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Who Played Grandfather in Ragtime

Grandfather is a role in Ragtime, a musical that opened US Tour in 2015.

Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. Based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in the United States in the early 20th century: 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.

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 US Tour Ragtime 2015
Coalhouse Walker Jr. US Tour Ragtime 2015
Emma Goldman US Tour Ragtime 2015
Ensemble US Tour Ragtime 2015
Evelyn Nesbit US Tour Ragtime 2015
Father US Tour Ragtime 2015
Grandfather US Tour Ragtime 2015
Harry Houdini US Tour Ragtime 2015
Henry Ford US Tour Ragtime 2015
JP Morgan US Tour Ragtime 2015
Mother US Tour Ragtime 2015
Sarah US Tour Ragtime 2015
Sarah's Friend US Tour Ragtime 2015
Tateh US Tour Ragtime 2015
The Little Boy US Tour Ragtime 2015
The Little Girl US Tour Ragtime 2015
Willie Conklin US Tour Ragtime 2015
Younger Brother US Tour Ragtime 2015

“Grandfather” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Festen Broadway 2006

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