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Review: 9 to 5
Allison Janney gives a marvelously charismatic performance in this sturdy if unexceptional musical version of the film about a trio of strong-willed secretaries.
[this is my review for this one]

New York Times

Sisterhood vs. Boss, on a New Battlefield
This gaudy, empty musical feels assembled by an shopaholic who looked around at the tourist-drawing hits of the last decade and said: “I want some of that. And that. Ooh, and can I have that, too?”

New York Daily News

Dolly's tunes work in '9 to 5'
A souped-up Xerox machine sits front and center in the feminism-flavored musical cartoon "9 to 5," which is based on the 1980 film that spawned two sitcoms.

amNY New York City Theater

Theater Review of 9 to 5: The Musical
“9 to 5” had the potential to be a great musical comedy. And while faint hints of a crowd-pleaser occasionally occur, sitting through this faithful adaptation feels as tiresome as a long day at the office.

Newsday

Review: '9 to 5'
'9 to 5" is a female-empowerment theme-park musical - complete with a spunky Dolly Parton impersonator and lots of faceless scenery that might as well have been moving animatronics.
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New York Post

Parton's musical works
The star can barely sing or dance, the composer's never written for Broad way before -- and the whole thing's based on a 1980...

ny1

NY1 Theater Review: "9 To 5"
"9 To 5" is the workaholic of Broadway musicals, trying in every way to entertain its audience with decidedly mixed results. I kept thinking of Kander and Ebb's lyrics - "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle... give 'em act with lots of flash in it and the reaction will be passionate." As a musical, "9 To 5" is pretty flimsy stuff but credit is due to a very talented company that works overtime to sell it.

Associated Press

A Crowd-Pleasing '9 to 5' Arrives on Broadway
Durn. You kinda want ''9 to 5: The Musical'' to be better than it is.

Wall Street Journal

The End of a Long Wait
The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of "Waiting for Godot" is beautifully simple and straightforward -- and very, very funny. [Also includes '9 to 5']

Bloomberg.com

Nathan Lane Tramps Through `Godot,' `9-5' Sings Hello, Dolly: John Simon
Capped by a memorable comic performance from Nathan Lane, the Roundabout Theatre Company has solidly revived Samuel Beckett’s seminal 1953 play, “Waiting for Godot.”

USA Today

Accessible 'Godot,' absurd '9 to 5' round out Broadway season ...

Variety

Review: 9 to 5: The Musical
...If the material showcasing the trio is an uneven cut-and-paste job that struggles to recapture the movie's giddy estrogen rush, plenty of folks will nonetheless find this a nostalgic crowd-pleaser.

Hollywood Reporter

Theater Review: 9 to 5: The Musical
Bottom Line: You'd be better off watching the movie while listening to Dolly's new album.

BackStage

9 to 5 reviewed by Erik Haagensen
Blessed with a terrific company of comic actors and led by three absolutely stellar performances, "9 to 5" is unquestionably entertaining and likely to be pleasing Broadway audiences for some time.

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

Dolly Parton on Broadway: '9 to 5' has its moments but short-changes its stars
But like many musicals spawned from movies, “9 to 5” doesn’t establish a cohesive theatrical pallet, nor does it unleash itself sufficiently from its cinematic source. It also doesn’t trust its own retro setting or embrace its own storytelling, and ultimately dissolves into a digitally enhanced and over-produced re-creation of famous scenes from the film

Talkin' Broadway

Review: 9 to 5
Can’t decide between an evening at home with Netflix and a night at the theatre? With the new musical that just opened at the Marquis, you can have both at the same time!