JHS PRESENTS...• Juab High School will present Thoroughly Modern Millie November 17, 18, 19 and 21 at the JJHS Auditorium. Performances start at 7:00 p.m. Above, the cast of the show performs a rousing scene from the play with Marissa Richardson, center, in the title role. Photo courtesy of Laren Swensen
Juab High School presents Music Theatre International's musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, November 17, 18, 19, and 21 in the Juab Junior High Auditorium. Performances start at 7:00 pm and the cost is Adults $5.00/Students $4.00.
Thoroughly Modern Millie was a winner of six Tony Awards on Broadway in 2002, including Best Musical. It is based on the 1967 Academy Award-winning film, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and takes you back to the Jazz Age of New York City, when "moderns" were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce, and rewriting the rules of love.
Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount (Marissa Richardson) from Kansas, who comes to New York in search of a new life for herself. Her grand plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and then marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry. The owner of her dingy hotel, Mrs. Meres (Garland Munn), kidnaps young girls to sell to the Far East, her wealthy boss, Mr. Trevor Graydon (Zack Peters), is slow in proposing marriage, and the man she falls in love with, Jimmy Smith (Brandon McKeanchnie) doesn't have a dime to his name… or so he tells her.
Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon lady of a villainess that audiences love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is an evening of merriment. From explosive taps numbers to a "Fred and Ginger" styled routine on a window ledge, this is a fun show for both audiences and performers.
Cast members include: Marissa Richardson, Brandon McKeachnie, Silvi Colton, Ashley Peterson, Katie Lynn, Kylee Lynn, Isabel Burnett, Cambrie Hansen, Kali Rawlings, Garland Munn, Megan Davis, Logan Squire, Brennan Sage, Sydnee Saez, Zack Peters, Mckade Sage, Jessica Willmore, Eric Baird, Arcadia Taufer, Hunter Steele, Isaac Butts, Jaron Ercanbrack, Alexis Smith, Holton Hennrich, Hannah Covington, Amy Allred, Keith Allred, Ki McAllister, Jesse Cameron, Halle Herbert, Savannah Hoffmeier, Caitlyn Parkin, Danika Ingram, Megan Nielsen, Katie Marchant, Hannah Peterson, Summer Etherington, Harmony Dye, Rachel Wilson, Eliza Bonzo, Sarah Thorn, and Amy Davis.
Kristen Christensen and Laren Swensen directed Juab's show with choreography by Kristen Christensen, Brooklyn Blackett, and Brandon McKeachnie. The musical directors are Janelee Willmore and Kristen Christensen. Valarie Westfall designed and constructed the costumes. Hunter Holdaway, Zoe Steele, Megan Wellburn, and Lillian Reese student managed. Corbin Park and Drew Cameron are the lights and sound technicians.
