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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Production Date: October 2007
Audition Dates: July 16th 2007
Booking Number: (03) 9727 0192 (Lyn Handy)
Character Breakdown: SEE BELOW

Characters:

Dorothy Smith — A charming, ditzy, out-of-touch rich girl
Role: Lead Age: 21 - 30 Sex: F Voice: Soprano (high: C6)
Dancing: Movement
Jimmy Smith — Millie's macho and charming love interest.
Role: Lead Age: 21-35 Sex: M Voice: Tenor Dancing: Movement
Millie Dillmount — A girl from Kansas who has just moved to New
York to start a new life and marry a rich husband. *Must tap
Role: Lead Age: 18 - 30 Sex: F Voice: Mezzo Dancing: Intense
Bun Foo — Assistant to Mrs. Meers. Asian and speaks Chinese
throughout most of the show. Role: Supporting Age: 20 - 40
Sex: M Voice: N/A Dancing: Movement
Ching Ho — Assistant to Mrs. Meers. Asian and speaks Chinese
throughout most of the show. Role: Supporting Age: 20 - 40
Sex: M Voice: N/A Dancing: Movement
Mrs. Flannery — The bossy and uptight Office Manager
Role: Supporting Age: 21 - 42 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing:
intermediate *Must tap
Mrs. Meers — A former actress who runs a cheap hotel for
struggling actresses. She dresses as if Chinese and speaks with a
phoney Asian accent. Role: Supporting Age: 32 - 55 Sex: F Voice:
Belt Dancing: N/A
Muzzy Van Hossmere — A wealthy and well-travelled nightclub
singer. Role: Supporting Age: 35 - 55 Sex: F Voice: Alto Dancing:
Movement
Trevor Graydon — Milie's handsome and wealthy boss Role:
Supporting Age: 25 - 50 Sex: M Voice: Baritone Dancing: Movement
Alice — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role: Cameo
Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Cora — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role: Cameo
Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Daphne — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role: Cameo
Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Dexter Role: Cameo Age: ? Sex: M Voice: N/A Dancing: N/A
Ethel Peas — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role:
Cameo Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Kenneth Role: Cameo Age: ? Sex: M Voice: N/A Dancing: N/A
Lucille — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role: Cameo
Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Mathilde — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role:
Cameo Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Rita — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role: Cameo
Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Rodney Role: Cameo Age: Sex: M Voice: N/A Dancing: N/A
Ruth — Lives in the same hotel as Millie. *Must tap Role: Cameo
Age: 16 - 32 Sex: F Voice: N/A Dancing: Intense
Muzzy's Boys, Office Staff — *Must tap Role: Chorus Age: 17-35
Sex: M Voice: N/A Dancing: Varied

Note: though some of these characters are listed as Dance N/A and singing N/A all may be required to sing and move. Therefore all MUST attend the SINGING & CHOREOGRAPHY auditions.
Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical comedy. It was first made as a film in 1967 from a screenplay by Richard Morris, based on his original story, by director George Roy Hill. Julie Andrews starred in the title role, supported by Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, John Gavin, Beatrice Lillie and James Fox.
In the early 2000s, the musical was adapted for the stage at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, with a book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori and new lyrics by Dick Scanlan. It maintained the basic story line of the original but, in an effort to modernize, toned down many of the stereotypical traits associated with the Asian characters. It enjoyed substantial runs on both Broadway and in London's West End. The Broadway production won six 2002 Tony Awards.
Set in 1922, the story revolves around the adventures of Millie Dillmount, who escapes to New York City determined to get a job as a stenographer in order to marry her wealthy boss. Shedding her country girl clothing for the modern look of a "flapper", she takes a room at the Priscilla Hotel for Women, unaware it's a front for a prostitution ring. In short time, she finds herself involved with Jimmy Smith, an apparently ne'er-do-well paper clip salesman, Miss Dorothy "Just Perfect" Brown, a genteel aspiring actress, Trevor "Swell" Graydon, her no-nonsense boss, and Muz2y "Raspberries!" van Hossmere, a madcap heiress with a zest for the high life.

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