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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.
28 Cast Members
Studs Terkel
Self - Host
Barry Bostwick
Steelworker
Scatman Crothers
Parking Attendant
Barbara Browning
Editor
Vernee Watson
Secretary
Jay Garner
Corporate Executive
Billy Jayne
Newsboy
Barbara Barrie
Schoolteacher
Carole Schwartz
Supermarket Checker
Bill Beyers
Boxboy
Fausto Barajas
Migrant Worker
Charles Haid
Gas Man
Beth Howland
Housewife
Barbara Hershey
Call Girl
Eileen Brennan
Millworker
Rita Moreno
Waitress
James Taylor
Trucker
Lynne Thigpen
Telephone Operator
Edie McClurg
Switchboard Operator
Didi Conn
Receptionist
