City Center's 24-25 Season: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life- Page 12

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 11/5/24 at 11:00pm

TheatreMonkey said: "
"What A Game" perfectly encapsulates the pastimes, attitudes, and ethnic prejudices of the time."Girl On The Swing/Crime of the Century" provides the sense of time and place in America's development in popular culture and law -- not to mention the need and desire for frivolity during an explosive time, to try and reconcile it. And"Success"shows the push back against the rising changes in the time.

Show pieces, sure. But needed to fully grasp the time and place of the action."

I like how you point that out--and yeah, without those pieces showing how "America" (or mostly New York anyway) was changing, you really do lose that context.  I critics of the show dislike what they feel is kinda the pageant aspect of it--but it's embedded and important to the work.

 

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 9:17pm

Intermission: lines that I don’t think normally get applause but did tonight: “this country needs a swift kick in the pants” “this is not the America we came here for”

 

New music is probably one of the best theatrical sequences I’ve seen in a long time
 

Joshua Henry and Nichelle Lewis have the most gorgeous voices

[ACL2006]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 9:41pm

I need this to transfer. My heart needs healing.

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 11:12pm

The resounding thought for me walking away from Ragtime is “what America will we show our children”

Go just to hear Make Them Hear You. Joshua Henry’s voice is just jaw dropping 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 11:33pm

“Suffs” this afternoon and “Ragtime” tonight. I’m mentally drained. This was a nearly perfect production of one of the greatest musicals ever written. A few highlights for me / 

I fall in love with Brandon Uranowitz a little more every single time I see him on stage and tonight was no different. He’s so amazing.

Ben Levi Ross is such a special talent and I feel we must protect him at all costs and cast him in at least two shows a season. 

Josh Henry was just so damn good. “Make Them Hear You” I knew would be special tonight and I was not proved wrong. So many faces on that stage just covered in tears (his included) while singing it. The only thing I’d change about his performance was his costume. His suit made him look like a used car salesman in 1972.

Can’t wait to go back this weekend  

 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 11/6/24 at 11:57pm

Jordan Catalano said: "“Suffs” this afternoon and “Ragtime” tonight. I’m mentally drained. This was a nearly perfect production of one of the greatest musicals ever written. A few highlights for me /

I fall in love with Brandon Uranowitz a little more every single time I see him on stage and tonight was no different. He’s so amazing.

Ben Levi Ross is such a special talent and I feel we must protect him at all costs and cast him in at least two shows a season.

Josh Henry was just so damn good. “Make Them Hear You” I knew would be special tonight and I was not proved wrong.So many faces on that stage just covered in tears (his included) while singing it. The only thing I’d change about his performance was his costume. His suit made him look like a used car salesman in 1972.

Can’t wait to go back this weekend

"

Lucky you Jordan, how do you have time to see so many shows night after night... Are you retired or in the industry? I saw the original production back when in college and was blown away by Audra, Marin and Stokes and how grand the production was and that gorgeous score! Unfortunately, late to the game on this one as it's been sold-out but hopefully it will transfer as that seems to be what everyone is saying here. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/7/24 at 12:07am

lol it's VERY careful planning.