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Claire Sweeney will join the cast of the UK touring production of Dolly Parton’s feelgood show 9 to 5 The Musical from 13 January until 5 March 2022.
The stage and screen favourite whose genre credits include Roxie Hart in Chicago and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls will step into the role of Violet Newstead alongside current cast members Vivian Panka in her professional UK stage debut as Judy Bernly, Stephanie Chandos (Hairspray, We Will Rock You) as Doralee Rhodes, Sean Needham (Kinky Boots, Wicked) as Franklin Hart Jr., Julia J. Nagle (American in Paris, Aspects of Love) as Roz Keith and Russell Dickson (Evita) as Joe.
The cast is completed by Alexander Bartles, Sierra Brewerton, Rebekah Bryant, Emily Bull, Demmileigh Foster, Sonny Grieveson, Callum Henderson, Joshua Lear, Ross Lee Fowkes, Sarah-Marie Maxwell, Jon Reynolds, Clayton Rosa, Kirsty Anne Shaw, Ricardo Spriggs, Grace Walker, Emily Woodford and Richard Taylor Woods.
Following the Southend performances, the tour will visit Oxford, Glasgow, Woking, Sheffield, Stoke and Manchester.
Presented by Parton and based on the 1980s 20th Century Fox movie in which Parton starred alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, the lively musical comedy features music and lyrics by Parton, and a book by Patricia Resnick based on the screenplay by Resnick and the director of the original film, Colin Higgins.
The production is directed by Jeff Calhoun, the director of the 2010/2011 US tour of the musical and features choreography by Lisa Stevens, design by Tom Rogers, lighting design by Howard Hudson, musical supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Mark Crossland, musical direction by Andrew Hilton and casting by Victoria Roe.
Originally produced on Broadway in 2009 the comic battle of the sexes earned 15 Drama Desk Award nominations and four Tony Award nominations.
Angela Thomas
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