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Dolly Parton

Music & Lyrics

Dolly Parton received both a Tony nomination and a Grammy nod for the original music she composed for 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL for its original Broadway run in 2009. She is the most honoured female country performer of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 41 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years.

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Patricia Resnick

Book

Patricia Resnick is a writer and producer of films, television and theatre. Writer of the original screenplay for the film 9 to 5, a comedy classic and one of the top-grossing films of all time, she recently sold a sequel to the film that she will executive produce as well as co-write with Rashida Jones. It’s set to star Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. Recent television credits include co-Executive Producer on Netflix’s Armistead Maupin’s Tales of The City, starring Laura Linney and Ellen Page and Consulting Producer roles on multiple hour dramas, including the final season of Mad Men. Her theatre work includes her Drama Desk nominated book for 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway which garnered four Tony nominations.

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Jeff Calhoun

Director

Jeff Calhoun is a Tony Award Nominated Director, Choreographer, and Producer with numerous Broadway credits to his name, including Bonnie and Clyde, Brooklyn: The Musical, Big River, Bells Are Ringing, Annie Get Your Gun, Grease, and High School Musical: On Stage (US National Tour, UK Tour, Europe, Australia). His production of Big River earned him a Tony Honor Award for Excellence in Theatre along with a suite of other awards for Direction and Choreography from Ovation and the L.A. Drama Critics Circle amongst others. Tony Award nominations include Best Choreography for Grease, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Musical for Disney’s Newsies: The Musical and numerous Drama League, Drama Desk and other critic’s award nominations for his work.