Working
4.3
89 minutes
4/13/1982
Overview
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 List
Studs Terkel
as Self - Host
Barry Bostwick
as Steelworker
Scatman Crothers
as Parking Attendant
Barbara Browning
as Editor
Vernee Watson-Johnson
as Secretary
Jay Garner
as Corporate Executive
Billy Jayne
as Newsboy
Barbara Barrie
as Schoolteacher
Carole Schwartz
as Supermarket Checker
Bill Beyers
as Boxboy
Fausto Barajas
as Migrant Worker
Charles Haid
as Gas Man
Beth Howland
as Housewife
Barbara Hershey
as Call Girl
Eileen Brennan
as Millworker
Rita Moreno
as Waitress
James Taylor
as Trucker
Lynne Thigpen
as Telephone Operator
Edie McClurg
as Switchboard Operator
Didi Conn
as Receptionist
Charles Durning
as Retired Man
Matt Landers
as Fireman
Patti LaBelle
as Cleaning Woman
Mark Neely
as Salesman
David Patrick Kelly
as Copyboy
Daniel Valdez
as Singer "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice)
Jennifer Warnes
as Singer "Millworker" (voice)
Gilmer McCormick
as Grape-buying Woman