Thoroughly Modern Millie November 11, 2003

The winner of six 2002 Tony awards including Best Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie is this season's most awarded new show on Broadway. Based on the 1967 Oscar-winning film, Thoroughly Modern Millie takes audiences back to the height of Jazz age in NewYork City, when "Moderns" - including a flapper named Millie Dillmount - were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the work force and rewriting the rules of love. A delightful Valentine to the long-standing spirit of New York City and the people who seek to discover thenselves there, this new stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie features 15 songs, including two from the 1967 film, four standards from the 1920's and nine new songs by Jeanine Tesori (music) and Dick Scanlan (lyrics).