9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL to Headline Pittsburgh CLO's 2011 Summer Season

Broadway hit and four-time Tony® nominee 9 to 5: The Musical will headline Pittsburgh CLO's 2011 Summer Season May 31-June 5 at the Benedum Center. This legendary film turned musical embarks on its First National Tour at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center September 21, 2010.

9 to 5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. This is the story of three unlikely friends who conspire to take control of their company and learn there's nothing they can't do -- even in a man's world. Outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic, 9 to 5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business... it's about getting credit and getting even.

BROADWAY PRODUCTION
9 to 5: The Musical had its world premiere engagement in Los Angeles at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 and opened on Broadway at the Marriott Marquis Theatre on April 30, 2009. 9 to 5: The Musical was nominated for four 2009 Tony® Awards including Original Score and received a record breaking 15 Drama Desk nominations including Outstanding Musical.

9 to 5: The Musical marked the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy® Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist.

This new musical comedy, direct from Broadway, is based on the hit movie and features Dolly Parton's original hit title song along with her new Tony® Award and Grammy-nominated score. The book is by Patricia Resnick (co-writer of the original screenplay).

PRODUCTION INFORMATION
The touring production will be directed and choreographed by Tony® nominated, Jeff Calhoun. "I met Dolly Parton as a chorus kid dancing in the film ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' only a few years after ‘9 to 5' was already a hit movie. It was a thrill to work with her then and an honor and privilege to be entrusted to direct and choreograph this exciting new tour of 9 to 5: The Musical," said Mr. Calhoun. The co-choreographer is Lisa Stevens, scenic design by Ken Foy, costume design by five time Tony Award® winner, William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony® Award and Drama Desk Award winner, Ken Billington, music supervision by Stephen Oremus and casting by Telsey + Company.

Pittsburgh CLO'S ROLE AS INVESTOR
9 to 5: The Musical is one of several successful Broadway, London and National Tour productions that Pittsburgh CLO has invested in as a member of the Independent Presenter's Network (IPN), an association of presenters, theaters and performing arts centers from across the country.

Other recent Pittsburgh CLO investments have included Monty Python's SPAMALOT, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Bombay Dreams, Deaf West's Big River, Oprah Winfrey Presents The Color Purple and Legally Blonde The Musical, which headlined the 2009 CLO Summer Season.

TICKETS
If you are not a current subscriber, call 412-281-2822 to get on the priority subscription list for the 2011 Summer Season. The remainder of the Pittsburgh CLO's 2011 Summer Season schedule will be announced in early fall.

Since 1946, the Pittsburgh CLO has been the driving force behind live musical theater in Pittsburgh and the entire Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Pittsburgh CLO is a not-for-profit arts organization that appreciates the support of nearly 200,000 patrons each year. Its dedication to the musical theater art form extends beyond the summer season with such programs as the CLO Academy, the CLO Mini Stars, the Gene Kelly Awards, the Construction Center for the Arts and the CLO Cabaret.

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