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The Tin Pan Alley Rag

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The Tin Pan Alley Rag
Written byMark Saltzman
Directed byStafford Arima
Date premiered27 December 2009
Place premieredUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish

The Tin Pan Alley Rag is a 2009 biographical musical play produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company. The play is set in 1915 and is about Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin and their careers at the Tin Pan Alley in New York City, centered on a fictional meeting between the two composers.[1] It was written by Mark Saltzman and directed by Stafford Arima.

In the New York version, the lead role of Irving Berlin was played by Michael Therriault and that of Scott Joplin by Michael Boatman.

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Characters

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Irving Berlin, Scott Joplin, Willie, Rev. Alexander, Dorothy Goetz, Monisha, Jimmy Kelly, Mooney Mulligan, Teddy Snyder, Mr. Payton, Sophie and Freddie Alexander.

References

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  1. ^ "Imagine Mr. Joplin Selling Songs to Mr. Berlin", New York Times, 15 July 2009