Ragtime – The Musical
The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton – 2004
Synopsis
Ragtime is a story about life in America at the beginning of the 20th Century. The show illustrates poignant issues of the day – from immigration, racism and politics to industrialisation and social upheaval. Historical figures intermingle with fictional characters. The show focuses on three families – one upper-middle class, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, one socialist immigrant Jewish and one Harlem Black – whose intersecting lives are influenced by the Ragtime era’s social challenges.
Cast List – in order of appearance
Little Boy – Cameron Sharp
Father – David Gregory
Mother – Kim Lavender
Younger Brother – Martin Milnes
Grandfather – Terry Gormley
Coalhouse Walker Jnr. – Antonio James
Sarah – Naomi Blissett
Booker T Washington – Kevin Ricardo Bromfield
Tateh – Andrew Bird
Little Girl – Kimberley Fletcher
Houdini – Chad Horton
Houdini’s Mother / Kathleen – Chris Sandhu
JP Morgan – Mwyndeg Price
Henry Ford / Willie Conklin – Nigel Parkinson
Emma Goldman – Eileen Woolley
Evelyn Nesbit – Claire Badger
Admiral Peary – Dave Green
Henson – Nathan Williams
Judge – Geoff Bird
Reporters – Jacqueline Lacey & Kathryn Trigg
Policeman – Robert Leek
Mrs Whitstein – Sarah Davis
Sarah’s Friend – Aileen Jarrett-Musundi
Coalhouse’s Gang – Eli Musundi, Nathan Williams & Michael Brown
The Dancers
Sarah Davis, Kirsty Somers, Rebecca Thorne, Claire Fletcher, Melanie Glazzard, Helen Watts, Sarah Watts, Emma Davis, Lisa Tibbetts & Beckie Shillam.
The Company
Grace Beecher, Diane Bending, Sue Billingham, Monique Buckingham, Elizabeth Buckingham, Zoe Bunn, Laura Canadine, Christine Charles, Sheila Clift, Bethany Davies, Pam DeAbreu, Elizabeth Finney, Julia Gough, Joan Harris, Samantha Hayes, Linda Higgs, Jennie Hill, Lindsey Hughes, Claire Longmore, Shalana Malcolm, Annette Shakespeare, Rachel Shakespeare, Aimee Taylor, Paula Williams, Michael Brown, Graham Quinn, Lee Hamblett, Ben Handley, Robert Pickin, David Shaw, Brian Taylor.
Production Team
Director & Choreographer – Mike Capri
Musical Director – Tim Harding
Stage Manager – Mattew Bird