The Music Man on PBS now.

[elleng]

[MilesColtrane]

1. I will use this OP as an excuse to post a picture of Shirley Jones from another movie.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bzQchKv0KQA/S1s-chLBIlI/AAAAAAAABEI/qC9ajOiLSpE/s400/Elmer+Jones.jpg

[elleng]

2. Unusual! What movie?

[MilesColtrane]

6. That's Shirley Jones as Lulu Baines.

She won an Oscar for this role in Elmer Gantry.

[elleng]

8. Oh, ELMER!

[Odin2005]

3. OOH-LA-LA!!!

[Yavin4]

10. Mrs Partridge! Hubba Hubba n/t

[hfojvt]

4. Matthew Broderick or Robert Preston?

I have the latter on video.

Interestingly "School of Rock" is sort of a modern re-make of "The Music Man". With Jack Black as the Music Man, Joan Cusack as Marian, Sara Silverman as the Anvil salesman, and Ned Schneebly as Harold Hill's good friend.

[elleng]

5. Robert Preston

[Yavin4]

11. Robert Preston Owned That Role

No one else could ever possibly match it.

[Blue_Tires]

17. +1000

[nolabear]

12. I'll be darned. I never thought of that! I like them both, though.

I have a sweet dentist who's Chinese (born here) and is in a barbershop quartet. He recently told me he was going to be in he Music Man and I impressed him mightily by breaking into Lida Rose. I LURVE a good musical, and it's one of the best.

[Ptah]

7. If I was forced to choose my favorite musical,

I would be eternally torn between 'The Music Man' and 'Oklahoma'

P.S. The music Man is not on the schedule for my PBS

Which station are you seeing?

[elleng]

9. WETA, DC environs.

I could NEVER choose a favorite musical!

[jmowreader]

13. Does anyone know if the Music Man Blu-Ray is worth it?

While I appreciate the higher-quality sound and picture of the format...the Music Man disc is $44!

[grasswire]

14. I recently read the book written by Meredith Willson about the writing..

....of "Music Man." The name of the book is "But He Doesn't Know the Territory!" and it is a hoot. The book is not easily found, but I got it via inter-library loan. Well worth the trouble, definitely.

Now I am waiting for another of his books to arrive, the one he wrote about touring with the John Philip Sousa band. Title: "And there I Stood With My Piccolo In Hand."

RIP Robert Preston, Meredith Willson.

[LeftinOH]

15. Baaaaaalzac!

[meegbear]

16. I put it on and "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" is on ...

It's not on!!1!