4/13/2023 0 Comments Working the musical![]() Miranda penned music and lyrics for Broadway current In the Heights, in which he stars as one of the Latino residents of the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. Tony Award nominee and Academy Award winner Schwartz is the composer-lyricist known for Pippin, The Baker's Wife, Wicked and the animated "Hunchback of Notre Dame" and more. The Florida Working cast will also feature Marie-France Arcilla, Colin Donnell, Danielle Lee Greaves and Nehal Joshi. Working originally had its start at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and - despite its short Broadway run (one month) - has been a cult hit for years, enjoying a wide life in regional theatres. The revamped production will feature new songs by Miranda. The original Broadway cast of Working had 17 actors. ![]() Schwartz and Miranda are contributing new material to the show, which will now have a cast of six, including Liz McCartney (Broadway's Taboo, Mamma Mia!) and Darrin Baker (Broadway's Tarzan, Wonderful Town). ![]() The Tony Award-nominated show, with a book by Schwartz, who adapted Terkel's non-fiction tome, had songs by a bevy of writers - Schwartz, Susan Birkenhead, Mary Rodgers, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor and Micki Grant. Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, FL, will produce the new version of the 1978 Broadway revue inspired by Studs Terkel's famous oral-history book about working folk.
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