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The Plot Act One Manhattan, 1922. Millie Dillmount steps off the train from Salina, Kansas (Not for the Life of Me). Surrounded by a throng of fabulous flappers, Millie is a fish out of water, until she bobs her hair and sheds her Sunday best for a higher hemline and a hotter look (Thoroughly Modern Millie). As the number ends, Millie is mugged. She seeks help from Jimmy Smith, but all he provides is unsolicited advice for her to make a U-turn and return home (Not for the Life of Me (reprise)). A week passes, and we're at the Hotel Priscilla, where a bevy of stage struck hopefuls are starting their day. Enter Miss Dorothy, and she and Millie quickly prove that opposites attract (How the Other Half Lives). Meanwhile, in the laundry room, Mrs. Meers, the owner of the hotel, plots to kidnap Miss Dorothy. Why? Mrs. Meers runs a white slavery ring, targeting orphans whose sudden disappearance goes unnoticed, and Miss Dorothy fits the bill. Mrs. Meers barks instructions at her immigrant henchmen, Ching Ho and Bun Foo. The two brothers quarrel over Ching Ho's crisis of conscience, but Bun Foo reminds him that crime is the only career that pays well enough for them to bring their mother over from Hong Kong (Not for the Life of Me (reprise)). Later that afternoon, Millie begins her job hunt, or rather husband hunt: Millie's "modern" plan is to find work as a stenog to an eligible bachelor and wind up his wife. On her list of potential bosses/hubbies is Trevor Graydon III at the Sincere Trust Insurance Company (The Speed Test). Back at the hotel, Mrs. Meers tries to dope Miss Dorothy with a poisoned apple, but is repeatedly interrupted (They Don't Know). Millie takes the Priscilla girls out on the town to celebrate her new job, and she runs into Jimmy Smith. He gets them into a speakeasy, and though Millie is initially standoffish, they eventually join in a dance (The Nuttycracker Suite). By the time they are raided and land in jail, Jimmy reconsiders his assessment of Millie (What Do I Need with Love?). Jimmy asks Millie to a Yankees game, but she reveals her plan to marry her boss. Saving face, Jimmy pretends that his interest is platonic, suggesting that she bring Miss Dorothy along. A trio is formed for nightly excursions to Coney Island, Central Park and the glamorous penthouse of Muzzy Van Hossmere, Manhattan's most celebrated chanteuse (Only in New York). Later that night, on Muzzy's terrace, Jimmy needles Millie about her plan to marry a man who thinks of her as "a typewriter on legs." Their quarrel escalates until, unable to control himself, Jimmy kisses Millie passionately. He exits in a panic, leaving her alone to sort out her feelings (Jimmy). She returns to the Hotel Priscilla in a state of bliss, which is quickly shattered when she sees Jimmy sneaking out of Miss Dorothy's room after what appears to be a late-night tryst. Act Two The next morning, Millie is miserable (Back at Work). She wills herself into wasting no more time on Jimmy Smith (Forget About the Boy). Instead, she redoubles her efforts to seduce Mr. Graydon, until Miss Dorothy drops by and the two are immediately smitten (I'm Falling in Love with Someone). Jimmy appears on the window ledge outside of Millie's office, where he declares his feelings for her (I Turned the Corner). Millie, too, is falling in love, as are Mr. Graydon, Miss Dorothy and Ching Ho, whose heart has belonged to Miss Dorothy since the moment they met (I'm Falling in Love with Someone (quartet)). Meanwhile, Mrs. Meers is more determined than ever to get Miss Dorothy. Ching Ho tries to stop her, but she reminds him of her promise to import their elderly, ailing mother in exchange for their evildoings (Muqin). Millie and Jimmy go to Cafe Society to hear Muzzy sing (Long As I'm Here with You), but they can't pay the bill so they are put on dishwashing duty. Millie realizes that the unemployed Jimmy is as far from her plan to marry well as a girl can get, so she flees the kitchen and heads to Muzzy's dressing room for some sound advice. Muzzy explains that though she herself married a multi-millionaire, she had no idea he was rich until after their engagement, when a green glass brooch he gave her turned out to be emeralds. Muzzy leaves Millie alone in the dressing room to mull over her advice (Gimme Gimme). Mr. Graydon shows up at Cafe Society in a drunken stupor: Miss Dorothy has checked out of the Hotel Priscilla with no forwarding address. Putting their heads together, Millie, Jimmy and Mr. Graydon realize that Mrs. Meers must be running a white slavery ring. They corral Muzzy into checking in as a new-orphan-in-town. Mrs. Meers takes the bait and is exposed as the mastermind criminal she is. With Mrs. Meers out of the way, Miss Dorothy is revealed in Ching Ho's arms: he rescued her from an unspeakable fate and won her heart in the bargain. Jimmy proposes to Millie, and, poor as he is, she accepts, "because if it's marriage I've got in mind, love has everything to do with it." Jimmy reveals himself to be Herbert J. Van Hossmere III-Muzzy's stepson, Miss Dorothy's brother and one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. The two couples kiss as a throng of fabulous flappers appears. Through them walks another girl from nowhere, ready to take her chances in the never-ending tale that is New York City (Finale).

