The epic tale of three families caught in the cross currents of a changing century and the conflicts of the American dream. Adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s best-selling novel.
RAGTIME features a score by Ahrens + Flaherty and book by Terrence McNally. The original production arrived on Broadway in 1998, directed by Frank Galati and choreographed by Graciela Daniele.
WINNER of 4 TONY AWARDS including BEST SCORE to Ahrens and Flaherty and BEST BOOK to Terrence McNally
WINNER of 5 DRAMA DESK AWARDS including BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK
WINNER of the OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD for BEST BROADWAY MUSICAL
WINNER of 7 DORA AWARDS (Canada’s Tony) including BEST MUSICAL
WINNER of 8 L.A. OVATION AWARDS including BEST MUSICAL
NOMINATED for 13 TONY AWARDS
NOMINATED for TWO GRAMMY AWARDS for BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
NOMINATED for 8 OLIVIER AWARDS (London’s Tony), including BEST MUSICAL
World Premiere, at The North York Center, Toronto, December 9, 1996.
Broadway Premiere, at The Ford Center for the Performing Arts, January 18, 1998.
London Premiere, at the Piccadilly Theatre, March 8, 2003
“A Triumph for the Stage!”
-Time Magazine
“The Best Musical in Twenty Years.”
-International Herald Tribune
A colossal hit, firing on all cylinders.
-New York Post
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Show Credits
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Produced by Livent (U.S.) Inc.
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow
Music orchestrated by William David Brohn
Musical Director: David Loud
Dance music arranged by David Krane
Vocal arrangements by Stephen Flaherty
Directed by Frank Galati
Musical Staging by Graciela Daniele
Production Design by Eugene Lee
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Sound Design by Jonathan Deans
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer
Projection Design by Wendall K. Harrington
General Manager: Frank P. Scardino; Company Manager: Jim Brandeberry; Livent Sr. VP, Production: Frank P. Scardino
Technical Director/Production Manager: Peter W. Lamb
Production Stage Manager: Randall Whitescarver
Stage Manager: Dean R. Greer
Musical Supervisor: Jeffrey Huard
Musical Coordinator: John Monaco
Conducted by David Loud
Concert Master: Paul Woodiel
Violin: Blair Lawhead, Cecelia Hobbs Gardner, Chris Cardona, Lesa Terry and Ella Rutkovsky
Viola: Susan Follari and Richard Clark
Cello: Jenny Langham and Vivian Israel
Bass: Bob Renino
Flute/Piccolo: Brian Miller
Clarinet/E. Flat Clarinet: Owen Kotler
Oboe/English Horn: Bill Meredith
Flute/Alto Sax/Soprano Sax/ Bass Clarinet: Vincent DellaRocca
Trumpet: Jeffrey Kievit and Christian Jaudes
French Horns: Paul Riggio and Lisa Pike
Trombone: Charles Gordon and Dean Plank
Tuba/Baritone Horn: Earl McIntyre
Synthesizer I: Steve Marzullo
Associate Conductor/Synthesizer II: James Moore
Drums: Marty Morell; Percussion: Bruce Doctor
Guitar/Banjo/Mandolin: Greg Utzig
Harp: Pattee Cohen
Music Contractor: Susan Follari
Magic Illusions by Franz Harary
Casting: Beth Russell and Arnold Mungioli
New York Press Representative: Mary Bryant and Wayne Wolfe
General Press Representative: Ian Rand
Dance Captain: Keith LaMelle Thomas
Fight direction by Joe Bostick; Additional fight staging by B. H. Barry
Logo Design by Scott Thornley & Company, Inc.
Livent Sr. VP, Creative Affairs: Marty Bell
Promotions: Keith Hurd;
Photographer: Catherine Ashmore
Peter Friedman Tateh
Mark Jacoby Father
Marin Mazzie Mother
Audra McDonald Sarah
Brian Stokes Mitchell Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Jim Corti Harry Houdini
Tommy Hollis Booker T. Washington
Judy Kaye Emma Goldman
Lynnette Perry Evelyn Nesbit
Steven Sutcliffe Mother’s Younger Brother
Shaun Amyot Ensemble
Darlene Bel Grayson Ensemble
Kevin Bogue Stanford White/ Ensemble
Sondra M. Bonitto Ensemble
Rod Campbell Admiral Peary/Reporter/Ensemble
Jamie Chandler-Torns Ensemble
Larry Daggett Henry Ford /Policeman/Town Hall Bureaucrat
Ralph Deaton Ensemble
Rodrick Dixon Ensemble
Bernard Dotson Ensemble
Donna Dunmire Ensemble
Adam Dyer Ensemble
Duane Martin Foster Matthew Henson/Black Lawyer/ Gang Member/Ensemble
Patty Goble Ensemble
Colton Green Harry K. Thaw/Policeman/Ensemble
Elisa Heinsohn Ensemble
Anne Kanengeiser Kathleen/2nd Bureaucrat/Welfare Official/ Ensemble
Jeffrey Kuhn Reporter/Fireman/Clerk/ Ensemble
Keith LaMelle Thomas Pas de Deux/Ensemble
Joe Langworth Ensemble
Joe Locarro Conductor/Ensemble
Conrad McLaren Grandfather/Foreman
Lea Michele The Little Girl
David Mucci Willie Conklin
Anne L. Nathan Brigit/Baron’s Assistant/Ensemble
Panchali Null Ensemble
Mike O’Carroll J. P. Morgan/Judge
Mimi Quillin Ensemble
Michael Redd Little Coalhouse/Alternate
Monica L. Richards Pas de Deux/Ensemble
Shane Rogers Little Coalhouse/Alternate
Orgena Rose Ensemble
Gordon Stanley Trolley Conductor/Reporter/Charles S. Whitman/Ensemble
Alex Strange The Little Boy
Angela Teek Ensemble
Vanessa Townsell-Crisp Sarah’s Friend
Allyson Tucker Ensemble
Leon Williams Ensemble
Bruce Winant Doctor/Dirty Old Man/Lawyer/Ensemble
Swings: Karen Andrew , John D. Baker , Mark Cassius , Albert Christmas , Dioni Michelle Collins , Mary Sharon Dziedzic , Valerie Hawkins , Kennl Hobson and Todd Thurston
Understudies: Darlene Bel Grayson (Sarah’s Friend), Sondra M. Bonitto (Sarah’s Friend), Rod Campbell (Father, Foreman, Trolley Conductor), Mark Cassius (Matthew Henson), Jamie Chandler-Torns (Evelyn Nesbit), Jim Corti(Tateh), Pierce Cravens (The Little Boy), Nicole Dos Santos (The Little Girl), Duane Martin Foster (Coalhouse Walker Jr., Booker T. Washington), Patty Goble (Mother), Colton Green (Harry Houdini, Charles S. Whitman), Valerie Hawkins(Emma Goldman, Brigit, Welfare Official, Baron’s Assistant), Elisa Heinsohn (Evelyn Nesbit), Anne Kanengeiser(Mother), Jeffrey Kuhn (Mother’s Younger Brother, Harry Houdini), Joe Langworth (Mother’s Younger Brother, Harry Houdini), Joe Locarro (Mother’s Younger Brother), Anne L. Nathan (Emma Goldman), Monica L. Richards (Sarah), Orgena Rose (Sarah), Angela Teek (Sarah), Todd Thurston (Father, Henry Ford, J. P. Morgan, Grandfather, Admiral Peary, Charles S. Whitman), Leon Williams (Booker T. Washington) and Bruce Winant (Tateh, Henry Ford, Willie Conklin)
