2007 - 2008
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Set in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie brings to life the adventures of Millie Dillmount, a young woman who escapes to New York City from Salina, Kansas, determined to marry her wealthy boss - whoever he may be. Shedding her naïve country girl image for the modern look of a 'flapper', she takes a room at the Hotel Priscilla for Women and lands a job as a stenographer at the Sincere Trust Insurance Company. In short order, she finds herself involved with Jimmy Smith, a sweet but apparently ne'er-do-well paper clip salesman, Miss Dorothy Brown, a genteel aspiring actress who never seems to have spare change, Trevor Graydon, her no-nonsense boss and Muzzy van Hossmere, a madcap celebrity heiress with a zest for the high life.
The Priscilla proves to be a front for a white slavery ring, headed by Mrs. Meers, the proprietor, and her two henchmen, Ching Ho and Bun Foo. Her ideal kidnapping targets are attractive female tenants with no family who won't be missed when they suddenly disappear. Millie, who gets mail from home on a regular basis, is hardly a likely candidate, but Miss Dorothy, who hasn't a soul in the world, is perfect. "Sad to be all alone in the world," Mrs. Meers says to new hotel residents when she finds out that they are, indeed, alone in the world.
Millie puts two-and-two together and realizes what is going on. She devises a harebrained scheme to save her new-found friend from the clutches of the while slavers before Miss Dorothy is shipped off to the Far East. Thoroughly Modern Millie is a wonderful fairy tale of the Roaring Twenties - complete with villains, mistaken identities, misadventures galore and of course, a happy ending.
Artistic Director: Debbie Miller
Musical Director: Brian Boggs
Choreographer: Andrew Wiseman
Cast
Alex Beraldin
The Pearl Lady, New Yorker
Alyssa Beltempo
Alice
Barb Seabright-Moore
Mrs. Meers
Christa Cullain
Gloria, Speed Tappist
Debbie Kaplan
Ruth, Daphne
Delaney Hinds
Bun Foo
Emily Reid
Lucille
Howard Kaplan
George Gershwin, Dexter, New Yorker
J.T. Morris
Ching Ho
Jane Evans
Miss Dorothy Brown
Jim Morrison
Rodney, New Yorker
Joseph Moran
Trevor Graydon
Julie Tomicic
Cora, Mathilde
Katie Ciavaglia
Ethel, Speed Tappist, New Yorker
Kristy Allen
Rita
Lesley Osborn
Muzzy Van Hossmere
Linda Fournier-Brown
Dorothy Parker, New Yorker
Lindsay Hill
Policeman, New Yorker
Mario Robert
New Yorker
Mark Linder
Muzzy's Boy, New Yorker
Matthew Samel
Muzzy's Boy, New Yorker
Maureen Quinn McGovern
Miss Flannery
Michael Lobsinger
Jimmy Smith
Michael Schilder
Kenneth, New Yorker
Michelle Kenny
New Yorker
Natalie Mathieson
Millie Dillmount
Scott Labonte
Muzzy's Boy, New Yorker
Thomas Swayne
Muzzy's Boy, New Yorker
Production
Anne McGuire
Props Designer
Cheryl Jarvis Woods
Accompanist
Drum Hudson
Co-Producer
Jeanie Stewart
Co-Scenic Artist
John Cybanski
Sound Designer
John Solman
Technical Director
Joy Lackey
Costume Designer, Co-Cutter
Karole Kidd-Wittiuk
Co-Cutter
Kerry Price
Make-up Designer, Hair Designer
Lawrence Evenchick
Assistant Artistic Director
Lena Triebe
Stage Manager
Margaret Coderre-Williams
Set Designer, Co-Scenic Artist
Peter Wilson
Master Carpenter
Rob Puchyr
Lighting Designer
Skye MacDiarmid
Co-Costume Production Manager
Tara Picciano
Production Assistant
Tiara Wallace
Wardrobe Mistress, Co-Costume Production Manager