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DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S
FOUR-TIME TONY AWARD-WINNING
“RAGTIME”
ANNOUNCES FINAL EXTENSION
THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

New York, NY (June 9, 2026) — Lincoln Center Theater’s critically-acclaimed Broadway revival of Ragtime directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, which won four 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday night including Best Revival of a Musical, announced today due to overwhelming demand, a final two-week extension to see the most celebrated revival of the season. Ragtime will play its final performance at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65^th Street) on Sunday, August 16.

Originally scheduled as a 14-week engagement that began last September, Ragtime will now offer a new, final block of tickets (August 2 through August 16), available beginning today at www.LCT.org and at the Lincoln Center Theater box office.

Ragtime currently stars 2026 Tony Award winner Joshua Henry, 2026 Tony Award winner Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, Anna Grace Barlow, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington, and Ellie May Sennett.

They are joined by Nicholas Barrón, Lauren Blackman, Allison Blackwell, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Ben Cherry, Jordan Chin, Eean Sherrod Cochran, Billy Cohen, Kerry Conte, Rheaume Crenshaw, Aerina DeBoer, Ellie Fishman, Jason Forbach, Ta’Nika Gibson, Jackson Parker Gill, David Jennings, Alijah Joseph, Marina Kondo, Brandon LaVar, Morgan Marcell, Jenny Mollet, Tom Nelis, Kent Overshown, Kayla Pecchioni, John Rapson, Matthew Scott, Deandre Sevon, Alyssa Shorte, Caleb Stallings, Jacob Keith Watson, and Alan Wiggins. Destinee Rea will join the company in the ensemble beginning in June.

Ben Levi Ross will play his final performance in his Tony-nominated role of ‘Mother’s Younger Brother’ on July 12. Jake Pedersen will play ‘Mother’s Younger Brother’ from July 14 through July 26, and will return to the ensemble from July 28 through August 16. Nicholas Barrón will play ‘Mother’s Younger Brother’ from July 28 – August 16.

Colin Donnell will play his last performance as ‘Father’ on June 14. Ben Davis (Once Upon a Mattress; New York, New York) will join the company as ‘Father’ from June 16 through July 19 and Matthew Scott playing ‘Father’ from July 21 through August 2. Davis will return to the role from August 4 through August 16.

Shaina Taub will play her last performance as ‘Emma Goldman,’ on August 2, with Julie Benko returning to play the role of ‘Emma Goldman’ from August 4 through August 16.

Anna Grace Barlow will play her final performance as ‘Evelyn Nesbit’ on June 14. Morgan Marcell will play ‘Eveyln Nesbit’ June 16 through July 16 and Marina Kondo will play ‘Evelyn Nesbit’ from July 17 through August 16.

Nick Barrington will play his final performance as ‘The Little Boy’ on June 14. On June 16, Jackson Parker Gill will assume the role of ‘The Little Boy’ and Greyson Chapman will join us as understudy for ‘The Little Boy.’

Ellie May Sennett will play her last performance as ‘The Little Girl’ on August 2, with original cast member Tabitha Lawing returning to split the role with current understudy Aerina DeBoer from August 4 through August 16.

Directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, Ragtime has been described by critics as “the show of the moment,” “glorious,” “a staggering, stunning triumph,” and “a brightly shining revival,” Lincoln Center Theater’s limited engagement of Ragtime has been extended three times by popular demand with performances now through August 16, 2026. The production set a new box office record at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and recently won four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Joshua Henry), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Caissie Levy), and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Kai Harada); five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (Joshua Henry) Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical (Caissie Levy), Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical (Ben Levi Ross), Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Lear deBessonet); five Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical (Joshua Henry), Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical (Ben Levi Ross), Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Lear deBessonet), Outstanding Video/Projection Design (59 Studio); as well as three Drama League Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Lear deBessonet), and Distinguished Performance (Joshua Henry). Caissie Levy also received Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award at the 2026 ceremony.

Featuring a Tony Award-winning score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, Tony Award-winning book by Terrence McNally, and Tony Award-winning orchestrations by William David Brohn, Ragtime weaves fictional narratives with real historical figures and events, creating a rich tapestry that blurs the line between personal struggle and national identity, making history feel both intimate and epic.

