‘9 to 5′ Opens on Broadway Tomorrow

The countdown is drawing to a close, and bouts of “workin’ nine to five” are about to be heard ’round the (Broadway) world as Dolly Parton’s film-turned-musical 9 to 5 opens on Broadway’s Marquis Theatre tonight. The female-fronted cast of 9 to 5 (Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty and Allison Janney) is ready to take this secretarial tale of sexism in the workplace to Broadway, and tonight just might be Dolly Parton’s chance to shine, as the country music seductress and composer-lyricist took on the task of translating her 1980 film into the Broadway stage score.

Of her Broadway debut, Parton has said, “I was kinda scared of it… I thought, ‘This is a whole different world to me. I hear these people can just eat you up alive.’ And I thought, ‘Well, I’m not one to be eaten alive without kickin’ and a-fightin’!'” Tonight is where it all gets laid out on the line, as Block, Hilty and Janney are set to be the musical counterparts of 1980’s Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who played the characters of secretaries Judy, Doralee and Violet in 9 to 5 the film. Stay tuned for reviews of this thrilling new musical!

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