The stars of the new acclaimed Broadway production of RAGTIME take to the national and local airwaves this week with appearances and performances.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 Quentin Earl Darrington, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff and Stephanie Umoh will appear on "Good Morning America" during the "One Warm Coat Drive" segment tomorrow morning Friday, December 18. The nationally syndicated live appearance will air at approximately 8:05a on ABC, Channel 7 in the Tri State area.
"On Stage" airs on NY-1 News on Saturday, December 19 at 9:30a and 7:30p; Sunday, December 20 at at 9:30a and 7:30p; Monday, December 21 at 9:30p and late night/Tuesday morning, December 22 at 12:30a.
The segment will air on the WCBS Morning News on Sunday, December 20 at 7:55a on Channel 2 in the tri-state area.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 Christiane Noll will perform "Back to Before" on ABC's "The View" live on Monday, December 21.
The appearance will air in the 11:30a half hour on the nationally syndicated program on Channel 7 in the Tri State area. Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME is playing at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).
Based on E.L. Doctorow's epic acclaimed novel, RAGTIME features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.
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.
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."
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.
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 plays Tuesday at 7p; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve at 8p; Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2p; Sunday matinees at 3p. Dark Monday.