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Kymber-Lee Char
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Phone: (808) 733-0277 x304
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DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE OPENS ITS
2006-2007 SEASON WITH "THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE"

Honolulu, HI, August 28, 2006—-Diamond Head Theatre (DHT) is pleased to announce that the Hawaii Premiere of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE will open its 2006-2007 season on Friday, September 22, 2006. Single tickets for the show, as well as the entire season, are on sale now.

Based on the popular movie, the stage version of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE was 2002's most awarded new show on Broadway, taking home six Tony Awards including Best Musical. Set in New York City in 1922, the musical tells the story of small town girl Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce, becoming moderns and changing the rules. Millie has decided to marry rich, despite living in a girls' rooming house with a sinister landlady, Mrs. Meers, a dragon-lady villainess audiences will love to hate. Her plans go awry when she meets sweet, but penniless Jimmy.

Guest directed and choreographed by Darren Lee, with musical direction by Emmett Yoshioka, the cast features: Shawna Masuda as Millie Dillmount, Cathy Foy as Mrs. Meers, Alison Maldonado as Muzzy Van Hossmere, Tricia Marciel as Dorothy Brown, Pedro Haro as Jimmy Smith, Elitei Tatafu Jr. as Ching Ho, Gary Masuoka as Bun Foo, Mikel Humerickhouse as Trevor Graydon, and Jodi Leong as Miss Flannery.

The ensemble includes: Morgen Chang, Rachel DeGenaro, Yvonne Yanagihara Goss, Elizabeth Harrison, Friston Ho'okano, Sean Jones, Kathryn Lee, Sandra Lee, Kyle Malis, Christy Joy Matsushige, Twan Matthews, Brad Mezurashi, Jessica Quinn, Chris Villasenor, Viet Vo, and Candace Yoshioka.

The creative team is comprised of the assistant to the director Melanie Lockyer, set designer Willie Sabel, costume designer Karen Wolfe, lighting designer Stephen Clear, sound designer Mikel Humerickhouse, make-up and hair designer Jess Aki, props designer Douglas Scheer, and production stage manager Nicole Sullivan.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE will run from September 22 - October 8, 2006 with shows at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sundays. Saturday matinees at 3 p.m. are on September 30 and October 7. Single tickets are priced from $12 to $42, with discounts available for full time students, seniors 62 and older, and active duty military. Call 733-0274 to charge-by-phone. Tickets are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week with DHT's online ticketing system. By visiting www.diamondheadtheatre.com, DHT patrons can choose their seats, by section, and securely pay for their tickets online.

The show is sponsored by: Continental Airlines, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiian Telcom, ABC Corporation, McCabe, Hamilton and Renny, and the Richard Aadland Trust.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE opens Diamond Head Theatre's 92nd Anniversary Season. Heralded as Hawaii's "Broadway of the Pacific", Diamond Head Theatre has delivered the best in live community theatrical entertainment since 1915. The theatre showcases Hawaii's finest local talent, frequently brings in guest artists and supports performance arts education through a variety of community programs, including the acclaimed Shooting Stars. For more information, call 733-0277 or visit www.diamondheadtheatre.com.

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