'Back To Before', Tickets For Broadway's RAGTIME On Sale as Previews Begin!

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 ticket prices will range from $46.50 - $126.50 and will be available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. A box office opening date will be announced.

RAGTIME will begin performances Friday, October 23 and officially open Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street). Casting will be announced shortly.

RAGTIME will be produced on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Roy Furman, Max Cooper, Roger Berlind, Tom Kirdahy/Devlin Elliott, Jeffrey A. Sine, Scott Delman, Stephanie McClelland, Roy Miller, LAMS Productions, Inc., Jana Robbins, RialtoGals Productions, Eric Falkenstein/Morris Berchard, Independent Producers Network, HRH Foundation and Emanuel Azenberg in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Marcia Milgrom Dodge's production debuted at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater on April 18 and played a sold out limited engagement through May 17, 2009. Variety called the re-imagined musical "Simply stunning." The Washington Post raved "Nothing short of heavenly. Looks and sounds so good. Glorious!," while Bloomberg News said "Explosive and thrilling! Theater-shaking intensity...a vibrant production."

Based on E.L. Doctorow's acclaimed epic novel, RAGTIME turns back the clock to the dawn of the 20th century - a time when anything was possible and ragtime music filled the air. New York City was the land of opportunity. A poor Jewish immigrant sells his "moving picture" books on the street. A wealthy Victorian couple welcomes a runaway into their home. A Harlem jazz pianist turns an issue of justice into a revolution. Their personal journeys come alive as historic figures offer guidance and diversion - among them escape artist Harry Houdini, auto tycoon Henry Ford, educator Booker T. Washington, and infamous entertainer Evelyn Nesbit. Together, their stories celebrate the struggle between tradition and independence all in pursuit of the American dream.

The celebrated production team includes scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Santo Loquasto, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, hair and wig design by Edward J. Wilson, musical direction by James Moore and original orchestrations by William David Brohn.

RAGTIME originally opened on Broadway on January 18, 1998 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The musical garnered four Tony Awards® including Best Book, Original Score and Best Orchestrations. The beloved Ahrens and Flaherty score features some of the award-winning team's best-known songs including the title song, "Make Them Hear You" and the anthem "The Wheels of a Dream."

Beginning Saturday, August 15, 2009, RAGTIME tickets prices will be $46.50, $86.50 and $126.50 (including $1.50 facility fee), and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

RAGTIME will play the following schedule during previews from October 23 - November 14:

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening at 8p, Sunday evening at 7:30p. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2p. Dark Monday.

RAGTIME will play the following regular schedule following opening night on November 15, 2009:

Tuesday evening at 7p; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening at 8p, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2p; Sunday matinee at 3p. Dark Monday.

For more information visit, www.ragtimebroadway.com

The Kennedy Center production of Ragtime photo by Joan Marcus