RAGTIME

Vivian Beaumont Theatre
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Opened on Broadway: October 16, 2025
Closing: August 16, 2026
Performances: 308 (as of 7/12/26)
Director: Lucy Moss & Jamie Armitage
​Choreographer: Carrie-Ann Ingroullie
Book: Terrence McNally
Music: Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Runtime: 2hr. 45min. (1 Intermission)

Opening Night/Current Cast:
  • Coalhouse Walker Jr.: Joshua Henry
  • Sarah: Nichelle Lewis
  • Mother: Caissie Levy
  • Father: Ben Davis (Through Jul 19) / Matthew Scott (Taking Over Jul 12-Aug 2) / Ben Davis (Returning Aug 4-16)
  • Tateh: Brandon Uranowitz
  • Younger Brother: Jake Pedersen (Through Jul 26) / Nicholas Barrón (Taking Over Jul 28-Aug 16)
  • Emma Goldman: Shaina Taub (Through Aug 2) / Julie Benko (Returns Aug 4-16)
Understudies:
For Coalhouse: John Clay III & Kent Overshown

For Sarah: Ta'Nika Gibson, Jenny Mollet, Kayla Pecchioni

For Mother: Lauren Blackman & Kerry Conte

For Father: Jason Forbach & Matthew Scott

For Tateh: Ben Cherry & Billy Cohen

For Younger Brother: Nicholas Barrón & Jason Forbach

For Emma: Briana Carlson-Goodman & Kerry Conte
Synopsis:
"It was the music of something beginning..."
At the dawn of the 20th century, three disparate families in New York intersect in a sweeping struggle for the American Dream. Black pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. and his beloved Sarah, Jewish immigrant Tateh and his little girl, and a wealthy white gamily led by matriarch Mother. All grasping for the same dream, if only they can hold onto it.  Based on the classic novel by E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime is a symphonic masterpiece that remains hauntingly relevant in 2026, exploring themes of systemic injustice, the immigrant experience, and the volatile search for identity.