Ragtime Celebration Weekend: Celebrating 50 Years of “Ragtime”

Caroline Doctorow: Ragtime at 50
2:00 – 3:00 pm

Fifty years after its publication, E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime remains a groundbreaking portrait of early 20th-century America. To honor the anniversary, his daughter, musician Caroline Doctorow, will present a multimedia program featuring family photos, stories about her father, passages from the novel, and live performances of period-inspired songs. She’ll also explore the novel’s legacy, including its adaptation into the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical.

Virtual Interview with Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens
3:15 – 4:00 pm

Meet the Tony Award–winning composer and lyricist of Ragtime the Musical. Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens will discuss the show’s creation, its cultural impact, and its much-anticipated Broadway revival opening October 16. Interviewed by Ralph Sevush, Executive Director of Business Affairs, The Dramatists’ Guild.

Registration requested at bit.ly/NRPL_Ragtime