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Who Played Grandfather in Ragtime

Grandfather is a role in Ragtime, a musical that opened West End in 2012.

In a striking, bold and ambitious new production, triple Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader (Best Musical Revival 2010, 2011, 2012) adds a contemporary twist to this powerful musical. As the strains of ragtime music are heard on an old record player, a father tells his son a story; a story of hope set at the turn of the 20th century; of a Harlem pianist, a white middle-class family and a Latvian immigrant, whose dreams of a better world shape their destiny.

10 actors have played Grandfather in Ragtime.

View full cast of Ragtime

Performer Production Opened
Conrad McLaren Broadway Ragtime 1998
Todd Thurston Broadway Ragtime 1998
Tom Toner Broadway Ragtime 1998
Dan Manning Broadway Ragtime 2009
Jo Servi West End Ragtime 2012
Bob Marcus US Tour Ragtime 2015
Anthony Cable West End Ragtime 2016
Joe Harkins Off-Broadway Ragtime 2016
John Little Regional (US) Ragtime 2017
Tom Nelis Off-Broadway Ragtime 2024

Other Roles in Ragtime

Role Production Opened
Booker T. Washington West End Ragtime 2012
Coalhouse Walker West End Ragtime 2012
Emma Goldman West End Ragtime 2012
Ensemble West End Ragtime 2012
Evelyn Nesbit West End Ragtime 2012
Father West End Ragtime 2012
Grandfather West End Ragtime 2012
Harry Houdini West End Ragtime 2012
Henry Ford West End Ragtime 2012
J.P. Morgan West End Ragtime 2012
Little Boy West End Ragtime 2012
Little Girl West End Ragtime 2012
Mother West End Ragtime 2012
Sarah West End Ragtime 2012
Tateh West End Ragtime 2012
Willie Conklin West End Ragtime 2012
Younger Brother West End Ragtime 2012

“Grandfather” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Festen Broadway 2006

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