Thoroughly Modern Millie

2012 Performance dates:

August 1, 9, 15, 23, 31 at 8:00 p.m.
August 4, 11, 18, 25 - 2:00 p.m. Matinees
FestHalle Theater, Downtown Leavenworth

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Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men, and a dragon-lady of a villainess who audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a high-spirited musical based on the popular movie starring Julie Andrews. Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, Millie tells the story of Millie Dillmount, a small town girl with big dreams who has just moved to the city in search for a new life for herself.

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Please note that infants and children under 5 are not admitted to LST shows.

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FAMILY GUIDE

As a parent, you are the only person qualified to determine what is appropriate for your child. The following information is provided to help you make the decision that is right for you and your family.

Thoroughly Modern Millie is an amazing tale of the tenacious inhabitants of 1920’s era New York City, and the lengths to which they will go for fame, friendship and family. While the adventures and struggles of our heroine and her friends do touch upon some content that might be inappropriate or objectionable for some children, the inclusion of these elements is not gratuitous in nature, but used solely as an indication of the time period and for the purpose of furthering the plot.

Violence:
Millie gets mugged. There are references and inferences to the process of “white slavery” – kidnapping American girls and taking them to Asia to work in prostitution. There are no depictions of prostitution, just references to ‘white slavery’.  And many of the characters spend one evening in jail.
Sexual Content:
There are references to prostitution in conjunction with the “white slavery” ring. Miss Dorothy remarks upon some “unwanted advances” at an audition.  And there is some veiled innuendo as Millie attempts to make her boss fall in love with her.
Language:
There is very little objectionable language, except the (very) occasional “damn”.
Alcohol:
As in most shows set during the Prohibition, alcohol is referenced several times. There is one scene in a speakeasy where the characters are drinking and end up arrested and spending the night in jail. And Mr. Graydon is inebriated when he finds himself heartbroken.
Cultural Insensitivity
Mrs. Meers creates an offensive racial stereotype. But when shown in counterpoint to her two Chinese henchmen, who are played as “real” as possible, this absurdity is exposed as the villainous farce that it is.

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Directed by Philip Evart Lacey