The Plot

Act One

Manhattan, 1922. Millie Dillmount steps off the train from Salina, Kansas (Not for the Life of Me). Surrounded by a throng of fabulous flappers, Millie is a fish out of water, until she bobs her hair and sheds her Sunday best for a higher hemline and a hotter look (Thoroughly Modern Millie). As the number ends, Millie is mugged. She seeks help from Jimmy Smith, but all he provides is unsolicited advice for her to make a U-turn and return home (Not for the Life of Me (reprise)). A week passes, and we're at the Hotel Priscilla, where a bevy of stage struck hopefuls are starting their day. Enter Miss Dorothy, and she and Millie quickly prove that opposites attract (How the Other Half Lives). Meanwhile, in the laundry room, Mrs. Meers, the owner of the hotel, plots to kidnap Miss Dorothy. Why? Mrs. Meers runs a white slavery ring, targeting orphans whose sudden disappearance goes unnoticed, and Miss Dorothy fits the bill.

Mrs. Meers barks instructions at her immigrant henchmen, Ching Ho and Bun Foo. The two brothers quarrel over Ching Ho's crisis of conscience, but Bun Foo reminds him that crime is the only career that pays well enough for them to bring their mother over from Hong Kong (Not for the Life of Me (reprise)). Later that afternoon, Millie begins her job hunt, or rather husband hunt: Millie's "modern" plan is to find work as a stenog to an eligible bachelor and wind up his wife. On her list of potential bosses/hubbies is Trevor Graydon III at the Sincere Trust Insurance Company (The Speed Test).

Back at the hotel, Mrs. Meers tries to dope Miss Dorothy with a poisoned apple, but is repeatedly interrupted (They Don't Know). Millie takes the Priscilla girls out on the town to celebrate her new job, and she runs into Jimmy Smith. He gets them into a speakeasy, and though Millie is initially standoffish, they eventually join in a dance (The Nuttycracker Suite). By the time they are raided and land in jail, Jimmy reconsiders his assessment of Millie (What Do I Need with Love?). Jimmy asks Millie to a Yankees game, but she reveals her plan to marry her boss. Saving face, Jimmy pretends that his interest is platonic, suggesting that she bring Miss Dorothy along. A trio is formed for nightly excursions to Coney Island, Central Park and the glamorous penthouse of Muzzy Van Hossmere, Manhattan's most celebrated chanteuse (Only in New York).

Later that night, on Muzzy's terrace, Jimmy needles Millie about her plan to marry a man who thinks of her as "a typewriter on legs." Their quarrel escalates until, unable to control himself, Jimmy kisses Millie passionately. He exits in a panic, leaving her alone to sort out her feelings (Jimmy). She returns to the Hotel Priscilla in a state of bliss, which is quickly shattered when she sees Jimmy sneaking out of Miss Dorothy's room after what appears to be a late-night tryst.

