RAGTIME

Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow

February 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 22, 23 - Thurs.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2:00pm

Director: Darrin Murrell

A ground-breaking collaborative community effort of Muncie Civic Theatre, Muncie Symphony Orchestra and Cornerstone Center for the Arts, this new epic musical by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Ahrens & Flaherty (SEUSSICAL) paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn of the century America. Based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, RAGTIME intertwines three distinct stories that poignantly illustrate history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate. Flaherty's score is just as diverse as the Melting Pot of America that it seeks to recreate. It draws upon traditional Jewish folk sounds to color the haunting music of the immigrants, Vaudeville's outrageous style to capture the spectacle of Evelyn Nesbit, and Joplin and Jazz to invoke the enlivened spirit of Harlem. With a book by Terrence McNally (A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, MASTER CLASS), this 1998 Tony Award winning show for best score, book and orchestrations, features such show stopping songs as "Gettin' Ready Rag," "Wheels of a Dream," and "Make Them Hear You." This momentous musical is sure to inspire actors and audiences alike!

"A ravishing pageant!" – New York Times

"Filled with wondrous momentum of a parade – you're hooked, eager for what's next, and helpless to resist." – The Detroit News

All Tickets are $15 Adults / $12 Groups of 10 or more / $6 BSU / $5 High School & Younger

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