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Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. RAGTIME is not only a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America, but a relevant tale for today. Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens ("Once On This Island," "Seussical," "Lucky Stiff"), noted playwright Terrence McNally, ("Kiss of the Spider Woman", "Master Class"), and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as 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 by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself. It draws 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.
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Signature Theatre’s mission is to broaden and brighten the region’s cultural landscape with bold productions of challenging new and established works and engaging education and outreach programs. Signature Theatre’s vision is to be the premier producer of new and innovative musical theater in the country and to serve, enrich, inspire and impact our community.
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Marjorie Prime
Prologue Theatre (4/26 - 5/19) | ||
Mummy in the Closet: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | ||
Pasión y Fuego: The Music of Spain
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (6/15 - 6/15) CONCERT
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The Hatmaker's Wife
Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater (6/5 - 6/25) | ||
Little Shop of Horrors
Ford's Theatre (3/15 - 5/18) | ||
Rockville Musical Theatre presents The Little Mermaid
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (6/28 - 7/14) | ||
Momia en el clóset: Evita's Return
GALA Hispanic Theatre (5/9 - 6/9) | ||
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Mosaic Theater (4/9 - 10/6) | ||
Andy Warhol in Tehran
Mosaic Theater (5/29 - 6/29) | ||
The Kite Runner
Kennedy Center [Eisenhower Theatre] (6/25 - 6/30) | ||
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