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BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette I f you've never fallen in love with Harold Hill — or Marian Paroo — you've obviously never seen "The Music Man." Traveling salesman Hill — whose con is to sell band instruments to the rubes in River City, Iowa — is the quintessential "front man," the larger-than-life character who might be a hero … or might not. And Marian the librarian might be the girl next door, but she's not the fainting ingenue, rather a tough-as- nails heroine, so difficult to woo and so easy to love. If you're a fan of Arkansas Public Theatre, you've already had numerous opportunities to fall in love with the current Harold Hill, Cody Robinson. He was Lonnie in "Rock of Ages," Simon in "Jesus Christ Superstar," Dr. Scott and Eddie in "The Rocky Horror Show," Robbie in "The Wedding Singer," and most recently, Shakespeare in "Something Rotten." He is every bit as versatile as those roles imply, but "Music Man" may just be his piece de resistance. There's a line in the show that accuses Hill: "That man's a spellbinder." And it's true of the actor, too. At the same time, the production September 11-17, 2022 What'S up! 3 Faq 'The Music Man' WHEN — 8 p.m. Sept. 16-17; 2 p.m. Sept. 18; again Sept. 22-25 and Sept. 29-Oct. 2 WHERE — Arkansas Public Theatre at the Victory in downtown Rogers COST — $25 & up INFO — arkansaspublictheatre.org or 631-8988. COVeR STORy See Music Man Page 4 'Til There Was You Fall in love with APT's 'Music Man' "You got trouble, my friends, right here in river City," harold hill (Cody robinson) tells a wondering crowd in the apt production of "the music man." (Courtesy photo/Sarah Oakley for apt)