Lisa Bailey and Jill Scanlon, Appearing in ‘Working’ with Voices of Hope at the North Shore Music Theater ~ May 5

Submitted by the Voices of Hope

Lifelong Bedford residents Lisa Bailey and Jill Scanlon will perform in Working, a musical production presented by the Voices of Hope organization on Sat­urday, May 5 at 8 p.m. at the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly.

Working is a musical portrait of the working men and women who are the heart and soul of the American landscape. The show was nominated for six Tony awards and is based on the 1974 Studs Terkel interviews with working Americans. Songs by James Taylor and Ste­phen Schwartz with new music by Lin-Manuel Mir­anda lend so­phis­tication and fun to the ar­rangement. The performance will benefit the Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at MGH Cancer Center.

According to the press release for the show, “this compelling musical re­veals a variety of hopes, aspirations, joys, and dreams. To some, Monday to Friday life is a drudge, but to oth­ers their dai­ly routine represents a source of great pride. We are all united by the need to work, and to find meaning in the work that we do.”

Voices of Hope is a group comprised of local performers whose lives have all been changed by cancer. Hon­ored by the Massachu­setts General Hos­pital Cancer Center, Voices of Hope has donated more than $600,000 to cancer research since 2009. All per­formers and theater technicians have some connection to cancer, either as survivors or through friends and family touched by the disease.  All proceeds from the event go directly to the cancer center.

Tickets for the event can be purchased by contacting the Theatre Box Office by phone at 978-232-7200, on­line at www.nsmt.org, or in person at 62 Dunham Road in Beverly.
More information is available and donations can be made at www.voicesofhopeboston.org.