The Music Man - Part 5

Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring Matthew Broderick and Kristin Chenoweth (2003).

Part Five.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• meredith
• willson
• music
• man
• matthew
• broderick
• kristin
• chenoweth

[hartleychase]

QUIT HATING ON BRODERICK. HES A FABULOUS ACTOR AND I THINK HE DID GREAT IN THIS ROLE.. IM SURE THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE ARE HATING ON HIM IS CUZ THEY CANT REALLY SING THEMSELVES.. PEOPLE NEED TO STICK TO THEIR TALENTS!! ENOUGH SAID

[reachingfaith92]

just think about this... if this version was exactly the same as the last one there would be no point in making it and that goes across the board with all remakes...now granted Brodericks performance may not be Preston's but it is still good. he is a good actor and this is a good remake especially in comparison to other non cartoon Disney movies. besides he is a well off actor for a reason... are you? no... therefore you cannot make assumptions about how much work he has or has not put in it

[antijedi1984]

Matthew is alot funnier and I think it brings a little more mirth to this than the original. They are both great but this is by FAR my favorite version!

[loey12886]

@karmakomodia Hugh Jackman is just amazing in general :)

[MacWJack]

I adore this movie. It is such an improvement over the original. I lent it to a friend and they refused to give it back because they loved it too. The friendship ended over it because they knew it was wrong but didn't want to let go of the movie. I just rebought it. Broderick is excellent in this. There is a pep in his step and voice that the original lacked.

[outerspaceoutpost]

I've loved Victor Garber ever since I've seen Godspell. Now I'm not of the original Music Man's generation, but I have watched it many, many times & I love it a lot nobody can touch it. Great actors, acting, singing & performance. Nevertheless I may be guessing. However this one was probably made to bring the well loved classic to a younger generation. I a more ethnic friendly setting. There is a lot of good scenes in this one that I like. So people stop comparing sit back & enjoy.God bless.

[aniohevetisrael]

It's the pied piper! They better hurry and pay him! :-)

[pal035s]

I wonder if Mr. Broderick ever took the time to watch the original. Not to copy or mimic but just to get a good idea of the energy required to really do justice to the words and music. This is one remake that they could have shelved...permanently. Yeesh.

[anduril2075]

the comments about how matthew broderick looks silly singing and dancing just kind of make me laugh, because he's won a tony for singing and dancing around, and been nominated for tonies. he's a brilliant actor singer and dancer, and just because he did the role different than robert preston doesn't make it bad. as an actor i would say trying to mimic someone else's style it stupid, and a bad method of acting. you go for originality, especially in an iconic role

[ikarikid]

@hartleychase No. It's because Robert Preston made the role his own. There was also a stage revival which didn't do as well as the original for largely the same reason.

Also, he wasn't fast enough for Trouble.