Joshua Henry Reflects on ‘Ragtime’ Opening Night and Bringing Coalhouse Walker Jr. Back to the Broadway Stage

Joshua Henry Reflects on ‘Ragtime’ Opening Night and Bringing Coalhouse Walker Jr. Back to the Broadway Stage

Henry stars in the hit revival at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Audra McDonald Reflects on the American Dream at Broadway’s ‘Ragtime’ Revival Opening Night: ‘We Seem to Have Screwed It Up’

Broadway’s elite turned out on Thursday for the opening night of Lincoln Center Theater’s “Ragtime” revival, a production that artistic director Lear deBessonet thinks will resonate with audiences today even more powerfully than when it first premiered over 25 years ago. “It is so profound to watch an audience connect with this material,” deBessonet told […]

Rachel Zegler, Audra McDonald, Hillary Clinton, and More Celebrate the Broadway Revival of ‘Ragtime’

On Thursday evening, all of Manhattan seemed to hum with a new music as Lincoln Center Theater’s splendid revival of “Ragtime” celebrated its opening night.

'Ragtime' review: Joshua Henry leads powerhouse ensemble in Broadway revival

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, and Brandon Uranowitz lead a powerhouse ensemble.Matthew Murphy Joshua Henry as Coalhouse Walker, Jr, Caissie Levy as Mother, and Brandon Uranowitz as Tateh in 'Ragtime' on BroadwayAmerica has come a long way since 1975, when E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime first hit shelves — and longer still since the Progressive era swept through the country in the early 20th century. So it's reasonable to assume that when the cast of its …

‘Ragtime’ Is Inaugural Broadway Outing for Lear deBessonet as Lincoln Center Theater’s New Artistic Director

If the material here isn’t as enchanting as that in some of deBessonet’s previous outings, it’s certainly timely, and should inspire a lot of conversation after the curtain call.

Review | In a divided America, ‘Ragtime’ strikes a defiant chord

At a moment when the country feels fractured and uncertain, “Ragtime” returns to Broadway like a clear, defiant anthem—a reminder that America has been here before.