Oh. OH. I just realized.

[conuly]

When we "turn over a new leaf", that's leaf like a page in a book or journal, not leaf like on a tree, right?

Just figured that out now.

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[nodrog]

And it’s fun to watch them fuse together in Act III, with Marian singing “76 Trombones”!

- That’s actually a very touching scene, where we finally see what makes Harold “Gregory” Hill tick:  Like ‘Deke’ Slayton, he could only boost others towards the goal he wanted himself but could never do.  And at the same time, despite his reputation (“And that’s a hundred and three counties!”) and his intention (“I came up through the ranks on this campaign, and I’m not leaving without my commission!”) - he in turn sings, “Goodnight, My Someone” - and prepares to leave, to spare Marian…  only to discover that he can’t. (“I got my foot caught in the door.”)

I like musicals.  Not per se, but many of the productions I like are musicals.

Updated to add:

Tho’ I do not know it to be true, I believe the 1960 film of Music Man was why Walt Disney changed the original 1930s setting of the ‘Mary Poppins’ stories to 1910 for the eponymous movie.

“Oh, you like nostalgia, do you, America?  1912?  Bahh - we’ll do 1910!  Neener neener!!”

[conuly]

I thought it was just Walt's general fondness for that era.