Dee Hoty (official website) as Violet Newstead
Dee Hoty has earned three Tony nominations for her starring roles in Footloose, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and The Will Rogers Follies. She starred on Broadway and in eight major U.S. cities as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! More Broadway: Bye, Bye, Birdie (Roundabout), City of Angels (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Me and My Girl, Big River, The Five O’Clock Girl, and Shakespeare’s Cabaret. Other Highlights: Tours of Barnum, Doctor Dolittle; Phyllis in Follies at the Papermill (cast recording); Kay Thompson in Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne (Barrymore Award, LA Ovation Award). Otterbein College graduate and honorary doctorate. Proud Equity member.

Diana DeGarmo (official website) as Doralee Rhodes
Diana DeGarmo "is happier than a puppy with two tails to be Workin’ 9 to 5!” Runner-up third season of “American Idol” at age 16. No.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles. Broadway: Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), HAIR the Musical (Sheila). Tours: Brooklyn: The Musical (Brooklyn). Off-Broadway: The Toxic Avenger Musical (Sarah). Regional: Joseph....(OKC), West Side Story (San Jose), Back to Bacharach and David (Music Box, L.A.). Television: CMT’s “Gone Country” series, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and others. Country music singer/songwriter, released acoustic EP “Unplugged in Nashville”, Debut at Grand Ole Opry at age 12. “Many thanks to Headline Talent Agency, Ellis Talent Group, Rogue, Steve & Will, & of course, my family & momma!"

Mamie Parris (official website) as Judy Bernly
A native Texan, Mamie attended the Paseo Academy of the Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Her Broadway credits include the recent Tony-Nominated revival of Ragtime, where as an understudy she received the unique privilege of closing the show in the role of Mother. Other Broadway credits include 5-Time Tony-Winner The Drowsy Chaperone and Roundabout Theatre’s acclaimed revival of 110 In the Shade. Additional credits include the First National Tour of Legally Blonde - the Musical, the acclaimed new musical See Rock City… and other destinations, presented Off-Broadway by the Transport Group, Chicago at the Macau International Music Festival in Macau, China, two national tours with country music icon Kenny Rogers, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional roles include Millie, Rizzo, Audrey, and Grizabella. Workshops include It Shoulda Been You (Anselmi/Hargrove, Directed by Casey Nicholaw). Mamie currently resides in New York City with her husband, Johnathan, and their nutty dog, Cookie. More on Facebook and at

Joseph Mahowald (official website) as Franklin Hart, Jr.
Joseph Mahowald, lyric-baritone, appeared in Boublil & Schonberg’s The Pirate Queen on Broadway and previously starred on Broadway in the title roles of Jekyll and Hyde, Javert and Enjolras in Les Miz, and he originated the role of Aaron James in Mike Reid’s opera, Different Fields commissioned by The Metropolitan Opera Guild. He also created the roles of Ace Gruver in Tony Award-winning William Luce’s Sayonara and Captain Phoebus in Dennis DeYoung’s (Styxx) adaptation of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Off-Broadway he appeared as Frank Ford in Lone Star Love, Hendon in the Prince and the Pauper, The Aviator in The Little Prince and Haemon in Antigone. On national tours, Joe appeared as Javert in Les Miz, Lancelot in Camelot with Stacy Keach, as featured soloist in A Grand Night for Singing and Ace Gruver in Sayonara. Joe has recorded 5 CD’s including Wonderful Words of Life, his first solo cd, Sondheim Tonight, recorded with the City of London Philharmonic, benefitting the Alan Jay Lerner fund for research into Cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Scattered Thoughts benefitting The Lord’s Pantry in New York City, as well as the original cast recordings of Lone Star Love and The Pirate Queen. He’s also recorded dozens of “backers tapes” for new musicals and is currently working on a new original project. His voice can be heard in the Disney film, Mulan, he portrayed the role of Jason Gwynn on NBC’s “Another World,” Nails on ABC’s “Guiding Light,” Standish on ABC’s “All My Children” (recurring) and can be seen on PBS in “The Making of the Pirate Queen” and the series Front Row Center - a musical theatre spotlight.

