The Music Man (2021)

In this episode, we "Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little" about the new Music Man revival starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, but rest assured that we'll be "Sincere" in our discussion on it.  So come take a listen if "Ya Got Trouble" of the kind that "Seventy-Six Trombones" might be able to solve!

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You can learn more about how the two leads landed their roles in this show with the Vogue feature on Hugh Jackman and an interview with Sutton Foster from Elle.

Take a look at the discussion around some of the lyric changes made in this production and how it might subtly change the tone of the Iowa townspeople in this article from Slate.

If you haven't read The Secret Life of the American Musical, Christine considers it a must-read for anyone interested in the history or structure of musicals.

Check out the expanded lyrics of My White Knight, which you can hear on Barbara Cook's Carnegie Hall album.

Did you know about My White Knight and Sadder-But-Wiser-Girl originally being a duet?  You can hear a snippet of Meredith Willson talking about that original version and demonstrating how they'd fit, with his wife singing Marian's part.

According to this meme, all Hugh Jackman's ever wanted to do was sing in a movie.

You can see a snippet of Benjamin Pajak singing a bit of Gary Indiana in this video (with some minor accompaniment from Hugh).

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Music featured in this episode:

Hugh Jackman singing Ya Got Trouble

Sutton Foster singing Til There Was You

"My White Knight" from Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall
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The Music Man (Original Broadway Cast)
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