanGUEST
I did that show with my mom, my grandma, my grandfather, who's passed away.
Taylor ColemanGUEST
But we got to all do that show.
Jay NordlingerHOST
How are you? Fine, thank you.
Jay NordlingerHOST
What's the best song about Iowa? I was thinking Meredith Wilson from The Music Man.
Jay NordlingerHOST
That's right.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
That's close.
Jay NordlingerHOST
How are you? Fine, thank you.
Jay NordlingerHOST
What's the best song about Iowa? I was thinking Meredith Wilson from The Music Man.
Jay NordlingerHOST
That's right.
Frederica von StadeGUEST
That's close.
Jason Robert BrownGUEST
That's right.
Zak KuhnHOST
Stephen Sondheim said that your song, I Love Betsy, was his favorite opening number since The Music Man.
Zak KuhnHOST
Why do you think he felt that way? It's a great song.
Jason Robert BrownGUEST
I have to tell you that when I heard that, Initially, I was as mystified as anyone could possibly be.
Brian HullGUEST
I'd like to do him again.
Brian HullGUEST
Like I did Marcellus Washburn in Music Man.
Brian HullGUEST
He was a blast.
Brian HullGUEST
Oh, yeah.
Scott DavisHOST
Once you think of the musical as a...
Scott DavisHOST
I mean, you can't compare this musical to, say, The Music Man.
Scott DavisHOST
But I think you can compare it to other musicals that are out now.
Scott DavisHOST
I think it's a, I think it's a hard topic to, to discuss.
Mark LarsonGUEST
I think that's in The
David SpiraHOST
Music Man.
Mark LarsonGUEST
You're right.
Mark LarsonGUEST
It is the town in The Music Man.
Mark LarsonGUEST
What does River City, Iowa got? It's one of the songs.
Mark LarsonGUEST
We've got this word.
Peih-Gee LawHOST
This is a black hole in my trivia knowledge.
Peih-Gee LawHOST
Oh, it's gone bad.
Matt AustinGUEST
And so I am trying my darndest to write a play very loosely based on that.
Matt AustinGUEST
That is sort of Sweeney Todd meets the music man.
Matt AustinGUEST
Yeah.
Matt AustinGUEST
And like, that's not a joke.
AlaskaGUEST
Like, not like she's gonna die soon, but she wants to kill.
AlaskaGUEST
After that, I booked Harold Hill in The Music Man at my school.
AlaskaGUEST
So really turned a- Ding ... strong year in theater.
AlaskaGUEST
Oh, I get money.
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