The Theater Loop (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
THEATER REVIEW: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" ★★★ Through Dec. 20 at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace; Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes; Tickets: $29-$38 at 630-530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. Millie, that thoroughly modern gal of musical fame, actually hails...
Whidbey Island Life (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Sue's Seattle P-I Blog: Pictures from a rehearsal for the upcoming show
amdram.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Cygnet Players are a vibrant young theatre group in South West . We are producing Thoroughly Modern Millie at The Oratory School in February 2010. We are looked for male dancers, actors and singers to come and be part of the show! Please e-mail us if interested – or call Katy on 07957157547
amdram.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Based on the 1967 film of the same name, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, 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. Millie soon begins to take to delight in the flapper lifestyle, but problems arise when she checks into...
Speculation (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
It occurs to me that we are currently seeing the birth of neo-modernism. The Modern age (Modernism with a capital 'M') was characterised by a naive faith in machines and new methods/processes saving the world and improving life through progress, progress, progress. Post-Modernism came along after the atom bomb and ubiquitous plastic knicknacks had caused everyone a sinking feeling...
Off On A Tangent (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... and Facebooking grandma who are dispelling myths about who's online, in an online community. Millie Garfield's microwave is on the fritz --- and while many sons might grab their tool belt, Steve Garfield grabs his camera. 84-year-old Garfield is a blogger --- the Swampscott, Massachusetts woman weaving her way onto the world wide web about 6 years ago, after she read about blogging in the...
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
... performed by William Wingfield and Jessica King -- and Tony champ Rob Ashford ("Thoroughly Modern Millie"), who won his first Emmy for choreographing the Oscars. Also in the running this year from "SYTYCD" were Dmitry Chaplin for his staging of a tango for Season 4 champ Joshua Allen and Chelsie Hightower to "A Los Amigos," and husband and wife choreographers Napoleon D'umo and Tabitha...
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
... Neil Meron ("Chicago") lead the producing team while Tony Award winner Rob Ashford ("Thoroughly Modern Millie") is to direct and choreograph. Daniel Radcliffe has been worried about his career prospects once he finishes filming the final two installments of the "Harry Potter" franchise. The 20-year-old knows that many of his contemporaries will just be graduating from drama school....
Homodox (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
... career choices are just that. Annie Get Your Gun or Charlie Brown? My own sitcom or Thoroughly Modern Millie? Wicked or West Wing [she was going to be Ainsley, but got a second bite of the apple on that one.] Both books are great reads. Both are honest--well, I wasn't there, but I assume they're honest. Whereas Griffin with tell someone to fuck off, Chenoweth is much slier in asking...
