Ragtime
music by Stephen Flaherty
lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
book by Terence McNally
Produced by Bay Street Theater
Sag Harbor, NY
direction: Will Pomerantz
choreography: Christopher and Lauren Grant
music direction: James Bassi
orchestrations: Ryan Touhey
fight direction: Rick Sordelet
magic consultant: Eric Walton
stage management: James FitzSimmons, Christine Catti
sets: Anna Louizos
lighting: Mike Billings
costumes: Hunter Kaczorowski
sound: Jon Weston
props: Andrew Diaz
hair: Tommy Kurzman
cast:
Coalhouse Walker . . . . . . Derrick Davis
Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyrie Courter
Tateh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary Prince
Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Jenkins
Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lora Lee Gayer
Younger Brother . . . . . . . Harrison Bryan
Emma Goldman . . . . . . . . Victoria Huston-Elem
Evelyn Nesbit . . . . . . . . . . Catheryn Wake
Booker T. Washington . . . Davon Williams
The Young Girl . . . . . . . . . Sonnie Betts
The Young Boy . . . . . . . . . Will Hantz
The Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hunt, Taylor Jackson, Rachel Parker, Cecelia Ticktin, Clyde Voce, Davon Williams
Photographs by Lenny Stucker
selected press:
“Every so often, a play comes along that makes you realize that what you are witnessing is nothing less than a piece of theatrical history. Productions like this are few and far between, and are the ones talked about for years to come.”
“In the hands of Bay Street Theater and director Will Pomerantz, Ragtime is perfection from beginning to end.”
– 27 East
“The fallacy of Ragtime is that you must go big. But can you do this show in a more economical way and have the impact remain the same? If director Will Pomerantz's take on Ragtime at the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York, is any indication, the answer is a resounding Yes.”
“Ranges from ‘merely wonderful’ to ‘absolutely amazing…’”
– Theatermania
“Might be the Best Musical Ever at Bay Street Theater”
“Mesmerized the audience, and at the end had them on their feet applauding….spellbinding…a must see.”
– HAMPTONS.COM
“Bay Street's production of Ragtime is both wildly entertaining and on occasion emotionally rousing. It is so satisfying a show that it is almost puzzling to remember the lukewarm reviews of the 1998 production.”
“The director, Will Pomerantz, floods the stage with energetic performances that never seem antic or harried, and the audience gets a real sense of a dynamic, vigorous age.”
– The Easthampton Star
“This well done and heart rending incarnation is excellently directed by Will Pomerantz.”
“If you've seen a production of this musical, you know how large the cast typically is…this production's cast has around half of that. And, they made it just as majestic. Let me tell you it is truly mesmerizing....”
– BroadwayWorld.com