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Based on the 1967 film of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of a small-
Millie soon begins to take delight in the flapper lifestyle, but problems arise when she checks into a hotel owned by the leader of a white slavery ring in China. The style of the musical is comic pastiche. Like the film on which it is based, it interpolates new tunes with some previously written songs.
Like the film on which it is based, it interpolates new tunes with some previously written songs – including Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, My Mammy and show tunes from Naughty Marietta and Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore.
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan.
Show Dates: 24 October -
Preferential Bookings: 5 September
Public Bookings Open: 10 September
Director: Katherine Sharpham
Musical Director: David Lang
Production Managers: Megan Willis and Caroline Reddel
Choreographers: Jenny Lyle and Rachel Nelson
The Cast
Millie Dilmount -
Jimmy Smith -
Miss Dorothy Brown -
Trevor Graydon III -
Mrs Meers -
Muzzy van Hossmere -
Miss Flannery -
Ching Ho -
Bun Foo -
Mathilde -
Daphne -
Dorothy Parker -
Hotel Priscilla Girls
Ruth -
Alice -
Gloria -
Rita -
Cora -
Lucille -
Ethel Peas -
Featured Dancers
Bronwyn Carroll
Beth Virzi
Kate Phillips
Olivia Linas
Ensemble