This modern operetta tells three stories, those of a Harlem musician (reticent, powerful Christion Draper), a wealthy New Rochelle housewife (commanding Mary Gilbreath Grim in barely closeted feminist mode), and a Latvian Jewish immigrant father (terrific tenor Christopher J. Ragtime: the Musical, with a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, premiered on Broadway in 1998, and won two Tonys for the glorious songs and ambitious narrative. Doctorow’s 1975 historical novel set in turn-of-the-century New York. Here, the gilded Majestic lobby and red-curtained stage are setting enough for this musical based on E. The only difference is the absence of sets, scenery and period costumes. In Concert, as the program takes care to explain, means the 19-piece orchestra and 30-member ensemble perform all the music, dialogue, staging and choreography of a traditional production. Their fans always expect a great show, and Ragtime, marking the opening of their 28th season after a nearly two-year hiatus, fills the bill-and way more. Read on, but grab your tickets right away (if not sooner)-the show only runs through February 20th.įrom their beginnings in Irving to their more recent move downtown, Lyric Stage has continued to assemble first-rate soloists, singing ensembles and orchestral musicians for their productions. PRODUCTION PROMO VIDEOSĬount on Lyric Stage to again bring a Broadway-level musical experience to eager audiences with their stirring production of Ragtime in Concert at the historic Majestic Theatre. Lyric Stage Founder Steven Jones serves as the Consulting Producer. RAGTIME in Concert is produced by Catherine Carpenter Cox, who serves as Producer, and Lyric Stage Executive Artistic Director Christopher J. Bruce Greer serves as the Music Supervisor for Lyric Stage’s 28th Season, with Miguel Cantu IV serving as the Orchestra Contractor. Production and Stage Management are by Ashley Schneider, Madeline Collins, and Jenny Dang. Lighting Design is by Scott Guenther, and Sound Design by Jorge Guerra. Bowling serving as the Associate Music Director. The 19-piece orchestra is conducted by veteran Music Director Sheilah Vaughn Walker, with Vonda K. RAGTIME in Concert is directed by Feleceia Benton Wilson, and choreographed by Kelly McCain, with Ania Lyons serving as the Assistant Choreographer. Ortega as Harry Houdini, Colin Phillips as Willie Conklin, Caroline Rivera as Emma Goldman, Nijel Smith, Kylie Stewart as Evelyn Nesbit, Maximilian Swenson, John Tillman as Henry Ford/Charles Whitman, Jéssica Webba as Sarah’s Friend, John Wenzel as Father, Aaron C. Liles, Laura Lites as Kathleen, Reoni Newsome, Rylan Oaks as Younger Brother, Anthony J. Also featured in the cast are Allison Arroyo & Megan Arroyo as Tateh’s Little Girl, Charles Barry as Grandfather, Stephen Bates, Eric Carter, Sydney Cornelius, Jaden Dominique as Sarah, Camden Duyck as Little Boy/Edgar, Claire Greenberg as Brigit, Lucas Haupert, D’Mariel Jones as Matthew Henson, Ausben “King Aus” Jordan II as Booker T. Deaton as Tateh, plus a live 19-piece orchestra of Dallas-Fort Worth’s finest musicians. Lyric Stage’s powerful concert production proudly features an entirely local cast of 30 singer/actors, led by Mary Gilbreath Grim as Mother, Christiön Draper as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., and Christopher J. United by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future, together they discover the surprising interconnections of the human heart and confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, RAGTIME weaves together three distinctly American tales - that of a stifled, upper-class housewife in New Rochelle (“Mother” played by Mary Gilbreath Grim) a daring, young African American ragtime musician (“Coalhouse Walker, Jr.” played by Christiön Draper) and a determined Jewish immigrant father from Latvia (“Tateh” played by Christopher J Deaton). The production also won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. The original Broadway production was nominated for 13 Tony Awards® in 1998, winning 4, including Best Score, Book, and Orchestrations. Doctorow's distinguished novel, RAGTIME was written by the composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (ANASTASIA, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, SEUSSICAL) and noted playwright Terrence McNally.
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