Working: A Musical | Princess Theatre, Launceston

Based on Studs Terkel's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that 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. Nominated for six Tony Awards, this classic has been updated for a modern age, featuring new songs by Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favourites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor, Micki Grant, and more. This new version of Working is a musical exploration of 26 people from all walks of life. While most of the professions have been updated, the show's strengths are in the core truths that transcend specific professions; the key is how people's relationships to their work ultimately reveal essential aspects of their humanity, regardless of the trappings of the job itself. The show, expanded to include the true stories of local Launceston residents, contains timeless truths. ADAPTED BY Stephen Schwartz From the Book by Studs Terkel and Nina Faso with additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg SONGS BY Craig Carnelia / Micki Grant / Lin-Manuel Miranda Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead Stephen Schwartz / James Taylor Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)