Rags

Rags tells the story of a naive Russian immigrant, Rebecca. She has just arrived in America with her young son and they are struggling to make a living. While looking for her husband, who arrived in America earlier, she works in a sweatshop. When she is finally reunited with her husband, she finds herself at odds with her husband's rejection of their ethnic culture and their assimilation into American culture.

Watch the trailer for the British premiere of Rags who was at the Hope Mill Theater in Manchester:

General information
  • Style : Folk, Tragedy
  • Theme : Love, Sacrifice, Dream, United States, Family
  • year of creation : 1986
Music
  • Composer :Charles Strouse
  • Lyricist :Stephen Schwartz
  • Librettist : Joseph Stein (with revisions by David Thompson)
  • famous songs : "I Remember" "Greenhorns" "Brand New World" "Children of the Wind" "Penny a Tune" "Easy for You" "Hard To Be a Prince" "Blame It on the Summer Night" "For My Mary"" Rags" "What's Wrong with That?" "On the Fourth Day of July" "In America" ​​"Nothing Will Hurt Us Again" "Cherry Street Cafe" "Uptown" "Wanting" "Three Sunny Rooms" "The Sound of Love" "Democratic Club Dance" "Kaddish"" Bread and Freedom" "Dancing With the Fools"
  • Famous performers : Rebecca Trehearn, Teresa Stratas, Judy Kuhn, Marcia Lewis, Larry Kert, Lonny Price, Carolee Carmello, Nick Barstow.
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Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical was for 5 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards and won 1 Tony Award.
  • Number of performances : 4
  • anecdotes : The original Broadway version closed after only 4 performances.
Currently on stage