{"id":136059,"date":"2026-05-22T00:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/ben-levi-ross-talks-first-tonys-nomination-ragtime\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:04:41","slug":"ben-levi-ross-talks-first-tonys-nomination-ragtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/ben-levi-ross-talks-first-tonys-nomination-ragtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Levi Ross Talks First Tonys Nomination, &#8216;Ragtime&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tA few hours after \u201cRagtime\u201d claimed five Drama League awards last Friday, Ben Levi Ross was back in his dressing room at the Lincoln Center Theater, and getting ready to continue doing the work that has established the musical as an awards season frontrunner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\t\u201cI just keep saying to myself, \u2018Even though you\u2019re tired, take everything in, take every second in, keep your eyes open, look around,\u2019\u201d says Ross.\u00a0\u201cBecause this is rare, and this does not happen all the time.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tIn fact, it\u2019s the 28-year-old actor\u2019s being nominated (and eligible) for a Tony award. In recent weeks, he won Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his featured performance in the musical. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tMay has proven to be particularly busy for the \u201cRagtime\u201d cast, who continue to take the stage for eight performances each week. The afternoon before the Drama League Awards, which jointly honors the Broadway and off-Broadway communities in <a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" id=\"auto-tag_new-york\" data-tag=\"new-york\">New York<\/a>, Ross attended a Tonys \u201cmeet the nominees\u201d luncheon alongside several of his costars, including show leads <a data-id=\"1238315045\" data-type=\"pmc-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/eye\/people\/gallery\/ragtime-opening-night-joshua-henry-1238315045\/\">Joshua Henry<\/a>, Caissie Levy and <a data-id=\"1235684252\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/eye\/people\/brandon-uranowitz-tonys-win-alexander-mcqueen-1235684252\/\">Brandon Uranowitz<\/a>. The production received 11 Tony nominations overall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/\">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((682\/1024)*100%);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">Ben Levi Ross<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Lexie Moreland\/WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tLong after the rave critical reviews and celebratory nature of opening night last fall, \u201cRagtime\u201d is continuing to draw enthusiastic sold-out audiences eight times a week. Months of performances later, the Tony nominations arrived as a reminder of the production\u2019s earliest days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\t\u201cIt gives you a moment to remember what it was like when we were first starting out \u2014 the magic that I felt in the rehearsal room,\u201d says Ross, who also starred in the off-Broadway production of \u201cRagtime\u201d at <a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/eye\/scoops\/blake-lively-kate-mara-brent-neale-fete-new-jewelry-salon-1238977579\/\" id=\"related_article_link_new-york\" data-tag=\"new-york\">New York<\/a> City Center in late 2024. \u201cIt\u2019s really rare that you get to be in a show with this many performances that are being recognized \u2014 not only by their fellow actors, but recognized by the community at large in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/\">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1024px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((683\/1024)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4436_Ben-Levi-Ross_Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Ben Levi Ross in \" ragtime.=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4436_Ben-Levi-Ross_Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4436_Ben-Levi-Ross_Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4436_Ben-Levi-Ross_Photo-by-Matthew-Murphy.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">Ben Levi Ross in \u201cRagtime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Courtesy of Matthew Murphy<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tRoss stars in the musical as Mother\u2019s Younger Brother, a wealthy young man who becomes radicalized over the course of the show, and finds new direction for his life through political activism. The musical, set in the early 1900s, originally debuted on Broadway in 1998. Just shy of 30 years later, the musical feels more timely than ever for its depiction of racism, classism, politics and the immigrant experience in America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\t\u201cThe success of this revival of \u2018Ragtime\u2019 should tell producers that you can have a successful show that is nuanced, that is deep, complex, that faces the ugly truths in our society \u2014 and that when all of those things come together correctly, it can be a commercial hit,\u201d says Ross. \u201cThose things don\u2019t have to live on the fringes of the theater.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/\">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:682px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1024\/682)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1157t-2.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"Ben Levi Ross photographed in New York, New York on May 15, 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1157t-2.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1157t-2.jpg?resize=100,150 100w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1157t-2.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1024\" width=\"682\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">Ben Levi Ross<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Lexie Moreland\/WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tThe cast is ramping up rehearsals for their performance at this year\u2019s Tonys ceremony, which features live excerpts from the best musical nominees. As a teenager, Ross was \u201cobsessed\u201d with the original Broadway company\u2019s Tonys performance of the show\u2019s prologue \u2014 which he describes as \u201cmusical theater at its highest form\u201d \u2014 but is tight-lipped about whether they\u2019ll offer up their own rendition this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\t\u201cBecause we\u2019ve had five performance nominations, you can be pretty certain that all five of us will be highlighted in some way with our performance,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tTechnically, this isn\u2019t his first production of \u201cRagtime.\u201d While he was a freshman in the drama program at Carnegie Mellon, he was cast in a quick cameo role for the school\u2019s mainstage production. \u201cBut I was doing schoolwork backstage the entire time. I wasn\u2019t really aware of the bulk of the show,\u201d he says. \u201cSo when I went into City Center, it was pretty fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tHe left school before graduation and made his Broadway debut as a company understudy for \u201cDear Evan Hansen,\u201d before starring in the titular role for the show\u2019s national tour, and later the Broadway production. In 2024, Ross originated one of the lead roles in off-Broadway musical \u201cThe Connector,\u201d which earned him his first Drama Desk nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\tHeading into the remainder of his scheduled run with \u201cRagtime,\u201d Ross is committed to finding new ways to keep his performance feeling truthful and fresh, while maintaining the emotional depth that the show requires from each actor onstage. And to stay present and take in the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m\">\n\t\u201c\u200aSometimes, you just have to put your head down and do the work just to get through the week, and other times you can feel it a little bit more deeply,\u201d he says. \u201cSometimes you get a reminder that this is not gonna last forever, so you better open your frigging eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/\">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:682px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1024\/682)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1038_1-2-1A.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"Ben Levi Ross photographed in New York, New York on May 15, 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1038_1-2-1A.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1038_1-2-1A.jpg?resize=100,150 100w, https:\/\/wwd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LEX_1038_1-2-1A.jpg?resize=200,300 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"1024\" width=\"682\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  a-font-secondary-regular-m lrv-u-margin-t-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">Ben Levi Ross<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-secondary-regular-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-font-size-11 lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-margin-l-025\">Lexie Moreland for WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/eye\/people\/ben-levi-ross-ragtime-tony-nomination-1238971349\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more: https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few hours after \u201cRagtime\u201d claimed five Drama League awards last Friday, Ben Levi Ross was back in his dressing room at the Lincoln Center Theater, and getting ready to continue doing the work that has established the musical as an awards season frontrunner.\u00a0 \u201cI just keep saying to myself, \u2018Even though you\u2019re tired, take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow2JLhCw:productID":"","maa_idioma":"","maa_pais":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5632,20571,8589,37456,8147,3431,37455],"class_list":["post-136059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ubirata","tag-ben","tag-levi","tag-nomination","tag-ragtime","tag-ross","tag-talks","tag-tonys"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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