Working

Item

Record ID

646

Identifier

89132

Genre

Operetta/Music Theater/Musical

Work Title

Working

Uniform Title

Working

Program/Series Title

American playhouse

Composer

Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-

Text Author

Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-

Script

Schwarz, Stephen ; Faso, Nina (adaptation of Studs Terkel's book "Working."

Production Year

1981

Transmission/Release Date

4/13/82

Transmission/Release Year

1982

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

PBS

Home Video - DVD

DVD Image Entertainment

Conductor/Music Director

Reinhardt, Stephen Michael

Soloists

Studs Terkel (Host) ; Barry Bostwick (Steelworker) ; Scatman Crothers (Parking Attendant) ; Barbara Barrie (School Teacher) ; Charles Haid (Gas Man) ; Beth Howland (Housewife) ; Barbara Hershey (Call Girl) ; Eileen Brennan (Millworker) ; Rita Moreno (Waitress) ; James Taylor (Trucker) ; Charles Durning (Retired Man) ; Patti Labelle (Cleaning Woman)

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Stage Director

Schwartz, Stephen

Sets

Lisanby, Charles

Costumes

Bostard, Richard

Choreography

Bayes, Sammy

Production Company

WNET New York ; KCET Los Angeles

Producer

Geller, Phyllis ; Law, Lindsay

Executive Producer

Venza, Jac

Technical Information

Tape ; color

Other Information

Presented on Showtime 1981-11-00. Other composers credited: Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Susan Birkenhead, James Taylor.

Duration

90'

Archive

The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)

Sourcemat

POCAT 58B (X)