'Working' Still Does Not Work
“Working” has always been a heartbreaker. Based on Studs Terkel’s celebrated 1974 nonfiction book, the musical was the brainchild of composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, who co-adapted (with Nina Faso) the script, contributed four songs, and directed. The show arrived on Broadway in 1978 an overblown but tantalizing mess. It closed after 24 performances, and folks have been trying to fix it ever sinc…