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Ragtime
June 4 to 29, 2008 |
A musical
Book by Terrence McNally
Lyrics by Lynn Aherns
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow
Take a stirring walk through American history! Through rousing song and dance, witness a parade of Americans – black, white, and Jewish – whose singular strands of humanity together weave an amazing American tapestry. Ragtime relates the interconnected stories of these three American groups against the backdrop of the early 1900s. This epic musical dissects the American Dream by interweaving the lives and stories of its compelling fictional characters with the travails of such real-life luminaries as anarchist Emma Goldman, African-American educator/leader Booker T. Washington, carmaker Henry Ford, magician Harry Houdini and vaudeville star Evelyn Nesbit. Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Original Musical Score!
Sponsored by
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Directed by Terry Burgler
Musical Director: John Ebner |
The Players
| TOM C. BARNES
Coalhouse Walker, Jr.
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NATASHA R. WILLIAMS
Sarah
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STEPHANIE NEWPORT
Mother
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| JASON LEUPOLD
Mother's Younger Brother
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RUSS W. HARRIS
Father
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RACHEL FICHTER
Evelyn Nesbit
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| ALFRED ANDERSON
Henry Ford
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GREG EMANUELSON
Tateh
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MARIE SMITH
Emma Goldman
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ANSLEY VALENTINE
Booker T. Washington
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MARK D. STOFFER
Harry Houdini
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HENRY BISHOP
Grandfather/J.P. Morgan
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BRANDON KLINE
The Little Boy
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SHEA LEE
The Little Girl
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MARK JUDY
Standford White
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TIMOTHY MARK ADKINS
Harry K. Thaw
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BEN-ZION SNEED III
Little Coalhouse
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STEVE RYAN
Admiral Peary
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BRIAN ARMOUR |
LISA BELOPTOSKY |
JEAN BLAIR |
AMANDA K. DAVIS |
MARC JACKSON |
ADREINNE JONES |
BETH JUDY |
SHAWN KINSER |
JENNIFER LEDYARD |
DANIELLE PARKER |
VERONICA O. PARKMAN |
ANNIE KATE RAGLOW |
QUINCY J. SCOTT |
CHRISTINE STEWART |
NICHOLE M. STRONG |
TINA THOMPKINS |
COURTNEY KAY VATIS |
KAREN WOOD |
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RICARDO YOUNG |
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The Performances
June 4 to 29, 2008
Photo Call
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Press Clippings, Etc.
Our official press release
The Akron Beacon Journal review of the show
The West Side Leader review of the show
Ragtime's Wikipedia page
Video clips of the 1998 Broadway production
The Paper Mill Playhouse's Ragtime study guide (pdf)
