This show is my dream show, if I could be in any show in the entire world (excluding Les Mis, because that show does not compare to any other show) I would want to be in this show, as Millie. The music is funny, and smart and pleasing. The show in general is quirky, the whole plot is funny and just goofy. The time period makes it even better. It’s based in 1922, in New York City. This is the time of a social renaissance. The flappers have gained power and have found their inner temptress. This show is all based around the conformity of the time and how it shaped people but in a funny upbeat way. It also centers around a sketchy apartment owner who is selling the girls that she houses into white slavery with the help of her asian minions. It’s a very strange show but the music is funny and really fun, so I hope you like it.
Reviewed by ShoreWhisperer
Song Time: 55 Minutes and 19 Seconds
Song Time: 55 Minutes and 19 Seconds
Overture-8/10- This is an overture, there is nothing really to say about it. The arrangement is nice and as far as overtures go this is a really good one. The only problem is that it seems very long and all overtures do but that’s the only thing that bugs me. On the other hand it captures most of the big songs and also show off the seriousness and goofy and funny side of the show so it is a very good prelude the show, it did not disappoint me.
Not For The Life Of Me- 10/10- I LOVE this song… actually, I love singing this song. My favorite part is when she rips the ticket after the slow part ends and the song starts up. It makes me laugh everytime. I like how the song shows the change in Millie perfectly, you see the very innocent side that goes out the window and she is no longer a country bumpkin and has changed into a city girl. The lyrics are seriously hilarious when listening to them I alway have to laugh. It’s definitly a good song by itself and in the context of the show.
Thoroughly Modern Millie- 9/10- I did a dance to this song in camp one year and I fell in love. It was so much to dance to. The song is upbeat and sultry and everything that is thought about the twenties and broadway. The orchestra part in the middle isn’t even boring because it is fun and upbeat. The middle of the song when it gets all jazzy and cool is so awesome because of the harmonies and gives you goosebumps (or it does to me). Very good song, especially because it is the title song of the show.
Not For the Life of Me (reprise)- 6/10- Ok as far as reprises go this one is good. The song just happened and so it fits, but it’s short and a little comical at the end but its just there, there is nothing special about it.
How the Other Half Lives- 7/10- This song is funny, Dorothy’s part is cute and the duet part is really pretty, I feel that it could be faster. The song is a little slower. The only thing that saves this song from being bad is the lyrics. They are goofy but it really sounds like the other songs, so it’s a little plain.
The Speed Test- 8/10- This song is really original, it’s really funny because Millie is in love with this guy and the manager has to be really talented. I haven’t heard song like this before and this song makes me laugh because it is funny just like the rest of the show. The speed that this song gets to is incredible and the tap part in the middle that makes the noises for her typewriter is so awesome, I think that this song would be better to watch than listen to though.
Not For the Life of Me- 4/10- I know if you are listening to this song for the first time and not seeing it on stage it’s a little strange. Yes they are speaking in another language but in the show you know what they are saying, and the words are really funny. On the cd it’s a little pointless but it is at parts funny, not really worth listening to.
They Don’t Know- 7/10- Singing is the sketchy apartment owner I was talking about, she is really creepy and when I saw this there was a tall man playing this, and he was dressed as a women.This song isn’t really that great. I think that it is ok but I wouldn’t listen to this just because. I would most likely skip this on my MP3, the lyrics are goofy but it isn’t really that great it’s creepy and scary. Musically this song is good though.
Nutty Cracker Suite – 8/10- This song is a remake of the Nutcrakcer Suite from The Nutcracker Ballet. This song is fully orchestration but it’s fun to listen to. It’s a full dance scene in a speakeasy, but it’s funny to watch so you don’t get the full effect of the song from just the song but in general the song is really jazzy and the orchestration is really good, I love listening to it, I get goosebumps at points and the sultry jazz is really good.
What Do I Need With Love-9/10-This song is interesting, it’s the first time we hear Jimmy sing and it really characterizes him, just like Millie’s first song does. I like this song, Jimmy is a really good character and if it’s played this song can be amazing. It goes through so many different tempo changes I think that it would be a pretty difficult song to sing. It’s original and it’s fun to listen to because it is really funny, he is the ultimate definition of a player, I like this song and it’s good in the show and by itself.
Only in New York- 7/10-This is the first time that we meet Muzzy, her songs are cool and jazzy, this one imparticular. I forgot about this song, this is a good song though. It sounds like a song that would be sung in the times and that is what its supposed to be. So, it sounds good in and out of context of the show. It’s not my favorite but I like it.
