Overview
- Lincoln Center Theater has scheduled a special Ragtime performance for June 23 to recognize National Immigrant Heritage Month and center immigrants’ impact on American culture.
- The June 23 evening will feature high-profile guests including Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi, public‑health leader Dr. Wafaa El‑Sadr, Pulitzer Prize‑winning composer Tania León, National Immigration Law Center president Kica Matos, and domestic worker Lizeth Palencia.
- The event builds on the production’s commercial and critical momentum: the revival opened October 16, 2025, is running through August 2, 2026, and earned 11 Tony nominations while LCT has announced a North American tour for 2027.
- LCT artistic director Lear deBessonet said the theater is “profoundly honored” to celebrate immigrant contributions and framed the evening as a chance for Broadway to engage directly with public life and civic discussion.
- Ragtime’s story features immigrant characters and turn‑of‑the‑century New York, and this programming links that historical narrative to present debates by bringing scientific, artistic, advocacy and everyday immigrant voices into a public forum.