Five years ago, producer Robert Greenblatt decided he wanted to put the story on stage. The comedy, about three secretaries who take elaborate revenge on their sexist boss, has become a perennial on cable TV and something of a cultural touchstone, too.
The songs are by country superstar Dolly Parton, who starred in the smash-hit 1980 movie - and was the writer-performer of the film's title song. It's Broadway bound, and its out-of-town tryout opens tonight in Los Angeles - and it's got a not-so-secret weapon going for it. Some have vanished without a trace - witness Urban Cowboy and Saturday Night Fever.Īnd now there's 9 to 5: The Musical. Some have become enormous hits, like The Producers and Hairspray.
Over the past decade or so, Broadway has raided Hollywood to find material for new musicals.
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