Ragtime 1998 - Articles Page 8

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Opened: January 18, 1998
Closing: January 16, 2000

Ragtime - 1998 - Broadway History , Info & More

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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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Photo Flash: First Look at New Off-Broadway Musical GOLDSTEIN Starring Megan McGinnis, Julie Benko, and More
by Julie Musbach - Mar 5, 2018


GOLDSTEIN, the highly anticipated new musical about family, with music and lyrics by Michael Roberts and a book by Charlie Schulman, opens Thursday, April 5th at the Actors Temple Theatre (339 West 47 St -between 8th and 9th Avenues). Featured in the cast are  Megan McGinnis (Daddy Long Legs, Side Show, Little Women), Julie Benko (Fiddler on the Roof), Amie Bermowitz (Ruthless), Zal Owen (Fiddler on the Roof), Sarah Beth Pfeifer (The Lightning Thief, Legally Blonde), Jim Stanek (Fun Home, Gentleman's Guide…) and Aaron Galligan-Stierle (The Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas).

Photo Flash: RAGTIME Comes to Berkeley Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2018


Berkeley Playhouse continues their tenth anniversary season of professional theater for family audiences with their largest production of the season, Ragtime. A sweeping musical epic of hopes and dreams in an America facing change at the turn of the 20th century, Ragtime boasts Tony Award-winning score and lyrics by the Broadway powerhouse duo, Stephen Flaherty and Lynne Ahrens (Once on This Island, Anastasia, Suessical) and a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class), based on the celebrated novel by E. L. Doctorow. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary of opening on Broadway this month, the original 1998 production was nominated for a staggering thirteen Tony Awards and fourteen Drama Desk awards.

Site-Specific RAGTIME ON ELLIS ISLAND To Hold Developmental Sound Workshop This March
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2018


This March, the creative team behind Ragtime on Ellis Island will be developing new use of in-ear monitoring (IEM) technology in a Sound Workshop, meant to explore its potential use for audiences in a fully realized site-specific production.

Berkeley Playhouse Kicks Off President's Day Weekend With The Epic American Musical RAGTIME
by Rebecca Russo - Jan 19, 2018


Berkeley Playhouse continues their tenth anniversary season of professional theater for family audiences with their largest production of the season, Ragtime. A sweeping musical epic of hopes and dreams in an America facing change at the turn of the 20th century, Ragtime boasts Tony Award-winning score and lyrics by the Broadway powerhouse duo, Stephen Flaherty and Lynne Ahrens (Once on This Island, Anastasia, Suessical) and a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class), based on the celebrated novel by E. L. Doctorow. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary of opening on Broadway this month, the original 1998 production was nominated for a staggering thirteen Tony Awards and fourteen Drama Desk awards.

Cast Announced for RAGTIME
by Julie Musbach - Jan 16, 2018


Revival Theatre Company (RTC) proudly opens its fourth season with Ragtime in Concert written by Terrence McNally, with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Ragtime, set in early 20th century New York City, introduces the American experience through three different perspectives: 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. Many turn of the 20th century historical figures are featured including Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman.

OKLAHOMA, THE WIZ, RAGTIME, and More Fill TUTS 50th Anniversary Season
by Julie Musbach - Jan 18, 2018


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has spent the past 50 years serving the Houston community from our first performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre to the more than 300 productions TUTS has staged at Miller, The Music Hall, and now at the Hobby Center. With our 50th Season, we will build upon the legacy, of our founder, Frank M. Young, and confidently step forward into the next 50 years!

John Tartaglia, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and More Sign On as Muny Season 100 Creatives
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2017


The Muny announced today the directors, choreographers and music directors for The Muny's 2018 centennial season, which opens on June 11 with the first production in the world of Jerome Robbins' Broadway since it's Tony - award winning Broadway and national tour productions.

VIDEO: On This Day, December 8- RAGTIME Gets World Premiere in Toronto!
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2017


Today we celebrate Ragtime the Musical, which had its world premiere in Toronto on this day in 1996.

KRIS KRINGLE THE MUSICAL with Cathy Rigby, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and More, Arrives at Town Hall Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 24, 2017


Kris Kringle The Musical, featuring Tony Award nominees Cathy Rigby and Pamela Myers (Company, Into the Woods), and Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Tuck Everlasting, Newsies) and Kim Crosby (Into the Woods,Guys & Dolls) plays two performances, today, November 24 at 3PM and 8PM, at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street, NYC).

KRIS KRINGLE THE MUSICAL with Cathy Rigby, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and More, Arrives at Town Hall Next Week
by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2017


A friendly reminder that KRIS KRINGLE The Musical, featuring Tony Award nominees Cathy Rigby and Pamela Myers (Company, Into the Woods), and Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Tuck Everlasting, Newsies) and Kim Crosby (Into the Woods,Guys & Dolls) plays two performances, Friday, November 24 at 3PM and 8PM, at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street, NYC).

