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Rini & Meredith Willson recording of story & song from The Music Man (Capitol)

Source: Freebase

Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American composer, songwriter, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man. He wrote three other Broadway musicals, composed symphonies and popular songs, and his film scores were twice nominated for Academy Awards.

• Born: May 18, 1902
• Died: June 15, 1984 (age 82 years)

Read more about Meredith Willson at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Sutton Foster and Marc Kudisch Bang Unsinkable Molly Brown's Tub in Reading of Revised Musical
Playbill Combined , 2011-12-27 21:02:00
The latest step in the development of a new version of the 1960 Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown, by composer-lyricist Meredith Willson, came Dec. 15 in a Manhattan reading for the producer and creative team, adaptor Dick Scanlan told Playbill.com.

Miracle on 34th Street Benefit, Featuring Tony Yazbeck, Kimberly Faye Greenberg, Jim Brochu, Offered Dec. 12
Playbill Combined , 2011-12-12 05:00:00
Douglas Leland, Steve Schalchlin, Tony Yazbeck, Kimberly Faye Greenberg, Jim Brochu, Rachel Resheff and Brian Childers star in the one-night-only performance of Meredith Willson's Miracle on 34th Street Dec. 12 at The St. Luke’s Theatre.

Casting Complete for Meredith Willson's Miracle on 34th Street Benefit
Playbill Combined , 2011-11-23 18:20:00
Douglas Leland (Buddy, West End) and Steve Schalchlin (The Big Voice: God or Merman?) will join the previously reported Tony Yazbeck, Kimberly Faye Greenberg, Jim Brochu, Rachel Resheff and Brian Childers for a one-night-only performance of Meredith Willson's Miracle on 34th Street Dec. 12 at The St. Luke’s Theatre.