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Apollo Theatre
29 Shaftesbury Avenue London

Based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow

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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WICKED Returns to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 2/3-2/28
by BWW News Desk - Feb 3, 2010


After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2006 and 2007, the smash-hit musical WICKED returns to the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), February 3-28. Tickets are on sale now.

Reprise Theatre Company Presents Audra McDonald in Concert at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2010


Reprise Theatre Company presents Audra McDonald in Concert for one performance only on Monday, February 1 at 8:30 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Audra McDonald is the latest in Reprise Theatre Company's tradition of presenting Broadway stars in concert, which have included Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Ben Vereen, Kristin Chenoweth, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

TrueNorth Announces Cast for Updated Version of Maltby and Shire's BABY, Opens 3/5
by Jeff Dennhardt - Jan 29, 2010


TrueNorth Cultural Arts has announced the cast for their upcoming production of the updated version of the Maltby and Shire musical, BABY. The cast stars Michael Dempsey as Alan, Natalie Green as Lizzie, Bernadette Hisey as Arlene, David Robeano as Nick Shane Joseph Siniscalchi as Danny, and Maggie Stahl-Floriano as Pam. The musical opens at TrueNorth March 5th and runs through March 21st.

New Rep Theatre Opens INDULGENCES 1/18/2010
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2010


New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present Indulgences a New England premiere and farcical comedy by Chris Craddock. Indulgences opens for the press on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 7:30pm and plays through Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater.

Photo Coverage: THE BOYS IN THE BAND Meet & Greet
by Walter McBride - Jan 17, 2010


Transport Group (TG), the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, will present Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band, directed by artistic director Jack Cummings III, beginning Friday, February 12, and opening Sunday, February 21, at 5pm in a site-specific production at 37 West 26 Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Penthouse.

Jonathan Reid Gealt Comes To The Canal Room 1/11/2010
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2010


The Canal Room in NYC has booked Jonathan Reid Gealt in for a one night only concert on Monday January 11, 2010!

Reprise Theatre Company Presents Audra McDonald in Concert at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - Jan 7, 2010


Reprise Theatre Company presents Audra McDonald in Concert for one performance only on Monday, February 1 at 8:30 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Audra McDonald is the latest in Reprise Theatre Company's tradition of presenting Broadway stars in concert, which have included Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Ben Vereen, Kristin Chenoweth, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

WICKED Returns to the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 2/3-2/28
by BWW News Desk - Jan 6, 2010


After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2006 and 2007, the smash-hit musical WICKED returns to the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), February 3-28. Tickets are on sale now.

Transport Theater Group Presents THE BOYS IN THE BAND, Begins 2/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 4, 2010


Transport Group (TG), the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, will present Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band, directed by artistic director Jack Cummings III, beginning Friday, February 12, and opening Sunday, February 21, at 5pm in a site-specific production at 37 West 26 Street, between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, Penthouse.

New Rep Presents INDULGENCES 1/18/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 18, 2009


New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is thrilled to present Indulgences a New England premiere and farcical comedy by Chris Craddock. Indulgences opens for the press on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 7:30pm and plays through Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater.

Jonathan Reid Gealt Comes To The Canal Room 1/11/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 16, 2009


The Canal Room in NYC has booked Jonathan Reid Gealt in for a one night only concert on Monday January 11, 2010!

GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES With Selma Blair& Brad Fleischer Runs 10/16-11/15 At Alley Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2009


The world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) Gruesome Playground Injuries features Selma Blair (Hellboy, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Storytelling, Legally Blonde, NBC's Kath & Kim) playing Kayleen and Brad Fleischer (Center Theatre Group's premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Broadway's Coram Boy, Off Broadway's Streamers) playing Doug.

Darrington, Bohmer, Noll, Petkoff, Steggert, Umoh Headline Broadway's RAGTIME, Previews Begin At the Neil Simon Theatre 10/23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2009


The anticipated new Broadway production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME has announced complete casting of its 40 member company.

Photo Flash: Alley Theatre Presents GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 21, 2009


The world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) Gruesome Playground Injuries features Selma Blair (Hellboy, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Storytelling, Legally Blonde, NBC's Kath & Kim) playing Kayleen and Brad Fleischer (Center Theatre Group's premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Broadway's Coram Boy, Off Broadway's Streamers) playing Doug.

GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES With Selma Blair& Brad Fleischer Runs 10/16-11/15 At Alley Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009


The world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) Gruesome Playground Injuries features Selma Blair (Hellboy, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Storytelling, Legally Blonde, NBC's Kath & Kim) playing Kayleen and Brad Fleischer (Center Theatre Group's premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Broadway's Coram Boy, Off Broadway's Streamers) playing Doug.

Donna McKechnie Choreographs CROSS THAT RIVER, Plays TBG Theatre As Part Of NYMF 10/12-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009


A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.

MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!) Returns To MetroStage 8/27-10/18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009


Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin is pleased to announce that the 2007 smash hit Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is returning to MetroStage August 27 through October 18, 2009.

Tickets Go on Sale for WICKED in Providence 10/17
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2009


After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007, WICKED, the smash-hit musical will return to Providence, RI, December 16, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Tickets for WICKED's return engagement go on sale Saturday, October 17; the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, will open at 8A for in-person sales only. Beginning at 10A, tickets can also be purchased online at www.ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Additional details regarding WICKED's on-sale event will be announced soon.

Tickets Go on Sale for WICKED in Providence October 17
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2009


After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007, WICKED, the smash-hit musical will return to Providence, RI, December 16, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Tickets for WICKED's return engagement go on sale Saturday, October 17; the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, will open at 8A for in-person sales only. Beginning at 10A, tickets can also be purchased online at www.ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Additional details regarding WICKED's on-sale event will be announced soon.

Tickets Go on Sale for WICKED in Providence 10/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 14, 2009


After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007, WICKED, the smash-hit musical will return to Providence, RI, December 16, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Tickets for WICKED's return engagement go on sale Saturday, October 17; the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, will open at 8A for in-person sales only. Beginning at 10A, tickets can also be purchased online at www.ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Additional details regarding WICKED's on-sale event will be announced soon.

Full Casting Announced For Roundabout's BYE BYE BIRDIE, Starring Stamos And Gershon, Previews 9/10, Opens 10/15
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2009


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie, after a 48 year absence, as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

Donna McKechnie Choreographs CROSS THAT RIVER, Plays TBG Theatre As Part Of NYMF 10/12-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2009


A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.

Roundabout's Stamos and Gershon Led BYE BYE BIRDIE Announces Full Casting
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2009


After a 48 year absence, Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.

STAGE TUBE: GLEE's Lea Michele Guests on The Late Show with David Letterman
by Eddie Varley - Oct 6, 2009


GLEE star Lea Michele visited the CBS 'Late Show with David Letterman' yesterday, October 5th, and you can watch the segment right here on STAGE TUBE!

GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES With Selma Blair& Brad Fleischer Runs 10/16-11/15 At Alley Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 1, 2009


The world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) Gruesome Playground Injuries features Selma Blair (Hellboy, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Storytelling, Legally Blonde, NBC's Kath & Kim) playing Kayleen and Brad Fleischer (Center Theatre Group's premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Broadway's Coram Boy, Off Broadway's Streamers) playing Doug.

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 Encores! Concert Revival Production
Off-Broadway

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