Act Two

The next morning, Millie is miserable (Back at Work). She wills herself into wasting no more time on Jimmy Smith (Forget About the Boy). Instead, she redoubles her efforts to seduce Mr. Graydon, until Miss Dorothy drops by and the two are immediately smitten (I'm Falling in Love with Someone). Jimmy appears on the window ledge outside of Millie's office, where he declares his feelings for her (I Turned the Corner). Millie, too, is falling in love, as are Mr. Graydon, Miss Dorothy and Ching Ho, whose heart has belonged to Miss Dorothy since the moment they met (I'm Falling in Love with Someone (quartet)).
Meanwhile, Mrs. Meers is more determined than ever to get Miss Dorothy. Ching Ho tries to stop her, but she reminds him of her promise to import their elderly, ailing mother in exchange for their evildoings (Muqin).
Millie and Jimmy go to Cafe Society to hear Muzzy sing (Long As I'm Here with You), but they can't pay the bill so they are put on dishwashing duty. Millie realizes that the unemployed Jimmy is as far from her plan to marry well as a girl can get, so she flees the kitchen and heads to Muzzy's dressing room for some sound advice. Muzzy explains that though she herself married a multi-millionaire, she had no idea he was rich until after their engagement, when a green glass brooch he gave her turned out to be emeralds.
Muzzy leaves Millie alone in the dressing room to mull over her advice (Gimme Gimme). Mr. Graydon shows up at Cafe Society in a drunken stupor: Miss Dorothy has checked out of the Hotel Priscilla with no forwarding address.
Putting their heads together, Millie, Jimmy and Mr. Graydon realize that Mrs. Meers must be running a white slavery ring. They corral Muzzy into checking in as a new-orphan-in-town. Mrs. Meers takes the bait and is exposed as the mastermind criminal she is. With Mrs. Meers out of the way, Miss Dorothy is revealed in Ching Ho's arms: he rescued her from an unspeakable fate and won her heart in the bargain. Jimmy proposes to Millie, and, poor as he is, she accepts, "because if it's marriage I've got in mind, love has everything to do with it."
Jimmy reveals himself to be Herbert J. Van Hossmere III-Muzzy's stepson, Miss Dorothy's brother and one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. The two couples kiss as a throng of fabulous flappers appears. Through them walks another girl from nowhere, ready to take her chances in the never-ending tale that is New York City (Finale).

The Songs and Dance Numbers

Note that many of these songs do not appear in the movie version of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

01 Overture

02 Not for the Life of Me
(Millie)

03 Thoroughly Modern Millie
(Millie and Ensemble )

04 Not for the Life of Me (Reprise)
(The Hotel Girls)

05 How the Other Half Lives
(Millie and Miss Dorothy )

06 Not for the Life of Me (Reprise)
(Bun Foo and Ching)

07 The Speed Test
(Trevor Graydon, Millie, Stenographers, Office Singers)

08 They Don't Know
(Mrs. Meers )

09 The Nuttycracker Suite

10 What Do I Need With Love-
(Jimmy)

11 Only in New York
(Muzzy)

12 Jimmy
(Millie)

13 Back at Work

14 Forget About the Boy
(Millie, Miss Flannery, Women Office Singers, Stenographers)

15 Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life-I'm Falling in Love With Someone (Quartet)
(Trevor Graydon and Miss Dorothy)

16 I Turned the Corner-I'm Falling in Love With Someone (Quartet-Reprise)
(Millie, Jimmy, Miss Dorothy, Trevor Graydon)

17 Muqin
(Mrs. Meers, Bun Foo, Ching Ho)

18 Long As I'm Here With You
(Muzzy and Muzzy's Boys)

19 Gimme Gimme
(Millie)

20 Finale (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
(Company)

Principal roles and Chorus

Characters	Voice Type	Description
Millie Dillmount	mezzo-soprano (strong voice)	A young, "modern" woman from Kansas.(age - should look early 20's)
Jimmy Smith	tenor or high baritone	An attractive young paperclip salesman.(age - should look mid / late 20's)
Trevor Graydon	bass-baritone	Sincere Trust Insurance Co. head boss.(age - should look mid 25 to 40)
Miss Dorothy Brown	soprano	A new actress in town, Millie's best friend.(age - should look early 20's)
Mrs. Meers	alto	Evil owner of the Hotel Priscilla.(age - should look 40 to what ever)
Ching Ho	tenor or baritone	Chinese henchman, falls in love with Miss Dorothy.(age - should look 20 to 40 )
Bun Foo	tenor or baritone	Chinese henchman, focused more on the task at hand.(age - should look20 to 40 )
Muzzy van Hossmere	mezzo-soprano / alto	Singer and bon vivant, an old acquaintance of Jimmy.(age - should look 40 to what ever)
Miss Flannery	mezzo-soprano (strong voice)	Head stenographer at Sincere Trust.(age - should look 40 to what ever)

Chorus roles	All voices	We need singers and dancers of all ages - but young people (preferably over18) would be particualrly welcome

Musicians - this show requires a full orchestra of strings, wind, brass and percussion as well as jazz band instruments (sax, guitar / banjo, piano)

Other named characters (with speaking lines)

Ruth	The Letch
Gloria	Policeman
Rita	George Gershwin
Alice	Rodney
Lucille	Kenneth
Ethel Peas	Dexter
The Pearl Lady
Dorothy Parker
Daphne
Mathilde
Mam

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