RAGTIME to Launch Theatre Aspen's 35th Season
by Robert Diamond - Nov 6, 2017


Jed Bernstein, Producing Director of Theatre Aspen, announced today that the Tony Award winning musical Ragtime will kick of the 2018 summer production slate. Mark Martino, Carbonell Award winner, will return to Theatre Aspen for his tenth season to direct.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Announces 27th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2017


Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 27th summer season will launch with the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime and will feature three Shakespeare plays: the popular comedy Twelfth Night, the profound and lyrical history play King Richard II, and an actor-driven production of the spirited and bittersweet comedy All's Well That Ends Well. As the Festival continues its ambitious progression through the canon, King Richard II will be the 30th of Shakespeare's 38 plays PSF has produced. Rounding out the season will be the stage adaptation of the spectacular Shakespeare in Love, the most produced play in the nation this year following its run in London's West End.

NAMT's 2017 Festival of New Musicals Launches Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2017


National Alliance for Musical Theatre presents its 29th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, set for today, October 19, and tomorrow, October 20, 2017 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The Festival kicked off yesterday, October 18, with its celebrated concert, The 46th Minute.

Chilina Kennedy, Jenna Ushkowitz and More to Star in NAMT's 2017 Festival of New Musicals
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2017


National Alliance for Musical Theatre announces additional casting for the 29th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20, 2017 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The Festival kicks off on Wednesday, October 18 with its celebrated concert, The 46th Minute.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger Tapped for Title Role in KRIS KRINGLE THE MUSICAL at The Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2017


KRIS KRINGLE The Musical has found its Kris Kringle and Mrs. Claus! ...Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Tuck Everlasting, Newsies) and Kim Crosby (Into the Woods, Guys & Dolls) will play Kris Kringle and Mrs. Claus, respectively, in the original holiday musical, featuring previously announced Tony Award nominees Cathy Rigby (Peter Pan, Seussical) and Pamela Myers (Company, Into the Woods).

Segerstrom Center for the Arts Presents AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD
by Rebecca Russo - Sep 1, 2017


Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning star Audra McDonald returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for an up close and personal concert on Friday, May 11, 2018 in the Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Accompanied by her trio, McDonald will bring her vivacious personality and artistry to hit show tunes, classic film songs and selections written expressly for her by many of today's leading composers. The New York Times wrote of her Carnegie Hall concert, "That sense of excitement, in which she tugs a song forward emotionally, is inherent in the quickness and tang of her vibrato, as though feelings are pouring out of her almost faster than they can be reined in."

VIDEO: Take a Sneak Peek at Ogunquit's Production of RAGTIME
by Julie Musbach - Aug 12, 2017


The Ogunquit Playhouse has created an all new production of the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime, on stage from August 2 to August 26. Check out a preview video below!

Ogunquit Playhouse's Star-Studded RAGTIME Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2017


The Ogunquit Playhouse has created an all new production of the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime, on stage from tonight, August 2, to August 26.

Josh Young, Kirsten Scott, Jamie Laverdiere, Darnell Abraham and More to Lead RAGTIME at Ogunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2017


The Ogunquit Playhouse has created an all new production of the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime, on stage from August 2 to August 26. This sweeping musical is complete with a cast and creative team of Broadway veterans including Kirsten Scott, Jamie LaVerdiere, Darnell Abraham, Lindsay Roberts, Tony-Award nominee Josh Young, Director Seth Sklar-Heyn and Set and Projection Designer Tim Mackabee. The Ogunquit production will also feature the original Tony-nominated costumes by Santo Loquasto.

VIDEO: Gonzalez and Iglehart Channel Their Inner Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell
by Julie Musbach - Jul 16, 2017


Hamilton's Mandy Gonzalez and James M. Iglehart know how to make the most out of an intermission. Watch as the pair takes on Ragtime's 'Wheels of a Dream' with impressive finesse!

High School Drama: Siegel High's Spotlight Award-nominated CALEB MITCHELL
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 19, 2017


The role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty-Terrance McNally musical Ragtime is one coveted by actors of all ages - not the least of whom is Siegel High School student Caleb Mitchell, who took on the challenge of bringing the character to life in his school's production of the show earlier this spring. And for his efforts, Mitchell was one of three finalists for The Spotlight Award, the culmination of the 2016-17 Nashville High School Music Theatre Awards.

Stephen McKinley Henderson to Give Juilliard's 2017 Commencement Address
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2017


The Juilliard School will confer honorary doctorates upon six luminaries during its 112th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 19, 2017, at 11 a.m. in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (Broadway at 65th Street, New York City).

