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Rehearsals are now in full swing for Drayton Entertainment’s highly anticipated summertime production of the twenties-inspired musical romance Thoroughly Modern Millie. This bright lights, big city musical full of catchy tunes, frisky flappers, and high energy dance numbers will have audiences snapping their fingers and tapping their toes when it explodes onto the stage at St. Jacobs Country Playhouse from July 5 to July 23.
Welcome to New York City in 1922 – the hemlines are short, the men are dashing and the rules on love, work, and just about everything else, are ready to be broken. It's the Roaring Twenties, and young Millie Dillmount has just arrived in the Big Apple in search of a new life. She’s determined to better her station by becoming a secretary for a wealthy man and then convincing him to marry her. But, it doesn’t take long before Millie’s “thoroughly modern” plan goes awry. The hotel she calls home is run by a conniving villainess running a shady business, her wealthy boss seems immune to her fervent flirtations, and the man she truly loves appears to be penniless. Can she make her dreams come true?
Based on the 1967 film of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie opened on Broadway to great acclaim in 2000 winning six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical. Featuring a score of brassy jazz-inspired hits like “Not for the Life of Me,” “Forget about the Boy,” and the popular title tune, this twenties-inspired song-and-dance musical is sure to delight audiences both young and young at heart.
CREDITS
Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Original Story and Screenplay by Richard Morris for the Universal Pictures Film
Directed & Choreographed
by Michael Lichtefeld
Music Direction by Steve Thomas
AUDIENCE
Recommended for all ages.
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RUNNING TIME
2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission.
For tickets, visit: www.draytonentertainment.com/thoroughly-modern-millie
2017-06-24
St. Jacobs: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" runs July 5-23 at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse