Ragtime

Name: Ragtime
Start: 2026-06-25T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-23T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Square, Manhattan

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Ragtime at the Beaumont is the kind of production Lincoln Center Theater exists for: a huge cast, a real orchestra, and a thrust stage that wraps the audience around an American epic. The score — 'Wheels of a Dream,' 'Back to Before,' the title number — is routinely ranked among the best ever written for Broadway, and the story's collisions of race, class and immigration land harder now than in 1998. This is the big, serious, gorgeous musical of the season.

What to expect

A nearly three-hour epic with intermission on the Beaumont's wide thrust stage — every seat feels close. Expect a standing ovation at the title number alone. Saturday matinee and evening; the LCT audience skews devoted.

Good to know

1 train to 66 St–Lincoln Center; the Beaumont sits behind the main plaza by the reflecting pool
Saturday 2pm & 8pm performances this weekend
LCT offers rush and under-35 ticket programs — check before paying full price
The Beaumont's thrust stage means side sections are great value
Make a night of it with the free Summer for the City events on the plaza

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Common questions

Is it appropriate for teens?

Yes for ~12+ — it depicts racial violence and injustice frankly, which makes it powerful but heavy for younger kids.

How does the Beaumont compare to a Broadway house?

It IS a Broadway house — Lincoln Center's largest — with a thrust stage that gives unusually intimate sightlines for an epic.

What to expect

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