“Regarding The Music Man, Jay Nordlinger wrote: The Music Man (for which Willson also wrote the lyrics) is an astonishing creation. It came in a spurt of brilliance. It is shot through with originality, verve, and-why not go all the way?-genius. People love it, can't get enough of it, can't stop performing it-and they are not wrong. For closing in on a half- century now, The Music Man has been performed continually, in every American city, town, and village, and in other parts of the world as well, not excluding Peking.” PeopleMenWorldWayWellsHas BeensEnoughCitiesHalfCenturyCreationGeniusShotsTownsPerformingWhy NotVillageOriginalityClosingAstonishingBrillianceAmerican CitiesMusic Man Author:Meredith Willson
“Speaking of River City in The Music Man & his home town, Mason City, Iowa: I didn't have to make up anything. I simply remembered Mason City as closely as I could.” MenHomeCitiesMusicRiversTownsRememberedIowaMasonsHome TownMusic Man Author:Meredith Willson
