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Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead.
The musical is based on the Studs Terkel book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do (1974), which has interviews with people from different regions and occupations.




Productions


The musical was first staged at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago from December 1977 through February 1978.
It then was produced on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre, opening on May 14, 1978 where it ran for 24 performances and 12 previews. It was directed by Schwartz and choreographed by Onna White, with a cast featuring Patti LuPone, Bob Gunton, Joe Mantegna, Lynne Thigpen, David Patrick Kelly, Robin Lamont, Steven Boockvor, Rex Everhart, Bobo Lewis, Lenora Nemetz, Brad Sullivan, Matt Landers, David Smyrl, Terri Treas, Matt McGrath and Arny Freeman, an actor who was interviewed in the book. In 1982, Schwartz and Nina Faso adapted the show for a ninety-minute telecast on the PBS series American Playhouse, directed by Schwartz and Kirk Browning and introduced by Terkel.
Before the revisions, it was done as an amateur production by Kent State University, Trumbull Campus, Summer Stock. It has been done there again sometime in the 21st century.
Because of the extremely low royalty fee, the production was the highest netting for the Summer Stock to that point even though the turnout was not high.
The musical has undergone several revisions. In March 1999, it was presented at Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, Connecticut, with direction by Christopher Ashley.
A further revised version opened at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, Chicago, starting in February 2011 in previews through June, with direction and revisions by Gordon Greenberg. The cast features Gene Weygandt, Barbara Robertson, Emjoy Gavin, and E. Faye Butler. The production opened Off-Broadway at the 59E59 Theaters on December 12, 2012, after previews which started on December 1, 2012. Again directed by Gordon Greenberg, it won a special ensemble Drama Desk Awards the cast features Joe Cassidy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Nehal Joshi and Kenita Miller. It had "developmental productions" directed by Gordon Greenberg at Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota, Florida in May 2008 and at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California, in March 2009. Schwartz revised the musical with Greenberg, which includes two new songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The show's Asian premiere was in Singapore, performed by LASALLE College of the Arts at the Creative Cube in September 2011.
The show's European premiere was in London at the Southwark Playhouse, from 2 June to 8 July 2017.
The show's Latin American premiere was in an all Spanish version in Montevideo, Uruguay at the Teatro Tablado in 2003. Directed and Choreographed by Alvaro Loureiro and Stefan Sittig.




Synopsis






= Act 1

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In the morning all the workers are getting ready for their jobs (All the Livelong Day). Mike Dillard, a steelworker, talks about the dangers of his job. Some people get caught in a (Traffic Jam) on the highway. Some of the cars stop at an office building where Al Calinda, a parking lot attendant is working. He parks the cars and states that he has been parking cars his whole life, and probably will for the rest of his life (Lovin Al). On top of the parking lot there is an office building. Amanda McKenny is displeased that people stereotype her with her job. She has a strained relationship with her boss, Rex Winship, who tells us he wants to be a teacher. Rose Hoffman, a teacher who has one year left until retirement, is unhappy with the changes she sees in the school system (Nobody Tells Me How). She remembers a student of hers, Babe Secoli, who is now a checker at the Treasure Island Supermarket. Babe explains that her job requires work from every part of the body (I'm Just Movin). Her bag boy, Roberto Núñez, is unhappy with the music that is playing in the market, which is the Cuban Revolution celebratory song along with the hardships of working on a farm and hopes a better day will come (Un Mejor Día Vendrá). In the neighborhood, Conrad Swibel is on his UPS delivery route, talking about the perks of his job: meeting women, and the bad parts, getting chased by dogs. After he leaves, John Rushton delivers the newspaper and tells of his dreams for the future (Neat to be a Newsboy). His mother, Kate Rushton, a housewife, who complains that people doubt her intelligence because she chooses to stay at home and look after her family (Just a Housewife). Candy Cottingham says that she needs to separate people from their jobs for her job as a political fundraiser. Grace Clements explains that she does not want to see any young people doing her job as a millworker because of the physical stress on the body (Millwork). As evening rolls in, all the workers remember their dreams of old (If I Could've Been).




