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'Ragtime'revelry
Tri-Valley Rep presents turn-of-the-century musical

"Ragtime" is an epic musical that takes audiences back to the turn-of-the-century America and it opens at the Bankhead Theater tonight.

Based on E.L. Doctorow's novel, it intertwines three stories to illustrate the timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate.

Music is by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the award-winning composer/lyricist team who also created "My Favorite Year," "Once on this Island" and "Seussical."

The cast includes Ken Blair (father), Christina Martin (mother), Hunter Milano (little boy), Marcus Silva (younger brother), Jim Snell (grandfather), Ron Pickett (Tateh), Hannah Conner (little girl), Joan Evans (Emma Goldman), James Koponen (Houdini), Savannah Stratton (Evelyn Nesbitt), Harold Hardin (Coalhouse), LeNeac Weathersby (Sarah), Stacy Carter (Sarah's Friend), Jesse Martinez (Booker T. Washington), James Deveraux Lewis (First Mate Henson), Tom Farris (Henry Ford), Gary Foley (Admiral Peary), Drew Fowler (Henry K. Thaw/ Willie Conklin), Ron Houk (JP Morgan), Alan Wiltse (Stanford White), Sabrina DeMio (Brigit Maid), and Pamela Rosen (Kathleen Maid).

"Ragtime" is directed by Carol Hovey and produced by Kathleen Breedveld.

Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays Oct. 23 through Nov. 8 at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore.

Tickets are $35 for adults, $33 for seniors 60 and older, and $25 for juniors under 18, plus a $1.50 facility fee to each ticket. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bankheadtheater.org, by phone at 925-373-6800, or by visiting the ticket window.

--Emily West