A magical moment just happened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Illusionist Rob Lake, who starts previews of his Broadway show Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets next wek, recently saw Ragtime and we…

Just minutes before Joshua Henry took the stage on opening night of Ragtime, he received a special delivery from the musical's original Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Brian Stokes Mitchell. Mitchell sent Henry a note o…

Jordan E. Cooper’s face might not look so happy in “Oh Happy Day!” – or, clockwise, Hugh Panaro’s in “Masquerade,” Nichelle Lewis’s in “Ragtime,”  Ari’el Stacher’s in “Other.” But …

Henry is currently playing Coalhouse Walker, Jr., the role that Mitchell originated in 1996.

Today, we have the next in our series of seating articles based on many of your emails requests and questions, namely "how were your seats?" Sure, I'm aware of another website that provides a similar service th…

The second Broadway revival of Ragtime is officially open at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. BroadwayWorld was there at the show's opening night celebrations. Check out photos below! Ragtime stars Tony nominee Jos…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 20, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click Here …

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Ragtime @ LCT’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, Waiting for Godot @ Hudson Theatre, Mint Theater Company’s production of Crooked Cross @ Theatre Row…

RAGTIME is now in performances at LCT's Vivian Beaumont Theater through January 4, 2026. Get tickets today at LCT.org.

New Voices of 2025: Groundbreakers is a world-premiere, full-scale concert celebrating the composers, characters, and shows that forever changed the course of American musical theater. Featuring unforgettable s…

It was a Broadway homecoming at the Vivian Beaumont Theater as Ragtime rolled out the red carpet for its opening night. Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Nichelle Lewis and Brandon Uranowitz lead the new revival …

The company of Ragtime made the Vivian Beaumont Theater roar to life on opening night. Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Nichelle Lewis and Brandon Uranowitz lead the sweeping new revival of the Tony-winning mu…

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! Fall has officially arrived and a new season is very much in swing. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending October 17, 2025 with videos from Ragtime, Romy &…

There's new music playing at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The second Broadway revival of Ragtime is officially open, starring Tony nominee Joshua Henry, Olivier and Grammy nominee Caissie Levy, Tony Award winne…

Staged at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, this third major production is directed by Lear deBessonet.

Ragtime is officially open at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out photos from the opening night curtain call here! Ragtime stars Tony nominee Joshua Henry, Olivier and Grammy nominee Caissie Levy, and Tony A…

Original stars Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, along with Danielle Brooks, Rachel Zegler, and more, welcomed the Ahrens and Flaherty musical back to Broadway October 16.

The Big Leap actress is currently making her Broadway debut in the revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Reviews for ‘Ragtime’ revival, stars announced for ‘All Out,’ big names join Encores season Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping the top theatre headli…

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalized Story Picks, Click H…

Review of the Sunday, September 28, 2025 matinee performance at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. Starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Le…

Some musicals arrive when we need them most — not just as entertainment, but as echo and prophecy. Ragtime, with a book by Terrence McNally, a score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and based on the sweep…

Check out video highlights from the star-studded new revival of the beloved musical Ragtime, now playing at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. The beloved Tony Award-winning musical, features music …

RAGTIME is a sweeping musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. an…

From the moment the chorus rises from the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater during the opening number of Ragtime, you know you’re in for something special—a big Broadway musical with what seems like a ca…

Ragtime culminates with two huge 11 o’clock numbers, from Henry and Levy, a Tony-winner and Olivier-nominee whose names are rightfully big draws to the show. Yet the showstopping vocal moment still fresh in m…

Ragtime settles into a richer and more internal mode quickly, in a large part due to the textured performances of its leads and the thought they’ve applied to Ahrens and Flaherty’s score. The post America i…

While deBessonet could have better provided a certain focus or point of view – Ragtime‘s telling of America’s immigrant tale is, at this point in history, ripe for the picking – she certainly brings out…

Henry has been at the forefront of Broadway leading men for 15 years, but this show is his triumph. He takes one of the most demanding roles in the Broadway canon and he does it full justice. The post Ragtime a…

One year ago, seated at City Center, I cried at both numbers and left the theater deeply shaken. If that same power hasn’t quite held, it is perhaps no fault of a broadly first-rate production. Hope is of les…

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, and Nichelle Lewis lead director Lear deBessonet's revival of the Ahrens and Flaherty musical.

The curtain rises tonight on Ragtime, opening at the Vivian Beaumont Theater as Artistic Director Lear deBessonet’s first production of her inaugural season at Lincoln Center Theater. The beloved Tony Award-w…

Theatrely's Broadway review of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City.

Whether “Ragtime” is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates with the dire…

It is a serenade to the possibilities of life, even when we are mired in tyranny and beaten down by hypocricy.  Ragtime gives us hope to hold onto today, where hope for many of us is in short supply.  Joshua …

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz lead the glorious cast of Lear deBessonet’s inspiriting Broadway revival at Lincoln Center Theater.

★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what’s destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival The post Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door appeared first on New York Stage Review.

The second Broadway revival of Ahrens, Flaherty, and McNally's musical about America opens, powerful as ever, at Lincoln Center. Lane Williamson reviews. The post Review: Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater …

★★★★★ Following last year's lauded City Center concert, The great musical returns to Broadway with its stellar cast intact led by Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz The post Ragtime: A T…

Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musical Ragtime, first staged…

Whether “Ragtime” is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates with the dire…

Stripping away the excesses of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally’s 1996 musical about the turn of the 20th century amplifies its many, many flaws.  

