(Opened December 8, 1996) Stage musical: Ragtime-playing Little Boy, at Ford Center of the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada. Book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow. Directed by Frank Galati. With: Marin Mazzie (Mother), Steven Sutcliffe (Mother's Younger Brother), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Audra McDonald (Sarah), Peter Friedman (Tateh), Lea Michele (Little Girl).