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.