Ragtime at Plaza Theatre Company

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – 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. Together, they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.

Book by Terrence McNally
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

Content Warning: Those attending RAGTIME are advised that the show contains depictions of discrimination and racism including the use of derogatory racial slurs. The show also contains the murder and death of two main characters during the process of telling the story.

Authors

• E. L. Doctorow
• Lynn Ahrens
• Stephen Flaherty
• Terrence McNally

Tony Awards and Nominations for Ragtime