The anticipated new Broadway production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME began performances at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) on Friday, October 23 for an official opening on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
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WEEKLY VARIETY
Revival Focuses on Text, Not Techno Tricks
Producer
Kevin McCollum, Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser and Director
Marcia Milgrom Dodge express their inspiration behind the Broadway revival of RAGTIME.
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THE BERGEN RECORD
Director and star give birth to an intimate new 'Ragtime'
Director
Marcia Milgrom Dodge and RAGTIME star
Christiane Noll bring their personal experience as mothers to RAGTIME.
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THE BOSTON GLOBE
With a big voice, and a bigger heart, her Broadway dream comes true
Up-and-coming RAGTIME star
Stephanie Umoh is featured on the front page of The Boston Globe.
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Based on the epic E.L. Doctorow novel, the recent acclaimed John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.
The Broadway company of 40 will star
Ron Bohmer (Father),
Quentin Earl Darrington (Coalhouse Walker Jr.),
Christiane Noll (Mother),
Robert Petkoff (Tateh),
Bobby Steggert (Mother's Younger Brother),
Stephanie Umoh (Sarah) with
Christopher Cox (The Little Boy),
Sarah Rosenthal (The Little Girl),
Mark Aldrich (Willie Conklin),
Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Henry Ford),
Jonathan Hammond (
Harry Houdini),
Dan Manning (Grandfather),
Michael X. Martin (J.P. Morgan),
Mike McGowan (
Stanford White),
Donna Migliaccio (Emma Goldman),
Josh Walden (
Harry K. Thaw),
Savannah Wise (Evelyn Nesbit),
Eric Jordan Young (Booker T. Washington).
RAGTIME will also feature
Sumayya Ali,
Terence Archie,
Corey Bradley,
Jayden Brockington,
Benjamin Cook, Carey Rebecca Brown,
Jennifer Evans,
Carly Hughes,
Lisa Karlin,
Valisia LeKae,
James Moye,
Tracy Lynn Olivera,
Mamie Parris,
Bryonha Parham,
Nicole Powell,
Kaylie Rubinaccio,
Arbender J. Robinson,
Benjamin Schrader,
Wallace Smith,
Catherine Walker,
Jim Weaver, Kylil
Christopher Williams.
RAGTIME is produced by
Kevin McCollum,
Roy Furman,
Scott Delman,
Roger Berlind,
Max Cooper,
Tom Kirdahy/
Devlin Elliott,
Jeffrey A. Sine,
Stephanie McClelland,
Roy Miller, LAMS Productions,
Jana Robbins,
Sharon Karmazin,
Eric Falkenstein/
Morris Berchard,
Wendy Federman,
Jamie deRoy,
Sheila Steinberg,
Lauren Stevens,
Independent Presenters Network, Held-Haffner Productions,
HRH Foundation and
Emanuel Azenberg in association with
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Marcia Milgrom Dodge's production debuted at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater on April 18 and played a sold out limited engagement through May 17, 2009. Variety called the re-imagined musical "Simply stunning." The Washington Post raved "Nothing short of heavenly. Looks and sounds so good. Glorious!," while Bloomberg News said "Explosive and thrilling! Theater-shaking intensity...a vibrant production."
At the dawn of the century, everything is changing...and anything is possible. Based on
E.L. Doctorow's celebrated epic novel and set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, RAGTIME weaves together three distinctly American tales -- that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician -- united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Their personal journeys come alive as historic figures offer guidance and diversion - among them escape artist
Harry Houdini, auto tycoon Henry Ford, educator Booker T. Washington and infamous entertainer Evelyn Nesbit. Together, their stories celebrate the struggle between tradition and independence all in pursuit of the American dream.
The celebrated production team includes scenic design by
Derek McLane, costume design by
Santo Loquasto, lighting design by
Donald Holder, sound design by
Acme Sound Partners, hair and wig design by
Edward J. Wilson and orchestrations by
William David Brohn.
RAGTIME originally opened on Broadway on January 18, 1998 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The musical garnered four Tony Awards® including Best Book, Original Score and Best Orchestrations. The beloved Ahrens and Flaherty score features some of the award-winning team's best-known songs including the title song, "Make Them Hear You" and the anthem "The Wheels of a Dream."
RAGTIME tickets prices are $46.50, $86.50 and $126.50 (including $1.50 facility fee) and available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
RAGTIME will play the following preview schedule from October 23 - November 14:Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. eve at 8p, Sun eve at 7:30p. Wed., Sat. and Sun. mat. at 2p. Dark Mon. Opening night November 15, 2009 and onward: Tues. eve. at 7p; Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. eve at 8p, Wed. and Sat. mat. at 2p; Sun. mat. at 3p. Dark Mon.
www.ragtimebroadway.com
Photo credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
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