| The evening of Oct 23, 2009 brought Ragtime | | | | in America. These are: the upper class WASPs; |
| – the Musical, back to the stages of | | | | The African Americans; and the Eastern European |
| Broadway after a span of nearly 10 years. The | | | | (Latvian) American immigrants. The story also |
| previews will last till Nov 14 and the musical will | | | | figures many historical characters that include |
| open at the Neil Simon Theatre on the evening of | | | | Harry Houdini, Booker T. Washington, J.P. Morgan, |
| Nov 15, 2009. In its original run on Broadway, the | | | | and Henry Ford, among others. |
| musical had performed at the Ford Centre for the | | | | The notable actors who are part of the revival |
| Performing Arts (now Hilton Theatre), from Jan | | | | production of Ragtime are Quentin Earl Darrington |
| 18, 1998 to Jan 16, 2000 for a total of 834 | | | | as Coalhouse Walker Jr., Christiane Noll as Mother, |
| performances. | | | | and Ron Bohmer as Father. Fans will remember |
| The Past | | | | Darrington from Color Purple, Noll from Jekyll & |
| Though the first run all those years ago received | | | | Hyde, and Bohmer from The Woman in White. |
| mixed reviews, it was still nominated in 1998 for | | | | The emotional centre of the musical, the |
| 13 Tony Awards! This was the highest number of | | | | martyred African American girl, Sarah, is |
| nominations any production received that year. | | | | portrayed by Stephanie Umoh, who is debuting on |
| This was the year it was competing against the | | | | Broadway. Umoh has earlier portrayed this role to |
| likes of Disney's Lion King, and Cabaret, among | | | | acclaim at the New Repertory Theatre in 2006. |
| others. Ragtime came away with 4 Tony Awards | | | | The musical also has Eric Jordan Young who |
| for: Best Featured Actress – Audra McDonald, | | | | portrays the historical figure of Booker T |
| Original Score – Stephen Flaherty (for Music) | | | | Washington. Young has also appeared in the |
| and Lyn Ahrens (for Lyrics), Book – Terrence | | | | musical's original production on Broadway. |
| McNally, and Orchestration – William David | | | | The Tickets |
| Brohn. | | | | Tickets, as is usual with all popular productions on |
| This is the musical which is making its comeback | | | | Broadway, are at a premium. Tickets need to be |
| on the hallowed stages of Broadway. | | | | procured well in advance. If you are visiting New |
| The Present | | | | York and would like to take in a Ragtime show, |
| This acclaimed musical is making its reappearance | | | | tickets may become a problem. |
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