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Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 4:47pm

found this too. looks good.
hosted by whoopi.
did anyone catch this on pbs?

ill post my thoughts when im done viewing.

Creating 'Ragtime'
part one:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_FdeaDm7wIY

part two:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ow30mDZUPeQ

part three:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_g4-mh4Rg

part four:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B1MU7KK260w

part five:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ijuFZE_O01M

part six:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IY9wcqPMXKE

enjoy.

Updated On: 4/29/07 at 04:47 PM

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 5:10pm

It is amazing. A must see for any Ragtime fan. I still have it on VHS.

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 5:13pm

Of course I've seen it! Thanks to someone's post a few week ago, I found this on Youtube, it's really fantastic.

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 5:19pm

THANK YOU! I've been trying to track down a copy of this!

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 5:29pm

Yep, I definitely love that documentary.

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 6:22pm

I watched this a few weeks ago. It's very good to watch if you have the time.

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 6:26pm

I wish there were more clips but of course it's essentially an infomercial for the product...

They showed this on the Washington state PBS a lot--and then on a local channel when the LA cast became the Vancouver in early 98--and I went 4 times obssesively (LaChanze and Rubinstein headed the cast)

However back then such specials weren't too random--I remember A&E having a huge one for Sunset Blvd, and local stations having Canadian ones for Pahntom, Miss Saigon, etc

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re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 6:27pm

I love the moment where Marin has just recorded the end of "Back to Before" and they all applaud her in the soundbooth, then Stokes comes out to hug her. It's sweet.

I can't get over how little Lea Michele is. It's a bit jarring to come back to BWW and see SA avatars after that... Whatever happened to the kid playing the Boy?

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 6:30pm

According to ibdb, Ragtime was the last show Alex Strange (The Little Boy) did.

I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

#10

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 6:33pm

I only realized yesterday I'm very ashamed to say that Lea was the same girl who was in Ragtime (I love Spring Awakening to death but avoid most threads on it on here cuz they go on such long rants :P )

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#11

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 6:42pm

I just figured out this past weekend that Lea Michele was in the Avenue Jew Easter Bonnet skit.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#12

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 4/29/07 at 8:26pm

I adore Ragtime in all of its capacities. THANK YOU for this! I have never seen/heard of it and still can't believe that this amazing show closed in the red. It SHOULD have been a long run like Phantom and Les Mis...

Happy...Everything! Kaye Thompson

#13

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 9:50am

I actually know the sister and brother of Alex Strange- they go to my school. He's a bartender in Vegas.

"There are only two worthwhile things to leave behind when we depart this world of ours: children and art." -Sunday In The Park With George

#14

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:12am

aw i love that show. i'ma have to pull out my copy of it and watch!

#15

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 12:21pm

"Mother, I'm having a clairvoyant vision!"

#16

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 1:07pm

the videos have been removed...

hope it's not because of goofy108.

#17

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 1:18pm

Most of it is good stuff but Garth Drabinsky doing the "Vision Thing" makes me ill. As always he's his own biggest fan.

Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!

#18

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 1:22pm

Yeah, the segment about building the Ford (now Hilton) Theatre to house the show always makes me pretty angry. There's confidence in your show, and then there's complete arrogance.

#19

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/22/08 at 1:25pm

I'm sorry I missed this show.

Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you. --Cartman: South Park ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."

#20

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/23/08 at 9:59pm

sadly, they've all been removed.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

#21

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/23/08 at 10:10pm

The links posted are a year old. Search YouTube.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

#22

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/23/08 at 10:10pm

I am so gladded i watched this A long time ago cus its priceless!!! I just finished reading the libretto and playing the songs in order cus I'm doing this show starting August and opening October and ITS CRAZY!!! Way too amazing!

#23

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/23/08 at 10:26pm

thanks, i will.

#24

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/24/08 at 8:33am

If I'm not mistaken, the original little boy from the out-of-town tryouts was Paul Dano, later of Little Miss Sunshine and There Will Be Blood. Take another look at the documentary and see if you agree with me.

I killed the boss, you don't think they're gonna fire me over a thing like that!!!!

#25

re: Creating 'Ragtime'

Posted: 5/24/08 at 8:42am

I have the whole Creating Ragtime doc (as well as others of other shows) uploaded onto my YouTube account: "LesMisere". Enjoy!

Recreation of original John Cameron orchestration to "On My Own" by yours truly. Click player below to hear.

Updated On: 5/24/08 at 08:42 AM

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