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
In this number from the musical, Ragtime, Tateh and his daughter stow away on a train. He sings a lullaby about a book of silhouettes he has made for her. He has unknowingly invented film, which will at last save the two of them from poverty.
[LITTLE GIRL is crying.]
[TATEH, spoken]
Don't cry. Don't be afraid. I'm here. We're together. Look! Look, look what I made for you.
(sung)
See the silhouettes
It's a little book of silhouettes
When you flip the pages, they move
Look how nice
This is you on skates
Turning pretty figure-eights
On the smooth, cool ice
We are gliding
Gliding on a pond
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
We are gliding
Gliding far beyond
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Feel the wind as you pirouette
Are you happy yet?
Are you happy yet?
Your Mameh would tell you:
"Imagine you're fearless
Imagine you're fearless
And soon, you won't fear"
When I am afraid
I imagine your Mameh
She skates just ahead
Can you see her?
She's here
And we're gliding
Gliding far away
Pirouettes, figure-eights, silver skates
Just down the track
Glide with me, little one
Glide with your Tateh
We'll never look back
[CONDUCTOR, spoken]
My kid would like that. How much?
[TATEH, spoken]
It's not for s—
One dollar.
[CONDUCTOR, spoken]
It's a deal. What do you call it?
[TATEH, spoken]
I, I...
[CONDUCTOR, spoken]
Oh, it's gotta have a name. I'm not paying this much for something without a name.
[TATEH, spoken]
They move. I call them— movie— books!
Oh, your father is a smart man! With this money, we will get a clean bed and a hot bath, and tomorrow we will make more of these and we will sell them for two dollars. Tateh's Movie Books! Everyone will want them. They just don't know that yet! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
(sung)
We are gliding
Gliding far away
Pirouettes, figure-eights, silver skates
Just down the track
Glide with me, little one
Glide with your Tateh
We'll never look back
Gliding was written by Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens & Terrence McNally.
Gliding was produced by Jay David Saks.
Peter Friedman released Gliding on Tue Apr 28 1998.