RAGTIME World Premiere plaque 1996 Signed by Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens

RAGTIME World Premiere Sunday December 8, 1996, Apotex Theater, North York, Ontario, Canada.

Wooden plaque signed by Stephen Flaherty, who wrote the music, & by Lynn Ahrens, who wrote the lyrics. Signed and inscribed to ASCAP executive Michael Kerker.

Based on the book by E. L. Doctorow, the US premiere was at the Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles in June 1997 - and opened on Broadway on January 18, 1998. Ragtime closed on January 16, 2000 after 834 performances and 27 previews.