The Week Ahead - Lake County

MONDAY

Charlie Blum and Cast of Ross Summer Music Theatre's "The Music Man"

Charlie Blum credits a talented cast of all ages as the reason he has enjoyed his repeated annual returns to Ross Summer Music Theatre playing the Professor Harold Hill lead in 'The Music Man.'

Charlie Blum Starring as Professor Harold Hill in the 2005 Ross Summer Music Theatre Production of "The Music Man"

Charlie Blum (center) stars as Professor Harold Hill in the 2005 Ross Summer Music Theatre Production of 'The Music Man.'

Ross Summer Music Theatre boasts its own "Music Man"

Ross Summer Music Theatre celebrates its 49th summer this year with "The Music Man," but the theater company has its own "Music Man" in the person of Jerry Reinhart, 80 years young.

Charlie Blum's run in 'Music Man' in Merrillville may be his final time behind the baton

Star Plaza Theatre CEO Charlie Blum describes the lead role in stage favorite "The Music Man" as "the role of a lifetime."

The Week Ahead - Lake County

MONDAY

Join the band at 'The Music Man'

MERRILLVILLE | Charlie Blum reprises the lead role of lovable flim-flam man Harold Hill as Ross Summer Music Theatre celebrates it 49th year with "The Music Man" at Merrillville High School's Reinhart Auditorium.

Young thesps stage 'Miserables' for all ages

Mike Reinhart, director of Ross Summer Music Theatre's production of "Les Miserables," sees the almost 150-year-old story of the long–beloved musical as relevant to today's audiences.

"Les Miserables" opens Friday

MERRILLVILLE - Two students, played by Parry Papamihalakis and Andrew Santos, help with the barricade in a scene from the Ross Summer Music Theatre production of "Les Miserables School Edition." With a young cast from throughout Northwest Indiana, from Munster to Kouts, the musical will be…