TIME Magazine Announces their THE TOP 10 EVERYTHING OF 2009: Top 10 Plays and Musicals
Ragtime, By Richard Zoglin
Ordinarily, I'd say it's too soon for a revival of a 1998 musical that ran for a respectable two years on Broadway. But this great show, based on
E.L. Doctorow's panoramic novel, was underappreciated from the get-go, and if it takes a solid, well-sung, scaled-down revival to remind people of that, so be it.
Terrence McNally's book is one of the best novel-to-musical transformations I've seen, and the
Stephen Flaherty-
Lynn Ahrens score reinvigorates the ragtime idiom even more skillfully than
Marvin Hamlisch did in The Sting.
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Based on
E.L. Doctorow's epic acclaimed novel, RAGTIME features direction and choreography by
Marcia Milgrom Dodge, and a majestic 28-piece orchestra led by musical director
James Moore.
RAGTIME features a company of 40, starring
Ron Bohmer (Father),
Quentin Earl Darrington (Coalhouse Walker Jr.),
Christiane Noll (Mother),
Robert Petkoff (Tateh),
Bobby Steggert (Mother's Younger Brother),
Stephanie Umoh (Sarah), with
Christopher Cox (The Little Boy),
Sarah Rosenthal (The Little Girl),
Mark Aldrich (Willie Conklin),
Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Henry Ford),
Jonathan Hammond (
Harry Houdini),
Dan Manning (Grandfather),
Michael X. Martin (J.P. Morgan),
Mike McGowan (
Stanford White),
Donna Migliaccio (Emma Goldman),
Josh Walden (
Harry K. Thaw),
Savannah Wise (Evelyn Nesbit),
Eric Jordan Young (Booker T. Washington).
RAGTIME features
Sumayya Ali,
Terence Archie,
Corey Bradley,
Jayden Brockington,
Benjamin Cook, Carey Rebecca Brown,
Jennifer Evans,
Carly Hughes,
Lisa Karlin,
Valisia LeKae,
James Moye,
Tracy Lynn Olivera,
Mamie Parris,
Bryonha Parham,
Nicole Powell,
Kaylie Rubinaccio,
Arbender J. Robinson,
Benjamin Schrader,
Wallace Smith,
Catherine Walker,
Jim Weaver, Kylil
Christopher Williams.
RAGTIME is produced by
Kevin McCollum,
Roy Furman,
Scott Delman,
Roger Berlind,
Max Cooper,
Tom Kirdahy/
Devlin Elliott,
Jeffrey A. Sine,
Stephanie McClelland,
Roy Miller, LAMS Productions,
Jana Robbins,
Sharon Karmazin,
Eric Falkenstein/
Morris Berchard,
Wendy Federman,
Jamie deRoy,
Sheila Steinberg,
Lauren Stevens,
Independent Presenters Network, Held-Haffner Productions,
HRH Foundation and
Emanuel Azenberg in association with
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
At the dawn of the century, everything is changing...and anything is possible. Based on
E.L. Doctorow's celebrated epic novel and set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, RAGTIME weaves together three distinctly American tales -- that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician -- united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. 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 and 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."
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.
RAGTIME tickets prices are $46.50, $86.50 and $126.50 (including $1.50 facility fee) and available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
RAGTIME plays Tuesday at 7p; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve at 8p; Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2p; Sunday matinees at 3p. Dark Monday.
www.RagtimeBroadway.com
