Cast Announced for RAGTIME

Revival Theatre Company (RTC) proudly opens its fourth season with Ragtime in Concert written by Terrence McNally, with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Ragtime, set in early 20th century New York City, introduces the American experience through three different perspectives: African Americans, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; upper-class suburbanites, represented by Mother, the matriarch of a white upper-class family in New Rochelle, New York; and Eastern European immigrants, represented by Tateh, a Jewish immigrant from Latvia. Many turn of the 20th century historical figures are featured including Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman.

Ezekiel Andrew will be playing the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. Ezekiel previously played the role with the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre Company. The role of Mother will be played by Amy Friedl Stoner who most recently played the title role in Evita with RTC. Casey Prince will play the role of Tateh in his debut with RTC.

The original 1998 Broadway Production earned five Tony Awards, and was nominated for Best Musical and several other categories. The 2009 Broadway Revival was nominated for Six Tonys, including Best Revival of a Musical.

Featuring a full chorus and orchestra in a unique staged concert format, Revival Theatre Company will perform at Sinclair Auditorium on the campus of Coe College on March 8 - 10th. Other familiar names in the cast include Tim Riven, Rosemary Gast, Jordan Arnold and Alicia Strong. Direction led by Brian Glick with Cameron Sullenberger serving as Musical Director. RTC will also welcome back familiar favorites Alvon Reed as Choreographer, Michelle Perrin Blair as Conductor and Scott Olinger as Lighting and Projection designer. RTC is also delighted to announce Deanna Downes as Dramaturge for the production. Deanna is a post-doctoral diversity fellow at Coe College. Kathryn Huang is Costume Designer.

Revival Theatre Company's 2018 season is sponsored by David Maier and Matthew McGrane. Rockwell Collins is the production sponsor for Ragtime in Concert, with additional funding by Jeff and Mary Beth Standerski.

To learn more about Revival Theatre Company and Ragtime in Concert, go to http://revivaltheatrecompany.com/#shows.

Revival Theatre Company (RTC) was formed April 2014 by co-founders Cameron Sullenberger, Musical Director, and Brian Glick, Artistic Director. The vision was for a theatre company that reintroduces classic American Musical Theatre back to the community. The organization also provides a vehicle for cutting edge musicals that may not have commercial appeal to a large venue. RTC strives to produce collaborative experiences in either concert formats or full-scale productions.