Other historical figures appearing in the story include: Harry Houdini, J. Oklahoma City native Jeff Johnson will play the role of Booker T. Starring roles will include Chris Sams as Coalhouse Walker Jr., Kate Turner as Mother and Matthew Curiano as Tateh. 8 at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. 7 at the Bartlesville Community Center and Dec. The tour makes two stops in eastern Oklahoma before arriving in Oklahoma City: Dec. The tour concludes June 12 at the Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia. 22 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Gainesville, Florida. The 2015/2016 national tour of “Ragtime” – produced by Phoenix Entertainment – kicked-off its 91-city run on Oct. “This musical is a timeless celebration of life, with story themes of immigration and racial relations that makes it as relevant today as it ever was,” Dodge said. The musical debuted on Broadway in 1998 and ran for 834 performances, winning Tony Awards for Book of a Musical (by Terrence McNally), Original Musical Score (music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens), Orchestrations (William David Brohn) and Actress in a Featured Role (Audra McDonald).ĭirector/Choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge was nominated for a Tony Award in 2010 for her revival version of the musical which is currently touring.

Set in turn-of-the-century New York, “Ragtime” tells the stories of Coalhouse Walker Jr., a daring, young Harlem musician, Mother, the matriarch of a white, upper-class family in New Rochelle, New York, and Tateh, a determined Jewish immigrant from Latvia, all three united by their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow. “Ragtime” is a 13-time Tony Award-nominated musical based on E.L. 14 in the new, student-funded Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater, 7777 S. Oklahoma City Community College will host its first ever Broadway musical production when the national tour of “Ragtime” cakewalks into town for two shows on Sunday, Dec. Oklahoma City native Jeff Johnson to play role of Booker T.

Broadway musical ‘Ragtime’ national tour to perform at Oklahoma City Community College on Dec.

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