The original Broadway production of Ragtime opened on Jan 18, 1998. Ragtime (2009). Genre: Musical - Revival Ragtime (2009) is 2.5 Hours long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes 8 Shows per week; Previews Began: October 23, 2009 ; Show Opened: November 15, 2009 ; Show Closed: January 10, 2010 ; Set at the dawn of the 20th century, Ragtime featuring rollicking ragtime music and soaring ballads. 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. 1868–1917) became famous through the publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) and a string of ragtime hits such as "The Entertainer" (1902), although he was later forgotten by all but a small, dedicated community of ragtime aficionados until the major ragtime revival in the early 1970s. Epilogue: Ragtime / Wheels of a Dream (reprise) – Company A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters. November 15 marks the 10th anniversary of the Broadway revival of Ragtime. Here are what the major publications had to say: NEW YORK TIMES The judiciously… Ragtime - Original 2009 Broadway Cast Stephen Flaherty (Composer), Lynn Ahrens (Composer), Quentin Darrington (Performer), & Format: Audio CD. Music direction by James Moore. Copyright 1991-2020 © Playbill Inc. All Rights Reserved. At that point, the show will have played 57 regular performances and 28 previews, and will very likely lose its entire $8-million investment. The Pulitzer Prize winner, known for his 10 play series. May 29, 1997 - Apr 12, 1998 Los Angeles. You can’t tell the story of intertwining American families without an enormous cast: the Broadway revival of “Ragtime” announced its ensemble on … The revival, directed by Diane Paulus, opened at the Music Box Theatre April 25, 2013. Marsha Milgrom Dodge’s revival debuted at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater on April 18, 2009, and played a sold out limited engagement through May 17, … Evelyn Nesbit, Mother's Younger Brother and Ensemble, Tateh, J. P. Morgan, Harry Houdini and Ensemble, Henry Ford, Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Ensemble, Tateh, Mother, The Little Boy and The Little Girl, Father, Mother, Mother's Younger Brother, Coalhouse Walker Jr., Sarah and Ensemble, The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square, Mother's Younger Brother, Emma Goldman and Ensemble, Sarah's Friend, Coalhouse Walker Jr., Emma Goldman, Mother's Younger Brother, Mother, Tateh and Ensemble, Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini and Ensemble, Emma Goldman, Mother's Younger Brother, Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Coalhouse's Gang, Booker T. Washington, Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Coalhouse's Gang, The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; James L. Nederlander: President), The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares. IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. 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