Exclusive Video! Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty on the Creation of Ragtime

When Ragtime first opened on Broadway in 1998, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty were tuneful songwriters best known for their score to the intimate Caribbean-flavored hit Once on This Island . Although that piece was both joyful and touching, nobody was prepared for their evocative, Tony Award-winning work in Ragtime , which matched the E.L. Doctorow novel that served as its source material in its epic scale and scope. Now that Ragtime is back on the boards, Broadway.com sat down with the duo (who have also collaborated on Lucky Stiff, My Favorite Year, Seussical, A Man of No Importance, Dessa Rose and The Glorious Ones ) for an intimate conversation about their acclaimed work on the musical. Watch and learn about the creative process from one of Broadway’s most inspired musical teams!