Thoroughly Modern Millie

Synopsis

Based on the 1967 film starring Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Channing, the nostalgic musical comedy is set in 1920s New York where recent arrival-from-Kansas Millie Dillmount is determined to bob her hair, dance to jazz, get a job and marry her boss - all in the modern fashion.

Our Review:

10 August 2012

Entering the auditorium for a first look at Tom Rogers' extraordinary set is just the start of this thoroughly delightful experience. His monochrome vertical map of Manhattan is a fine scene setter and he goes on to create miracles on this tiny stage - street scenes, hotel corridors, typing pools, speakeasies and, of course, an elevator that only works if you tap dance.

It’s an outstanding example of how this microspace inspires the ingenious designer. And Philip Gladwell’s lighting mouth-wateringly colour washes that monochrome, creating instant atmosphere.

But I didn’t come out singing the set, for Paul Herbert’s high-octane musical arrangements thrill from the first notes of the opening brass played by as talented a group of actor/musicians as I’ve ever seen on this stage.

The plot of this 1920s-set movie musical brought ...

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John Brooks - 20 September 2012:

So much talent! So much fun! So well performed. All outstanding. Its what an evening at a theatre should be. such a small space such a big show. ...

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