Ragtime: The Musical (2025 Broadway Cast Recording) will move from the stage to listeners’ living rooms on February 6, 2026, when the acclaimed revival’s cast album arrives on CD. The release captures Lincoln Center Theater’s 2025 Broadway production, hailed for its large cast, full orchestra, and urgent retelling of a classic American story.
A Major New Cast Album
Concord Theatricals Recordings is releasing the 2025 Broadway Cast Recording first in digital form on January 9, 2026, followed by a two‑CD physical edition on February 6 and a double‑LP vinyl on April 3. The album preserves the full sweep of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ Tony‑winning score, with original orchestrations by William David Brohn and vocal arrangements by Flaherty.
Stars, Orchestra, And Sound
The revival stars Tony nominee Joshua Henry as Coalhouse Walker Jr., Olivier and Grammy nominee Caissie Levy as Mother, and Tony winner Brandon Uranowitz as Tateh, joined by Colin Donnell, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, Anna Grace Barlow, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington, and Tabitha Lawing. Music director James Moore conducts a 28‑piece orchestra, giving songs like Prologue: Ragtime, Wheels of a Dream, Back to Before, and Make Them Hear You a scale and richness rarely heard in contemporary cast albums.
A Story That Still Hits Home
Adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s novel, Ragtime follows three intertwined families at the dawn of the 20th century: Black pianist Coalhouse and Sarah, Jewish immigrant filmmaker Tateh and his daughter, and a wealthy white family led by Mother. Through them, the show confronts racism, immigration, labor unrest, and the promise and cost of the American Dream—themes that give this new recording sharp resonance in 2026.
Capturing A Landmark Revival
Directed by Lear deBessonet at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, the 2025 production has been praised for its large ensemble and cinematic staging. Album producer Sean Patrick Flahaven has described the recording as “lightning in a bottle,” preserving a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 28 at a time when such scale is increasingly rare on Broadway.
For Theatre Lovers Everywhere
For newspaper readers who may never get to New York, the February 6, 2026 CD release offers a front‑row audio seat to one of Broadway’s signature revivals. With pre‑orders already live and vinyl to follow in April, the Ragtime 2025 Broadway Cast Recording is poised to become a key document of how this landmark musical speaks to a new generation.
