"The Music Man" wins six Tony Awards 1958

Meredith Wilson's musical comedy The Music Man, which debuted on Broadway in 1957, took home five Tony Awards at the 12th annual ceremony held April 13, 1958.  It won:

Best Musical

Best Actor in a Musical for Robert Preston

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for David Burns

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Barbara Cook

Best Conductor and Musical Director for Herbert Green

It had been nominated for 

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Iggie Wolfington

Best Director for Morton DaCosta

Best Choreography for Onna White

Best Stage Technician for Sammy Knapp

Helen Hayes won her second Best Actress in a Play Tony for her performance in Time Remembered.

Anne Bancroft won her first Tony for Best Supporting Actress in a Play for her performance in Two for the Seesaw.

"The Music Man" debuts on Broadway 1957

Meredith Willson's musical The Music Man made its debut on Broadway December 19, 1957 at the Majestic Theater.  It is the story of a con-man who bamboozles the residents of a backwater Iowa town into investing in instruments and uniforms for a boys band. 

The Music Man won five Tonys in 1958: Best Musical, Best Performance by a Leading Male in a Musical for Robert Preston, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for Barbara Cook, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for David Burns, Best Conductor and Musical Director for Herbert Greene.

Iggie Wolfington was also nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. The Music Man was also nominated for Best Choreography, Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Stage Technician.

My favorite movies - 1962

The latest Facebook challenge is to lists your favorite film from each year that you have been alive.  I started in 1962 (duh!) and the plan was to list several years at a time so I'm not posting these for the next year, but when I looked at the films from 1962, I couldn't narrow them down to just one.  So I listed five (not in any particular order)

The Manchurian Candidate (favorite thriller) starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury.




The Music Man (favorite musical) starring Robert Preston and Shirley Jones.




Hatari! (favorite action movie) starring John Wayne and Red Buttons



Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (favorite psychological thriller) starring Joan Crawford and Bette Davis




The Brain That Wouldn't Die (favorite sci-fi, guilty pleasure) starring Jason Evans and Virginia Leith.