Working
Regia Kirk Browning
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people--construction workers, waitresses, firemen, secretaries, and cleaning women, Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams.
Cast
Studs Terkel
Self - Host
Vernee Watson
Secretary
Edie McClurg
Switchboard Operator
Patti LaBelle
Cleaning Woman
Barry Bostwick
Steelworker
Scatman Crothers
Parking Attendant
Jay Garner
Corporate Executive
Barbara Barrie
Schoolteacher
Rita Moreno
Waitress
Lynne Thigpen
Telephone Operator
Matt Landers
Fireman
Mark Neely
Salesman
Billy Jayne
Newsboy
Charles Haid
Gas Man
Barbara Hershey
Call Girl
James Taylor
Trucker
Charles Durning
Retired Man
Jennifer Warnes
Singer "Millworker" (voice)
Gilmer McCormick
Grape-buying Woman
Beth Howland
Housewife
Eileen Brennan
Millworker
Didi Conn
Receptionist
David Patrick Kelly
Copyboy