Ragtime 1998 - Articles Page 19

Ages: 6+
Opened: January 18, 1998
Closing: January 16, 2000

Ragtime - 1998 - Broadway History , Info & More

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213 W. 42nd St. New York, NY 10036

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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RAGTIME Star Quentin Darrington Guests On Air America Radio's 'The Lionel Show'
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 7, 2009


RAGTIME star Quentin Earl Darrington, now making his Broadway debut as 'Coalhouse Walker, Jr.' in the hit Broadway musical, joins Air America Radio 'The Lionel Show' host Lionel to discuss his road to Broadway.

STAGE TUBE: Whoopi Raves About Ragtime on THE VIEW
by Robert Diamond - Dec 5, 2009


The thrilling new Broadway production of RAGTIME at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) officially opened on, Sunday, November 15, 2009. Whoopi Goldberg raved about loving the show on THE VIEW this week and we're happy to show the video right here on BroadwayWorld TV Stage Tube!

Photo Coverage: RAGTIME's Return: Opening Night - The Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Nov 22, 2009


The colorful Gypsy Robe, embellished with mementos from Broadway musicals, is presented to the cast member who has the most Broadway chorus credits. Recent Gypsy Robe honoree, FINIAN'S RAINBOW's Lisa Gajda passed the special Broadway garment on to Michael X. Martin backstage at the Neil Simon before the opening night performance and we were there too!

TV: Broadway Beat Sneak Peek of RAGTIME's Opening Night
by Craig Brockman - Nov 17, 2009


The thrilling new Broadway production of RAGTIME at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) officially opened on Sunday, November 15, 2009. BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were on hand to bring you electrifying highlights and interviews with the cast and creative!

Broadway Blog - RAGTIME Reviews
by - Nov 16, 2009


Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, November 16, 2009.

Photo Coverage: RAGTIME Returns - Opening Night Party
by Walter McBride - Nov 16, 2009


The thrilling new Broadway production of RAGTIME at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) officially opened yesterday, Sunday, November 15, 2009. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the cast and its supporters headed to big opening night party!

Photo Coverage: RAGTIME Returns - Opening Night Arrivals
by Walter McBride - Nov 16, 2009


The thrilling new Broadway production of RAGTIME at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) officially opened yesterday, Sunday, November 15, 2009.

Photo Coverage: RAGTIME Brings 'New Music' Back to Broadway - Opening Curtain Call
by Walter McBride - Nov 18, 2009


The thrilling new Broadway production of RAGTIME at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) officially opened yesterday, Sunday, November 15, 2009. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the cast took their much deserved bows.

Broadway Blog - RAGTIME Reviews
by - Nov 15, 2009


Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, November 15, 2009.

Photo Flash: 'Rhythm and Rhyme' - RAGTIME Opens on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre
by Eddie Varley - Nov 15, 2009


The thrilling new Broadway production of RAGTIME at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) and officially opens today, Sunday, November 15, 2009.

STAGE TUBE: First Look at RAGTIME on Broadway!
by Robert Diamond - Nov 13, 2009


The John F. Kennedy Center's new production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.

Photo Flash: 'Journey On' RAGTIME Returns to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre
by Eddie Varley - Nov 12, 2009


The new Broadway production of RAGTIME is in previews at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) and officially opens on Sunday, November 15, 2009.

Making RAGTIME a Revival, Not a Reproduction Featured in NY Times
by Robert Diamond - Nov 8, 2009


Tune in to NY-1 News' 'The New York Times Close Up' tomorrow, Saturday November 7th at 10:00PM to watch an interview with RAGTIME's Tony Award-winning book writer Terrence McNally and The New York Times' writer Larry Rohter as they discuss a recent trip with the entire creative team of RAGTIME to Ellis Island, exploring the continuing relevance of this epic American story.

Ragtime's Terrence McNally To Guest On NY-1's 'The New York Times Close Up' 11/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 6, 2009


Tune in to NY-1 News' 'The New York Times Close Up' tomorrow, Saturday November 7th at 10:00PM to watch an interview with RAGTIME's Tony Award-winning book writer Terrence McNally and The New York Times' writer Larry Rohter as they discuss a recent trip with the entire creative team of RAGTIME to Ellis Island, exploring the continuing relevance of this epic American story.

