Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical)

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a 2002 musical, with lyrics by Dick Scanlan and music by Jeanine Tesori. It is based on the 1967 movie of the same name. It is about a girl from Kansas, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City in the 1920s to marry for money rather than love. Soon, Millie begins to take the delight flapper lifestyle. However, problems arise when she checks into a hotel owned by the leader of a white slavery ring in China.

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a pastiche musical, imitating the style of the original movie.Thomas S. Hischak, The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), p. 571 It won a 2002 Tony Award for the best musical. It played in London and New York City.

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Category:West End musicals
Category:Broadway musicals
Category:Tony Award winning musicals