Jun 11, 2005 — 6:51:46 AM
I never warmed to THE MUSIC MAN. Yes, there are some lovely tunes in it, but it has a retrograde aspect to it that gets on my nerves. It's the epitome of an inoffensively wholesome musical with the gingham-trimmed Americana laid on with a sledgehammer. I kept hoping that the musical would have ended with Harold Hill escaping into the night with all the money for the band costumes. But I love HELLO, DOLLY. It's got so much more pizzaz.