Claire Sweeney to star as Violet Newstead in 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

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Producers of Dolly Parton’s smash-hit 9 to 5 The Musical have announced that TV and musical theatre star Claire Sweeney will join the production as ‘Violet Newstead’ from 13 January until 5 March 2022.

Claire joins the cast, which includes Vivian Panka making her professional UK stage debut as ‘Judy Bernly’, Stephanie Chandos (Hairspray, We Will Rock You) as ‘Doralee Rhodes’, Sean Needham (Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!) 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.

9 to 5 The Musical is written by Patricia Resnick, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, direction by Jeff Calhoun, choreography by Lisa Stevens, design by Tom Rogers, lighting by Howard Hudson, musical supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Mark Crossland, and musical direction by Andrew Hilton.

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