January 31-February 22, 2009
Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Producer: Brian Michael Flanagan/The Gallery Players
Director: Neal J. Freeman
Associate Producer: Amanda White
Music Director: David Fletcher
Assistant Music Director: Lilli Wosk
Choreographer: Katharine Pettit
Set Design: Ann Bartek
Costume Design: Megan Q. Dudley
Lighting Design: Ryan Bauer
PSM: Emily Rea
ASMs: DaVonne Bacchus, Becca Oursler
Illustration by Hunter Kaczorowski
Pictured (l to r): Katie Kester (Miss Flannery) and Alison Luff (Millie) in The Gallery Players production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Photo by Jen Maufrais Kelly.
Cast:
Millie Dillmount – Alison Luff
Miss Dorothy Brown – Amy Grass*
Jimmy Smith – David Rossetti*
Trevor Graydon – Andy Planck*
Mrs. Meers – Justine Campbell-Elliott
Ching Ho – Roy Flores
Bun Foo – Jay Paranada
Muzzy van Hossmere – Debra Thais Evans
Alice – Megan Kane
Gloria – Lorinne Lampert*
Ruth – Jill Sesso
Miss Flannery – Katie Kester
Male ensemble: Ryan Finley, George Papas, Drew Pournelle, Frank Sansone
Female ensemble: Rebecca Dealy, Kristin Donnelly, Angelyn Faust, Lauren Kay
*appears courtesy Actors’ Equity Association
The Band: David Fletcher (drums, keyboards), Lilli Wosk (piano), John Kramer (trumpet), Rose Imperato (clarinet, sax), Jessica Egan (flute), Haran Barak (banjo/guitar), Dennis Michael Keefe (acoustic bass).
Pictured: The company of The Gallery Players production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Photo by Jen Maufrais Kelly.
“A shining example of verve and ingenuity. Every performance is heartfelt. Director Neal J. Freeman orchestrates the scene transitions with a seamless fluidity that puts the original overproduced Broadway production to shame.” -Heather J. Violanti, nytheatre.com
“Catching a performance of Thoroughly Modern Millie is quite possibly the most fun thing you can do with your clothes on in Park Slope this month. From start to finish, this musical does not disappoint.” -Mike McLaughlin, The Brooklyn Paper
The Gallery Players continues its rich ‘Broadway in Brooklyn’ tradition this January with Thoroughly Modern Millie! Just named one of The Brooklyn Papers’ 90 to watch in 09, The Gallery Players will be dancing the Charleston into 2009 with the zany 1920’s musical that won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical – January 31-February 22, 2009.
Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz – a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. Thoroughly Modern Millie features a Book by Richard Henry Morris and Dick Scanlan, New Music by Jeanine Tesori and New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan, not to mention signature tap numbers reminiscent of the Golden Age of Broadway: “The Speed Test,” and “Forget About the Boy.”
Neal J. Freeman, last season’s acclaimed director of The Wild Party, eagerly returns to The Jazz Age to direct this ‘love song’ to New York City: “Set in the 1920’s, Thoroughly Modern Millie reminds us that New York is and has always been the place you go to make your dreams come true. Millie’s journey to find herself and hit it big in the big city is one that will be familiar to many of our audience members, and it is one shared by many of the cast and crew members working on the show. Listening to Muzzy van Hossmere sing her love for the city in “Only in New York” reminds me why I came here, and why I’ve stayed around. It’s a special privilege to bring this wonderful show back to the city that inspired it.”
Pictured (l to r): Andy Planck (Trevor Graydon) and Alison Luff (Millie) in The Gallery Players production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Photo by Jen Maufrais Kelly.
Read Alison Luff’s “Seeing Stars” interview on UnitedStages.com.
NOTE: All remaining performances are SOLD OUT
Performance Schedule
Saturday, January 31st at 8 pm – opening night
Sunday, February 1st at 3 pm – matinee
Thursday, February 5th at 8 pm
Friday, February 6th at 8 pm
Saturday, February 7th at 8 pm
Sunday, February 8th at 3 pm – matinee
Thursday, February 12th at 8 pm
Friday, February 13th at 8 pm
Saturday, February 14th at 2 pm – matinee
Saturday, February 14th at 8 pm
Sunday, February 15th at 3 pm – matinee
Thursday, February 19th at 8 pm
Friday, February 20th at 8 pm
Saturday, February 21st at 2 pm – matinee
Saturday, February 21st at 8 pm
Sunday, February 22nd at 3 pm- final performance
