The Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents<\/p>\n
Spring Musical: Working<\/p>\n
Monmouth University\u2019s Department of Music & Theatre
\nwill present the first East Coast production of the newly revised
\nmusical, Working, based on the book by Pulitzer-Prize winning author Studs Terkel. Adapted by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, and Godspell) from his original version with Nino Faso, the new Working recently completed a run in Chicago. Monmouth\u2019s production will be the first by any university in the country.<\/p>\n
Directed by Nicole Ricciardi, Working
\nis the working man\u2019s A Chorus Line. A musical exploration of twenty-six
\npeople from all walks of life, with songs by all-star composers Craig
\nCarnelia (Sweet Smell of Success), Micki Grant (Don\u2019t Bother Me, I Can\u2019t Cope), Tony Award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights), Mary Rodgers (Once Upon A Mattress), Susan Birkenhead (Jelly\u2019s Last Jam), Stephen Schwartz, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, James Taylor. The musical director is George Wurzbach.<\/p>\n
Working celebrates
\neveryday people in a genuinely funny and touching way, and has been
\ncalled \u201cthe perfect musical for everyone who has ever worked a day in
\ntheir lives.\u201d Updated to fit 21st century audiences, cast members sing
\nand dance with cell phones and laptops as they tell the tales of
\ntraditional careers: teacher, waitress, firefighter; and more modern
\nadditions: hedge fund manager, UPS delivery man, and a customer service
\nrepresentative in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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