Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Marin Mazzie
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Mark Jacoby & Peter Friedman & Duane Martin Foster & & Marin Mazzie
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Steven Sutcliffe & Lynnette Perry & Mike O’Carroll &
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Anne Kanengeiser & & Bruce Winant & Steven Sutcliffe & Marin Mazzie
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & & Lea Michele & Peter Friedman
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Lea Michele & Jim Corti & Judy Kaye & Mike O’Carroll & Peter Friedman
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Brian Stokes Mitchell
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Brian Stokes Mitchell
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & & & Brian Stokes Mitchell
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Alex Strange & Lea Michele & Gordon Stanley & Peter Friedman & Marin Mazzie
Audra McDonald
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & & Alex Strange & Brian Stokes Mitchell & Marin Mazzie
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Audra McDonald & Brian Stokes Mitchell & Steven Sutcliffe & Marin Mazzie & Mark Jacoby
Brian Stokes Mitchell & Audra McDonald
Steven Sutcliffe & Lea Michele & Judy Kaye & Peter Friedman
Peter Friedman & Joe Lacarro
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Brian Stokes Mitchell & Audra McDonald & Tommy Hollis &
Brian Stokes Mitchell & Marin Mazzie & Steven Sutcliffe & Mark Jacoby & Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald & Audra McDonald & Mike O’Carroll & Steven Sutcliffe
Marin Mazzie & Judy Kaye & Brian Stokes Mitchell & & Steven Sutcliffe & Peter Friedman
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Jim Corti & Alex Strange & Marin Mazzie
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Brian Stokes Mitchell & Tommy Hollis &
Mark Jacoby & Alex Strange
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Lynnette Perry & Mark Jacoby & Jim Corti & Marin Mazzie
Peter Friedman
Marin Mazzie & Peter Friedman
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Brian Stokes Mitchell & Audra McDonald
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical & Brian Stokes Mitchell & Judy Kaye & Steven Sutcliffe
Marin Mazzie
Tommy Hollis & Brian Stokes Mitchell & Judy Kaye & Mark Jacoby & Steven Sutcliffe
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Tateh has found success in the film industry, starting a motion picture company called Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc., and has reinvented himself as Baron Ashkenazy. While filming in Atlantic City, Mother and the Little Boy recognize him from the train ride in “Nothing Like the City”, and he joyfull...
[TATEH as BARON ASHKENAZY, spoken]
Anyone can get lucky in America. I remind myself of this every day.
(sung)
The first nickel I ever earned
I keep in a little silver frame
It's how I gave my company a name
Reminding me how very far I came!
I was a
Maker of the silhouettes
Who made a small improvement—
A little book of silhouettes
That simulated movement
Well, people seemed to like it
Soon the money's going clink
And I'm Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
I go from
Silhouettes to photos
I invent a small projector
And soon, I'm making movies
And they're calling me director!
An industry is dawning
And I'm standing on the brink—
Mister Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.!
Life shines from the shadow screen
Comical, yet infinitely true
People love to see what people do
Here where everyone is someone new!
Such tales from the shadow screen!
Little men who never get the breaks
Fighting on till something finally takes—
What a lovely movie it all makes!
Well, business is booming
I'm happy to say
I just made a contract
To film for Pathé
A series of chapters
That end in suspense
Each week, see what's next
For another five cents!
And I am
Waking every morning
Filled with such anticipation!
I frame the sea
I frame the sky
And this is my vacation!
I shake your hand
I kiss your hand
I buy you all a drink!
And maybe if you chance to see
A movie that was made by me
Remember when my name goes by
(That's Ash-K-E-N-A-Z-Y)
The baron, now American
Who happened once to think
Of silhouette
And flicker book
And movies as they're
Meant to look
And Buffalo Nickel—
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.!
(spoken)
Action!
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. was written by Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens.
Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. was produced by Jay David Saks.
Peter Friedman released Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc. on Tue Apr 28 1998.