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Thom Southerland directs a new production of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally's multi Tony award winning musical, Ragtime. It is the turn of the 20th Century in New York. An era is exploding. A century is spinning. And the people are moving in rhythm and rhyme to the music of Ragtime. Based on the novel by E.L Doctorow, Ragtime weaves together the story of three groups in America, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr, a Harlem musician; Mother and her white, middle class family in New Rochelle; and Tateh, a Jewish immigrant who has come to America with his daughter seeking a new life. Their fictional lives become dramatically intertwined with one another as well as with historical figures including Harry Houdini, Booker T. Washington, JP Morgan and Henry Ford. Ragtime led the 1998 Tony Awards with 12 nominations, winning 4 including Best Book by Terrence McNally and Best Original Score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Please note this show contains strobe lighting in the second half for approx 10 seconds.
“musical theatre at its best” LondonTheatre ★★★★★
“a knockout production…triumphant” Mark Shenton, The Stage ★★★★★
“heart-swelling and deeply affecting” WhatsOnStage ★★★★
“there might be a better night in the West End just now - but I doubt it” Broadwayworld ★★★★★
“unquestionably the most intelligent, humane and melodic musical in London” Sunday Express ★★★★
“one of the grandest spectacles in town” British Theatre ★★★★★
- Cancellation Policy
No refunds or exchanges after purchase.
- Good To Know
Please note this show contains strobe lighting in the second half for approx 10 seconds.
- Times
8th October - 26th November 2016 Monday - Saturday 7.30pm Wednesday 2.30pm Saturday 3pm
- Where Do I Go
Charing Cross Theatre The Arches Viliers Street London WC2N 6NL
Charing Cross Theatre
Latest critic reviews
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A triumphant reclamation of one of the best Broadway musicals of the 1990s
The Stage
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[..]the cast's elegant performances, which blossom under Southerland's subtle direction.
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