Music Soars In Complicated 'Modern Millie' At Goodspeed
In the first few minutes of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" at the Goodspeed Opera House, a vintage Vanity Fair magazine is hurled and caught, a suitcase rolls across the stage and the show's humble heroine is instantly accessorized with dress, hat and scarf so she can complete her transformation from a hick Kansas girl into a 1920s-style flapper.
The props fly, and the people fly with them. With Denis Jones (currently Tony-nominated for his "Holiday Inn" choreography) credited as both director and choreographer, every scene in this show is a pretext for terpsichore. The characters are not even allowed to step into an elevator without breaking into a peppy jazz dance. There's dancing in offices, on skyscrapers, even in ballrooms.
