As someone who lives nearby, it seems a lot of you are missing some facts about this.
1. The production will be done outdoors, in an area where people (including small children) who aren't necessarily there to see it, can pass by and potentially hear one word out of context.
2. The production may be put on by a community theater group, but it's being done in a city park. So it's really the city that had to be cautious about the language.
Given that, I don't think the city was out of line in asking the performance not to proceed.
Also, I read yesterday that the production will continue in an indoor theater (possibly privately held) in the area.
Sorry to keep banging this drum, but I fear you have missed the point of most of our objections to this action. As I said in my first comment, it is clear that no one in authority read the script before greenlighting the show. I totally agree that Ragtime is inappropriate for a public, outdoor venue. It is an important, sometimes rough show, that deals with very relevant issues, but the language for the show needs to be heard in the context of the play. The time to object was before any preproduction began. Not within two weeks of opening night.