As I was watching 9 to 5, the new musical at The Ahmanson Theater last night, I thought about what a treat it is to be able to sit back and see a show that grabs you and never lets you go until the last note of the last song is played. The show stars Allison Janney (West Wing) who's always wonderful (and who knew she could sing?), and two actresses from The Pantages Theater's production of Wicked: Stephanie J. Block, who played Elphaba, and Megan Hilty, who was Glenda. Those two girls can really belt it out, and I swear - if you close your eyes, there are times when Megan Hilty sounds exactly like Dolly Parton, who was in the original movie, and wrote all the songs for this show. And Charlie Pollock, who plays the crappy boss, Hart, is truly hateable. It's a little jolting in a musical to hear him call the women "bitches" and say "tits" and "shit", but that's why he's so hateable. Still, the woman in her early '70's sitting next to me was...well... less than amused.
Do yourself a favor and check out this show - the staging and sets are amazing, on top of the great performances. I promise you, you'll leave happy!
9 to 5 runs through October 19th. www.centertheatergroup.org.
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