Getting Started
- Playbill: Raggedy Ann
- Wikipedia: Raggedy Ann (musical)
- Lost Media Wiki: Raggedy Ann (found script and footage of Broadway musical; 1985-1986)
- Rag Dolly: Lost Raggedy Ann Musical (Recovered ESIPA Footage 12/15/1984) [CC]
- (YouTube) A complete archival recording of the 1984 ESIPA Raggedy Ann, early in the show's development.
- Michaela Bennison: The History of Rag Dolly: Part 1
- (YouTube) A wonderful way to learn the history of the show.
- Michaela Bennison: The History of Rag Dolly: Part 2
- (YouTube) Part two.
- 2021-6-20, Flop of the Heap: Raggedy Ann- “You’re Sick, sick, sick”
- Our friends at Flop of the Heap cover the Raggedy Ann musical's time on Broadway and review the score.
- 2025-10-29, Euripides, Eumenides: A Theatre History Podcast: Rag Dolly: A Special Interview with RARE
- Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) returns to Raggedy Ann and welcomes the members of RARE to discuss their efforts to revive and revise the musical.
- Rag Dolly in the USSR
- (YouTube) A documentary about the cultural exchange to Moscow.
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RARE Theatricals Productions
- RARE's Brief History of RARE
- A timeline of events from the revival effort.
- 2024-6-7: The Rag Dolly Revue at the Raggedy Ann Rally
- 2025-2-6: Rag Dolly: The Raggedy Ann Musical OU Staged Reading
- 2025-4-28: Rag Dolly Cabaret with Workshop Raggedy Ann
- 2026-1-31: Rag Dolly: The Raggedy Ann Musical Offsite Connecticut Theatre Reading
Video
- YouTube: Entertainment Tonight - Rag Dolly (January 1, 1986)
- The January 1, 1986, broadcast of Entertainment Tonight features a short segment about the Soviet cultural exchange, including footage of both a 1985 performance of the Rag Dolly stage show and of a press conference.
- YouTube: RAGGEDY ANN (1986, Broadway) review by Stewart Klein
- Exact airing date unknown.
- Internet Archive: Raggedy Ann review by Jeffery Lyons
- Aired on opening night, October 16th 1986. Footage may be from Broadway previews or the out-of-town tryouts.
- YouTube: Raggedy Ann Broadway tv spot
- A TV commercial interviewing audience members, advertising the Broadway production.
- YouTube: Ivy Austin Performs Rag Dolly at 54 Below
- This performance was part of 54 Below's "Backstage Babble: Beyond the Walls of Joe Allen Restaurant," which honored many Broadway flops and took place February 19, 2025.
- YouTube Playlist: Interviews
- A collection of RARE's interviews with members of the original Rag Dolly cast.
- YouTube Playlist: Revival Performances
- A collection of videos from the new Rag Dolly workshops!
Music
- YouTube Playlist: 1983 Raggedy Ann and Andy ESIPA
- (an earlier production, with script by Tim Mason)
- YouTube Playlist: 1984 Raggedy Ann ESIPA
- YouTube Playlist: 1985~ ESIPA DEMO Album
- YouTube Playlist: 1986 Raggedy Ann Broadway
Photos
- Internet Archive: 1983 Raggedy Ann and Andy (Mason/Raposo)
- Internet Archive: 1984 Raggedy Ann ESIPA Rehearsal photo
- Internet Archive: 1986 Raggedy Ann Kennedy Center promotional photos
Press
- Internet Archive: 1983 Raggedy Ann and Andy (Mason/Raposo) Newspaper clippings
- Internet Archive: 1984 & 1985 Raggedy Ann / Rag Dolly ESIPA Newspaper clippings
- Internet Archive: 1985 & 1986 Rag Dolly: The Raggedy Ann Musical (РЭГ ДОЛЛИ Рэгэди Энн Мюзикл) Moscow Newspaper clippings
- Internet Archive: (1986) "Changing His Tune" - an interview with Joe Raposo
- Internet Archive: 1986 Raggedy Ann Kennedy Center Newspaper clippings
- Internet Archive: 1986 Raggedy Ann Nederlander Theatre Newspaper clippings
- Internet Archive: Leo Burmester (Broadway, General D.) Interviews
- Contemporary Press
- Articles published after the show's closing and eventual rediscovery.
- Raggedy Ann Revival Effort Press
- Press about us!
Programs & Posters
- Internet Archive: 1983 Raggedy Ann and Andy (Mason/Raposo) ESIPA Program
- Internet Archive: 1984 Raggedy Ann (Gibson/Raposo) ESIPA Poster
- Poster by Ellie Prakken
- Internet Archive: 1985 Rag Dolly (Gibson/Raposo) ESIPA Poster
- Poster by Winslow Pels
- Internet Archive: 1986 Raggedy Ann (Gibson/Raposo) Nederlander Poster
- Previews artwork, poster artist unknown
- Playbill: Raggedy Ann Broadway 1986 Program
- Archived Oct 6th, uses previews artwork
- Internet Archive: 1986 Raggedy Ann (Gibson/Raposo) Nederlander Poster
- Opening artwork, poster by Winslow Pels
Miscellany
- A guide to attending the Raggedy Ann Rally
- Rag Dolly Dramaturgy Reading/Watch List
- A collection of tangential works relating to the authors and history of the show.
- Raggedy Ann Media Masterlist
- Raggedy Ann books, music, and animation.
- Ivy Austin’s portfolio
- Carrie Robbins Designage Inc.
- The original Raggedy Ann's costume designer.
- Winslow Pels' portfolio
- The original Raggedy Ann's poster designer.
- Portfolio of Gerry Hariton and Vicki Baral
- The original Raggedy Ann's scenic designers.
- IBDB: Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure
- The Broadway League: Research & Statistics, Grosses - Broadway in NYC
- 'Raggedy Ann' must be filled in in the search bar for results.
- Synopsis of the 1983 "Raggedy Ann and Andy"
- The Rankin/Bass scrapped Raggedy Ann