Lincoln Center Theater to Revive RAGTIME at the Vivian Beaumont, Fall 2025- Page 6

[TellZ]

Posted: 5/9/25 at 6:02pm

Dancingthrulife2 said: "I would be hard pressed to call this bombardment of anthems the best score of the last 30 years."

Well it's no BKLYN The Musical, but we love it anyway.

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 5/9/25 at 6:06pm

Dancingthrulife2 said: "I would be hard pressed to call this bombardment of anthems the best score of the last 30 years."

Most leading characters have an anthem and the chorus has a couple, but there’s plenty of non-anthem in there. Barely more anthemic than Les Mis or Chess or Saigon.

[Elphaba2019]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 2:09am

QueenAlice said: "I thought Cassie Levy at Encorescame across as a little too bohemian for Mother. The journey of that character has to be that she starts in a place of extreme conservatism. She did indeed also sing the score (IMO) with a little too much of a pop feeling to it."

I would much rather have seen Cassie Levy come back to Broadway in a Transfer of the West End Production of Next to Normal just watched the PBS Airing, and WOW! She was incredible in that, such a shame it is not coming to Broadway (as of now!)

[broadway86]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 11:47am

Dancingthrulife2 said: "I would be hard pressed to call this bombardment of anthems the best score of the last 30 years."

When the anthems are this good and this moving, I could not care less. 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 9:37pm

Mamie Parris sings it quite well in this Goodspeed clip. Certainly better than Ms Levy in my opinion. Not sure about all the movement (and hand gesture on “to be weak”), but moving is helpful to hit the notes and get through the phrase.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJep2utAyxt/?igsh=MTBjdDB0ZXVxNXNjNg==

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 10:29pm

It gets really funny how this does basically become a procession of anthems in act 2. I also think this show ends on an absolutely hilariously delusional note, especially in regards to the current state of America. It feels embarrassing. I'm hoping for a big cast, big sets, and a big orchestra.

Updated On: 5/10/25 at 10:29 PM

[PipingHotPiccolo]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 10:59pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "Mamie Parris sings it quite well in this Goodspeed clip. Certainly better than Ms Levy in my opinion. Not sure about all the movement (and hand gesture on “to be weak”), but movingis helpful to hitthe notes and get through the phrase.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJep2utAyxt/?igsh=MTBjdDB0ZXVxNXNjNg=="

Caissie knocked this song out of the park; I thought she was just being unfavorably compared to Marin, and I can understand critiques of her overall arc/performance, but in terms of actually belting the song? Her voice is unimpeachable. 

Very much looking fwd to these voices filling the Beaumont.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 5/10/25 at 11:04pm

Georgeanddot2 said: "It gets really funny how this does basically become aprocession of anthems in act 2. I also think this show ends on an absolutely hilariously delusional note, especially in regards to the current state of America. It feels embarrassing.

To be fair, the end of act 1 is also a procession of anthems (New Music, Wheels of a Dream, and finally Till We Reach That Day).

I love the show but in recent years have felt a reprise of "Till We Reach That Day" would be a more appropriate and impactful finale than Wheels of a Dream.
 

"I'm hoping for a big cast, big sets, and a big orchestra."

Per the NYT: "DeBessonet said the Lincoln Center Theater production would be large-scale, with 33 onstage actors and a 28-piece orchestra, and a physical production that will be more elaborate than that at City Center, where the stage is less deep and the run was shorter. “We’re not translating to a naturalistic set, trying to depict every location in the show,” she said, “but the staging and the design have to evolve to meet the space.”"

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 5/13/25 at 11:45am

Pretty painless experience with the member pre-sale this morning.  Took a half-hour to get to the purchase window after the queue officially opened, but the Saturday night I wanted in December had ample orchestra availability in all five sections.

[inception]

Posted: 5/13/25 at 12:04pm

I decided it would be pretty foolish to pass on the opportunity to get an orchestra seat at the member price to something with so many great performers. 

If I don't enjoy it, I'll just comtinue to be completely insufferable.

[goodtimes123]

Posted: 5/13/25 at 12:35pm

how were seats looking for first preview?

[Ptero2]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 12:12pm

Tickets onsale on Telecharge with code EARLY. Lowest price $58, highest $196. 

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 12:28pm

Thanks for that heads up!!!

[nealb1]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 12:43pm

Got my ticket for Sunday, November 23rd.  Very excited!

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 2:12pm

Was there no members pre-sale for this?

edit: checked my junk mail, apparently presale ends today for members. 

Updated On: 5/27/25 at 02:12 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 8:44pm

Wow, they are holding back tons of tickets, every date I checked the three middle sections and the center loge are all unavailable except a few singles. Sincerely doubt they sold that many tickets for the entirety of the run this soon?

Updated On: 5/27/25 at 08:44 PM

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 9:20pm

Only have my own experience, but when member tickets went on sale, I checked about 10 dates in December and all of them had almost the entire three center sections available.

[sppunk]

Posted: 5/27/25 at 9:34pm

Holy cow this sold a ton of presale seats. 

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 12:27am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Georgeanddot2 said: "It gets really funny how this does basically become aprocession of anthems in act 2. I also think this show ends on an absolutely hilariously delusional note, especially in regards to the current state of America. It feels embarrassing.

To be fair, the end of act 1 is also a procession of anthems (New Music, Wheels of a Dream, and finally Till We Reach That Day).

I love the show but in recent years have felt a reprise of "Till We Reach That Day" would be a more appropriate and impactful finale than Wheels of a Dream.
"

While I hear you. I think the ending is glorious. And I want the og ending note not the dramatic quiet one they did at City Center. Like we all can add on the depressed realistic ending for ourselves—will our children ever be old enough to be shown the America we are creating for them? Let the characters be hopeful 

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 8:22am

Pretty much the same leads as City Center announced for Lincoln Center. 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Colin-Donnell-Shaina-Taub-Nichelle-Lewis-and-More-Join-RAGTIME-Cast-20250528

[ACL2006]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 8:24am

TheatreMonkey said: "Pretty much the same leads as City Center announced for Lincoln Center.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Colin-Donnell-Shaina-Taub-Nichelle-Lewis-and-More-Join-RAGTIME-Cast-20250528"

Guessing they only need to add the necessary swings for this? And a possible standby for either lead?

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 8:36am

The promo they just released is fantastic

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKMjriXOKvw/

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 8:38am

Of note, this has a new set designer: David Korins, with projections by 59 Productions. (David Rockwell designed it at City Center)

Linda Cho (costumes), Adam Honoré (lighting), and Kai Harada (sound) all return from the City Center production.

[FANtomFollies]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 8:47am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Of note, this has a new set designer: David Korins, with projections by 59 Productions.(David Rockwell designed it at City Center)"

Thank goodness. I don't want to see any iteration of that abstract American flag set piece ever again.

 

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/28/25 at 8:47am

I hope Joshua Henry gets some better fitting costumes.