Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
batboysings
Stand-by Joined: 5/7/07
#1Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 1:27pm
If so, please can I ask you some questions?
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#2Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 2:10pm
Yes for a short while I was Mr. Hart.
batboysings
Stand-by Joined: 5/7/07
#3Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 2:12pm
Thanks - was your production the same as the tour version?
Did you use the projections of Dolly narrating the show?
I'm trying to work out exactly what version is licensed now - the Broadway, US and UK tour versions are all different.
carash22
Chorus Member Joined: 11/19/13
#4Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 2:50pmUpdated On: 2/16/16 at 02:50 PM
musicals1989
Understudy Joined: 9/16/11
#5Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 5:10pm
Yes. I did one of the first regional productions of the show after it became available. It matches the US tour. "Always A Woman" has been cut. Songs are re-ordered. Dolly does the opening narration and the epilogue.
The synopsis on MTI's website is correct with all the changes.
http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000385
batboysings
Stand-by Joined: 5/7/07
#6Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 5:30pm
Thanks all. Does anyone know if the narration video is optional or do people just drop it if they can't manage the tech side of it?
Could it be audio instead of video?
#7Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 5:34pm
From what I recall, it's optional. We used it, but if the technology isn't available, there's no loss.
Not sure if there's just an audio option...
And I'm pretty sure it's at least the tour script. "Always A Woman", used on Broadway, is not included.
Edit: Just saw the previous posts regarding which version.
#8Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/19/15 at 7:26pm
My high school recently did it, I wasn't personally in it but saw it and there was a voice-over by Parton, not a video.
broadwayboy223
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/2/14
#9Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/20/15 at 12:49am
The production I was involved in use the voice over and not the projections. Sometimes the audio messed up and they the actors just spoke it. I left the show early in the process. It was an awful company.
#10Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/20/15 at 2:23am
"The production I was involved in use the voice over and not the projections. Sometimes the audio messed up and they the actors just spoke it. I left the show early in the process. It was an awful company."
From what I hear my school's production was similarly terrible, company wise.
Jamesilsley
Chorus Member Joined: 4/17/11
#11Has anyone been involved in an amateur production of '9 to 5'?
Posted: 7/20/15 at 2:17pm
I am currently directing a production. Yes, it is the US Tour script and score. Yes the projections come with the rights. They send along a DVD with the video files and also a audio only alternative. Although lots of people talk about cutting them, they are in the script so are legally required unless you get written permission from the rights holders as that would be considered a 'cut'. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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