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Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Steven Schwartz
Opened August 21, 1986 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran for only 4 performances.

Synopsis

Rebecca, a naive Russian immigrant arriving at Ellis Island with her young son, and their struggle to make a life for themselves in the New World. She goes to work in a sweatshop while searching for her husband who has preceded them to America. When they are finally reunited she discovers that his assimilation is not entirely for the best. His desire to change their name and strip away their ethnic culture so as to fit in with his cronies distresses Rebecca, whose gradual enlightenment will lead her into union activities against the very men her husband so hopes to impress. Subplots concern an elderly immigrant, his daughter, and their respective romances, one of which ends tragically.

Song List

Prologue
Overture
I Remember/Greenhorns
Brand New World
Children Of The Wind
Penny A Tune
Easy For You
Hard To Be A Prince
Cheer Up Hamlet
Blame It On The Summer Night
For My Mary
What's Wrong With That?
Entr'acte
Nothing Will Hurt Us Again
Uptown
Cherry Street Cafe
Yankee Boy
Wanting
Three Sunny Rooms
Sound of Love, The
Democratic Club Dance
Kaddish
Bread And Freedom
Dancing With The Fools
Rags
Finale

Info

Original Cast Included: Judy Kuhn, Larry Kert, Terrence Mann, Marcia Lewis, Julia Migenes, Dick Latessa, Josh Blake & Lonny Price

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