Dixon & Alvin in 'Ragtime' Concerts at White Plains Feb.1-3

Casting has been completed for the forthcoming production of Ragtime at White Plains Performing Arts Center. This is a brand new concert staging of the epic Tony Award-winning musical and will be the inaugural production of the Broadway in Concert series at the theatre. It will play four performances only, February 1-3, 2008.

The cast includes Mark Aldrich (Willie Conklin/Henry Ford), Farah Alvin (Mother), Allison Blackwell (Sarah's Friend), Jerry Dixon (Coalhouse Walker, Jr.), Jay Leland Krottinger (Stanford White), Keithon Gipson (Harlem Man), Rosena M. Hill (Sarah), Zach Landes (Little Boy), Kathryn Markey (Emma Goldman), Steven Nicholas (Harry Houdini), Patricia Noonan (Evelyn Nesbit), Robert Ousley (Grandfather/J.P. Morgan), Patrick Porter (Father), Yurief Rodriguez (Harry K. Thaw), Brian Charles Rooney (Younger Brother), Mikie Joy Sakanaka (Little Girl), David Villella (Tateh), Nicholas Ward (Booker T. Washington).  The cast will play multiple roles.

Ragtime is directed by Sidney J. Burgoyne, with Musical Direction by James Bassi, Costume Design by Matthew Hemesath, Lighting Design by Aaron Montgomery, Projections Design by Justin Joseffy. BJ Forman is Production Stage Manager.

Tickets are $45/$35 and gift certificates are also available. White Plains Performing Arts Center is located on the third level of City Center at the corner of Main and Mamaroneck in downtown White Plains, just 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, and there is plenty of convenient parking. For tickets please call 914-328-1600 or buy them online at www.wppac.com.