Actors Co-Op presents Ahrens and Flaherty's LUCKY STIFF
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2017


Actors Co-op (Ovation Award-Winner 2014 Best Intimate Theatre Musical for110 in the Shade) presents the fifth and final show in its celebratory 25th Silver Anniversary season, the killer musical from the writers of Ragtime and Once On This Island, LUCKY STIFF, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, choreography by Julie Hall, musical direction by Taylor Stephenson and directed by Stephen Van Dorn.  LUCKY STIFF will preview on Wednesday, May 10 & Thursday, May 11 at 8pm and will open on Friday, May 12 at 8pm and run through Sunday, June 18 at the Actors Co-op David Schall Theatre, 1760 N. Gower St. (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood) in Hollywood.

RAGTIME, 'BRIDGES', 'SUNDAY IN THE PARK' Set for Revival Theatre Company's 2017-18 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2017


Corridor premieres will hit Cedar Rapids in Revival Theatre Company's 4th Season. See the full schedule below:

Ragtime FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Ragtime have there been?
Ragtime has had 12 productions including Canada which opened in 1996, Broadway which opened in 1998, Broadway which opened in 1998, West End which opened in 2003, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 2005, Chicago which opened in 2007, Broadway which opened in 2009, West End which opened in 2012, US Tour which opened in 2015, Off-Broadway which opened in 2016, West End which opened in 2016 and Regional (US) which opened in 2017.
What Tony Awards has Ragtime been nominated for?
Ragtime has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical for Terrence McNally, Best Choreography for Graciela Daniele, Best Costume Design for Santo Loquasto, Best Direction of a Musical for Frank Galati, Best Lighting Design for Jules Fisher, Best Lighting Design for Peggy Eisenhauer, Best Orchestrations for William David Brohn, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Stephen Flaherty, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Lynn Ahrens.
What Tony Awards has Ragtime won?
Ragtime has won the following Tony Awards: Best Book of a Musical for Terrence McNally, Best Choreography for Graciela Daniele, Best Costume Design for Santo Loquasto, Best Direction of a Musical for Frank Galati, Best Lighting Design for Jules Fisher, Best Lighting Design for Peggy Eisenhauer, Best Orchestrations for William David Brohn, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Stephen Flaherty, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Lynn Ahrens.
What awards has Ragtime been nominated for?
Ragtime has been nominated for several awards, including Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Choreography for Graciela Daniele at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Costume Design for Santo Loquasto at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Director - Musical for Frank Galati at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Lighting Design for Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Lyrics for Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Music for Stephen Flaherty at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Orchestrations for William David Brohn at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Revival-Musical for Eugene Lee and Wendell K. Harrington at the Drama Desk Awards, Distinguished Performance Award for Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Drama League Awards, Distinguished Production of a Musical at the Drama League Awards, Best Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Choreography for Graciela Daniele at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Costume Design for Santo Loquasto at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Director - Musical for Frank Galati at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Lighting Design for Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for Peggy Eisenhauer, and Scenic Design at The Hewes Awards for Eugene Lee.
What awards has Ragtime won?
Ragtime has won several awards including Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Director - Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Revival-Musical, and Outstanding Set Design - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards. The show also received the Distinguished Performance Award and Distinguished Production of a Musical at the Drama League Awards. Additionally, Ragtime won Best Broadway Musical, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Director - Musical, and Best Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. The show also received awards for Lighting Design and Scenic Design at The Hewes Awards.
What are the songs in Ragtime and what's the order?
Ragtime
Goodbye My Love
Journey On
The Crime of the Century
What Kind of Woman
A Shtetl Iz Amereke
Success
Gettin' Ready Rag
Henry Ford
Nothing Like the City
Your Daddy's Son
New Music
Wheels of a Dream
The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Gliding
Justice
President
Till We Reach That Day
Harry Houdini, Master Escapist
Coalhouse's Soliloquy
Coalhouse Demands
What a Game
Atlantic City
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
Our Children
Sarah Brown Eyes
He Wanted to Say
Back to Before
Look What You've Done
Make Them Hear You
The Show Biz
I Have a Feeling
Ragtime
Goodbye, My Love
Journey On
Crime Of The Century
What Kind Of Woman?
A Shteltl Iz Amereke
Success
His Name Was Coalhouse Walker
Getting' Ready Rag
Henry Ford
Nothing Like The City
Your Daddy's Son
The Courtship
New Music
Wheels Of A Dream
The Night That Goldman Spoke
Gliding
Justice
President
Till We Reach That Day
Coalhouse's Soliloquy
Coalhouse Demands
What A Game!
Atlantic City
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
Our Children
Sarah Brown Eyes
He Wanted To Say
Back To Before
Look What You've Done
Make Them Hear You
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