Gregg Goodbrod (official website) as Joe, Ensemble (u/s Hart)
Gregg is excited to do his first touring show. Some of his credits include: Broadway/Off-Broadway: Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Marquis Theatre, Applause and Tenderloin at City Center Encores!, and South Pacific at Carnegie Hall with Reba MacEntire, Time And Again at Manhattan Theatre Club. Regional Credits include: Valjean in Les Miserables, Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, Alfred/Sam in Romance/Romance at the Fulton Opera House; Radames in Aida, The Baron in Grand Hotel, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Ethan in The Full Monty, and Chris in Miss Saigon at Maine State Music Theatre; The Beast in Beauty and the Beast and Marius in Les Miserable at Pioneer Theatre; Jeff Barry in Leader of the Pack at The Cape Playhouse; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Riverside Theatre; Chad in All Shook Up at the Carousel Theatre; Pippin at Paper Mill Playhouse, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at ArtPark Theatre, and Lancelot in Camelot at the White Plains Performing Arts Center. Originally from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Gregg was raised in Chilhowie, Virginia and first went to school for Biology at King College before finishing with a completely different degree in Music Theatre from Shenandoah University. His website for more information is

Kristine Zbornik (official website) as Roz
High paying jobs: A Catered Affair, Broadway; Mamma Mia – Rosie, Las Vegas. Low paying jobs: Tales of the City, The Eugene O’Niell Developmental Program; Roadshow, the Public Theater; Forbidden Broadway: Cleans Up It’s Act (Original Cast) and 20th Anniversary (Original Cast); Splendora-Sue Ella Lightfoot, Chelsea Playhouse; I Will Come Back - Friend of Barbara, The Players Theater; An Evening with Joan Crawford - Ethel Merman; Man of La Mancha – Housekeeper, Goodspeed Opera House, Nine, Papermill Playhouse. I’m paying jobs: Varla Jean Merman is The Bad Seedling - Christine (Lead) Tweed Prods.; Blood Orgy of the Carnival Queens; The Club – Bertie; Cabaret and one person shows: Jackie Hoffman & Kristine Zbornik Joe’s Pub; Holiday Hams Lead; Blow Up World; Ball of Confusion; Serving Mankind; Zbornik In A Trunk.

Randy Aaron as Ensemble
Credits include: Broadway/ Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance (Testednarone), CryBaby (Ensemble, Dupree u/s), The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout Theatre Company). National Tour/ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Judah). Regional/ Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Peter Pan (Noodler), The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea (Smythley/Dance Captain), Dreamgirls (Ensemble/Dance Captain), Junie B. Jones (Sheldon Potts and friends), A Chorus Line (Richie), Avenue X (Milton), Memphis (Ensemble), and the GLAAD award-winning play Auntie Mayhem (Dennis). Readings include: Party Come Here and Close to the Sun.

Jane Blass as Margaret, Ensemble (u/s Violet)
Favorite credits: “Prudy/Female Authority Figure” in the Broadway tour of Hairspray; “Mazeppa” in Gypsy with Patti LuPone Ravinia (Chicago) New York: Mahida’s Extra Key to Heaven (Edna) at Playwright’s Theater of New Jersey, “Ellie” in Glimpses of the Moon at the Algonquin Hotel’s Oak Room; "Widow Corney" in Oliver! John Engeman Theater; "Woman 1" in Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden. Tours: Scrooge with Richard Chamberlain; Side By Side By Sondheim, the Middle-East; and the “Baker’s Wife” in Into the Woods. World premieres: Winesburg, Ohio (at Steppenwolf) and Pulp both with About Face Theatre; Blissfield and God and Country (“Creon”) at the Tony award winning Victory Gardens Theater; and Muscle (by James Lapine, William Finn and Ellen Fitzhugh) at Pegasus Players. You may have killed her in Grand Theft Auto 4. Founding member of the Sweat Girls (www.sweatgirls.org), and a proud member of Actor’s Equity. Thanks to Mom and Dad and the Krasny Office!

Paul Castree as Bob Enright, Ensemble
Paul has had the pleasure of working with singer, songwriter, actress, and all around entertainment legend Dolly Parton, since the very first reading of 9 to 5 in 2006, and he performed on the 2009 TONY awards as a member of the original Broadway cast. Since making his Broadway debut in the revival of Grease!, starring Rosie O'Donnell, Paul has been an original cast member of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Footloose, Saturday Night Fever, All Shook Up, High Fidelity, and The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and can be heard on their original cast recordings. He also worked with Twyla Tharp in Billy Joel's Movin' Out (Lead Vocalist). Other credits include the National Tour of Bye Bye Birdie starring Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking, Dreamgirls at T.O.T.S. starring Jennifer Holliday, and the Off Broadway, Toronto and L.A. productions of Forever Plaid for which he received an L.A. Ovation award and Canada's Dora award for best actor in a musical. Paul made his New York City Opera debut in their production of The Most Happy Fella starring Paul Sorvino. Most recently he was featured in the acclaimed revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. On television Paul played Lea Thompson's brother, Chris Duffy on "Caroline in the City." Paul was featured in the Actor's Fund concerts and subsequent recordings of Dreamgirls (Nonesuch Records) and Grammy award nominated Hair (Ghostlight Records). Originally from Rockford Illinois, Paul is a graduate of the University of Illinois (B.S. in Psychology).

