RAGTIME, the Musical

Performances: Feb. 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th and 18th at 7:30pm and Feb 12th at 2:00pm

Book by Terrence McNally  |   Music by Stephen Flaherty  |   Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the novel, Ragtime, by E.L. Doctorow

Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score.

RAGTIME is not only a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America, but a relevant tale for today.

Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America.

The Tony-winning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself. It draws upon many musical styles from the ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems.

Featured are such show stopping songs as "Getting Ready Rag," "Your Daddy's Son," "Wheels of a Dream," "Till We Reach That Day," "Back To Before," and "Make Them Hear You."

Video

Watch a scene performed at the Tony Awards: View video »

Clips from the original Broadway production: View video »

 

For TEACHERS

Bring your classes to Ragtime!    Contact us for information about group rates.

Download the Ragtime Resource Guide [PDF]    Courtesy of Portland Center Stage