`Modern' times on stage.Byline: Anna L. Griffin GARDNER - When Millie Dumont arrives at Theatre at the Mount on Friday, Aug. 10, she will know she's not in Kansas anymore. Millie Dumont is the lead character in the latest Theatre at the Mount musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the 2002 Tony Award-winning musical. "We have a spectacular set that will transform the audience back to the 1920s and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ," said Tara McRae, director of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." "This, coupled with the songs and the performances, will deliver a wonderful theater experience." "I think people will be familiar with the movie version of this show," said Ms. McRae. "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the movie, is a 1967 musical comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore This article is about the actress. For her 1970s television series, also known as "Mary Tyler Moore", see The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore , John Gavin, Carol Channing, Beatrice Lillie and Pat Morita. When it made its Broadway debut, much was added to it, including high-energy tap dance numbers, jazz sequences and love ballads, including four standards from the 1920s and nine new songs by composer Jeanne Tesori and lyricist lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist Dick Scanlan. "This has a lot more in it; a lot more that is new," Ms. McRae said. The plot revolves around Millie Dumont, who comes to New York City from Salinas Salinas, city, United States Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. , Kan., in search of a better life. She is determined to marry her wealthy boss - whomever whom·ev·er pron. The objective case of whoever. See Usage Note at who. whomever pron the objective form of whoever: that may be. Shedding her country girl image for the modern-day look of a flapper, she takes a room at the Priscilla Hotel for Women and gets a job as a stenographer An individual who records court proceedings either in shorthand or through the use of a paper-punching device. A court stenographer is an officer of the court and is generally considered to be a state or public official. at the Sincere Trust Insurance Co. Along the way, she becomes involved with Jimmy Smith, an apparently unsuccessful paper clip salesman; Miss Dorothy Brown, a genteel aspiring actress who is excited to be poor; Trevor Graydon, the unromantic boss that Millie wants to marry; and Muzzy muz·zy adj. muz·zi·er, muz·zi·est 1. Mentally confused; muddled. 2. Blurred; indistinct. [Origin unknown. von Hossmere, a nightclub singer heiress. Add to this, the hotel proprietress pro·pri·e·tress n. 1. A woman who has legal title to something; an owner. 2. A woman who owns or owns and manages a business or other such establishment. See Usage Note at -ess. Noun 1. Mrs. Meers, a villain everyone loves to hate, and her assistants, Ching Ho and Bun Foo, whom she forces to carry out her diabolical schemes. Chelsea Young plays Millie; Sam Simahk plays Jimmy Smith; Taylor Lawton is Trevor Graydon; Mikayla Campbell is Dorothy Brown; Sue DiRusso is Mrs. Meers; Maya Murphy is Muzzy van Hossmere and Tyler Simahk and Thom Hardy play Ching Ho and Bun Foo, respectively. "I just love this cast," said Ms. McRae. "We have fabulous voices and great dancers. We're going to have some fun performances." Musical direction is being handled by David Twiss, with choreography by Nicole Couture and Chris Casello. Set design is being done by David Arsenault. Theatre at the Mount presents "Thoroughly Modern Millie" for six performances starting Friday, Aug. 10. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10 and 11; 17 and 18 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12 and 19. All performances are at the auditorium, Mount Wachusett Community College Mount Wachusett Community College is a two-year community college in Gardner, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits for transfer to other colleges. , 444 Green St. Tickets are $20 for the evening performances; $18 for the matinees. For ticket information, call the Theatre at the Mount box office at (978) 632-2403 or purchase tickets online by visiting http://theatre.mwcc.edu. ART: PHOTOS PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : ANNA L. GRIFFIN CUTLINE: (1) Susan DiRusso as Mrs. Meers, Tyler Simahk as Ching Ho and Mikayla Campbell as Dorothy Brown in Theatre at the Mount's production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." (2) Sam Simahk, left, as Jimmy Smith, and Chelsea Young as Millie in Theatre at the Mount's production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." |
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