SAMANTHA FLAHIVE AND LILY WAINWRIGHT OF HAMILTON LIGHT UP THE STAGE IN BOSTON CHILDREN'S THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF 'THOROU

The roaring 20’s come to life in Boston Children’s Theatre (BCT) exuberant production of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE! Featuring the talents of 18-year old Samantha Flahive and 15-year old Lily Wainwright of Hamilton, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE runs August 6 – 9 at Shore Country Day School in Beverly, MA.

Playing the role of Priscilla Hotel proprietress ‘Mrs. Meers,’ Samantha was most recently seen in BCT’s production of The Addams Family. She has also appeared in BCT’s productions of Hair, The Wedding Singer and Fame. A recent graduate of Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Samantha was seen in numerous productions, including Laundry and Bourbon, Songs for a New World, This is a Test, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. She has also worked with Community House Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Turtle Lane Theatre and the Lexington Players. Samantha will be entering her freshman year at Rider University in the fall.

Cast in the ensemble, Lily has performed with BCT in Fame and with Acting Out Theatre in 13 The Musical. Favorite productions include Music Man, High School Musical and Les Miserables with Neverland Theater, Honk, Once Upon a Grapevine, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Lily is a student at Hamilton-Wenham High School.

Based on the zany new musical that took Broadway by storm, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a high-spirited musical romp that will have audiences dancing the Charleston in the aisles! Based in New York City in 1922, young Millie Dillmount has just moved to the big city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz – in a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Directed by Rory Pelsue, with choreography by Nicole Soriano and Musical Direction by Justin Brown, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE has a book by Richard Henry Morris and Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori, and new lyrics by Dick Scanlan.

Performances of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE are Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, August 8 at 8 pm and Sunday, August 9 at 2 pm. All performances will be held at Shore Country Day, 545 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA. For tickets and information, visit www.bostonchildrenstheatre.org or call 617-424-6634, x225.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is supported by BCT’s 2015 Presenting Sponsor WGBH and is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

About Boston Children’s Theatre

For over 60 years, Boston Children’s Theatre has served as one of the regions premier not-for-profit theaters. Named Best of Boston® 2013 and 2012 by Boston Magazine for Best Children’s Theatre, BCT’s mission is to provide access to exceptional theatrical experiences dedicated to fostering the artistic and personal development of diverse youth, with a focus on professional training and the development of new works. Programs at Boston Children’s Theatre provide a unique chance for self-discovery and individual expression in a supportive, and productive environment. At BCT, talented and motivated students gather from across traditional boundaries and nationalities to learn about themselves, each other and the world as they create some of the finest theatrical productions in New England.