MusicalDramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 15, 2009
Closing Date
Jan 10, 2010
1st Preview
Oct 23, 2009
1st Preview
Oct 23, 2009
Previews
28
Performances
65
MusicalDramaRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Neil Simon Theatre
(Nov 15, 2009 - Jan 10, 2010)

Setting
In and around New York City; New Rochelle; Ellis Island; Lawrence, Mass.; Atlantic City.

Book by Terrence McNally; Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Based on the novel "Ragtime" by E.L. Doctorow; Musical Director: James Moore; Music arranged by William David Brohn; Music orchestrated by William David Brohn
Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge; Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge; Associate Director: Josh Walden; Associate Choreographer: Josh Walden
Scenic Design by Derek McLane; Costume Design by Santo Loquasto; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Hair and Wig Design by Edward J. Wilson; Associate Scenic Design: Shoko Kambara; Associate Costume Design: Matthew Pachtman; Original Broadway Associate Costume Design by Mitchell Bloom; Associate Lighting Design: Caroline Chao and Jeanne Koenig; Associate Sound Design: Alexander Ritter; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Giovanna Calabretta; Assistant Scenic Design: Erica Hemminger and Brett Banakis; Assistant Costume Design: Sophia Lidz; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael Jones and Karen Spahn; Assistant Hair and Wig Design: Susan Corrado
General Manager: John S. Corker; Company Manager: Roeya Banuazizi; Assistant Co. Mgr: Michael Bolgar
Technical Supervisor: Brian Lynch; Production Supervisor: Peter Lawrence; Stage Manager: Karen Moore; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jim Woolley
Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by James Moore; Associate Conductor: Jamie Schmidt; Assistant Conductor: Sue Anschutz; Concert Master: Rick Dolan; Violins: Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Cenovia Cummins, Ashley Horn, Una Tone and Kiku Enomoto; Violas: Maxine Roach and Debra Shufelt-Dine; Celli: Laura Bontrager and Sarah Hewitt-Roth; Bass: Jeff Cooper; Harp: Barbara Biggers; Woodwinds: Katherine Fink, Lynne Cohen, Jonathan Levine and Todd Groves; Trumpets: Timothy Schadt and Daniel Urness; French Horns: Patrick Pridemore and William DeVos; Trombones: Alan Ferber and Dan Levine; Tuba: Marcus Rojas; Percussion: Charles Descarfino; Drums: Rich Rosenzweig; Guitar: Greg Utzig; Keyboards: Jamie Schmidt and Sue Anschutz
Casting: Laura Stanczyk; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Marketing: Scott Moore; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Dance Captain: Josh Walden; Assistant Dance Captain: Jim Weaver; Fight Captain: Aaron Galligan-Stierle; Dialect Coach: Anita Maynard-Losh; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Father
The Little Boy
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
The Little Girl
Mother's Younger Brother
Harry Houdini
 
Ensemble
Emma Goldman
 
Ensemble
Evelyn Nesbit
 
Ensemble
Booker T. Washington
 
Ensemble
Willie Conklin
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Matthew Henson
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Coalhouse Walker III
Alternate
Kathleen
 
Ensemble
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Grandfather
 
Ensemble
J. P. Morgan
 
Admiral Peary
 
Ensemble
Stanford White
 
Charles S. Whitman
 
Ensemble
 
Ensemble
Sarah's Friend
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Harry K. Thaw
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Coalhouse Walker III
Alternate
Understudies: Terence Archie (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Benjamin Cook (The Little Boy), Jonathan Hammond (Tateh), Carly Hughes (Sarah), Lisa Karlin (Emma Goldman), Valisia LeKae (Sarah), Mike McGowan (Father, Tateh), James Moye (Father), Tracy Lynn Olivera (Emma Goldman), Mamie Parris (Mother), Kaylie Rubinaccio (The Little Girl), Benjamin Schrader (Mother's Younger Brother), Wallace Smith (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Josh Walden (Mother's Younger Brother), Catherine Walker (Mother) and Eric Jordan Young (Coalhouse Walker Jr.)
music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Act 1
Sung By
Ragtime
The Company
Goodbye, My Love
Mother
Journey On
Father, Tateh and Mother
The Crime of the Century
Evelyn Nesbit, Mother's Younger Brother and Ensemble
What Kind of Woman
Mother
A Shtetl Iz Amereke
Tateh, The Little Girl and Ensemble
Success
Tateh, J. P. Morgan, Harry Houdini and Ensemble
Gettin' Ready Rag
Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Ensemble
Henry Ford
Henry Ford, Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Ensemble
Nothing Like the City
Tateh, Mother, The Little Boy and The Little Girl
Your Daddy's Son
Sarah
New Music
Father, Mother, Mother's Younger Brother, Coalhouse Walker Jr., Sarah and Ensemble
Wheels of a Dream
Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Sarah
The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square
Mother's Younger Brother, Emma Goldman and Ensemble
Gliding
Tateh
Justice
Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Ensemble
President
Sarah
Till We Reach That Day
Sarah's Friend, Coalhouse Walker Jr., Emma Goldman, Mother's Younger Brother, Mother, Tateh and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Coalhouse's Soliloquy
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Coalhouse Demands
The Company
What A Game!
Father, The Little Boy and Ensemble
Atlantic City
Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini and Father
New Music (Reprise)
Father
Atlantic City, Part II
Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini and Ensemble
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
Baron Ashkenazy
Our Children
Mother and Baron Ashkenazy
Sarah Brown Eyes
Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Sarah
He Wanted to Say
Emma Goldman, Mother's Younger Brother, Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Coalhouse's Gang
Back to Before
Mother
Look What You've Done
Booker T. Washington, Coalhouse Walker Jr. and Coalhouse's Gang
Make Them Hear You
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Ragtime/The Wheels of a Dream (Reprise)
The Company

Tony Award®

 
 

Best Actress in a Musical

2010 Nominee
Christiane Noll
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

2010 Nominee
Bobby Steggert
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2010 Nominee
Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge
 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

2010 Nominee
Scenic Design by Derek McLane
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2010 Nominee
Lighting Design by Donald Holder

Drama Desk Award

 
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2010 Nominee
Christiane Noll
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

2010 Nominee
Bobby Steggert
 

Outstanding Choreography

2010 Nominee
Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

2010 Winner
Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners
 

Outstanding Set Design

2010 Nominee
Scenic Design by Derek McLane
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

2010 Nominee
Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Theatre World

Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence

2010 Recipient
Bobby Steggert (and for "Yank!" (Off-Broadway))

Award

2010 Recipient
Stephanie Umoh
Season:
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