Working: Starring Eileen Barnett, Orson Bean, Harry Groener, Kaitlin Hopkins, Michael Kostroff, Kenna Ramsey, Vickilyn Reynolds, Vincent Tumeo and B.J. Ward [Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Studs Terkel (Author), Stephen Schwartz (Author), Nina Faso (Author), Craig Carneliap (Author), Micki Grant (Author), Mary Rodgers (Author), Susan Birkenhead (Author), James Taylor (Author), Studs Terkel (Author), Stephen Schwartz (Author), Nina Faso (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 9, 2001

The first revised and updated version of this 1970s cult classic. A rousing musical with a cast of twenty, Working is for anyone who has ever punched a clock, a cow or a supervisor - or wanted to.

A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Eileen Barnett, Orson Bean, Harry Groener, Kaitlin Hopkins, Michael Kostroff, Kenna Ramsey, Vickilyn Reynolds, Vincent Tumeo and B.J. Ward.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 1 pages
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works; Unabridged edition (June 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580811310
• ISBN-13: 978-1580811316
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good recording of a great play, October 24, 2008

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Francis P. Reed - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Working: Starring Eileen Barnett, Orson Bean, Harry Groener, Kaitlin Hopkins, Michael Kostroff, Kenna Ramsey, Vickilyn Reynolds, Vincent Tumeo and B.J. Ward (Audio CD)

While I like the original 1978 soundtrack, the songs in it are a little dated at this point. This recording not only is an update of the original show, but is the complete play, spoken and song, which I think works better. I think you get more from the music, when you hear the dialogue that was written to be spoken with it as well, and the performances are very good.

I bought both this and the original at the same time. I think I will probably be listening to this version while the other will end up in the CD collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite that bad...., May 25, 2004

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Corey James (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Working (Studs Turkel) (Audio CD)

While I agree that this double CD is pretty poorly presented and packaged (which is unfortunate given the cost), it does have some different songs than the original Bway cast (e.g. the reprise of "Hey Somebody") and the cast includes folks like Harry Groener (best known for "Dear John" but also an experienced Bway singer/actor). There is absolutely no question that the original Bway cast is better performed, better packaged, and a better value -- BUT if you like that CD and want to explore the show more, you will find something of interest here.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful., January 4, 2003

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This review is from: Working (Studs Turkel) (Audio CD)

No reason to get this with the OCR back in print (with bonus tracks). These discs include dialogue (I guess that is the only plus). No liner notes, lyrics etc. Cheesy presentation.