My White Knight

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"My White Knight" is a reflective solo song from the classic Broadway musical "The Music Man," in which the character Marian Paroo expresses her hopes for a thoughtful, genuine partner rather than a stereotypical romantic hero.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
theatre song ⓘ
act Act I ⓘ
adaptedFor 1962 film version of The Music Man (in altered musical form) ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Marian Paroo ⓘ
composer Meredith Willson ⓘ
contrastWithSong Goodnight, My Someone ⓘ
Till There Was You ⓘ
dramaticContext Marian describes the qualities she wants in a partner ⓘ
firstBroadwayProductionYear 1957 ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn original Broadway production of The Music Man ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
includedIn The Music Man (original cast recording) ⓘ
linked to: The Music Man
language English ⓘ
lyricalPerspective first person ⓘ
lyricist Meredith Willson ⓘ
musicalNumberType solo song ⓘ
musicStyle romantic ballad ⓘ
narrativeFunction character development song ⓘ
romantic reflection song ⓘ
notablePerformer Barbara Cook ⓘ
Shirley Jones ⓘ
originalBroadwayDirector Morton DaCosta ⓘ
originalBroadwayProducer Kermit Bloomgarden ⓘ
originalBroadwayStarAssociated Barbara Cook ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
partOfWork The Music Man ⓘ
performanceTradition often used as an audition piece for sopranos ⓘ
performerCharacter Marian Paroo ⓘ
rightsHolder Meredith Willson estate ⓘ
linked to: Meredith Willson
setIn River City, Iowa (fictional setting of The Music Man) ⓘ
linked to: River City, Iowa
sheetMusicPublisher Music Theatre International (licensing) ⓘ
show The Music Man ⓘ
subjectMatter idealism in love ⓘ
intellectual companionship ⓘ
theme desire for a genuine partner ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
rejection of superficial romance ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin 1950s American musical theatre ⓘ
vocalType soprano solo ⓘ
workLocationCountry United States ⓘ

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Marian Paroo → notableSong → My White Knight ⓘ