Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the phone operator, the waitress, the millworker, the mason and the housewife, just to name a few. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favourites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more.
This new version of Working is a musical exploration of 26 people from all walks of life. While most of the professions have been updated, the show's strengths are in the core truths that transcend specific professions; the key is how people's relationships to their work ultimately reveal essential aspects of their humanity, regardless of the trappings of the job itself. The show, expanded to include the true stories of local Launceston residents, contains timeless truths.
ADAPTED BY
Stephen Schwartz
From the Book by Studs Terkel and Nina Faso
with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg
SONGS BY
Craig Carnelia / Micki Grant / Lin-Manuel Miranda
Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead
Stephen Schwartz / James Taylor
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)