Working

Summary :

The musical does not follow a story but a theme: that of work. Per episode, she follows different people and their work. Teacher, housekeeper, firefighter, waitress: we discover the daily life and dreams of all these people who make up a country. A touching and dynamic look at what work means for such different people.

The musical includes a wide range of musical genres with songs from several composers: Stephen Schwartz, Lin Manuel Miranda, James Taylor,…

Find some pictures of the show when he was in London in 2017:

General information

Style : Pop, Comedy, Tragedy
Theme : Workers, Union, Humor, Hope
year of creation : 1977

Music

Composer : Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers & James Taylor
Lyricist : Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, James Taylor & Susan Birkenhead
Librettist : Stephen Schwartz & Nina Faso
famous songs : “All the Livelong Day”, “Delivery”, “Nobody Tells Me How”, “Brother Trucker” “Just a Housewife" “Millwork”, “If I Could've Been”, “It's an Art”, “Joe” , “A Very Good Day” “Fathers and Sons”, “Cleanin' Women”, “Something to Point To”.
Famous performers : Patti LuPone, Bob Gunton, Joe Mantegna, Lynne Thigpen, Peter Polycarpou, Liam Tamne.

kinships

Inspired by another work : The musical is based on Studs Terkel's book "Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do"