 | 9 to 5: The Musical is an upcoming musical, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the 1980 movie Nine to Five. Resnick was the screenwriter of the film, in which Parton had her first film role. The musical is scheduled to premiere at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles with previews starting September 3, 2008 and official opening on September 21, running through October 19, 2008. According to an article in playbill.com, the musical is scheduled to open on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in previews on March 24, 2009, with the official opening on April 23, 2009. |
| The story In 1980 three unassuming secretaries (Violet, Judy and Doralee) are out to conquer the working world. Only trouble is they're up against their scoundrel of a boss, Franklin Hart, Jr., a sexist, egotistical, lying hypocrite bigot who keeps the glass ceiling firmly in place. Tony Award®-nominee and Emmy Award®-winner Allison Janney (see photo), Megan Hilty (in the role that made Dolly Parton a movie star), and Stephanie J. Block play the women armed with a dream and scheme. Tony-Award nominee Marc Kudisch plays their nemesis of a boss. With a book by Patricia Resnick (based on her original screenplay), direction by Joe Mantello, and a sparkling batch of new songs by Dolly Parton herself, 9 to 5 clocks in as Broadway's sassiest new show. Parton was nominated for an Academy Award for the "9 to 5" single. Her new album, Backwoods Barbie, was released in February 2008. The title track is a song written for the character of Doralee from Parton's score for the musical. | |
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton | |
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