Written by Patricia Resnick
Directed by Joe Mantello
Synopsis: This all-new musical comedy about friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era centers on a trio of office workers who turn the tables on their sexist and egotistical boss. The show features a book by Patricia Resnick, co-author of the film's screenplay, and a score by Grammy Award winner Dolly Parton, who penned the film's hit title song, as well as 18 original numbers that mix Broadway and pop with her signature witty lyrics.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"Dolly Parton and Patricia Resnick’s musical adaptation of the 1980 movie about three women’s revenge on their sexist boss piles on the flashy accessories like a prerecession hedge funder run amok at Barney’s. Staged by Joe Mantello (who directed the fat fairy-tale cash cow “Wicked”), this show feels assembled by an emulous shopaholic who looked around at the tourist-drawing hits of the last decade and said: “I want some of that. And that. Ooh, and can I have that, too?”"
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NEW YORK POST:
"That the production still proves to be pleasurable is a tribute to the women who power it. Yes, a pair of X chromosomes may well help you enjoy this show. Then again, women buy 66 percent of Broadway tickets. And it's "9 to 5" that gets the last laugh."
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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
"Is "9 to 5" as hip as TV's "The Office" or as joyously hit-filled as "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"? No, but if you're looking for a little diversion, it will do the trick from 8 to 10:15."
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THEATERMANIA:
"9 to 5, the sturdy if essentially unexceptional musical version of the hit 1980 film now at the Marquis Theatre, heralds the arrival of a marvelously charismatic leading lady for musical theater: Allison Janney."
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VARIETY:
"The popular 1980 fem-powerment farce about three renegade secretaries who turn the tables on their chauvinistic boss was driven by three iconic performances, and the women who step into those heels here do dandy work re-creating those characters with enough freshness to rise above mere imitation. If the material showcasing the trio is an uneven cut-and-paste job that struggles to recapture the movie's giddy estrogen rush, plenty of folks will nonetheless find this a nostalgic crowd-pleaser."
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NY1:
""9 To 5" is the workaholic of Broadway musicals, trying in every way to entertain its audience with decidedly mixed results. I kept thinking of Kander and Ebb's lyrics - "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle... give 'em act with lots of flash in it and the reaction will be passionate." As a musical, "9 To 5" is pretty flimsy stuff but credit is due to a very talented company that works overtime to sell it."
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BACKSTAGE:
"George Abbott–style musical comedy is alive and still breathing at the Marquis Theatre. Blessed with a terrific company of comic actors and led by three absolutely stellar performances, 9 to 5 is unquestionably entertaining and likely to be pleasing Broadway audiences for some time."
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AMNY:
"“9 to 5” had the potential to be a great musical comedy. And while faint hints of a crowd-pleaser occasionally occur, sitting through this faithful adaptation feels as tiresome as a long day at the office."
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NEWSDAY:
"The lavish and harmless entertainment, which opened last night with a shiny-colored and efficient score by Parton, is mostly a tracing-paper adaptation of the popular secretary-revenge movie - which, you may have noticed, was dated when it starred Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in 1980."
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