Why the Broadway Revival of Ragtime Promises to Speak to New York and America

Why the Broadway Revival of Ragtime Promises to Speak to New York and America

It’s One of the Great New York Musicals (And One of the Great American Musicals) This September, New York City will commemorate the 400th anniversary of its founding. Few tributes feel more fitting than the new revival of Ragtime, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally’s sweeping musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s novel, at Lincoln Center. On one level, Ragtime is an exhilarating and vivid New York history lesson. Real-life figure…