Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once on This Island, Seussical, and Lucky Stiff), noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based upon E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel of the same name.

Called by TIME Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," Ragtime: The Musical is filled with pageantry, emotion, and hope, bursting onto the stage like none other.

Performed as part of the 35th season of the Champaign Urbana Theatre Company, with live orchestration. Doors open 45min before each show.

RAGTIME: THE MUSICAL
This highly acclaimed, sweeping musical portrait of early-twentieth-century America tells the story of three families in pursuit of the American Dream.

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing... and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future.

Together, they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair... and what it means to live in America.

The Tony-winning score is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself, drawing upon many musical styles, from the ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems. A truly unique and powerful portrait of America, Ragtime: The Musical is sure to inspire!

Book by Terrence McNally

Music by Stephen Flaherty

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

CONTENT WARNING: Ragtime the Musical contains the presentation and discussion of systemic racism and historical inequities for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, immigrants, and women in early 1900s America. It contains the use of racist and offensive language, including hate speech, as well as simulated physical violence and murder as constructed by the playwright and consistent with the intent of the artist. Viewer discretion is advised.

Presented by the Champaign Park District



The Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company (CUTC), first launched in the fall of 1991 by ten local theater-buffs, is a local 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization.

For more, visit cutheatreco.org or thevirginia.org

Ragtime: The Musical (Version 1)
Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
www.mtishows.com

Please note: The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

A VT SERIES EVENT

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