At the dawn of the 20th century, when everything is changing...and anything is possible, Ragtime weaves together three distinctly American tale - a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring Harlem musician - united by their courage and their belief in obtaining the American Dream. Winner of Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Musical Score, this dazzling musical is a timeless celebration of the American Spirit.
Today (March 26) in live streaming: Richard Ridge chats with John Lloyd Young on Clubhouse, a Ragtime reunion on Stars in the House, and more!
Today's top stories: Moulin Rouge! announces new tour dates, Laura Osnes sings from Carousel, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald sing from Ragtime, Lin-Manuel Miranda on the future of theatre, and more!
Theatre Tulsa has reunited cast members from its 2017 production of Ragtime for a performance of 'Til We Reach That Day'.
a?oeGive the people A day of peace. A day of pride. A day of justice We have been denied. Let the new day dawn, Oh, Lord, I pray... We'll never get to heaven Till we reach that day.a?? - Ragtime
Today's top stories: The Actors Fund's Ragtime concert has been rescheduled for the fall, and more!
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The Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The Color Purple returns to Houston, presented by Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), on Friday, January 3 and Saturday, January 4 at The Hobby Center. With a soul-raising, Grammy-winning score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Don't miss this stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman's journey to love and triumph in the American South.
The Mac-Haydn Theatre took home five Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards at the fourth annual ceremony held on Monday, November 11th, including the highly regarded Outstanding Production of a Musical award for their 2019 production of Ragtime. The theatre was thrilled to receive this recognition as well as two other awards for one of the most ambitious productions in Mac-Haydn history.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Music Director Louis Langrée announce the release of the Orchestra's latest recording, Transatlantic. The album showcasing American composer George Gershwin's take on bustling Paris, French composer Edgar Varèse's take on New York's soundscape, and Igor Stravinsky composing the same work across two continents became available on Friday, August 30 for streaming and purchase digitally. A two-compact disc physical release of Transatlantic will be available September 13, 2019. This album includes the highly anticipated world premiere recording of the critical edition of George Gershwin's An American in Paris. The CSO also gave the world premiere performance of this new edition at La Seine Musicale in Paris in 2017.
The Mac-Haydn Theatre presents the Flaherty and Ahrens masterpiece Ragtime, running July 25 through August 4.
The Axelrod Performing Arts Center reunites with Luis Salgado and the team from Salgado Productions for their third collaboration, "Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA," opening May 31, 2019. Previously for the theater, Salgado directed and choreographed "In the Heights" in 2017 and "Ragtime The Musical" in 2018, both of which received nominations for best regional production of a musical.
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It's time to journey on because Nicole Vanessa Ortiz from the Serenbe Playhouse's production of Ragtime is taking over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story tomorrow, May 10th! Be sure to tune in throughout the day to get a behind-the-scenes look at this reimagined production of the classic Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical. You're not gonna want to miss the rhythm and rhyme of this Ragtime Instagram takeover!
TimeLine Theatre Company will present the Midwest premiere of J.T. Rogers' internationally acclaimed and Tony Award-winning playOSLO to open its upcoming 2019-2020 season.
Louis Armstrong spent his life as a traveling ambassador of jazz, spreading the gospel of the musical genre that has become America's greatest contribution to the arts.
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