rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:25pm
Intermission...the show soars best when the score takes off. Three new songs..."I Killed The Boss" is out. The song with the three girls in the beginning of the first act (can't remember the name) where they're all at home is replaced.
The three women are of course all fantastic (Ripley still has the Tony in my mind).
Not amazing, but nowhere near as good as BILLY or NORMAL in terms of material. Tons and tons of fun though.
The elevator wouldn't work for the scene it's in and Megan adlibbed "LETS TAKE THE STAIRS!"...very funny. In 'Shine Like The Sun' a piece of the set fell from the flies right behind the girls.
Besides that it's running smoothly. More to come.
Updated On: 4/8/09 at 09:25 PM
#2re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:27pmHow is Marc Kudisch?
My blog- http://okayentertainment.blogspot.com/
#2re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:29pmHow crowded is it? And is the audience loving it?
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
wickedfan11
Broadway Star Joined: 6/17/06
#4re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:32pmI'm sure the intermission is over by now.
I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"
#5re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:34pm
And I doubt Rocks is refreshing the blackberry waiting for your questions...
Patience!
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#6re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:38pmI believe rOcKs is referring to "The One I Love" with the couples and Janney's onstage son. lol. Can't wait to know some more. :) Thanks for the updates.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#7re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:40pmAre the understudies changed at all from L.A.?
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#8re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 9:42pmGlad you like it. I know it won't have as much meaning as Billy Elliot or Next to Normal but it looks like so much fun! I can't wait to see it on Saturday!
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#9re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 10:18pm
Oy! A set piece fell? Did it break? Everyone ok? Was it loud? Did it startle the girls?
Haha sorry, enough of my questions... It's just that, if that was me, I would be scared outta my mind! Even if I was in the audience! (Which I'm not... 
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jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
KirbyCat
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/23/08
#11re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 10:28pmHaha has it been on TDF lately? I just joined and that's probably the only way I will be able to go...
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#12re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 10:28pmI'm so excited, but everything better work when I see it!!!
#13re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 10:49pmA full review should be on its way!
I'm a professional. Whenever something goes wrong on stage, I know how to handle it so no one ever remembers. I flash my %#$&.
"Jayne just sat there while Gina flailed around the stage like an idiot."
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#14re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:05pm
Alright guys, I'll be home in a half an hour or so and I'll answer all your questions and post a full review then.
Bottom line: nowhere near as good as BILLY or NORMAL it's still tons of fun. The new songs were okay, but not vast improvements over the ones they replaced (except "Change It" which replaced "Well Oiled Machine"). The book is intermitently funny and rushes the plot at points, but the cast finds the laughs.
Dolly's score is mostly strong (the musical moments in the second act aren't as good as the ones in the first act). Great cast, incredible choreography, the audience had a ball.
This will be a big hit.
It left me with a doofy grin on and it has its flaws (some are glaring and mostly lie in the book) but it's a very enjoyable night out.
Another note: "Get Out and Stay Out" is now after "Let Love Grow" and is therefore the second to last number in the show. "Mundania" is out and replaced with "Always a Woman" which kinda falls flat.
But I'll gladly answer all your questions and write a review as soon as I get home!
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
#15re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:08pm
I wonder if WAT will beat wickedrOcks to his review. I guess it depends on who lives closer to the theatre.
Updated On: 4/7/09 at 11:08 PM
#16re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:10pm
How was Get out?? Did steph knock it out?! Did the audience go crazy??
Was the set change still impressive during 9 to 5?
How big was the audience?
Trish2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/20/06
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#19re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:13pm
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Edit: Totally left out the word "after" while reading.
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
Updated On: 4/7/09 at 11:13 PM
rich.hanson59
Stand-by Joined: 8/7/07
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#22re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:21pmAriana Grande, who was in '13' said the show was "fierce!"
2008: Feb. 18- Rent, Feb. 19- Curtains, April 18- Xanadu, April 22- Wicked, April 26- Legally Blonde, May 31- Wicked, June 13- The Little Mermaid, June 28- Wicked and Young Frankenstein, July 2- The Little Mermaid, July 6- A Chorus Line and Legally Blonde, August 16- Xanadu, September 13- Legally Blonde and 13, September 28- Xanadu and Spring Awakening, Oct. 12-GYPSY and [title of show], Oct. 19- Hairspray & Legally Blonde, Nov. 9- Wicked and 13, Dec. 14-13, Dec. 26- Billy Elliot, 2009: Jan 1- Shrek, Jan 2- 13 and Wicked, Jan 4- 13, Feb 17- In The Heights, Feb 19- Billy Elliot, Feb 22- Sweeney Todd (tour), March 28- Mary Poppins, April 4- Mamma Mia!, April 15- Jersey Boys (on tour), April 25- next to normal & 9 to 5
May 1- Billy Elliot, May 3- Spelling Bee (tour), May 8- Chicago, May 21- Wicked, June 6- Everyday Rapture, June 23- The Wiz, June 25- Hair July 15- Shrek, August 9- Wicked, September 7- Rock of Ages, October 11- Next To Normal, October 23- The Marvelous Wonderettes, November 7- Ragtime November 29- Dreamgirls, December 25- Billy Elliot, December 30- Finian's Rainbow, 2010: January 9- Bye Bye Birdie, January 16- Memphis February 17- The Phantom of The Opera, February 18- God of Carnage, March 7- Billy Elliot, March 31- American Idiot
#23re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:27pm
Posted on the other thread:
EveHarrington
Chorus Member
joined: 2/9/09
re: It's here, it's finally here! '9 to 5' starts previews tonight...
Posted On: 4/7/09 at 11:22 PM
Was there tonight. BIG hit written all over this, and the audience was loving it. Honestly, if it's this good at the first preview, it'll be KILLER by opening night.
I enjoyed it much more than Billy or Next to Normal or Shrek. By far my favorite show this season so far. It may not be as "deep" as other shows, but it's well put together, chock full of amazing talent, and I can't imagine it not running away with "Best Score" and "Best Musical" this year.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#24re: rOcKS @ '9 to 5'
Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:28pmPS: sorry I keep starting new threads for my reviews when I post them from my Blackberry. Sometimes the links to the other threads won't open or don't even show up on my phone.
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