Past Event
Sunday, February 26, 2017, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
9 to 5: The Musical
121 Broadway, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $32 - $72
San Diego Music Theater works hard to highlight inequities between men and women in the workplace. Using well-timed factoids and witty retorts, the musical remake of the classic comic film promotes female empowerment through tongue-in-cheek circumstances and toe-tapping songs by Dolly Parton. Director Cynthia Ferrer successfully brings the corporate world of the 1980s to life. Though at times the sound lacks balance, the feminist story line comes across loud and clear, slapping the audience with the reality that not much has improved for women in the workforce. Worth a try.
— Review by Jon Reimer