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On Friday April 22, 2016, a couple of friends and went to see Mary Ward’s production of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. I thought the musical was amazing, It was a great story with a fabulous cast and well decorated sets. The female lead of the performance Felicia, was remarkable, her vocals gave me goosebumps and her acting was great. The hard work of the cast and crew was very clear from the performance. I must give props to Mr. Dalton for organizing, and putting on such a great performance. I would definitely recommend people to go see this.

The play was about a traveling con man, Harold Hill, who poses as a band organizer and promises to teach all the kids who buy uniforms and instruments how to play an instrument, but he plans to leave the naive people of Iowa without giving any music lessons. The one thing Harold did not have planed was falling in love with the town’s librarian and piano teacher, Marian Paroo, who sees right through him. Marian begins falling for Harold when he helps her little brother overcome a lisp and social anxieties. Harold then risks being caught to win her. …show more content…
The Female lead. Marian Paroo was well performed by Felicia Ordanes. The Character of Winthrop Paroo, Marian’s younger brother was performed by John Stoll. John Stoll really encourage me to think about joining the school play next year, as he is in grade nine. It was so awesome to see a grade nine, who is also my friend, play such an important supporting role in this
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