Allison Janney And Lily Tomlin Compare Notes On Same '9 to 5' Character

nytimes.com:

AS Violet Newstead, the coffee-poisoning, corpse-stealing, boss-kidnapping office supervisor in the hit 1980 movie "9 to 5," Lily Tomlin did just about everything except sing and dance. But now those tasks (in addition to the coffee poisoning, corpse stealing and boss-napping) have fallen to Allison Janney, the Emmy-winning actress who is playing Violet in the new musical version of "9 to 5," which opens on Broadway Thursday.

The two Violets met on a recent Saturday evening in Ms. Janney's dressing room to compare notes on the character, who emerged during the Reagan era as a symbol for women seeking equal treatment in the workplace.

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Comments

[ClaudiaJean]

As she is my username's namesake... I can't wait to see this production.

[Judyisacutie]

The original 9 to 5 movie with Dolly Parton was great. I hope this musical lives up to it.

[petphotos]

Two Great ladies.

[GayGrandpa]

Break a leg Allison.

[ming099]

......absolutely LOVE both these women........havent seen the stage production of 9-5 but The West Wing would not have been the same show without both of them.......Lily was the perfect replacement for Kathryn Joosten's Mrs. Landingham­........Al­lison was perfect in all her characters on TWW......no wonder the play is a success...­..........

[hypnotoad72]

Lily will rule forever, but with the casting of Allison the broadway folks did no wrong...

As much as movies don't often translate to broadway, "9 to 5" might work...

I can't believe Allison is 49... looks more like 40.