The creative team for Ragtime includes Ellenore Scott (choreography), David Korins (scenic design), Linda Cho (costume design), Adam Honoré & Donald Holder (lighting design), 2026 Tony Award winner Kai Harada (sound design), 59 Studio (projection design), Tom Watson (hair & wig design), Ann James (sensitivity specialist), and The Telsey Office, Craig Burns, CSA (casting).

Ragtime’s 2025 Broadway Cast Recording, which was released by Concord Theatricals Recordings is available on all streaming and download platforms. The album was produced by three-time Grammy® Award winner Sean Patrick Flahaven and four-time Grammy Award nominees Ahrens and Flaherty. The album was recorded, edited, and mixed by Grammy Award winner Ian Kagey and mastered by multiple Grammy winner Oscar Zambrano with art direction by Derek Bishop. A 2-LP vinyl package was released earlier this month in three color variants: “Lady Liberty Green” for wide release; “America,” available exclusively at Barnes & Noble; and “Ragtime Red,” available exclusively at Lincoln Center Theater and Creative Goods.

It was recently announced that Ragime will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027. The tour will premiere at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, New York, before continuing onto cities across the U.S. and Canada. Additional tour stops and casting will be announced at a later date.

Ragtime is produced on Broadway by Lincoln Center Theater in association with Tom Kirdahy, Kevin Ryan, Robert Greenblatt, and Lamar Richardson, along with Thomas M. Neff, Roy and Jill Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Michael Page, Acton Rothschild Productions/Willette and Manny Klausner, Alexander-Taylor Deignan/Jay and Mary Sullivan, D’Angora Padgett Productions/Janet and Marvin Rosen, Maggio Lane/ Rubin Bolosh, and Peter May/Coluzzi Cohen.

The Gala Production of Ragtime was produced in 2024 by New York City Center (Michael S. Rosenberg, President & CEO; Jenny Gersten, VP of Musical Theater).

ABOUT LINCOLN CENTER THEATER

LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life. Building on a legacy of artistic excellence, LCT strives to expand what is possible: to make the magic of theatre more palpable, empowering visionary artists and extending the invitation for the community to join in celebrating the power of live performance. To see that mission to fruition in a new era at the New York institution, commencing with the current 2025-2026 season, Lear deBessonet assumed the role of Kewsong Lee Artistic Director, alongside Managing Director Mike Schleifer, Executive Producer Barlett Sher, Stacey and Eric Mindich Producer Nicole Kastrinos, Executive Director of Development and Planning Naomi Grabel, and LCT3 Artistic Director and Producer Maria Manuela Goyanes.

Following the season launch on July 30, 2025 with the free Silent Disco Listening Party of the Warriors concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, deBessonet opened her inaugural season at the Vivian Beaumont Theater with a new production of her celebrated New York City Center Gala revival of Ragtime, the American premiere of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play Kyoto and the family opera Amahl and the Night Visitors at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, The Comedy Series, Night Side Songs, and A Woman Among Women with LCT3 at the Claire Tow Theater, and An Evening with Kelli O’Hara in January as well one special gala concert presentation of Man of La Mancha in May at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The season also includes upcoming productions of The Whoopi Monologues at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater; and The Reading Series with LCT3 at the Claire Tow Theater.

Founded in 1985 by Board Chair Hon. John V. Lindsay, Executive Producer Bernie Gersten and Director Gregory Mosher, and led for 33 years by André Bishop, LCT is one of the leading nonprofit theaters in the country, producing an annual season of plays and musicals that have been seen by millions around the globe. It is one of 11 autonomous constituents of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Each year, the three theaters that make up LCT welcome nearly 300,000 audience members to its home on the Lincoln Center campus.

Over the last 40 years, LCT and its outstanding productions have received many of the highest accolades, including 87 Tony Awards, 97 Drama Desk Awards, 79 Outer Critics Cricle Awards, 33 Obies, 11 NY Drama Critics Circle Awards, and one Pulitzer Prize, as well as two finalists.

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