By Samuel L. Leiter October 16, 2025: Lear deBessonet makes a stunning debut as the Kewsong Lee Artistic Director at Lincoln Center with her magnificent revival of the musical Ragtime (1996, Toronto; 1997, Los…

By Paulanne Simmons October 16, 2025: When Ragtime made its world premiere in Toronto in 1996, it seemed that E.L. Doctorow’s vision of an inclusive America might not be that far from reality. Now, when this…

By David Sheward October 16, 2025: Ragtime has been never been more relevant and Lear deBessonet’s epic production for Lincoln Center Theater where she has recently been installed as artistic director, fills…

When Ragtime was first staged in the mid-1990s, it embodied a certain post-Reagan excess with producer Garth Drabinksy’s elaborate, budget-busting staging (fireworks! a working Model T!) and the epic sweep of…

By Isa Goldberg October 16, 2025: The greatest romance in history, as told in this revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center, is based on the records of the immigrants who helped build our nation.  Those who arriv…

Review by Ron Fassler . . . Eleven months ago, the City Center Annual Gala Presentation of Ragtime, minimally staged by director Lear DeBessonet, received excellent reviews (mine among them). Hopes that it …

The revival of “Ragtime” has taken on more of the epic feel to which it aspires, thanks to its move from an Encores series concert to a full Broadway production on the Vivian Beaumont’s grander stage, tur…

Phillipa Soo & Jasmine Cephas Jones bring The Schuyler Sisters to Ragtime opening night

Rachel Zegler at Ragtime Opening Night! See you at the SHO! #RachelZegler #Ragtime #Broadway

The Lincoln Center Theatre Mgt. has mounted a new production of the musical RAGTIME to replace the recent ones that first attracted us 30 years ago. Lear deBessonet is the organization’s first Artistic D…

In honor of opening night on October 16, Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime released production photos of Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Tony winner Brandon Uranowitz, Nichelle Lewis, Shaina Taub …

Ragtime opens tonight, October 16, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater as Artistic Director Lear deBessonet’s first production of her inaugural season. Check out all new photos of the cast in action here! Ragtime …

For my money, ‘Ragtime’ is the greatest musical of the last 40 years, and the glistening new Lincoln Center Theater production is not to be missed. It is moving, thought-provoking, and inspiring. This new p…

‘Ragtime,’ ‘The Outsiders,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and more will take part in Broadway Bridges.

A quartet of fall season arrivals began previews on Broadway last week, helping to boost the total 31-show gross to $39,416,736, a 25% jump over the previous week when there were 27 shows. And as if to show the…

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 10/12/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical grosses, cumulative…

Welcome to Santa Carla, a sunny coastal town with a dark secret. Ready to become one of us? Tickets are now on sale for The Lost Boys, a new musical adaptation of the cult-favorite 1987 teen vampire film. The…

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) hosted its 50th Anniversary HOLA Awards Gala on October 13 at Manhattan's HK Hall, marking five decades of support for Hispanic and Latino artists in the perform…

Ready to see your next Broadway show? Of course you are! Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting October 13, 2025. Check out fiv…

Broadway first met Tom Kirdahy on the arm of Terrence McNally, the legendary playwright who was his partner in life and art for over two decades. Today, Kirdahy stands as one of the industry’s most dynamic pr…

As the leaves turn, the theatrical season blooms: Patrick Pacheco sits down with our experts—Ruthie Fierberg (Broadway News), Adam Feldman (Time Out New York), and Jan Simpson (Broadway Radio’s All the Dram…

Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Audra McDonald, and more in an oral history about the creation of this landmark musical, currently back on Broadway.

Lea Michele is honoring the late Marin Mazzie on her birthday with backstage photos from Ragtime in 1997. The upcoming Chess star took to social media to share photos of herself dressed up as Mazzie as 'Mother'…

A generation that lived through one of history’s most devastating health crises takes center stage in The Survivors, a powerful new play written and directed by Mark Woodcock. The play will receive two indust…

Stars Brandon Uranowitz, Caissie Levy, Joshua Henry, and Nichelle Lewis on why this Broadway revival is so necessary now.

The Lost Boys, a new musical adaptation of the 1987 teen vampire coming-of-age film, has set its principal casting, creative team and dates at the Palace Theatre. The production, directed by Michael Arden, will…

Now she might write him a love song! Tony nominee Sara Bareilles and stage and screen actor Joe Tippett have officially tied the knot. After first going public with their relationship in 2017 and announcing the…

Ragtime was a sell-out, Waiting For Godot approached the $2 million mark and Hamilton once again broke the $3 million mark in an overall hold-steady week on Broadway. In total, the 27 Broadway shows grossed $31…

On Monday, October 6, 2025 at The Shed in New York, the cast and crew of Kiss of the Spider Woman attended a special screening and red carpet for the highly anticipated movie musical, arriving in theaters this …

Broadway Games: Famous Composers and Their Least Famous Shows Many theater fans can readily name shows written by their favorite Broadway composers. Lovers of the classics know Jerry Herman wrote Hello, Dolly!…