Janet Dickinson as Ensemble (u/s Violet, Roz, Margaret)
Broadway and National: How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Off-Broadway: Lincoln Center Theatre - Happiness, Forbidden Broadway's Rude Awakening - cast recording and 2008 Drama Desk Award, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Bush Is Bad, Citizen Ruth - role of Diane / 2009 Best Musical at the NY Fringe Festival. Theatres: City Theatre ? Pittsburgh, The Huntington, Marcus Center, Struther's Library Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, The Human Race, Cape Fear Regional, The Mountain Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse. Janet is originally from Bemidji, MN.

Natalie Charle Ellis (official website) as Missy, Ensemble (u/s Judy)
First National Tour! WOO HOO! Natalie was born in Kansas City, MO and raised in Phoenix, AZ. Fav Regional Credits: Thoroughly Modern Millie (MIllie); Chicago (Roxie) and Into the Woods (CInderella). "A HUGE thank you to all of my friends and family, The Mine, Telsey, and most of all, my mom, for believing in me! I love you all!"

Jesse JP Johnson (official website) as Josh, Ensemble
Jesse is stoked to be workin 9 to 5! Broadway/Off: Glory Days (Jack), Xanadu, Altar Boyz (Luke). National Tour: Grease (Doody), Altar Boyz, Oklahoma (Jess, Princ. Dancer). TV: “OLTL,” “The View.” Orig. Cast Rec.: Glory Days, Western Star and Rock Odyssey. Love to my Famiglia, RJPJ, Penny, Telsey and G-O-D!

Michelle Marmolejo as Maria, Ensemble
Ms. Marmolejo hails from El Paso TX. She is a graduate from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia,PA. Shortly after receiving her BFA in Modern Dance Performance she joined the Broadway National tour of SWING where she was a featured soloist that danced her way across the U.S., and later Japan. Since then her favorite credits include: Cirque du Soleil's ZUMANITY; Broadway: The Mambo Kings, National Tour: Reel to Real (China and Scotland ) Saturday Night Fever, Benise Nights of Fire (US and Lebanon). Off-Broadway: Latin Heat. Regional Theater: West Side Story (North Carolina Theater), Carmen the Musical (La Jolla Playhouse), SWING (TUTS), Aida (NMST). Work-shops: In the Heights, Carmen the Musical. Television: Reccurring commercial spot for Nickelodeon, “All My Children.” Film: Enchanted. Loving thanks to all who have been on this crazy journey with me!

Ashley Moniz (official website) as Candy Striper, Ensemble (u/s Doralee, Judy, Maria)
Ashley is tickled silly and humbled to be workin' on the 9 to 5 Tour. A Southern California native, Ashley is a '09 Graduate from The University of California at Irvine: BA in Drama (Musical Theatre emphasis). Other First National Tours: High School Musical and Legally Blonde (Understudy for Elle, Margot, Enid, and Serena). Partial Credits include: Beauty and the Beast (Belle), West Side Story (Maria), Anything Goes (Bonnie). Big Thanks to Jeff, Lisa, Ricky, Marj, Stephen, and Justin for making this all possible. Ashley would not have had the opportunities and adventures in her life without the blessings from God and support from her Mentors, friends, extended family, mom (Jennifer), dad (Steve), brother (Spencer), and sister (Carly). Proud mama to a rescue pup named Brady. Psalm 28:7.

April Nixon as Kathy, Ensemble
1998 Olivier Award Nominee for her role as "Lola" in Damn Yankees (opp/Jerry Lewis). Broadway: Cats, Tommy (Acid Queen), Smokey Joe's Café. National: Fosse, The Wiz, Damn Yankees, The Dancer's Life. Off Broadway: Lone Star Love. NYC Encores: Purlie, Golden Boy, & NYC Opera! April has been in many others shows! TV: “Law & Order,” “SVU,” & “Criminal Intent,” “Dave Chapelle,” & “The Wire!” I love you Samaria, and Mommy! Thank you J.C!

Ryah Nixon as Ensemble (u/s Doralee, Missy)
National tour debut! Seattle native. Off Broadway: Another Part of the Forest. Recent roles: Amneris (Aida), Esther (...St Louis), Rusty (Footloose). Recent Carnegie Mellon grad. Love and thanks to KSR, Telsey, and wonderful family & friends.

Rick Pessagno as Ensemble (Assistant Dance Captain, u/s Dick, Tinsworthy, Detective)
Rick just completed an 18 month tour of Fiddler On The Roof. Broadway credits: 42nd St., Sophisticated Ladies, Whoopee. LA company, Cats, Mamma Mia (Vegas Company), 1st National Tour Chicago (Fred Casely). A proud member of Actors Equity for 33 years!

