Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)
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Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan.[1] It is based on the 1967 film of the same name,[2] which itself was based on the British musical Chrysanthemum, which opened in London in 1956.[3] Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love – a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the workforce. 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.[4] 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.
Thoroughly Modern Millie | |
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Music | Jeanine Tesori |
Lyrics | Dick Scanlan |
Book | Richard Morris Dick Scanlan |
Basis | Thoroughly Modern Millie by Richard Morris Chrysanthemum by Robin Chancellor Neville Phillips Robb Stewart |
Productions | 2002 Broadway 2003 US tour 2003 West End 2005 UK tour 2017 UK tour |
Awards | numerous, including: Tony Award for Best Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical |
After previews at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, in October 2000,[5] the show opened on Broadway on April 18, 2002.[1] The production subsequently won six 2002 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.[6] Due to the success of the original Broadway production, there was both a United States tour[7] and a West End production[8] launched in 2003, followed by a United Kingdom tour in 2005.[9] The musical has since become a popular choice for high school productions,[10] but has garnered controversy over its racial stereotyping of its Asian characters,[11] and has been described as "a piece [that] walks the line of being entertaining and highly offensive".[12]