Interpreted Performance:
Thursday, April 8, 2004 @ 7:30 pm
Keller Auditorium
Interpreters: Jean A. Miller and Julie Gebron
For tickets, email singletix@portlandopera.org
About the show:
Thoroughly Modern Millie was 2002's most awarded new show on Broadway, taking home six Tony Awards including Best Musical. Now the spectacular experience that is Millie is coming to Portland! The production is directed by Michael Mayer, choreographed by Rob Ashford, and presented by Olay Regenerist (TM).
Thoroughly Modern Millie takes audiences on a fun-filled ride back in time and drops them off smack dab in the midst of the Roaring twenties. This singing, dancing, romancing musical takes place in Manhattan, 1922, with the jazz-age razzmatazz you want in a big, bright, brand-new Broadway blockbuster. It's the story of a Midwestern girl who arrives in New York determinded to take the town by storm. USA Today says Millie is "a thoroughly delightful experience." And as Time Out New York says, "you can't see this kind of whirling, transporting pop entertainment anywhere else!"
A delightful valentine to the long-standing spirit of New York City and the people who seek to discover themself there, this new stage verson of Thoroughly Modern Millie features 15 songs, including two from the 1967 film, four standards from the 1920s, and nine brand-new songs by Janine Tesori (music) and Dick Scanlan (lyrics).
