Ben Levi Ross News

Broadway's revival of RAGTIME, directed by Lear deBessonet at Lincoln Center Theater, celebrated its 11 Tony Award nominations last night. The show's Tony Award-nominated leading man led his castmates and their fans in a rendition of 'Celebration' by Kool & the Gang. Watch the video!

Watch Ragtime cast members Joshua Henry, Brandon Uranowitz, Caissie Levy, Ben Levi Ross, Nichelle Lewis, and Colin Donnell perform a series of musical numbes for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series.

Still thinking about the Tony nominations? Us too! Check out some takeaways from the big announcement and recap the full list and the nominees' reactions!

St. Louis is at the center of one of the most hotly contested races at this year’s Tony Awards. The producing teams of Ragtime and CATS: The Jellicle Ball have ties to St. Louis, and both are nominated for Best Revival of a Musical. Stages St. Louis founder Jack Lane is a co-producer of Ragtime. Mike Bosner, a John Borroughs High School alum and former associate producer at The Muny is the lead producer on CATS: The Jellicle Ball.

This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!

The nominations are in! Below, check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show. Follow us on BroadwayWorld throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!

BroadwayWorld's official Tony Awards coverage is here! Check out the 2026 Tony nominees here and follow us throughout the season for exclusive nominee interviews, special coverage and lots more!

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. Check out the nominees so far and check back later for teh complete list.

New video footage of Caissie Levy performing 'Back to Before' from the Ragtime cast recording has been released. The cast recording is now available to stream on digital platforms, as well as to purchase on vinyl and CD.

Yesterday, Lincoln Center Theater hosted a special Town Hall and cast album signing with SiriusXM in celebration of the Ragtime album's vinyl release. Check out photos of the event.

Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafi hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations. Check out the full list of nominations here!

The cast of Broadway's Ragtime visited WNYC on Friday for a special appearance as part of the Broadway On The Radio series. Watch the hour-long event, featuring performances from Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, and Shaina Taub.

Taye Diggs, Aiko Nakasone, and Mitch Wood will join the star-studded line-up for The Festival, the three-day outdoor event taking place at Kingston’s historic Hutton Brickyards.

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Watch videos of Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowtiz, Shaina Taub, and Ben Levi Ross performing “The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square,” “Our Children,” and “Make Them Hear You' from Ragtime in the subway station.

Ragtime will host a special post-show panel, titled “The Black Experience in RAGTIME” next week. Producer Lamar Richardson will moderate the conversation, featuring original RAGTIME stars Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

RAGTIME, SiriusXM’s On Broadway, and Concord Theatricals Recordings will present a SiriusXM Front Row event and cast album signing at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center on Thursday, April 23.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 6, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Concord Recordings has released footage of Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell, Caissie Levy, Ben Levi Ross, Nichelle Lewis, and the RAGTIME ensemble recording “New Music” for their recently released cast album. Watch the video!

Anna Grace Barlow will take her final bow as Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime on Broadway on June 14, as confirmed on Barlow's Instagram story. Replacement casting has not been announced at this time.