City Center's 24-25 Season: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life- Page 2
City Center's 24-25 Season: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#25
Posted: 5/14/24 at 1:33pm
Ragtime and Urinetown top my list of shows I want to see but never have. Too bad I probably won't be able to see these.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#26
Posted: 5/14/24 at 1:38pm
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.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#27
Posted: 5/14/24 at 1:41pm
Dolores would've been an excellent role for Chita.
Understudy Joined: 6/21/22
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#28
Posted: 5/14/24 at 1:57pm
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#29
Posted: 5/14/24 at 2:11pm
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-piece is great but I know Bruce Coughlin has always lamented that he couldn't have a trumpet or a few other instruments in the original. Throw an accordion or harmonium in there to REALLY lean into the Kurt Weill of it all.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#30
Posted: 5/14/24 at 2:34pm
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.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#31
Posted: 5/14/24 at 2:35pm
I would really LOVE to see Joaquina Kalukango as Sarah!
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#32
Posted: 5/14/24 at 2:37pm
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.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#33
Posted: 5/14/24 at 4:08pm
What a lineup this is! Wow! Bummed I will miss it, though, but I would sell my soul to see Ragtime!
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#34
Posted: 5/14/24 at 4:16pm
I've wanted to see Urinetown in a legit setting forever, what a dream!
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#35
Posted: 5/14/24 at 5:01pm
I honestly could not have dreamed up a better Encores season. Seeing the original production of Urinetown (with most of the original company) as a kid is one of my most treasured theatregoing memories, so I'm very excited to revisit it as an adult as I haven't seen it since then. Bonnie Milligan as Pennywise would be inspired, and the announced casting for Ragtime is absolutely perfect.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#36
Posted: 5/14/24 at 5:27pm
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.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/18/13
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#37
Posted: 5/14/24 at 6:16pm
Kelly Bishop as Dolores Montoya.
I would like to see that.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#38
Posted: 5/14/24 at 6:21pm
Falsettolands said: "Kelly Bishop as Dolores Montoya.
I would like to see that."
I was thinking Leslie Uggams would be fabulous, as well.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/18/13
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#39
Posted: 5/14/24 at 6:48pm
Kad said: "Falsettolands said: "Kelly Bishop as Dolores Montoya.
I would like to see that."
I was thinking Leslie Uggams would be fabulous, as well."
YES. Really, they need an icon.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#40
Posted: 5/14/24 at 6:55pm
Maybe they were saving Jennifer Holliday for this.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#41
Posted: 5/14/24 at 6:59pm
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?
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/20
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#42
Posted: 5/14/24 at 7:13pm
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)
Stand-by Joined: 9/14/17
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#43
Posted: 5/14/24 at 8:10pm
A Heléne Yorke Queenie would make me very happy. Such amazing casting potential for this whole season.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/30/17
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#44
Posted: 5/14/24 at 8:31pm
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.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#45
Posted: 5/14/24 at 8:35pm
somecheapfrenchthing said: "A HeléneYorke Queenie would make me very happy. Such amazing casting potential for this whole season."
Oh no, now I NEED this. I don't think there's anyone better for it.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#46
Posted: 5/15/24 at 12:10am
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!!!
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#47
Posted: 5/15/24 at 12:15am
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.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#48
Posted: 5/15/24 at 12:25am
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.
City Centers 24-25: Ragtime, Urinetown, LaChiusa's Wild Party, Love Life#49
Posted: 5/15/24 at 12:40am
There are so many people I'd love to see as Sarah, but my frontrunner is Lilli Cooper
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