= Act 2

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Anthony Coelho likes his job because in a hundred years people will still see his work (The Mason). On the highway, Frank Decker and Dave are driving their truck (Brother Trucker). Frank explains that he barely sees his family because of his schedule. He makes a call and because of the signal is transferred to the operator, Heather Lamb. She, Sharon Atkins, and Enid DuBois explain that sometimes it's hard not to listen in on phone conversations. Dolores Dante loves her job and is proud to be a waitress (It's an Art). At the park Joe Zutty, a retired man, talks about his life (Joe). He spends his days as a volunteer firefighter. Tom Patrick, who also works as a firefighter, gets emotional talking about the lives he saved. Maggie Holmes talks about wanting a better life for her daughter (Cleanin' Woman). Finally, Ralph Werner recounts his dream life. Mike Dillard comes back and relates how much time he has missed with his family because of work (Fathers and Sons). The ensemble boasts about their accomplishments as workers (Something to Point To).




Musical numbers


Broadway Production

Original Licensed Version

2012 Revised Version




Characters (in alphabetical order)


Between the Broadway production, the original licensed version, and the 2012 revised version, Working has featured over 50 different characters. The show is traditionally performed with extensive doubling. The Broadway production featured 17 actors (ten men and seven women), the original licensed version calls for nine actors (five men and four women), and the 2012 revised version calls for six actors (three men and three women).
Characters featured in more than one version of Working

Sharon Atkins, receptionist
Charlie Blossom, ex-copyboy
Al Calinda, parking lot attendant (Not featured in the 2012 revised version)
Grace Clements, millworker
Anthony Coelho, stonemason (Anthony Palazzo in the Broadway production)
Candy Cottingham, fundraiser (Not featured in the Broadway production)
Delores Dante, waitress
Frank Decker, interstate trucker
Mike Dillard, ironworker (Mike LeFevre, steelworker, in the Broadway production)
Rose Hoffman, schoolteacher
Maggie Holmes, cleaning woman
Heather Lamb, telephone operator (Not featured in the 2012 revised version)
Terry Mason, flight attendant (Not featured in the original licensed version)
Dave McCormick, interstate trucker (Not featured in the 2012 revised version)
Amanda McKenny, project manager (Not featured in the Broadway production)
Tom Patrick, fireman
Kate Rushton, housewife
Babe Secoli, supermarket checker (Not featured in the 2012 revised version)
Conrad Swibel, UPS deliveryman (Gas meter reader in the Broadway production)
Roberta Victor, prostitute
Ralph Werner, salesman
Rex Winship, corporate executive (Herb Rosen in the Broadway production)
Joe Zutty, retired
"The Mason" Soloist
Characters featured in the Broadway production only

Benny Blue, bar pianist
Marco Camerone, hockey player
Tim Devlin, salesman
Carla Devlin, his wife
John Fortune, advertising copy chief
Emilio Hernández, migrant worker
Barbara Herrick, agency vice-president
Bud Jonas, football coach
Brett Meyer, box boy
Cathleen Moran, hospital aide
Booker Page, seaman
Lucille Page, his wife
Will Robinson, bus driver
JoAnne Robinson, his wife
John Rushton, newsboy
Fran Swenson, hotel switchboard operator
Jill Torrance, model
Nora Watson, editor
Diane Wilson, secretary
Characters featured in the original licensed version only

Enid Dubois, telephone solicitor
Roberto Núñez, box boy/migrant worker
Characters featured in the 2012 revised version only

Raj Chadha, tech support
Allen Epstein, community organizer
Eddie Jaffe, publicist
Theresa Liu, nanny
Freddy Rodríguez, fast food worker
Utkarsh Trajillo, eldercare worker




Awards and nominations






= Original Broadway production

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References






External links


The Official Stephen Schwartz fan site: All about Working
Internet Broadway Database listing
Internet Movie Database listing
Working (2012 revised version) at the Music Theatre International website

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