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'The Music Man' receives rave reviews · ev. Yo ·... After the show's December 19, 1957, Broad· way premiere, the New York critics ga.e --e • usx: .1an rave reviews. Brooks Atkinson of 'The New York Times' called it "a marvelous s rooted 1n wholesome and comic tradition. It is as American as apple pie and a Fourth of L _ a ~:1: Jonh Chapman of 'The Daily News' called it ~one of the few great musical comed1es ::>' € ast 26 years.~ ranking 1t w1th 'Of Thee I Sing' and 'Guys and Dolls'. Pictured are chorus IT'cmbers from the ECCC Players production of 'The Music Man (f1rst row from left) Marie Hinson (cr-:..,_::. =. •ance and Aimee Chandler, both chorus mem- bers; and Ben Wall (chorus) and (secon~ roy.~ m 1eft) J1m Savell (Constable Locke), Shawn Houser (Charlie Cowell), Erica Roberson :.11e:-......,.. RIChard Edwards (Marcellus Washburn) and f.;len Hansford (Salesman).