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9 to 5; The Musical ($15 - $25) April 28-30

Kirkwood Performing Arts Center 210 E. Monroe Ave. Kirkwood, 63122 (314) 821-2407

With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick, 9 to 5: The Musical is based on the 1980 hit movie.

Set in the late 1970s, the hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot whom they call their boss.

In an uproarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she?

Presented by the Gateway Center for the Performing Arts, 9 to 5 will show at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center from April 28 to 30.

Doug and Kayleen meet as eightyear-olds in the school infirmary. (He tried to ride his bike off the roof. She has a stomachache that her other, alternately revealing and con cealing their injuries — both physical and psychological — as they struggle with attraction, vulnerability, and love. Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph creates a hilarious and heartbreaking love story that the Washington Post calls, “Mystical, arresting and quirkily amusing.” and 2022 memorialize the rapid changes and prolonged grief of the last several years, layering words that became newly charged—sourdough and shelter—with the names of those who succumbed to the virus in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020.