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About Willson, Meredith (1902-1984)

Period: Modern

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Date and venueTitle
27-Aug-2012
Royal Albert Hall
Prom 59: The Broadway Sound with the John Wilson Orchestra
Image credit: Seth MacFarlane and Anna-Jane Casey perform ‘Sue Me’ from Guys and Dolls with the John Wilson Orchestra in The Broadway Sound Prom © BBC / Chris ChristodoulouOn entering Door One at the Royal Albert Hall and seeing top hats, tails and tap shoes clustered in a doorway, it was time to prepare for an evening of ‘The Broadway Sound’. Given the stature of the internationally renowned John Wilson and his handpicked orchestra, they were undoubtedly going to impress in a live performance – and sure enough, an opening of sweeping strings intermittently punctuated with punchy brass chords blew the audience across the Atlantic to the Broadway stage in Gershwin’s Overture to Funny Face, which opened the concert.
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4-Aug-2012
Alice Busch Opera Theater
The Music Man at Glimmerglass: Fun, American style
Image credit: Megan Ort (Zaneeta Shinn) and Allan K. Washington (Tommy Djilas) in The Glimmerglass Festival production of The Music Man © Karli Cadel / The Glimmerglass FestivalWant to know what small-town America looks and feels like in the thick of summertime, circa 1940? The Glimmerglass Festival’s purest musical theater offering, The Music Man, is festive, frolicsome Americana, brimming with spectacular sets, clever staging, and a sensational ensemble showcasing Olympic-sized talent.
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