9 to 5 (musical) a musical so successfully. It seemed improbable, given the cult status of the movie, but the stage show has met it and raised it, rather than being its pale imitation." 9 to 5 (musical) 9 to 5: The Musical is a musical based on the 1980 movie of the same name, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. It features a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay by Resnick and Colin Higgins. The musical premiered in Los Angeles in September 2008, and opened on Broadway in April 2009. It received 15 Drama Desk Award nominations, the most received
John Howard (singer-songwriter) scuttled as being "too depressing" – on its compilation "Zigzag: 20 Junkshop Soft Rock Singles 1970–1974". Two months later, and nearly thirty years after the album's original release, RPM re-issued "Kid in a Big World." In early 2004, "Uncut" magazine gave the re-issue a 5-star review, in which reviewer Paul Lester wrote that "Kid in a Big World" is a magnificent collection of rococo balladry and florid vignettes from a singer-songwriter who might have rivalled Elton or Bowie had his record company managed to market him right during that strange nether-period between glam and punk. Howard, wrote Lester, is "the