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Ragtime The Musical |
Book by Terence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens |
Recommended Resources |
Plot Summary & Audition Tips |
List of Characters in Ragtime |
Ragtime Original Cast Recording
Ragtime Sheet Music (Vocal Selections)
Ragtime: Themes From The Hit Musical |
Based on E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime
Ragtime follows the troubled lives of one particular family and those they encounter through the years 1906 - 1915. The story is an interesting snapshot of the history of this time, including real characters and events such as Houdini, J. P. Morgan, the murder of Stanford White, the invention of the Model T, and the sinking of the Lusitania.
Audition Preparation Suggestions for
Ragtime
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- Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Baritone, intense dance)
- Star pianist and the father of Sarah's child; proud, confident, stubborn; becomes militant and violent for his cause
- Mother (Alto)
- Upper middle-class New Rochelle housewife; gentle, compassionate, optimistic
- Booker T. Washington (Baritone)
- Civil rights pioneer
- Emma Goldman (Alto)
- Feminist anarchist
- Evelyn Nesbitt (Soprano, intense dance)
- Sexy starlet loved by all men
- Father (Baritone)
- Upper middle-class business man. He wants to do the right thing but is traditional, cautious and resistant to change
- Grandfather (Baritone)
- Little Boy's grandfather. Very outspoken
- Harry Houdini (Tenor )
- World famous magician
- Little Boy (Tenor)
- Mother and Father's son; precocious, observant and always curious
- Little Girl (Soprano)
- Tateh's daughter. She is quiet and shy
- Sarah (Alto)
- The mother of Coalhouse's child; despondent, discouraged
- Tateh (Tenor)
- Jewish immigrant in search of the American Dream; intelligent, compassionate, creative
- Willie Conklin (Tenor)
- New Rochelle's fire chief. Obnoxious and cruel
- Younger Brother (Baritone)
- Mother's brother; an anarchist who is in love with Evelyn Nesbitt
- Admiral Peary (Baritone)
- An Explorer
- Henry Ford (Baritone)
- Founder of the Ford motor company
- J.P. Morgan (Baritone)
- Banking mogul
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Audition Preparation Materials |
List of Songs in Ragtime (Click the title of the song to download digital sheet music) |
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- Ragtime
- Brief history of the musical by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens and Terrence McNally, plus links to cast albums and sheet music.
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- Road to Ragtime
- about the creation of the last great musical of the century.
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- Ragtime (Company)
- Goodbye, My Love (Mother)
- Journey On (Mother, Father, Tateh)
- Crime Of The Century (Evelyn Nesbit, Company)
- What Kind Of Woman? (Mother)
- A Shteltl Iz Amereke (Tateh, Immigrants)
- Success (Houdini, Immigrants)
- His Name Was Coalhouse Walker (People Of Harlem )
- Getting' Ready Rag (Coalhouse, People Of Harlem)
- Henry Ford (Henry Ford, Coalhouse, Company)
- Nothing Like The City (Tateh, Mother, Little Boy, Little Girl)
- Your Daddy's Son (Sarah)
- The Courtship (Company)
- New Music (Father, Mother, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Sarah, Company)
- Wheels Of A Dream (Sarah, Coalhouse)
- The Night That Goldman Spoke (Younger Brother. Emma Goldman, Company )
- Gliding (Tateh)
- Justice (Coalhouse, People Of Harlem)
- President (Sarah)
- Till We Reach That Day (Sarah's Friend, People of Harlem, Coalhouse, Mother, Emma, Tateh, Immigrants, Company)
- Coalhouse's Soliloquy (Coalhouse)
- Coalhouse Demands All
- What A Game! (Father, Little Boy, Baseball Fans)
- Atlantic City (Evelyn Nesbit, Houdini, Vacationers)
- Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. (Tateh)
- Our Children (Mother, Tateh)
- Sarah Brown Eyes (Coalhouse, Sarah)
- He Wanted To Say (Emma Goldman, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Men)
- Back To Before (Mother)
- Look What You've Done (Booker T Washington, Women at Vigil, Father, Men)
- Make Them Hear You (Coalhouse )
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