WORKING's updated version gets a New York City premiere
WORKING's updated version gets a New York City premiere
By Scott Frost on December 15, 2012
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This updated version introduces songs and content relevant to the technology-filled world of today. Because life today is quite different from that of the 1970s, it includes new characters, monologues, and songs addressing aspects of 21st Century work life, such as outsourcing, technology, fast-food, caregiving and fundraising. This version preserves earlier material that is still relevant to today's world.

The revival of WORKING was adapted by WICKED, GODSPELL and PIPPIN writer Stephen Schwartz (co-creator of the original production) and Nina Faso with additional contributions by Greenberg. In the Heights Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda has written additional songs for the musical, which features a score by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Schwartz and James Taylor.
The cast includes Marie-France Arcilla (Off-Broadway's Shout: The Mod Musical), Joe Cassidy (CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, NEXT TO NORMAL, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS), Donna Lynne Champlin (Billy Elliot, SWEENEY TODD, James Joyce's The Dead, WORKING at the Old Globe), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Broadway's upcoming Hands on a Hard Body), Nehal Joshi (LES MISERABLES, The Threepenny Opera, WORKING at the Old Globe) and Kenita Miller (The Color Purple).

The Chicago and Old Globe creative team included lighting designer Jeff Croiter, scenic designer Beowolf Borritt, costume designer Mattie Ullrich and projection designer Aaron Rhyne, who all return for the Prospect production. Jeremy Lee provides sound design.
See a preview of the New York City premier below and get your tickets now before it is too late to see this new production.
License the new version of WORKING from MTI here.
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