A Theatre Lover's Guide to DC/Capital Area Theatres - November Offerings
by Eddie Varley - Nov 5, 2009


The fall temperatures may be getting colder, but the DC area theatre scene is heating up with many musicals, including a new "intimate" production of a 1927 American classic, a Tony-Award Winning family saga, and so many choices - well - take a look for yourself at what this diverse theatre community has to offer in November. This is a great time to celebrate the upcoming holidays with your family, so bring the kids, grandparents, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles and cousins to see that Orphan girl and her dog, a Disney heroine, and enjoy an early Christmas, and many more shows to bring in the cheer and joy of the holiday season. We have so much to be thankful for this month, so come to our nation's capital and celebrate the joy of theatre with us!

Exclusive RAGTIME Cast Images by Joan Marcus Featured in TIME OUT NY
by Eddie Varley - Nov 4, 2009


The new Broadway production of RAGTIME is in previews at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) and officially opens on Sunday, November 15, 2009.

RAGTIME Featured In Weekly Variety, The Bergen Record, And The Boston Globe
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 3, 2009


The anticipated new Broadway production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME began performances at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) on Friday, October 23 for an official opening on Sunday, November 15, 2009.

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.

'Back To Before', Tickets For Broadway's RAGTIME On Sale as Previews Begin!
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2009


Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, August 15 for the anticipated Broadway arrival of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts new production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel and featuring direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

RAGTIME Returns To Broadway, Plays Neil Simon Theatre Beginning 10/23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2009


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recent all-new critically acclaimed production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel featuring direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, will open on Broadway this fall.

RAGTIME Announces Lottery Ticket Program For Day Of Performances
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 20, 2009


The producers of the Broadway revival of RAGTIME have announced a lottery ticket program for the day of performances.

'Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.!' RAGTIME to Offer Lottery for Tickets
by Eddie Varley - Oct 19, 2009


The John F. Kennedy Center's new production ofTerrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore.

Unicorn Opens 2009-2010 Season with MY FIRST TIME, Runs 9/25-10/18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009


Where was your first time? Your wedding bed? A Burger King bathroom? Starting in 1998, over 40,000 have people anonymously posted their true first-time stories to a website (www.MyFirstTime.com).

Montclair Operetta Club Presents RAGTIME 10/16 - 10/24
by Eddie Varley - Oct 9, 2009


Ragtime, the Musical, is an epic tale of a young America played out in song and dance. It paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life at the turn of the twentieth century. The musical melds three distinct stories that poignantly illustrate history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate.

Photo Coverage: Broadway's RAGTIME Revival Meets the Press!
by Peter James Zielinski - Oct 9, 2009


The John F. Kennedy Center's new production ofTerrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel, features direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director James Moore. The production held a rehearsal sneak peek of the anticipated Broadway revival and BroadwayWorld's cameras were there.

Ragtime FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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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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

Ragtime - 1998 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Brian Stokes Mitchell
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Peter Friedman
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Marin Mazzie
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Graciela Daniele
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Graciela Daniele
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Santo Loquasto
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Santo Loquasto
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Frank Galati
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Frank Galati
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Steven Sutcliffe
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Steven Sutcliffe
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Peggy Eisenhauer
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Peggy Eisenhauer
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Lynn Ahrens
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Lynn Ahrens
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Stephen Flaherty
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Stephen Flaherty
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Ragtime
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Ragtime
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations William David Brohn
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations William David Brohn
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival-Musical Wendell K. Harrington
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival-Musical Eugene Lee
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design - Musical Wendell K. Harrington
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design - Musical Eugene Lee
1998 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Brian Stokes Mitchell
1998 Drama League Awards Distinguished Production of a Musical 0
1998 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Lynn Ahrens
1998 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Terrence McNally
1998 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Stephen Flaherty
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actor - Musical Brian Stokes Mitchell
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actress - Musical Marin Mazzie
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Broadway Musical 0
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Choreography Graciela Daniele
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Costume Design Santo Loquasto
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Director - Musical Frank Galati
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Lighting Design Peggy Eisenhauer
1998 The Hewes Awards Lighting Design Peggy Eisenhauer
1998 The Hewes Awards Scenic Design Eugene Lee
1998 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Terrence McNally
1998 Tony Awards Best Choreography Graciela Daniele
1998 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Santo Loquasto
1998 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Frank Galati
1998 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Jules Fisher
1998 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Peggy Eisenhauer
1998 Tony Awards Best Musical Livent (U.S.) Inc
1998 Tony Awards Best Orchestrations William David Brohn
1998 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Stephen Flaherty
1998 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Lynn Ahrens
1998 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Peter Friedman
1998 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Brian Stokes Mitchell
1998 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Audra McDonald
1998 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Marin Mazzie

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