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Saturday, November 08, 2003
THEATER REVIEW: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (2001) * * 1/2 (2 and a half stars out of 4).
External link: http://www.modernmillie.com/home.htm
I enjoyed this show and it really reminded me of the Broadway shows I saw as a kid, before the dark, haunting tragedy of Les Miserables transformed everybody's expectations about what a musical was supposed to be, more than fifteen years ago, in 1987. Thoroughly Modern Millie was both refreshingly and disappointingly straightforward, lacking any of the clever, dark twists that dominate so many new musicals. It's definitely "big budget," but they don't just throw mindless amounts of money at the sets like so many new shows do. It's cute, but not often laugh-out-loud funny. And do people still like to watch tap dancing? That's surely a dying art form, you may want to catch here while you can if it's up your alley.
It was enjoyable, but I expected more from a Tony award winner for Best Musical-- a category that has brought to our collective attention, such plays as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, The Lion King, The Producers, and Hairspray. It was a really nice fun time at the theater, but there was nothing very new or breakthrough or very original or very memorable about it. I don't get how it beat Urinetown for the Tony.
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