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at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Tony Award winning classic marches onto stage through May 25

INDIANAPOLIS – There’s trouble in River City, and it’s never been more fun than in The Music Man at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. One of America’s most beloved shows, this six-time Tony Award winner by Meredith Willson has marched onto the Beef & Boards stage with performances continuing through May 25. Fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill comes to River City, Iowa, where he cons its citizens into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef! His scheme to skip town with the cash hits a snag when he falls for Marian the librarian. The musical features the award-winning songs that have long become American standards: “76 Trombones,” “Till There Was You,” “Goodnight My Someone” and “Trouble.” In the role of Harold Hill, Robert Preston became a Broadway star and earned his first Tony Award. Preston went on to play the same role in the 1962 film, The Music Man. This classic has been hailed as a national treasure for decades. The New York Times says The Music Man is “as American as apple pie and a Fourth of July oration ... a marvelous show, rooted in wholesome and comic tradition.” “An extraordinary, warm-hearted, funny and captivating show,” agrees the Daily News. Curt Dale Clark stars as con man Harold Hill in the Beef & Boards production, with newcomer and Iowa native Katie Sina in the role of Marian. The cast also features Beef & Boards favorites: Jeff Stockberger, John Vessels, Kenny Shepard and Doug Stark, among others. The show is directed by Eddie Curry and choreographed by Ron Morgan. The Music Man has 51 performances scheduled in the intimate space of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Tickets range from $37 to $60 and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, coffee and tea. Discounts are available for groups and children ages 3-15. For reservations, call the Beef & Boards Box Office at 317.872.9664. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays. For more information, including show schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com. The Music Man is sponsored in part by Indianapolis Woman Magazine and Indy’s Child. **** Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, located on the northwest side of Indianapolis, has been providing food and fun for everyone since 1973. FACT SHEET

WHAT: The Music Man By Meredith Willson

WHEN: April 12 through May 25, 2012 Weekday/Saturday Evenings Doors open at 6 p.m.; Buffet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Show at 8 p.m. April: 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 May: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25

Weekday Matinees Doors open at 11:30 a.m.; Buffet from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Show at 1 p.m. April: 18, 25, 26 May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 23

Sunday Evenings Doors open at 5 p.m.; Buffet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Show at 7 p.m. April: 15, 22, 29 May: 6, 13, 20

Sunday Matinees Doors open at noon; Buffet from 12:15 to 1 p.m.; Show at 1:30 p.m. April: 15, 22, 29 May: 6, 13, 20

WHO: Director Eddie Curry Choreographer Ron Morgan Set Design Michael Layton Musical Director Terry Woods Costumes Jill Kelly Lighting Design Ryan Koharchik Starring Curt Dale Clark as Harold Hill Katie Sina as Marian Paroo Vickie Cornelius Phipps as Mrs. Paroo Douglas E. Stark as Mayor Shinn Kenny Shepard as Oliver Hix John Vessels as Jacey Squires Damian Norfleet as Olin Britt Birdie Katz as Mrs. E.M. Shinn Rex Wolfley as Ewart Dunlop Andrew Kindig as Marcellus Washburn Bobbi Bates as Mrs. Squires Rebecca DeVries as Ethel Toffelmier Susan B. Smith as Alma Hix Jeff Stockberger as Charlie Cowell Monique LeFlore as Maud Dunlop Courtney Landwerlen as Zaneeta Shinn Will Hutcheson as Tommy Djilas Rowan Whitcomb as Gracie Shinn Sammi Jo Karle as Amaryllis Abraham Rittenhouse as Winthrop Paroo Sam McKanney as Scotty Britt Josh Stark as Constable Locke

WHERE: Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis, 46268

TICKETS: Available by calling the Box Office at 317.872.9664 between 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays. Tickets range from $37 to $60 and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, fruit & salad bar, coffee and tea. Discounts are also available for children and groups of 20 or more. Call for details.

WEB SITE: For more information or show schedule, visit www.beefandboards.com