Mark Raumaker as Ensemble (u/s Dwayne, Dick, Tinsworthy, Detective)
Mark Raumaker is psyched to be doing his 3rd movie musical tour! He was last seen understudying and playing the role of Danny Zuko over 70 times in the first national tour of GREASE starring Taylor Hicks. Before that he originated the role of Glen Guglia in the first national tour of THE WEDDING SINGER. Many thanks to his family, friends, his awesome agents Hartig Hilepo, MDKKEDD, and of course his Darlin' Sarah!

Wayne Schroder (official website) as Dick, Tinsworthy, Detective, Ensemble (u/s Hart)
Broadway: 9 to 5 and A Christmas Carol. Concert: Kristina at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. Off-Broadway: Prince and the Pauper and Mimi le Duck. Other New York: Big Shoot, Western Unidad, Waxing West, Don Imbroglio, Landscape of the Body. Regional: A Tale of Two Cities, Of Mice and Men, South Pacific, The Underpants, Camelot, Forum, A Little Night Music, 42nd Street, Breaking Legs, Leading Ladies, Perfect Wedding, Forever Plaid, 1776, and the Foreigner. Television: “Guiding Light,” “All My Children.” Film: The Producers, the Musical.

Micah Shepard as Dwayne, Ensemble
Micah never thought he would have a "day job" where he can show up to work in his underwear. Thank you Jeff, Lisa, Rick (Rick Riiiick), Marj, Telsey, AEA, BAL and my amazing family for the opportunity and support. Jer 29:11

Sarah Dacey Charles (official website) as (Swing, u/s Roz, Margaret, Kathy, Candy Striper)
Sarah is thrilled to be joining the cast of 9 to 5! On Broadway, Sarah was featured as the "Locket Hag" and understudied Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables. National tour: Sunset Boulevard. Some Favorite Regional Roles: Fosca in Passion (TheatreWorks), Yvonne in Sunday In the Park With George (Arden Theatre Company), Eunice in A Street Car Named Desire (New Harmony Theatre) and Rona in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mason Street Warehouse). Indy Film: Barbara Stanwyck in Agnes Moorehead is God! and Mrs. Benton in The Jesus Picture. Sarah also starred in the pilot of "The Lez Boat" as Captain Sweetie.

Marjorie Failoni (official website) as (Swing, Dance Captain, Associate Choreographer, u/s Kathy, Maria, Missy, Candy Striper)
Marjorie is a performer/choreographer based in New York City. She was the Dance Captain/swing for the 1st National Tour of Disney’s High School Musical and the world premier of Disney’s High School Musical 2. She then set the UK tour of Disney’s High School Musical 2. She was the Assistant Choreographer for Godspell (the MUNY in St. Louis), and Andy Warhol Was Right (NYMF ’09). She has choreographed competition routines for the University of Utah’s Dance Team, Crimson Line, and has taught and choreographed at many studios and High schools across the USA. Performance credits include two other regional productions of Hsm, Damn Yankees (Gloria Thorpe), Oklahoma (Dream Laurie), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Ruth/Dance Capt.), Singin’ In The Rain (Ensemble/Assist. Chor./Dance Capt.), Suessical (Bird Girl), and The Pirates of Penzance (Daughter). She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan.

K.J. Hippensteel (official website) as (Swing, u/s Joe, Dwayne, Josh, Bob Enright)
K.J. is a Georgia native, born and raised in Marietta. He is a proud alumi of the Pebblebrook High School Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts, where he began his training as an actor, singer, dancer, and where he found his passion as a performer. Once he started, he couldn’t stop. He soon earned a full scholarship to several colleges for musical theatre, but decided to go to Wright State University in Dayton, OH after seeing a production of Parade on their main stage, which is ironically a story that takes place “in a town called Marietta.” Since graduating he has performed in several theatres around the country, and, against his will, has become a VERY good waiter. K.J. is lucky, and thankful to have an extremely large, and extremely supportive family. His family will travel ANYWHERE to see him perform. They rented a bus to drive 21 people to New Jersey from Georgia on a 16 hour road trip to see him as Glen Gulia in the 1st National Tour of The Wedding Singer, and have traveled as far as Brazil to see him perform on a cruise ship! Growing up in the south, he always has, naturally, been a big fan of country music. He went to his first concert at two years old to see Don Williams, and was quoted to be “the youngest country music fan” in his local newspaper. He is, therefore, obviously excited to be working on a musical written by Dolly Parton herself, The Queen of Country Music!

Travis Waldschmidt (official website) as (Swing, u/s Josh, Bob Enright)
Travis just recently finished the World tour of West Side Story, and has also toured Nationally with Disney’s High School Musical. His regional credits include: High School Musical 2, A Chorus Line, and Bye Bye Birdie. Film/TV credits include: Twister, Festival, and Wiener & Wiener. Select dance works by Shen Wei, Pilobolus, William Forsythe, Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Travis has a B.F.A in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University.

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