City Center's 24-25 Season: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life- Page 10

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 5:54pm

INTO THE WOODS and PARADE both had bankable names attached.  I understand those transfers more than RAGTIME.

 

[Huss417]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 5:57pm

Play Esq. said: "Strangely, Nov 6 is the only date unavailable. Anyintel as to why or if tickets will open up for that performance?"

When I looked earlier today I think there was 40 seats available so might just be sold out. It appears the balcony is also sold out for all performances.

[BETTY22]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 6:06pm

New York Times CRITICS PIX....congrats 

[MezzA101]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 7:52pm

Dylan Smith4 said: "Huss417 said: "kwoc91 said: "NYT Critics Pick from Jesse Green"

Anyone able to give a clue of what the review says?"

He ends with this:

Perhaps this “Ragtime” is so moving precisely because its most tragic character can still convince you, at least in music, that there is hope for America, even now.

NYT Review: A Vocally Splendid ‘Ragtime’ Raises the Roof

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/theater/ragtime-review-city-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WU4.oJOC.8aq3ysuuwbj4 

[starlightlocamotion]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 8:24pm

Is it strong enough to be competitive with SUNSET for Best Revival? or is this just another production of Ragtime that’s incredibly well sung? 
 

The season is becoming increasingly more exciting by the day! 

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 9:04pm

Currently, on the BWW Review Roundup for the show, only the NYT "Critic's Pick" is up -- but the "Average Score" is only 80% -- what gives, BWW?! Pretty sure that's a 100%, or at least a 90%. 

[bigbelterbaby]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 9:15pm

What I don’t get is why the 2010 revival with Christiane Noll and Stephanie Umoh was not that successful? And that revival to me feels like it wasn’t that long ago although it is going on 15 years ago but it seems like there has been a cultural shift that people now appreciate the show a lot more than they did back then?! 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 9:19pm

bigbelterbaby said: "What I don’t get is why the 2010 revival with Christiane Noll and Stephanie Umoh was not that successful? And that revival to me feels like it wasn’t that long ago although it is goingon 15 years ago but it seems like there has been a cultural shift that people now appreciate the show a lot more than they did back then?!"

Mixed reviews + victim of the recession. Interestingly, despite the huge cast and orchestra, its capitalization was only $8 million, which would be about $11.5 mil in today’s money. 

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 9:23pm

bigbelterbaby said: "What I don’t get is why the 2010 revival with Christiane Noll and Stephanie Umoh was not that successful? And that revival to me feels like it wasn’t that long ago although it is goingon 15 years ago but it seems like there has been a cultural shift that people now appreciate the show a lot more than they did back then?!"

Because it was terrible. Stephanie …:shakes head:

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 9:41pm

bigbelterbaby said: "What I don’t get is why the 2010 revival with Christiane Noll and Stephanie Umoh was not that successful? And that revival to me feels like it wasn’t that long ago although it is goingon 15 years ago but it seems like there has been a cultural shift that people now appreciate the show a lot more than they did back then?!"


There’s been a major cultural shift and it’s called Trumpism.

[Robbie2]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 11:07pm

starlightlocamotion said: "Is it strong enough to be competitive with SUNSET for Best Revival? or is this just another production of Ragtime that’s incredibly well sung?


The season is becoming increasingly more exciting by the day!"

+ GYPSY Tom Kirdahy producer along with  RAGTIME 

Updated On: 10/31/24 at 11:07 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/31/24 at 11:23pm

QueenAlice said: "INTO THE WOODS and PARADE both had bankable names attached. I understand those transfers more than RAGTIME."

This. I love the show but I just don’t ever see RAGTIME being economically viable without some magical unicorn of a star, which this production doesn’t have.

I’m probably alone in this opinion but I’d like to see a version cutting Nesbit, Henry Ford, What A Game, and trim down some of the other superfluous numbers to focus the show a little better around the 3 families.