The Gallery Players Presents 'THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE' 1/31

The Gallery Players continues its rich 'Broadway in Brooklyn' tradition this January with Thoroughly Modern Millie! Just named one of The Brooklyn Papers' 90 to watch in 09, The Gallery Players will be dancing the Charleston into 2009 with the zany 1920's musical that won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Musical - January 31-February 22, 2009.

Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. Thoroughly Modern Millie features a Book by Richard Henry Morris and Dick Scanlan, New Music by Jeanine Tesori and New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan, not to mention signature tap numbers reminiscent of the Golden Age of Broadway: "The Speed Test," and "Forget About the Boy."

Neal J. Freeman, last season's acclaimed director of The Wild Party, eagerly returns to The Jazz Age to direct this 'love song' to New York City: "Set in the 1920's, Thoroughly Modern Millie reminds us that New York is and has always been the place you go to make your dreams come true. Millie's journey to find herself and hit it big in the big city is one that will be familiar to many of our audience members, and it is one shared by many of the cast and crew members working on the show. Listening to Muzzy van Hossmere sing her love for the city in "Only in New York" reminds me why I came here, and why I've stayed around. It's a special privilege to bring this wonderful show back to the city that inspired it."

The Gallery Players production of Thoroughly Modern Millie features an energetic cast of 20 singer/dancers that frequent the boards at The Gallery Players as well as the National Tours of Man of LaMancha, Hairspray, The Music Man and FAME. The cast stars Alison Luff, the rising star of this season's Like You Like It, as Millie Dillmount, David Rossetti* as Jimmy Smith, Andy Planck* as Trevor Graydon, Amy Grass* as Miss Dorothy Brown, and features: Justine Campbell-Elliott, Rebecca Dealy, Kristin Donnelly, Debra Thais Evans, Angelyn Faust, Ryan Finley, Roy Flores, Megan Kane, Lauren Kay, Katie Kester, Lorinne Lampert*, George Papas, Jay Paranada, Drew Pournelle, Frank Sansone and Jill Sesso. *appears courtesy Actors' Equity Association

Thoroughly Modern Millie is produced by Brian Michael Flanagan for The Gallery Players, Directed by Neal J. Freeman and the Associate Producer is Amanda White. The creative team includes: Music Director: David Fletcher, Assistant Music Director: Lilli Wosk, Choreographer: Katie Pettit, Set Design: Ann Bartek, Costume Design: Megan Q. Dudley, Lighting Design: Ryan Bauer, Production Stage Manager: Emily Rea, Assistant Stage Managers: DaVonne Bacchus and Becca Oursler.

The Gallery Players' limited engagement of Thoroughly Modern Millie runs January 31-February 22, 2009: Thursdays, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.

Tickets to Thoroughly Modern Millie are $18, $14 for Senior Citizens and children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased by calling TheaterMania at (212) 352-3101, or online at www.galleryplayers.com. The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th St., between 4th and 5th Aves. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F Train to 4th Ave. or the R Train to 9th Street. By car: BQE to Hamilton Avenue to 14th Street.

A New York institution since 1967, The Gallery Players has served actors and audiences alike for more than 4 decades by showcasing burgeoning new talent and offering a home base for theater professionals. Its eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work in inventive productions has earned it the reputation of "New York's Best Kept Secret." The Gallery Players is the recipient of the Off-Off Broadway Review's 2000 Award for Lifetime Achievement and was the recipient of New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical in both 2007 & 2008 for their productions of Urinetown! the musical and Yank! A New Musical. Among its famous alumni are founding member Harvey Fierstein; Broadway regulars Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman and Diedre Goodwin; New York theater personality Seth Rudetsky and many others.

Still to come in The Gallery Players' 2008 - 2009 season: William Inge's classic Bus Stop March 14-29 2009 and the season closes with The Who's Tommy May 2-24, 2009.

 

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