Thoroughly Modern Millie
Richmond Theatre
January 2008
Director & Choreographer – Jessica Joyce
Musical Director – Shaun Critten
Tap Choreographer – Melanie Edwards
Production Manager – Tony Makepeace
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with a book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan and additional songs by Scanlan (lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori (music).
It is based on the 1967 film of the same name about a small-town girl who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love – a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the workforce. After a West Coast production, the musical opened in 2002 on Broadway.
The musical maintains the basic storyline of the original film but, in an effort to be politically correct, tones down many of the stereotypical traits associated with the Asian characters in the film.
CAST
Millie – Ashley Gill
Jimmy – Dieter Thomas
Muzzy – Kate Long
Mrs Mears – Clare Henderson-Roe
Trevor Graydon – Chris Warden
Miss Dorothy – Claire Smith
Bun Foo – Andy Clarke
Ching Ho – Stuart Kennedy
Miss Flannery – Veronica Maidment
Alice – Deb McDowell
Ruth – Sue Astbury
Cora – Kerry Sampson
Rita – Sylvie Barlow
Gloria – Caroline Hayes
Ethel – Louise Turnbull
Lucille – Jenny Corbin
Stenographer/Tap Dancer – Clare Atkins, Rachel Hughes, Kerry Magee, Juliet Manners, Gemma Melhuish, Helen Shore, Gita Singham, Karen Swift, Louise Vinter
Male Ensemble – Mike Bradbury, Mark Burgess, Guy Chaperlin, Michael D’Ambrosio, Mark Evans, Chris Morris, Jonathan Warriss-Simmons, Simon Willis
Female Ensemble – Lizzie Brignall, Bridgette Conway, Anna Gough, Ellen Harvey-Smart, Sian Walters
CREW
Dance Captain – Rachel Hughes
Lighting Design – Ed Pagett
Sound Design – Stuart Vaughan
Costume Design – Suzy Deal
Hair & Make‐up Design – Louise Turnbull
Technical Manager – Wesley Henderson‐Roe, Mike Bradbury
Stage Manager – Jane Bean
Company House Manager – Alan O’Shea
Publicity Officer – Mark Burgess
Audition Secretary – Wesley Henderson‐Roe
