Shine Like the Sun: 9 to 5 Broadway Thread!

Marc Kudsich said that there are new songs and major book changes.

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Kevin Kern left the show to be in Wicked.

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Do you know who's replacing Kevin?

I started a 9 to 5 fansite to keep everyone updated. Here it is: http://imgonnashinelikethesun.webs.com/index.htm. If anyone would like to help me, pm me!

I'm curious what the show will do for advertising in terms of live performances in anticipation of and beyond opening night. I can see Dolly and/or the cast making the rounds and hitting places like The View, Letterman, and the Today Show. Allison Janney fares well enough with the singing, but is better in the bigger production numbers. I think 9 to 5 will be the go-to number if they use the whole cast for these things. Without the ensemble, I see them using Backwoods Barbie. I don't think they would use Get Out and Stay Out because that would kinda ruin the 11 o'clock number.

Of course, this is assuming these aren't cut, but I'd highly doubt they would cut any of them. They might be different versions.

Do shows ever advertise with songs that have been added since tryouts? That seems like it would be risky since it might change in previews and hasn't been "tested." Has that happened?

I think they will use numbers from LA for advertising, mainly 9 to 5. Do you think they would do Shine Like the Sun for advertising?

Let's say what we think should get cut!

Thing I Want Cut:
*I Killed the Boss!

Things I Want Different:
*Backwoods Barbie (needs to be a bigger number)

Updated On: 3/14/09 at 06:11 PM

The dream sequence was too long in LA. I hope it was trimmed.

April 7th can't come soon enough...really looking forward to this show!

PS: Also have a ticket for April 20th!

Updated On: 3/14/09 at 07:35 PM

Wickedfan11, it's "Backwoods Barbie," not "Backwards." But that seems to be a common mistake, and pretty funny. =)

Yes, taken together the dream sequences add up. But it was one of my favorite parts. Anyone notice the copy-machine images of Hart's face on the screen at the end of Judy's fantasy? They made me laugh.

I would cut I Killed the Boss. I like Out of Control but I'd be curious about a different first song for Judy. I'd also change Let Love Grow. It was very sweet, but too much so for me (in terms of lyrics) and I would change that staging. My other changes are smaller quibbles but they bug me: Doralee's last line in the transition from her fantasy to Violet's gets lost and Hart's story in the Finale just rub me the wrong way. I think it's just too much of a quick fix (**possible spoiler up ahead**) and it also uses a cannibalism stereotype of indigenous people.

I they had better not cancel either of Roz's songs. I LOVE them.

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Anyone know of any way to get discount tickets?