Now is Our Time, Ragtime: The Official Ragtime Love Thread- Page 4
Now is Our Time, Ragtime: The Official Ragtime Love Thread
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/06
listen to THAT Ragtime.#75
Posted: 12/16/09 at 1:11pmPLEASE go and support this brilliant production! Go already.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#76
Posted: 12/16/09 at 4:17pm
I'll be there on Saturday evening as well. It'll be my fourth visit and I'm bringing some friends who've never seen it before!!
Updated On: 12/16/09 at 04:17 PM
listen to THAT Ragtime.#77
Posted: 12/16/09 at 5:07pmI'll be there next Tuesday night with my brother and sister-in-law in tow. My brother's exact words were, "If C has seen it so many times, it must be good!"
listen to THAT Ragtime.#78
Posted: 12/16/09 at 11:03pmFYI, I had a few friends that wanted to see Ragtime tonight. One of them texted me around 6:30pm to say Ragtime wasn't on TKTS tonight AT ALL. But she then went to the box office and asked if SRO was available and they said the show wasn't sold out. So maybe 90% full tonight?? (BTW, sadly they saw Bye Bye Birdie instead.) But why wouldn't they then offer tickets at 30% off then??
listen to THAT Ragtime.#79
Posted: 12/16/09 at 11:36pmPer the cast: Christiane will be singing Back to Before on The View sometime next week
listen to THAT Ragtime.#80
Posted: 12/16/09 at 11:55pmI am not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but i went to the show tonight and tried to for the lotto... but of course i lost. But they had "lotto losers tickets", they were the middle to back of the Mezz and were $32.50. It was a great deal, and a great way to fill the empty seats at the back
Understudy Joined: 12/14/09
listen to THAT Ragtime.#81
Posted: 12/16/09 at 11:55pmSince it's closing in January, I guess I better see it in the next couple weeks.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#82
Posted: 12/17/09 at 12:01amYeah the lottery loser thing is fantastic. They just started it sunday night. Props to them for getting on it.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#83
Posted: 12/17/09 at 12:19amSorry to disappoint you "Roslyn" but they have not posted a closing notice yet and business has been steadily increasing the past few weeks.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
Understudy Joined: 12/14/09
listen to THAT Ragtime.#84
Posted: 12/17/09 at 12:59amThat's weird, my friend told me yesterday that it would be gone by the end of January; her brother plays violin in the orchestra.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#85
Posted: 12/17/09 at 1:11am
That may very well be the case, but they haven't officially announced anything yet.
Let's hope things continue to pick up!
listen to THAT Ragtime.#86
Posted: 12/17/09 at 7:13amRoslyn, my friend told me the cast was settling in for a nice long run; her brother's friend plays violin in the hoochie bar your mama works at. Now get back to ATC where you belong.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#87
Posted: 12/17/09 at 7:32amactscallion, exactly!! Took the words from my mouth.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#88
Posted: 12/17/09 at 7:55amIncidentally, Dottie, I heard that her mama's hoochie bar was closing on January 3rd or 17th. Something about not being able to make the daily nut, whatever that means.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#89
Posted: 12/17/09 at 8:12amWell I definitely need a ticket to that closing!
listen to THAT Ragtime.#90
Posted: 12/17/09 at 11:44am
C'mon guys, stop kidding around! Today is Dec 17th, and a few weeks ago I read that reliable sources said Ragtime was going to close on Dec 13th. I guess you're all planning to go watch them take down the scenery and load the show out this weekend.
Seriously - I read on the INTERNET that it was going to close! From reliable sources! Those of you who are going this weekend let me know if you find any cool set pieces in the trash or anything like that...
listen to THAT Ragtime.#91
Posted: 12/17/09 at 11:56amThere was no set, NYM. That's why it closed last week. They were trying to pull off cheapness by calling it minimalist. And now they're paying. Well, not any more, since I heard it closed.
Stand-by Joined: 9/15/06
listen to THAT Ragtime.#93
Posted: 12/17/09 at 3:58pm
Just to pull this thread back on track...
Doctorow's book was apparently inspired by the 1811 German novella Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, which in turn was adapted from a 16th-century story Hans Kohlhase.
I have found a synopsis of Michael Kohlhaas in one of Ethan Mordden's books, and the parallel's are fascinating.
Has anyone else heard or of read this novella?
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
listen to THAT Ragtime.#94
Posted: 12/17/09 at 5:10pmUpcoming television performances: http://bbbblogger.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/ragtime-airtime-television-appearances/
listen to THAT Ragtime.#95
Posted: 12/17/09 at 5:14pmThanks for the list of television appearances!
listen to THAT Ragtime.#96
Posted: 12/17/09 at 5:15pmglad to see them making the TV rounds this weekend. Will try to catch all of them.
listen to THAT Ragtime.#98
Posted: 12/17/09 at 6:18pm
Great to hear that they're making the TV rounds, I'm sure it'll help them out in ticket sales.
Also awesome about that "lottery losers" tickets thing...I'm playing on Tuesday with a friend.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/08
listen to THAT Ragtime.#99
Posted: 12/17/09 at 6:20pm
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