Shea’s Performing Arts Center has announced that “Ragtime” is launching a North American Tour at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in 2027.
“Ragtimeis the adaptation of E. L. Doctorow’s classic novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. and his beloved Sarah, Jewish immigrant Tateh and his little girl, and a wealthy white family led by matriarch Mother. All grasping for the same dream, if only they can hold onto it,” a release says.
Shea’s said the 2026 Tony Award-winning musical will tech and launch at Shea’s Buffalo in the fall of 2027, giving Western New Yorkers the first opportunity to experience the production…