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Ragtime
Ragtime is a Broadway musical with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, and book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow. The musical was first put on trial in Toronto and Los Angeles, and eventually opened on Broadway on January 18, 1998.
Ragtime tells the story of three social groups in America, represented by Coalhouse Walker, a Harlem musician; Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in New Rochelle, NY; and Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant. The play incorporates historical figures like Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry K. Thaw, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman. The music has been beautifully composed and includes many genres like marches, cakewalks, gospel and ragtime. The narration of the story is mostly through songs, with very few spoken dialogs.
The Jewish immigrant's and the black man's struggles are vividly presented. The musical doesn't leave us feeling ashamed but it does raise issues of how far the world has come and how far it has to go. Ragtime takes us back in time. It provides a revealing introspect into the lives of these characters in a reforming America.
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Show Biography - Ragtime
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 Ragtime provides audiences with a rich musical interpretation of a turn-of-the-century America. It packs a lot of entertainment value and also carries a strong social message. The play has appealed to audiences from all social and religious classes.
Ragtime the Musical is coming back for a revival production at the Neil Simon Theatre. Ragtime tickets will be available on August 15 for the show that begins its preview on October 23 and is set to open on November 15.
This latest production picks up where the revival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts left off, continuing director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge's involvement with the fames novel turned 1998-Tony winning musical. While the cast has yet to be announced, it is expected that some of the cast from the Washington, D.C. production will be starring in the Broadway revival.
The show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards in 1998, and won for Best Featured Actress (Audra McDonald), Original Musical Score, Book, and Orchestrations (William David Brohn). Despite its short run on Broadway, Ragtime is considered by many to be one of the greatest American musicals ever written. Come and watch this thoughtful play, it is an event not to be missed. Contact your on line ticket vendor and get the tickets now.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Ragtime
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