Ragtime Revival
2 Hours and 50 Min, including one 15 Min Intermission
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Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
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’ returns to Broadway with undeniable urgency and uncomfortable truths
9 / 10
Ragtime, one of the great musical theater scores of the late 20th century, steps up to bat on Broadway in its third major production. And if some of its design elements feel sparse in Lincoln Center Theater’s 1,050-seat Vivian Beaumont, its glorious cast of 34 and “the music of something beginning” land with a visceral impact that marks a uniquely American art form.
Ragtime review: The wheels of a dream turn down an all too familiar path in stirring Broadway revival
8 / 10
Here we have a show that examines where we are as a nation, and just as it did half a century ago, finds us wanting. It asks the very questions that have been front of mind over the past few weeks, months, years. It agonizes over the American Dream, debates the merits of political violence, slams the mistreatment of immigrants, prods at gender inequality, and grapples with grief. It does so while preaching hope for a brighter future — then thrusts its audience into that future, their present, a maddening contradiction. Ragtime isn't the kind of show you walk out of unscathed, not if you're really paying attention. Grade: B
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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 |
Concert Revival Production Off-Broadway |
| 2025 | Broadway |
Broadway |
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