Janney played Violet Newstead, the character played in the 1980 film by Lily Tomlin, in the 2009 Broadway musical adaptation of the classic film.
In a new, exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary “Still Working 9 to 5,” original Broadway cast member Allison Janney talks about respecting the women who came before, who paved the way towards the equal rights conversations we have today.
Janney played Violet Newstead, the character played in the 1980 film by Lily Tomlin, in the 2009 Broadway musical adaptation of the classic film. In the documentary, she will tell exclusive stories about her time onstage in that production – including one about what happened the day Marc Kudisch (the actor playing Mr. Hart) fell into the pit without a cushion underneath him.
