Meredith Wilson set "Music Man" in his native Iowa. The Iowa caucuses officially opened the presidential campaign. Seventy-six trombones led the big parade. Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama marched in ...

On the eve of the Iowa caucuses Monday, we got to wondering just who or what lives up to the description of “Iowa Stubborn” in Meredith Wilson’s “Music Man”: Is it Trump, DeSantis, Haley—or the ...

The White House calls this a "done deal," but that claim is just as illusory as the musical's boys' band, writes Ed Wasserman ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AMES, Iowa – In “The Music Man” which, happily, returns to Broadway this ...

Iowans are struggling to meet the rising cost of health-insurance everyday and some of us have given up and are living without health-care. That is why I had faith, Sen. Grassley, that even if you did ...

MCC Theater has released a video of Cole Escola, playwright and star of Oh, Mary!, performing "Iowa Stubborn" from The Music Man from this year's Miscast. The event, one of the most anticipated in ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. There’s Iowa nice, and there’s Iowa stubborn. When it comes to making sure that Iowa kids can play and ...

AMES, Iowa – In “The Music Man” which, happily, returns to Broadway this fall, there’s a tune called “Iowa Stubborn,” written in 1957 by Mason City native Meredith Willson. It muses that folks in the ...