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.
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.
Inspired by jazz, gospel, Jewish folk music, and the music of vaudeville, the Tony-winning score creates a thrilling musical that inspires actors and audiences alike!
Cast
- Little Boy – Mitchell Famulare
- Father – Steve Leifer
- Mother – Joan Horgan
- Younger Brother – Robert Hegeman
- Grandfather – Bill Hickman
- Coalhouse Walker, Jr.- Jahmere Holland
- Sarah – Eliza Figueroa
- Booker T. Washington – Emmett Ferris
- Tateh- Nick Abounader
- The Little Girl – Gabriella Pizzolo, Lacey Farina
- Harry Houdini – Dave Dixon
- J.P. Morgan – Jeffrey P. Hocking
- Henry Ford – Gary Hoffmann
- Emma Goldman – Debbie May
- Evelyn Nesbit – Amanda Jo Marshall
- Willie Conklin – Thomas Dalton Bambury
- Sarah’s Friend – Donna J. Moore
- Ensemble: Stephanie Bartlett, Peter Caracappa, Sean Carter, Dave Dixon, Stephen Foust, Gail Garrison, Giovanni Grillo, Jeffrey P. Hocking, Gary Hoffmann, Bruce Holden, Mikaela Holmes, Lorenzo T. Johnson, Courteney Kerin, Jacqueline Libby, Barbara Mangino, Eric Marte, Bill McColl, Michelle Miller, Donna J. Moore, Charles Rivera, William M. Sanderson, Michelle Sausa-Gatta, Keith Searles, Beverly Skoll, Jason Tillery, Brittany Wafer, Kim Wafer, Janice Walz, Doreen Watson, Neyonna Watson
Production Team
- Director/ Set and Costume Designer – Joseph Fava
- Producer – M Gatzendorfer
- Music Director – Andrea Merrill
- Assistant Director – Michelle Sausa-Gatta
- Stage Manager – Kathy Schechtman
- Music Assistant – Bruce Holden
- Music Assistant – Sherri Strichman
- Choreographer Assistant – Allyson Bullock
- Choreographer Assistant – Sara Paupini-Fittizzi
- Lighting Designer – Jeffrey Scott
- Sound Designer – Winn Huntley
- Hair Designer – John Fowler
- Make-Up Designer – Marcia Lenehan
- Board Liaison – Jane Figueroa
- Costume Execution Julie Goodwin
- Lighting Electrician/Operator – Bob Healey
- Set Design – Richard Lenehan
- Set Design – Doug Peek
- Props Mistress – Amanda Jo Marshall
- Costume Assistant – Natalie Pizzolo
