January 30, 1998 • Page Image 101
…Friedman can identify with the challenges facing Tateh in Ragtime. In a way, he's discovering unchar- tered territory, too: "This is my first musical. It's scarifying," he says with a laugh. "You're out there eight times a week. It's like an athletic event." Friedman is game. With a soaring ;3 score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, enhancing the book by Terrence McNally, and direction by Frank Galati, Ragtime tests his musical muscle. But ...…

















































