‘Meredith Willson’s The Music Man’ marching into Akron
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From River City to the Rubber City. Yes, that’s where musical theater’s favorite con man, Harold Hill, is headed with the upcoming Broadway in Akron Series presentation of “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man.” The show will be performed Feb. 18 and 19 at E.J. Thomas Hall. Directed by Matt Lenz, the tour of the recent Broadway revival includes new choreography from music theater veteran Joshua Bergasse. “The mandate from our producer was he really wanted a high level of dance,” said Bergasse, who won an Emmy Award for choreographing the NBC series “Smash” and whose resume boasts Broadway credits...