Jimmy- 10/10- This song is more serious than the others but it is still goofy. I like this song, the beginning of it is the best part, there is really good musical writing, the whole song is really good. I think that this is one of the best songs in the show. It’s classic musical writing so it’s good but I love listening to it.
Back at Work- 3/10- This song is pointless, there is no reason to have it on the cd it’s just a prelude to the next song. It’s stupid, why not just put it into the other song? I really just don’t understand the point of this song.
Forget About the Boy-10/10- I love this song, just like the rest of these songs. This song is goofy and the tap part is really cool. It is kind of the definition of what you do when your angry on broadway: we dance! Yeah it’s pretty funny and not only is the song funny but the musicality of is really nice, the backup ensemble that becomes a emsemble song and the harmonies are all very nice and pulls the song together into a nice ten out of ten.
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life/I’m Falling in Love With Someone- 7/10- This song is really weird, the characters are weird so this song is just bizarre and it’s like this song is picking fun at classic broadway love songs. I wouldn’t listen to this just because I want to, it’s definitly not my favorite but it is a good song, I guess. It’s different from all the other songs though so it does stand out.
I Turned the Corner/ I’m Falling in Love With Someone- 9/10- This song is cute, in the show they are sitting on a window sill of her workplace. They are looking down at the city. They start dancing on it too, it’s just a touching song and scene alot better than the last song and when the two couples come in and sing together its just amazing because of the orchestration, I love listening to this song.
Muqin- 8/10- This song is funny and strange. The musical part is really good and the lyrics made the song funny. This song is fun to listen to but you can’t understand part of it. That’s always a problem but the upbeat feeling is always nice and the song is funny, there really isn’t anything else about this song.
Long as I’m Here With You- 9/10- The guy part at the beginning is really nice, I love listening to guys sing there’s something that I like about the sound of there voices. This song itself is really good. I like the song in general because it’s jazzy and basic twenties so it’s fun. The musicality of the song, like the rest of them, is really nice and the orchestration is really awesome, especially the trumpets.
Gimme Gimme- 11/10- This song is my favorite song in this show. Listening to Sutton Foster sing is it is amazing in itself because she is amazing, but the song is really good. It is one of the best songs from a musical that I know. The tempo changes and the lyrics all contribute to the song and make it amazing. It really helps show Millie’s change of mind and her goofiness as a character is amazing. The end of this song is a showstopper, it gives me goosebumps, if you haven’t listened to this song then you should listen to it NOW!!!!
Finale- 8/10- This isn’t a great way to end the show. The ensemble parts are really nice and tie up the show. Jimmy’s part is adorable and makes me so happy, there isn’t really anything else to say, it’s just a nice way to end the show.
Not For The Life Of Me- 10/10- I LOVE this song… actually, I love singing this song. My favorite part is when she rips the ticket after the slow part ends and the song starts up. It makes me laugh everytime. I like how the song shows the change in Millie perfectly, you see the very innocent side that goes out the window and she is no longer a country bumpkin and has changed into a city girl. The lyrics are seriously hilarious when listening to them I alway have to laugh. It’s definitly a good song by itself and in the context of the show.
Thoroughly Modern Millie- 9/10- I did a dance to this song in camp one year and I fell in love. It was so much to dance to. The song is upbeat and sultry and everything that is thought about the twenties and broadway. The orchestra part in the middle isn’t even boring because it is fun and upbeat. The middle of the song when it gets all jazzy and cool is so awesome because of the harmonies and gives you goosebumps (or it does to me). Very good song, especially because it is the title song of the show.
Not For the Life of Me (reprise)- 6/10- Ok as far as reprises go this one is good. The song just happened and so it fits, but it’s short and a little comical at the end but its just there, there is nothing special about it.
How the Other Half Lives- 7/10- This song is funny, Dorothy’s part is cute and the duet part is really pretty, I feel that it could be faster. The song is a little slower. The only thing that saves this song from being bad is the lyrics. They are goofy but it really sounds like the other songs, so it’s a little plain.
The Speed Test- 8/10- This song is really original, it’s really funny because Millie is in love with this guy and the manager has to be really talented. I haven’t heard song like this before and this song makes me laugh because it is funny just like the rest of the show. The speed that this song gets to is incredible and the tap part in the middle that makes the noises for her typewriter is so awesome, I think that this song would be better to watch than listen to though.
