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Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American Workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the men and women 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.
This new 2010 version of WORKING is a musical exploration of 26 people from all walks of life. While most of the professions have been updated, the strength of the show is in the core truths that transcend specific professions; the key is how people's relationships to their work ultimately reveal key aspects of their humanity, regardless of the trappings of the job itself. The show, still set in contemporary America, contains timeless truths. This new version of WORKING allows the audience to get a rare glimpse of the actors and technicians working to put on a show. This raw adaptation only enhances the realistic and relatable nature of the subject matter.
With extremely modest set and orchestra requirements, universal subject matter, and featuring a multi-ethnic ensemble cast of variable size, WORKING is one of the most accessible, relevant and substantive musicals ever created. The new, revised 2010 version includes updated lyrics, a streamlined book and two new songs by IN THE HEIGHTS Tony Award-winning creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favorite by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, and James Taylor.
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Tick, Tick...Boom!
George Street Playhouse (4/23 - 5/19) | |
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Proof
Roxbury Arts Alliance (5/10 - 5/19)
PHOTOS
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Patti LuPone
Mayo Performing Arts Center (3/8 - 5/17) | |
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Choice
McCarter Theatre Center (5/8 - 6/2) | |
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Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene with Renée Fleming
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (10/6 - 10/6) | |
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Head Over Heels
Surflight Theatre (8/20 - 9/1) | |
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Daniil Trifonov Plays Gershwin
Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University (6/7 - 6/7) | |
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New Jersey Symphony at the 40th Giralda Music & Arts Festival in Madison
Giralda Farms (6/22 - 6/22) | |
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The Edwards Twins
Surflight Theatre (8/26 - 8/26) | |
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