Ragtime Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More
Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. RAGTIME is not only a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America, but a relevant tale for today. Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens ("Once On This Island," "Seussical," "Lucky Stiff"), noted playwright Terrence McNally, ("Kiss of the Spider Woman", "Master Class"), and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. The Tony-winning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself. It draws upon many musical styles from the ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems.
Featured are such show stopping songs as "Getting Ready Rag," "Your Daddy’s Son," "Wheels of a Dream," "Till We Reach That Day," "Back To Before," and "Make Them Hear You." This thrilling musical is sure to inspire actors and audiences alike! Book by Terrence McNally; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Presented by Mesa Encore Theatre at the Farnsworth Studio.
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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Ragtime
‘Ragtime’ Review: Checking the Status of Our American Dream
9 / 10
*CRITIC'S PICK* As the plot follows the intersecting fortunes of those three characters’ families, each seeking to redeem the country’s promise at a time of tumultuous change, old-fashioned musical-theater pleasures are very much on offer: a multitudinous cast clad in sumptuous costumes; riveting vocals undergirded by a 28-piece orchestra; a sprinkling of spectacle descending from above and rising from below. It works as rousing entertainment, full stop.
'Ragtime' Broadway review — an impeccably performed revival of a stirring megamusical
8 / 10
The bare-bones staging keeps the focus squarely where it counts: on the cast of nearly 40, who are uniformly topflight and in sync when it comes to sparking emotional electricity. The simplicity of the production provides breathing room in a megamusical that often exhilarates, but also drains because of its tendency to always think bigger.
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Ragtime History
Other Productions of Ragtime
| 1996 | Canada |
World Premiere Canada |
| 1998 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2003 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2005 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| 2007 | Chicago |
Chicago Revival Chicago |
| 2009 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2012 | West End |
Open Air Production West End |
| 2015 | US Tour |
Non-Equity National Tour US Tour |
| 2016 | Off-Broadway |
Ellis Island Developmental Concert Production Off-Broadway |
| 2016 | West End |
Charing Cross Theatre Company Revival Production West End |
| 2017 | Regional (US) |
Barrington Stage Company Revival Regional (US) |
| 2024 | Off-Broadway |
Concert Revival Production Off-Broadway |
| 2025 | Broadway |
Broadway |
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