9-5 Heads to Broadway in April, Excited?

Posted by Ulinn on October 13th, 2008 at 06:22pm

If you’re not familiar with the movie “9 to 5″ starring Dolly Parton, it’s likely that you’re not alone. The movie itself was well before my time, but apparently there were a lot of fans of the film. This isn’t all that surprising given the popularity of many such films in which the characters challenge the status quo, rising above the 9-5 doldrums to do something better, or at the very least, different (Office Space and the success of The Office are both testament to this thinking as well). The musical itself has been subject to great reviews, and it will be heading to broadway in March 2009. to much fanfare.

The former starts of the film like Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda have been replaced by talented actors Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block and Megan Hilty. Interestingly when the show debuted in Los Angeles the production was mired down by technical problems and Dolly Parton herself actually came out of the audience to perform impromptu to pass the time. Apparently the problem must have been serious, because the sound of power drills and saws at work during the performance. It took about 20 minutes for the crew to reassemble the set and get the show back underway.

Yet despite these problems, most viewers leaving the theater were quite pleased with their viewing experience and remained in a great mood. The show itself earned positive reviews and a lot of critics and viewers alike are excited for the show opening on Broadway. I’m sure that crew members and show producers will make the necessary tweaks before now and April to ensure such technical problems don’t happen again, and I fully expect the show to be a success upon release on Broadway.

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