Off-Broadway's The Immigrant to Close on November 28
by Broadway Staff • Nov 17, 2004
The Immigrant, which opened on November 4, will end its run at Dodger Stages on November 28. At the time it closes, the musical will have played 19 previews and 29 performances.
The Immigrant focuses on the true story of Haskell Harelik, a young Russian Jew who instead of passing through Ellis Island, enters through Galveston and struggles to assimilate into a rural community in Texas. Commonly referred to as the "Galveston Movement," Harelik's story begins like so many others at in 1909, peddling a pushcart full of bananas and wares---but his fate is changed forever when he asks Milton, a small-town banker, and his Southern Baptist wife for a drink of water from their well. The show features a book by Mark Harelik, lyrics by Sarah Knapp and music by Steven M. Alper.
The Immigrant focuses on the true story of Haskell Harelik, a young Russian Jew who instead of passing through Ellis Island, enters through Galveston and struggles to assimilate into a rural community in Texas. Commonly referred to as the "Galveston Movement," Harelik's story begins like so many others at in 1909, peddling a pushcart full of bananas and wares---but his fate is changed forever when he asks Milton, a small-town banker, and his Southern Baptist wife for a drink of water from their well. The show features a book by Mark Harelik, lyrics by Sarah Knapp and music by Steven M. Alper.
Directed by Randal Myler, The Immigrant stars Jacqueline Antaramian, Walter Charles, Adam Heller and Cass Morgan. William Stevenson in his Broadway.com Review of the show wrote: "Unfortunately, Steven M. Alper's music and Sarah Knapp's lyrics are far less memorable than the tale of Haskell Harelik… Although The Immigrant becomes more affecting in its second act, the disappointing music keeps the show from taking off. Some catchier country-tinged tunes might have given the musical a lift. Or perhaps this is one story that should have been left as a play."