Thoroughly Modern Millie[]
- (2002).
- Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Dick Scanlan, Book: Morris and Dick Scanlan.
Synopsis[]
- Adaptation of the 1967 movie. Millie Dillmount arrives in New York, coming from rural Kansas. She has hopes to find a job and a rich husband, instead of marrying for love. She forms a list of potential employers who, with a bit of luck, will become her husband. She settles for one employer, Trevor Graydon, and attempts to get him to love her, completely blind to the fact that a young man, Jimmy Smith, is in love with her.
Characters[]
Millie Dillmount- A young woman from Kansas looking to marry for riches, not for love.
Jimmy Smith- A handsome salesman who befriends Millie.
Mrs. Meers/Daisey Crumpler- The owner of the Priscilla Hotel. She is a secret white slavery trader who goes under the alias "Mrs Meers".
Miss Dorothy Brown- A bubbly young girl who stays at the Priscilla Hotel along with Millie.
Trevor Graydon III- The Sincere Trust Insurance Co. Head Millie initially wants to marry him.
Muzzy Van Hossmere- A singer at Bon Vivant. She is the secret stepmother of Dorothy and Jimmy.
Ching Ho- One of Mrs. Meer's henchmen He falls in love with Dorothy Brown.
Bun Foo- One of Mrs. Meer's henchmen.
Miss Peg Flannery- Head stenographer at Sincere Trust.
Steve Harvey- Family Feud game show host.
Links[]
- Guide to Musical Theatre
- Broadway Musical
- Musical Theatre Audition
- http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughly_Modern_Millie_(musical)