Act II of The Music Man (stage versions often place it in the second act)
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Act II of *The Music Man* is the latter portion of the classic Meredith Willson musical in which key songs, romantic developments, and the resolution of the town’s conflict with con man Harold Hill unfold.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Act II of The Music Man | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | act of a musical ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn
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Harold Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcellus Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Paroo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor Shinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Paroo NERFINISHED ⓘ Winthrop Paroo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Finale
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Gary, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Goodnight, My Someone (reprise or counterpoint) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lida Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ Lida Rose / Will I Ever Tell You (reprise or counterpoint) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seventy-Six Trombones (reprise) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shipoopi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wells Fargo Wagon NERFINISHED ⓘ Till There Was You NERFINISHED ⓘ Will I Ever Tell You? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Act I of The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChoreographyElement | large ensemble dance in Shipoopi ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLyricist | Meredith Willson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMoment |
Winthrop sings Gary, Indiana
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barbershop quartet sings Lida Rose ⓘ counterpoint of Lida Rose and Will I Ever Tell You ⓘ |
| hasOriginalBroadwayProductionYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| hasPlotElement |
Harold Hill chooses to stay in River City
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Harold Hill’s deception is exposed to the town ⓘ Marian Paroo defends Harold Hill to the townspeople ⓘ formation and performance of the boys’ band ⓘ resolution of the town’s conflict with Harold Hill ⓘ |
| hasRomanticClimax | Harold Hill and Marian Paroo acknowledge their love ⓘ |
| hasSetting | River City, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community transformation through music
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redemption of a con man ⓘ romantic development between Harold Hill and Marian Paroo ⓘ |
| hasWork | The Music Man (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOftenStagedAs | the second act in two-act productions ⓘ |
| isTypically | the latter portion of the stage musical ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| occursAfter | the Fourth of July events of Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Wells Fargo Wagon
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Act II of The Music Man (stage versions often place it in the second act)
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