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RAGTIME Reunion Concert Stream Canceled at PBS for Second Time

The concert was previously announced to stream on November 29.

By: Nov. 21, 2024
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BroadwayWorld recently reported that the 2023 one-night-only reunion concert of Ragtime would soon be available to stream on PBS. Now, it seems this will no longer be happening. BroadwayWorld has learned that the PBS stream of the concert, which was scheduled for November 29, has been canceled.

The official statement from The Entertainment Community Fund reads: “The Entertainment Community Fund had hoped to announce that PBS would broadcast the film version of the March 2023, 25th anniversary concert of Ragtime this December. Unfortunately, there are many moving parts and we are not able to bring it to PBS at this time.”

Earlier this year, the concert was pulled from movie theaters after being announced for a March 13 release, making this the second time a release of the concert film has been canceled. At that time, a representative for the Entertainment Community Fund wrote "We hope to share this one-night-only event with wider audiences in the future."

A similar situation also happened recently when the filmed recording of Sara Bareilles's Waitress was unexpectedly pulled from the PBS schedule.

2023's Ragtime reunion concert celebrated the 25th anniversary of the show's Broadway opening and starred original cast members including Emmy, Grammy and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald ("Sarah"), two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell("Coalhouse Walker, Jr.") and SAG Award winner Peter Friedman ("Tateh"), with Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara ("Mother") in the role originally performed by the late Marin Mazzie.

It also included a special appearance by Lea Michele, with Jack Casey ("Little Boy"), Addyson Evelyn Tabankin ("Little Girl"), Kai Latorre ("Little Coalhouse"), and Jack Emmett Baumrind (standby for "Little Boy"). Additional cast members included Mark AldrichShaun AmyotJohn D. BakerDarlene Bel GraysonDara Paige Bloomfield, Sandra M. Bonitto, Mark CassiusJamie Chandler-TornsAlbert ChristmasJim CortiPierce CravensLarry DaggettBernard DotsonRoberta DuchakDonna DunmireAdam DyerDuane Martin FosterPatty GobleElisa HeinsohnDavid HessAdam HunterMark JacobyAnne Kanengeiser, Mary Sharon Komarek (Dziedzic), Joe LangworthJoe LocarroDan ManningMichael X. MartinMary McCandlessAllyson Tucker Mitchell, Anne L. NathanLynnette PerryOrgena RoseGordon StanleySteven SutcliffeKeith ThomasTodd ThurstonVanessa Townsell-Crisp, Rema WebbLeon WilliamsBruce Winant and Eric Jordan Young.




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