Ragtime: The Musical @ ZAO
Lizz Reeves reprises her role of Mother in Zao Theatre’s production of Ragtime, October 27 – November 11, 2017.
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.
Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow’s distinguished novel, Ragtime is filled with pageantry, emotion and hope, bursting onto the stage like no other musical.
October 27 – November 11, 2017
Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30pm, Saturday Matinees at 2pm
Zao Theatre, 550 S Ironwood Dr, Apache Junction, AZ 85120
For general theater information, contact (480) 924-5122 or email Shows@ZaoTheatre.com.
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