Not For the Life of Me- 4/10- I know if you are listening to this song for the first time and not seeing it on stage it’s a little strange. Yes they are speaking in another language but in the show you know what they are saying, and the words are really funny. On the cd it’s a little pointless but it is at parts funny, not really worth listening to.
They Don’t Know- 7/10- Singing is the sketchy apartment owner I was talking about, she is really creepy and when I saw this there was a tall man playing this, and he was dressed as a women.This song isn’t really that great. I think that it is ok but I wouldn’t listen to this just because. I would most likely skip this on my MP3, the lyrics are goofy but it isn’t really that great it’s creepy and scary. Musically this song is good though.
Nutty Cracker Suite – 8/10- This song is a remake of the Nutcrakcer Suite from The Nutcracker Ballet. This song is fully orchestration but it’s fun to listen to. It’s a full dance scene in a speakeasy, but it’s funny to watch so you don’t get the full effect of the song from just the song but in general the song is really jazzy and the orchestration is really good, I love listening to it, I get goosebumps at points and the sultry jazz is really good.
What Do I Need With Love-9/10-This song is interesting, it’s the first time we hear Jimmy sing and it really characterizes him, just like Millie’s first song does. I like this song, Jimmy is a really good character and if it’s played this song can be amazing. It goes through so many different tempo changes I think that it would be a pretty difficult song to sing. It’s original and it’s fun to listen to because it is really funny, he is the ultimate definition of a player, I like this song and it’s good in the show and by itself.
Only in New York- 7/10-This is the first time that we meet Muzzy, her songs are cool and jazzy, this one imparticular. I forgot about this song, this is a good song though. It sounds like a song that would be sung in the times and that is what its supposed to be. So, it sounds good in and out of context of the show. It’s not my favorite but I like it.
Jimmy- 10/10- This song is more serious than the others but it is still goofy. I like this song, the beginning of it is the best part, there is really good musical writing, the whole song is really good. I think that this is one of the best songs in the show. It’s classic musical writing so it’s good but I love listening to it.
Back at Work- 3/10- This song is pointless, there is no reason to have it on the cd it’s just a prelude to the next song. It’s stupid, why not just put it into the other song? I really just don’t understand the point of this song.
Forget About the Boy-10/10- I love this song, just like the rest of these songs. This song is goofy and the tap part is really cool. It is kind of the definition of what you do when your angry on broadway: we dance! Yeah it’s pretty funny and not only is the song funny but the musicality of is really nice, the backup ensemble that becomes a emsemble song and the harmonies are all very nice and pulls the song together into a nice ten out of ten.
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life/I’m Falling in Love With Someone- 7/10- This song is really weird, the characters are weird so this song is just bizarre and it’s like this song is picking fun at classic broadway love songs. I wouldn’t listen to this just because I want to, it’s definitly not my favorite but it is a good song, I guess. It’s different from all the other songs though so it does stand out.
I Turned the Corner/ I’m Falling in Love With Someone- 9/10- This song is cute, in the show they are sitting on a window sill of her workplace. They are looking down at the city. They start dancing on it too, it’s just a touching song and scene alot better than the last song and when the two couples come in and sing together its just amazing because of the orchestration, I love listening to this song.
Muqin- 8/10- This song is funny and strange. The musical part is really good and the lyrics made the song funny. This song is fun to listen to but you can’t understand part of it. That’s always a problem but the upbeat feeling is always nice and the song is funny, there really isn’t anything else about this song.
Long as I’m Here With You- 9/10- The guy part at the beginning is really nice, I love listening to guys sing there’s something that I like about the sound of there voices. This song itself is really good. I like the song in general because it’s jazzy and basic twenties so it’s fun. The musicality of the song, like the rest of them, is really nice and the orchestration is really awesome, especially the trumpets.
Gimme Gimme- 11/10- This song is my favorite song in this show. Listening to Sutton Foster sing is it is amazing in itself because she is amazing, but the song is really good. It is one of the best songs from a musical that I know. The tempo changes and the lyrics all contribute to the song and make it amazing. It really helps show Millie’s change of mind and her goofiness as a character is amazing. The end of this song is a showstopper, it gives me goosebumps, if you haven’t listened to this song then you should listen to it NOW!!!!
Finale- 8/10- This isn’t a great way to end the show. The ensemble parts are really nice and tie up the show. Jimmy’s part is adorable and makes me so happy, there isn’t really anything else to say, it’s just a nice way to end the show.
Real Teen Ratings~ A: Worth Buying!!
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