SAU Music Man Review

In life, you do not always get the privilege of watching something incredible. It is when we see such incredible things we must take a step back, and embrace the moment with open arms and admiration. Such a privilege came to me when I got to witness Spring Arbor University put on the musical The Music Man. It is a timeless classic in the theatre. It is one, which gets done so often, one really has to have the drive to give it a distinct voice. To say, “look at what we were able to accomplish”. It takes a lot of perseverance to be able to stand out from the rest of the sheep of music man musicals. Dr. Paul Patton and the cast did a phenomenal job at doing just that. I do not lie, I am not the biggest fan of musicals, but this is by far the best one I have ever seen in my life yet. Not only did the central roles step up to bat (yes I am a sports fan and baseball is just around the corner. Cut me some slack), but the cast as a whole was able to blend in to create a awe inspiring atmosphere. The anticipation, which boomed through the auditorium, was more than satisfied with the spectacular performance given to them by the hard working, dedicated cast and crew.

I give the whole cast my accolades; Dr. J would like to congratulate a few people in particular. First to his very good friend Trevor Tracy, who got to play the lead role as Harold Hill the night I went. What an incredible performance. The man is only getting better and will go on to do very big things. He captured his character to perfection and was able to dazzle with a performance very few could match with the caliber he has. But I had the honor of many of my friends being in this play. Katie French who played another lead as the mayor’s wife, Kyle Thompson, Marc Anderson, Spencer Carlson, and Aaron Laidler in the pep band (if I forgot someone forgive me, I am only one man) congrats to all of you, thank you for your amazing performance and enhancing an already incredible performance to make it that much better. Again congrats to all the cast, the crew, the pep band, anyone who had a part in the play. You did an amazing job. That is Dr. J’s thought of the day. – Jacob “Dr. J” Sabin



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