City Center's 24-25 Season: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life — Page 2

I’m not the biggest Ragtime fan, but that’s a really exciting trio of leads. Add in Lead DeBessonet directing, and I’ll be there.

Anyway, I’d just like to throw Will Swenson as Lockstock out there.

Didn’t Brandon Uranowitz do Ragtime as a kid when it was out-of-town in Toronto? Because that’s quite the full-circle journey.

Love, love, love this lineup.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Manifesting Patrick Page as Cladwell. Or Jeff McCarthy.

I've always felt Urinetown has even more layers when done race-consciously: Cladwell & the cops are white, and Bobby, Little Sally, and much of the rebel poor are people of color.

Wonder if they expand the orchestration at all? The 5-pieceis great but I know Bruce Coughlin has always lamented that he couldn't have a trumpet ora few other instruments in the original. Throw an accordion orharmonium in there to REALLY lean into the Kurt Weill of it all."

I love big lush orchestras as much as the next guy, but the 5-piece is iconic. There is something really incredible about how much richness and color Coughlin was able to get out of such a small combo.

Show me the law that says Jeff McCarthy and Spencer Kayden can't come back as Lockstock and Little Sally.

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Alex Kulak2 said: "I love big lush orchestras as much as the next guy, but the 5-piece is iconic. There is something really incredible about how much richness and color Coughlin was able to get out of such a small combo."

oh to be clear I didn't mean a BIG orchestra. Just something in the 6-10 range. But like I said, I love the 5-piece and the way that the trombone/euph and reed covers for strings, horn, and trumpet.

I've wanted to see Urinetown in a legit setting forever, what a dream!

This season is great, and the cast announced for ragtime(so far) is incredible. My optimism goes away at Lear deBessonet directing, though. Hopefully she proves me wrong, but I feel like she’ll just butcher the show.

Falsettolands said: "Kelly Bishop as Dolores Montoya.

I would like to see that."

I was thinking Leslie Uggams would be fabulous, as well.

Maybe they were saving Jennifer Holliday for this.

FANtomFollies said: "I haven't seen an Encore's show since Into the Woods, and that was because a friend couldn't go. Any idea what the price range will be for Ragtime?"


most prices for encores and the gala performance are from $45-$200. $30 for students and other criteria list in their website (Access City Center Club)

HeyMrMusic said: "LaChiusa’sWild Party! This lineup is sensational, but I’m especially excited about the (superior) WP getting this kind of treatment."

Some of the cast they are goin after are fantastic names.

Those are 3 fantastic options for shows, I mean, wow!

I for sure can't see them all, and it's sad that the one I certainly won't is Urinetown, but if they cast a perfect Dolores, I will just have to see Wild Party, no matter what!

We are reclaiming that Tony for Best Musical at City Center!!!

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Call_me_jorge said: "This season is great, and the cast announced for ragtime(so far) is incredible. My optimism goes away atLear deBessonet directing, though. Hopefully she proves me wrong, but I feel like she’ll just butcher the show."

I doubt she'll butcher the show, but one of these days I would like to see a Black director's production of Ragtime in New York City."

I also don't really think Ragtime is butcherable tbh, I've seen not so great productions but the show is still effective bc the text is so good.

I'd love to see Whitney White take a crack at it.