Hannah Sinclair, left, and Jackie Collins are shown in a scene from the musical “9 to 5,” which continues its run at Youngstown Playhouse.

YOUNGSTOWN — “9 to 5” wasn’t a success on Broadway, barely lasting four months in New York in 2009.

It plays like a hit at the Youngstown Playhouse.

A talented cast and creative team deliver an entertaining and energetic production, which runs for three more performances this weekend.

Based on the 1980 film of the same name, “9 to 5” focuses on three female office workers — Violet (Jackie Collins), a longtime employee tired of watching the men she trains climb past her up the corporate ladder; Judy (Hannah Sinclair), a newly divorced housewife trying to find her place in the workforce; and Doralee (Kath Steeb), a blond country girl battling both the lecherous advances of her boss (Kage Coven) and the assumptions of her coworkers.

Violet’s accidental, non-lethal poisoning of the boss inspires the three women to kidnap him, which leads to some unexpected consequences at the office.

The production is a whirl of non-stop motion. The set design by Leslie Brown, Isa Foltz and Johnny Pecano is dominated by a series of rectangular cubes on wheels that can become bookshelves, office walls or other backdrops depending upon what is needed and which way they are turned.

Scenes shift quickly from office settings with a dozen or so employees sitting at workstations to living rooms for the three leads.

Actors do double duty at set movers, and music director / conductor Tyler Stouffer keeps a close eye on the action to provide transitional music during the changes and then guide the other nine musicians into the next number.

The production has a flow to it that doesn’t disrupt its musical or comedic rhythms. Credit also goes to choreographer Joanna Andrei. “9 to 5” doesn’t feature an abundance of traditional dance numbers, but the title song and other ensemble pieces feature a lot of highly choreographed movement that is visually striking and that the ensemble looks comfortable doing.

Andrei pulls off the same feat on “One of the Boys,” featuring Collins and an all-male chorus line. No one will mistake those moves for “A Chorus Line,” but the steps Andrei gives them fit the needs of the song and the dancers’ abilities and don’t distract from Collins’ vocal showcase.

Director Connor Bezeredi makes sure there are no distractions for the vocal highlight of the production — stripping the stage to a black backdrop curtain, hitting Sinclair with a spotlight and letting her belt on “Get Out and Stay Out.” It was spectacular.

Doralee is the character most identical to her film incarnation, probably because Dolly Parton was part of the creative team and wrote songs for the character, like “Backwoods Barbie,” that are very much like one Parton sang for decades as a country and pop superstar. Steeb delivers what those songs require without turning it into a full-blown Parton impersonation.

Coven has great fun playing a boss that his employees — and the audience — will love to hate, and Sarah Whitlach gets plenty of laughs as the one woman in the office who wishes the boss was propositioning her.

Bezeredi has assembled a deep cast and the ensemble is filled with strong voices — Edward Bazzell, David Leach, Louis Weiss, Joanna Andrei, Caitlyn N. Santiago, Jaye Mills, Carolyn Colley, Sierra Ellis, Dave Wolford, Allyson Kremm, Alyssa Moore, Ashley Milligan Smith, Darcie Lukiart, Elizabeth Huff, Kathryn Stanton, Nikita Jones, Sarah Robles, Savanna Wade, Sydney Campbell, Eric McCrea and Frank Carsone.

The live band accompanying them — Jeffrey Sonoda, Jason Vuk, Nick Steeves, Jonathan Linko, Dom Meyer, Wyatt Engstrom, Luke Whorton, Ryan Lamb, Jesse DeLorenzo and Stouffer — was equally skilled.

It’s an undeniably fun show and an enjoyable finale to the Playhouse’s 99th season.

If you go …

WHAT: The musical “9 to 5”

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday

WHERE: Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane, Youngstown

HOW MUCH: Tickets range from $17 to $27 and are available online at experienceyourarts.org and by calling 330-788-8739.

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