Opened: February 10, 2022

Book, Music & Lyrics by: Meredith Willson

Broadway Revival Cast: Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Jefferson Mays, Jayne Houdyshell, Marie Mullen, Remy Auberjonois, Gino Cosculluela, Emma Crow, Benjamin Pajak, Kayla Teruel, Garrett Long, Linda Mugleston, Jessica Sheridan, Rema Webb, Phillip Boykin, Eddie Korbich, Daniel Torres, Nicholas Ward, Lance Roberts, Max Clayton, Nick Alvino, Jordan Beall, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Maria Briggs, Audrey Cardwell, JT Church, William Thomas Colin, Kammie Crum, Aydin Eyikan, Haley Fish, Carlee Flanagan, Richard Gatta, Ethen Green-Younger, Emily Jewel Hoder, Curtis Holland, Eloise Kropp, Ethan Lafazan, Kayla LaVine, Drew Minard, Sean Montgomery, Tanner Quirk, Daniel Patrick Russell, Ann Sanders, Sherisse Springer, Kathy Voytko, Branch Woodman & Ryan Worsing

In its first Broadway revival in over 20 years, The Music Man has fantastic leads and dazzling choreography, but its diverse casting is noticeable for the wrong reason.

Con man Harold Hill (Hugh Jackman) poses as a music professor with a mindset of swindling the residents of River City. Librarian Marian Paroo (Sutton Foster) is skeptical of Hill while he tries to win her over.

Jackman is brilliantly charming and deceptive. Though the key of her music needed modulating, Foster brings her quirks to Marian making her a more developed character.

However, the issue is that the casting is diversified but all principal roles are played by white actors. The only people of color in the show are in the ensemble and that highlights race more than it embraces it.

Final say: A strong revival that could still grow. ★★★★☆