Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBroadway’s starry revival of “The Music Man” has a new boss.Veteran theater producer Kate Horton has been named executive producer of the musical, taking over day-to-day duties from Scott Rudin.
Rudin departed that position earlier this year, saying he planned to “step back” from his theater and film productions following allegations of abusive and bullying workplace behavior.“The Music Man,” starring Hugh Jackman as Professor Harry Hill and Sutton Foster as Marian Paroo, is scheduled to begin performances on Dec.
20 and to open on Feb. 10 at the Winter Garden Theatre.Horton was appointed by the show’s producers Barry Diller and David Geffen.
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