The Tin Pan Alley Rag tells the story of an imagined meeting of two of America’s greatest musicians, composer Scott Joplin and songwriter Irving Berlin. The two great icons realize they have more in common than they ever suspected.

Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin had business representatives at the same address--if they had met in the lobby in 1915, what would they say to each other? Joplin, a conservatory-trained black man known for his compositions in "ragtime," was seeking funds to produce his opera Treemonisha. And Berlin, 20 years younger, with no formal musical training, had made millions with songs about ragtime.

Dates
Previews from : 12th June 2009
Opens : 14th July  2009
Closes : 6th September 2009

Audience:  The Tin Pan Ally Rag may be inappropriate for children aged 12 and under.  Children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the Laura Pels Theater. 

Run Time:  Two hours and 10 minutes with one 15 minute intermission

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