Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine," an expressionist classic on automation and worker insecurity, speaks directly to an age in which livelihoods are threatened by AI innovation.

This 90-minute adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 expressionist masterpiece tells the story of Mr. Zero, a cog in the great machine of American business. His journey through life, death and romance in ...

From a corporate break room to the tents of the Occupy movement, a displaced accountant struggles to remain relevant in an unconventional approach to the award-winning ‘‘Adding Machine: A Musical.’’ ...

2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Joshua Schmidt 2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Jason Loewith 2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical David ...

Mr. Zero is just another cog. He can’t fulfill his own needs, much less those of his wife Mrs. Zero, or his workwife Daisy. But when Mr. Zero’s boss replaces him with a machine, Mr. Zero lashes out ...