FACING THE 'MUSIC'.PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - Desert Opera Theater starts its season celebrating the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of musical with Meredith Wilson's ``The Music Man,'' about a con man who charms Iowa townsfolk into paying him to start a marching band Noun 1. marching band - a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time band - instrumentalists not including string players for their children. With a cast of nearly 70 adults, teens and children, ``The Music Man'' will be performed for the next two weekends at the Palmdale Playhouse. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. The director is Anndrea Stephan. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children, seniors, military and students. For its 2005-06 season Desert Opera Theater also plans to present Rodgers and Hammerstein's ``Oklahoma!'' Nov. 4-13 and Disney's ``Beauty and the Beast'' Feb. 10-19. The playhouse is at 38334 10th St. E. For information call (661) 267-5685. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Kegan Marsh, Sabrina Hart and Lindsay Jordan, from left, rehearse re·hearse v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es v.tr. 1. a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance. b. ``The Music Man,'' coming to the Palmdale Playhouse. Bill Marsh/Special to the Daily News (2 -- 3 -- color) At far left, Michael Wells - who plays professor Harold Hill Harold Hill is also the name of a fictional character in the musical The Music Man Coordinates: Harold Hill is a place in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England. It is a suburban development situated 16.6 miles (26. , the title character - rehearses a scene from ``The Music Man'' with Kegan Marsh. At left, Wells and Sabrina Hart fine-tune their performance. Bill Marsh/Special to the Daily News |
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