The beloved musical Ragtime is back where it belongs, at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre. And on November 15, the cast of 40 soaked up opening night love from an enthusiastic audience that included Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and original stars Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie. After the performance, the company and first-nighters headed up to Tavern ...

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Hometown: Lakeland, Florida

Currently: Making his Broadway debut as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., a honky-tonk pianist from Harlem whose unbending response to bigotry creates dramatic fireworks in the Broadway revival of Ragtime.

Yes, He Can: There’s nothing jaded about this Broadway newcomer, whose conversation bubbles with thankfulness and joy. Yet Darrington admits that his career path has had ...

With opening night coming up on November 15, the stars of Ragtime face a challenge that’s a lot more fun than getting through tech rehearsals: what to wear! After all, they’ll be partying with producers, co-stars, family and friends (with reviews looming), so it’s important to look their very best. In the final photo portfolio of our ...

Perhaps you’ve guessed—we’re excited about Ragtime. And by the time you finish clicking through Joan Marcus’ production photos of the Broadway revival, you’ll feel the same way. A cast of 40 is bringing Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ Tony-winning score back to life, thrilling audiences at the Neil Simon Theatre. The three overlapping threads of Ragtime ...

You love her as Rachel on Glee and as Spring Awakening’s Wendla, but did you know that Lea Michele created the role of The Little Girl in Ragtime during its Broadway premiere production 11 years ago? In town to promote Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Michele and her Glee/S.A. buddy Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina) took in a preview ...

The wait is over: Ragtime has returned to Broadway, and fans are flocking to previews in advance of the revival’s November 15 opening night. Just before the first performance on October 23, leading lady Christiane Noll graciously invited Broadway.com to photograph her pre-show prep. Appropriately enough for an actress cast as “Mother,” Noll spent time playing with her ...

It sounds like a nasty medical procedure, but “sitzprobe” is the official term for a musical’s first rehearsal in which the cast sings the score accompanied by a full orchestra. In the case of Ragtime, which held this all-important event on October 16 at the Carroll Music Studio, the room was verrrry crowded, since the Broadway revival boasts a ...