This detailed conversation explores bringing the 2002 Tony Award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie to the Kennedy Center. Join lyricist Dick Scanlan, composer Jeanine Tesori and star Darcie Roberts as they discuss creating a musical and careers in musical theatre. The program also features a live performance of "Gimme Gimme" by Darcie Roberts, and "How The Other Half Lives" by Dick Scanlan and Jeanine Tesori, plus video of "Forget About The Boy," "The Speed Test," and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" from the 2002 Broadway production starring Sutton Foster (recorded in 2004 at C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, VA).
The Making of a Musical: Thoroughly Modern Millie