Thoroughly Modern Millie
The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie was the 2002 season's most awarded new show on Broadway! Based on the 1967 Academy Award-winning film, Thoroughly Modern Millie takes you back to the height of the Jazz Age in New York City, when "moderns," including a flapper named Millie Dillmount, were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce and rewriting the rules of love. This high-spirited musical romp is a delightful valentine to the long-standing spirit of New York City and the people who seek to discover themselves there.
Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount from Kansas, who comes to New York in search of a new life for herself. Her grand plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and then marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry. The owner of her dingy hotel kidnaps young girls to sell, her wealthy boss is slow in proposing marriage, and the man she actually falls in love with doesn't have a dime to his name... or so he tells her.
Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon lady of a villainess that audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. From explosive tap numbers to a "Fred and Ginger" routine on a window ledge, this is the perfect show for theatres that are looking to show off the dance skills of their performers. In Millie Dillmount, musical theatre has found a new heroine for the ages in Thoroughly Modern Millie!
Thoroughly Modern Millie is unavailable while the authors update the show to lend a fresh perspective for our “thoroughly modern” times. The authors and MTI are thankful for the feedback we have received from customers and educators regarding this title. While the re-release date is currently unknown, you may click “Follow” on this page to stay updated on the show’s status. We look forward to Millie’s return!
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An insightful and in depth podcast with Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlan on the portrayal of characters in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Show Essentials
Songs
Overture
Not For The Life Of Me
Thoroughly Modern Millie
How The Other Half Lives
The Speed Test
They Don't Know
The Nuttycracker Suite
What Do I Need with Love?
Only in New York
Jimmy
Back at Work
Forget About the Boy
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life/I'm Falling in Love with Someone
I Turned the Corner/I'm Falling in Love with Someone (quartet/reprise)
Muqin
Long as I'm Here with You
Gimme, Gimme
Finale
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