TIN PAN ALLEY RAG's Michael Boatman And Michael Therriault Set For NY1's On Stage 7/25, WCBS 2 News 7/26

This weekend, The Tin Pan Alley Rag's Michael Boatman and Michael Therriault, will appear on NY1's "On Stage" beginning Saturday, July 25th on channel 1 and WCBS 2 News on Sunday, July 26th between 8:30AM-9AM on channel 2. Boatman and Therriault sit down with NY1 & WCBS to discuss their roles as the legendary musicians Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to present the New York premiere of the new musical The Tin Pan Alley Rag, written by Mark Saltzman, with Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin & Scott Joplin, directed by Stafford Arima.

The cast includes Randy Aaron, Michael Boatman, Derrick Cobey, Jenny Fellner, Rosena M. Hill, James Judy, Mark Ledbetter, Michael McCormick, Erick Pinnick, Tia Speros, Michael Therriault, IDara Victor.

The Tin Pan Alley Rag tells the story of an imagined meeting of two of America's greatest musicians, composer Scott Joplin (Boatman) and songwriter Irving Berlin (Therriault). Joplin was a musical prodigy, born the son of a slave, who received a conservatory education and slowly rose to acclaim. Berlin was a Russian Jewish immigrant who couldn't read music, yet catapulted to stardom at the age of 23. Both men changed the landscape of music forever with their contributions to the first American musical genre, ragtime. Beneath Joplin and Berlin's toe-tapping, syncopated rhythms lay fascinating stories of fame, love and loss. In The Tin Pan Alley Rag, these tales come to vivid life and two great icons realize they have more in common than they ever suspected.

The Roundabout Theatre Company production is presented in association with Rodger Hess Productions, Inc.

TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre box office (111 West 46 Street). Ticket prices range from $75.00-$85.00.
The Tin Pan Alley Rag will play a limited engagement through Sunday, September 6th.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
The Tin Pan Alley Rag will play Tuesday through Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.

Photo credit Walter McBride

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