Ragtime Cast Performs for NPR Tiny Desk Concert

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With 11 nominations, Ragtime is the highest-nominated musical revival of the season.

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The cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Ragtime recently took NPR's Tiny Desk by storm with a concert for the fan-favorite ongoing series. Watch cast members Joshua Henry , Brandon Uranowitz , Caissie Levy , Ben Levi Ross , Nichelle Lewis , and Colin Donnell perform a series of songs from the show.

The set list includes "New Music,” “Our Children,” “Wheels of a Dream,” “Journey On,” and “Make Them Hear You.” Musicians are Danny Percefull on piano, Eric B. Davis on guitar, Chala Yancy and Epongue Ekille on violin, Tia Allen on viola, and Laura Bontrager on cello.

With 11 nominations, Ragtime is the highest-nominated musical revival of the season, with nominations for Best Revival, Best Choreography, Best Direction, Best Sound Design, Lighting Design, and Costume Design. Check out the full list of nominations here .

Five cast members have also been honored with nominations: Henry and Uranowitz for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Levy for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Ross for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, and Lewis for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical.

The Broadway revival of Ragtime runs through August 2 and currently stars Joshua Henry , Caissie Levy , Shaina Taub , Brandon Uranowitz , Colin Donnell , Nichelle Lewis , Ben Levi Ross , Anna Grace Barlow , John Clay III , Rodd Cyrus , Nick Barrington and Tabitha Lawing . The production is directed by Lear deBessonet , with James Moore as music director.

They are joined by Nicholas Barrón, Lauren Blackman , Allison Blackwell , Briana Carlson-Goodman , Jordan Chin , Eean Sherrod Cochran , Billy Cohen , Kerry Conte , Rheaume Crenshaw , Ellie Fishman , Jason Forbach , Nick Gaswirth , Ta’Nika Gibson, Jackson Parker Gill , David Jennings , Kaleb Johnson , Marina Kondo , Morgan Marcell , Kane Emmanuel Miller, Jenny Mollet , Tom Nelis , Kent Overshown , Kayla Pecchioni , John Rapson , Matthew Scott , Ellie May Sennett , Deandre Sevon , Jacob Keith Watson , and Alan Wiggins rounding out the cast.

Ragtime is the musical adaptation of E. L. Doctorow ’s classic novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. ( Joshua Henry ) and his beloved Sarah ( Nichelle Lewis ), Jewish immigrant Tateh ( Brandon Uranowitz ) and his little girl, and a wealthy white family led by matriarch Mother ( Caissie Levy ).

The musical features a score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens , a book by Terrence McNally , and orchestrations by William David Brohn, all of whom won Tony Awards for their work.

Tony nominee Joshua Henry, currently leading Broadway's RAGTIME, has released LIVE AT LINCOLN CENTER, a live acoustic album of Broadway covers recorded with Lincoln Center Theater before an invited audience, now streaming on all platforms.

Joshua Henry is opening up about the difficult balance of fatherhood and being a Broadway performer. The Ragtime star opened up about the 'pain' he felt when one of his children was disappointed to find out he would miss their soccer game.

Linda Cho is back this Broadway season in a big way. The Tony Award-winning costume designer created the iconic looks of three productions: Art, Schimgadoon!, and Ragtime, where she just welcomed BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge for a behind the scenes tour. Watch in this video as she gives a backstage tour at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre!

Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of  Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027. We have all of the details!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Watch-the-Cast-of-RAGTIME-Perform-NPR-Tiny-Desk-Concert-20260506)._