'9 to 5' musical gets a depoliticized tweak

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 '9 to 5' musical gets a depoliticized tweak
The Broadway-bound musicalization of 9 to 5 had its official premiere in Los Angeles over the weekend, with one only one significant difference from the version seen in previews a week earlier. The new stage show ends as the 1980... (link)

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Celeb Quote Of The Day: Dolly Parton
Published 9/22/2008 by gossipmonkey at Backseat Cuddler
... “Somebody asked, well, why didn’t you and Lily and Jane be in the play? I said it’s still called 9 to 5 , not 95 .”– Dolly Parton on the new musical based on her Oscar-nominated 1980 movie 9 to 5 , in which she and co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda get revenge on their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” of a boss. The musical premiered in Los Angeles this weekend, and is headed for Broadway. Honestly, I’m surprised Hollywood hasn’t remade this movie yet! [ Images by WENN ] POSTED BY: ...

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