One of the most eagerly anticipated productions of this Broadway season is the revival of 1997’s Ragtime, a musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s novel: a complex turn-of-the-20th-century tapestry that weaves together stories of a WASP family, an African-American musician and a Jewish immigrant as they make their way in the new New World. Press performances don’t begin until next week, but we are pleased to offer TONY readers an exclusive first look at Joan Marcus’s beautiful photo shoot of the show’s six principal actors as they transform from modern dress to period costume. Click here to see the full portfolio.

This weekend, Montreal’s visual stage wizard returns to BAM with a doozie: the eight-hour Lipsynch (we hear it’s more like nine if you count the dinner break). In case you haven’t seen this astonishing multimedia auteur’s work in the past (or even if you have), we offer you a retrospective slide show. But first, be sure to read Helen Shaw’s witty, informative preview.