They have the program up on the ahmanson website :)
Musical Numbers Act One “9 to 5”......Violet, Doralee, Dwayne, Judy and Ensemble “Around Here”....... Violet and Ensemble “Here For You”............. Hart “Out of Control”............. Judy “Tattletales”..............Kathy, Violet, Judy and Ensemble “9 to 5” - Reprise..... Judy, Violet, Doralee and Ensemble “The One I Love”............ Doralee, Judy, Violet, Josh, Dwayne “Backwoods Barbie”............. Doralee “Dance O’ Death”............. Judy, Hart and Ensemble “Cowgirl’s Revenge”................Doralee, Hart and Ensemble “Potion Notion”.............Violet, Hart and Ensemble “Heart to Hart”........................ Roz and Ensemble “I Killed the Boss!”...... Violet, Judy, Doralee and Ensemble “Shine Like the Sun”.......... Doralee, Judy, Violet Act Two Entr’acte....................Orchestra “Around Here” - Reprise..... Violet, Judy, Doralee and Ensemble “One of the Boys”..............Violet and Boys “5 to 9”...................Roz “Mundania”.................... Hart “Willin’” / “Well-Oiled Machine”......... Doralee and Ensemble “Get Out And Stay Out”.................. Judy “Let Love Grow”........................ Joe, Violet “Mundania” - Reprise............. Hart Finale - “9 to 5”............. The Company
I love "Around Here", I think once it gets a full staging it will be a brillant opening number.
Heart to hart I can't wait to see what they do with this song, Tattletales will grow on me
Backwood Barbie is pure Dolly
Shine Like The Sun, Will send the punters out to intermission on high
Let Love Grow and Get out, not bad
Looking forward to hearing the full cast recording when it's released
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
This should help you understand the score for Wicked a little bit more.
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soon2bstar - I don't know if there's a demo or anyway to hear the musical theater version of these songs, but they're all Dolly Parton songs, so if you want to hear them you can find them on itunes or probably youtube. You can also find lyrics to any of the songs through google. Updated On: 9/6/08 at 01:10 AM
Gary, there is a video around (Either here or on B'way.com I think) where she talks about writing the songs and when they wanted something else, she would just go and write it.
notyourmomma, I have had a secret little crush on Oremus.
I was too sleepy to write more or put up with the shenanigans.
SPOILERS GAYLORE!
First off, Dolly was there and gave a little speech at the onset. Place was fairly crowded and went bonkers. It was so great to see the love for such a talented and sweet lady. Very cool opening "9 to 5" , well staged and cleverly choreographed. Entrance applause everywhere (even for Ann Harada). You can see why they postponed due to technical issues. The sets were pretty amazing, very involved, big set pieces rising up and down out of the floors, and a huge video screen with appropriate images (much like what they did in the revival of H2$).
The 3 leading ladies embodied their characters wonderfully, calling to mind Jane, Lilly and Dolly. Megan especially sounded and bounced around just like Ms. Parton and the audience responded in kind. Stephanie J. Block is really a gifted actress and layered her performance with sympathy and humor. Allison J did a great job for what I believe might be her first singing role on the stage (or at least biggest?). Strong chorus work by all. Musically the show has some wonderful moments, and a few weaker songs, things to be fixed and tightened. I'm not a huge Kudisch fan and thought he was a bit low key and bland, and frankly, not a great singer. Could have had an off night.
Everything went quite well technically until about 5 minutes before the end of the act. They stopped the show and Dolly got back on the mic and told stories and sang a few songs to keep us entertained. THAT WAS A THRILL. The act finally came to an end without further troubles.
OVERALL: People were so into the story, loved hearing their favorite lines from the film come to life and especially how much Hilty was channeling Dolly. Judy (Steph) has the biggest character arc so her journey is the most fun to watch. Musically, the tone is a cross between Whorehouse, Scoundrels and traditional Broadway. It's by far not totally country, which is a good thing, as it will have a broader appeal. The story is basically the movie story, so there is no real surprise at the end, and frankly makes for a soft finale. I think a rousing dance number to the title song might give us a bigger lift at the end. I had an enjoyable time and so did the house, very supportive and encouraging. I hope that Kudisch punches it up more, sells his songs more and they tighten up the book a bit. At it's core, "9 to 5" has a sweetness and heart that is perfectly Parton.
Yup... this is NOT a Dolly Parton jukebox musical (featuring songs from her vast catalogue of songs). All of the music in 9 TO 5: The Musical is all original and written by Dolly Parton. Period.
Seems lots of people were expecting another JERSEY BOYS, ALL SHOOK UP or MAMMA MIA!.
Not to nitpick or anything, but the song "Backwoods Barbie" is on Dolly's last album also called "Backwoods Barbie". While she may have written it with the show in mind, it was definitely released on the album a year ago.