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Revised Book by DAVID THOMPSONMusic Direction by MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELLDirected by LEIGH SILVERMAN Book by JOSEPH STEINMusic by CHARLES STROUSELyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ CSC is thrilled to welcome Julie Benko to the company as Rebecca Hershkowitz! Step into the Lower East Side of New York in 1910, a time when America
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worried it was being overwhelmed by a fIood of immigrants. Rags, in a revised version of the 1986 Broadway musical, follows the struggles and triumphs of Jewish immigrants striving for the American Dream. After fIeeing Russian pogroms, Rebecca and her young son arrive at Ellis Island, entering a world of sweatshops, pushcarts, and the birth of both the American labor movement and American popular song. Featuring music by Charles Strouse (Annie), lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), a book by Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof), and a revise book by David Thompson (The Scottsboro Boys), this legendary musical hasn’t been seen in New York in decades. Now, fresh off the heels of the sold-out, acclaimed revival of The Baker’s Wife, CSC reunites with Schwartz and Stein to bring this soaring epic back to the NY stage for one night only! Rags will also star Nicholas Barasch (She Loves Me), Julie Benko (Ragtime, Funny Girl), Tony Award® Nominee Judy Kuhn (CSC's The Baker's Wife, Fun Home), Jenna Lea Rosen (Suffs), Tony Award® Nominee Steven Skybell (Cabaret), and more to be announced very soon!Notably, after originating the role of Bella in the Broadway premiere, and just before originating Cosette in Les Miserables, Judy Kuhn returns to Rags as Rachel in this CSC concert presentation.