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Thoroughly Modern Millie

Opened 2002

903 performances

Musical, Modern

Tony Award for Best Musical, 2002

Sutton Foster, who was in the 2002 production.
Sutton Foster, who was in the 2002 production. PhilipRomanoPhoto

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan. It is based on the 1967 film of the same name, which itself was based on the British musical Chrysanthemum, which opened in London in 1956.

"Modern, read the show curtain at the Marquis Theatre, followed by a Websterish string: “1) characteristic of the present": the show's own period marketing line.

Music
Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics
Dick Scanlan
Book
Richard Morris & Dick Scanlan
IndependenceThe 1920sReinventionRomance

Productions3 productions: 1 on Broadway, 2 in the West End

1956
ProductionLondon
2002
Marquis TheatreBroadway Original, opened April 18, 2002, directed by Michael Mayer
903 performances, 6 Tony wins
2004
ProductionLondon

Songs7 songs

Not for the Life of Me, Gimme Gimme, What Do I Need with Love, Forget About the Boy, Only in New York, I’m Falling in Love with Someone, Long as I’m Here with You

Recordings 1 recording

2002
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie RCA Victor 09026-63959-2, released 2002
United States

Licensing 1 entry

US Music Theatre International Thoroughly Modern Millie matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor

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