With ‘Ragtime,’ Director Lear deBessonet Delivers an American Classic for a Tumultuous Political Era

Nearly 30 years after its Broadway debut, Terrence McNally’s acclaimed “Ragtime,” a panoramic look at a tumultuous historical moment, is returning to the Great White Way for a new era. When the musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel was unveiled in 1996, it grappled with social issues that continue to plague Americans today. From […]