Ashley Park to Lead New 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' Production in New York!

Ashley Park will be playing the title role of Millie in an upcoming production of the Tony-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie in New York City!

New York City Center just announced casting for the 2020 Encores! season, where classic musicals are revived in special one-week productions.

There has been some controversy over the content in Thoroughly Modern Millie in the past due to the way the show portrays its Asian characters, but the show’s authors will be working on a fresh perspective for this new production. Sutton Foster won a Tony Award and launched her career by starring in the original production in 2002.

Ashley is best known for creating the role of Gretchen in the Broadway musical Mean Girls and she’s currently working on the TV series Emily in Paris with Lily Collins. Thoroughly Modern Millie will be performed from May 6 through May 10, 2020.

Also part of the Encores! season will be Mack and Mabel starring Douglas Sills and Alexandra Socha, as well as Love Life starring Kate Baldwin, Victoria Clark, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.