{"id":326007,"date":"2026-08-20T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/326007\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:18:09","slug":"1-night-only-rags-benefit-concert-set-at-classic-stage-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/326007\/","title":{"rendered":"1-Night-Only Rags Benefit Concert Set at Classic Stage Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classic Stage Company<\/a> will stage a one-night-only benefit concert performance of Rags<\/a>\u2014featuring a book by Joseph Stein<\/a>, music by Charles Strouse<\/a>, and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz<\/a>\u2014later this fall.<\/p>\n

Directed by Leigh Silverman<\/a>,\u00a0the concert will take place on September 28 at 7 PM at CSC\u2019s Lynn F. Angelson Theater. The evening will feature music direction by Mary Mitchell Campbell, with casting by Alldaffer & Donadio Casting. <\/p>\n

Rags will star\u00a0Drama Desk nominee Nicholas Barasch<\/a> (Pirates! The Penzance Musical) as Ben Levitowitz, Tony nominee Judy Kuhn<\/a> (The Baker\u2019s Wife, Fun Home) as Rachel Halpern, Jenna Lea Rosen (Suffs) as Bella Cohen, and Tony nominee Steven Skybell<\/a> (Cabaret) as Avram Cohen.\u00a0Notably, after originating the role of Bella in the Broadway premiere, Kuhn returns to Rags as Rachel in this concert presentation. Rags follows CSC’s successful concerts of Fiorello! and The Rink.<\/p>\n

Additional casting will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

Rags takes place in\u00a0the Lower East Side of New York in 1910, a time when America worried it was being overwhelmed by a flood of immigrants. Using the\u00a0revised version of the 1986 Broadway musical, the show\u00a0follows the struggles and triumphs of Jewish immigrants striving for the American Dream. After fleeing 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.<\/p>\n

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