Moorestown Theater Company Presents Final Performance Of “The Music Man” Tonight

MOORESTOWN, NJ — After seven performances, the award-winning, non-profit Moorestown Theater Company’s (MTC) ‘Black’ Cast will perform the classic family musical, The Music Man, one final time TONIGHT at First Methodist Church (FMC), 446 E. Camden Avenue, with Moorestown Mayor Nicole Gillespie opening the show as the ‘Train Conductor’.

In The Music Man, MTC’s 46-member all-ages Cast, which has lead roles ‘double cast’ in ‘Gold’ and ‘Black’ Casts, will bring to life the classic musical about ‘Harold Hill’, the ‘spellbinding cymbal salesman’, and ‘Marian Paroo’, the town’s librarian and piano teacher. This Academy Award and Tony Award winning musical features such great songs as: “(Ya Got) Trouble”, “Goodnight My Someone”, “76 Trombones”, “Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little”, “Marian”, “My White Knight”, “Wells Fargo Wagon”, “Shipoopi”, “Gary, Indiana”, and “Till There Was You”. It is appropriate for audience members of all ages.

MTC’s Producing Artistic Director, and The Music Man Director, Mark Morgan said MTC has had State Senators and County Commissioners in previous productions, and current Township Manager Kevin Aberant performed in MTC’s production of Oklahoma! when he was mayor. MTC Trustee Chairperson Mark Pinzur is the show’s Vocal Director, Lizi Baldwin is the Choreographer, Ed Cook is the Conductor of the live 15-piece orchestra, and MTC Managing Director Carol Ann Murray is the Costume & Props Designer.

Morgan said he likes to include local elected officials whenever possible because “they get a chance to see what goes into an MTC production, and residents have told us they like seeing their elected officials in these fun, different ‘roles’ “.

This is the ninth production, and seventh musical, that MTC is performing in its new theater at FMC’s Fellowship Hall. Reserved Seat Tickets are $22 for Adults and $18 for Seniors / Students, and can be purchased at www.MoorestownTheaterCompany.org or at the door. Bring the whole family out to be entertained by MTC, which was named as “The Outstanding Community Theater Of The Year” in 2022 by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT).

MTC will also be performing these musicals six times each at FMC this summer with these opening dates:
The SpongeBob Musical, Youth Edition: Tuesday, August 1 at 7 PM
The Wizard Of Oz, Youth Edition: Tuesday, August 22 at 7 PM

Questions about this musical, or about MTC in general, can be answered by calling MTC at 856 / 778-8357.