RAGTIME 2025 Previews — Page 3

Can someone who has seen the show describe how they stage the prologue? I’m dying to know.

Rentaholic2 said: "Can someone who has seen the show describe how they stage the prologue? I’m dying to know."

Binau said: "I’ve always wanted to see this show live - I suspect that the choral singing is something that can really only be experienced live to be properly heard and felt. Is that true for this production?"

The choral singing here is truly wonderful - especially during "New Music" and "Till We Reach That Day".

Updated On: 9/29/25 at 04:29 AM

I would so love to see Katie Rose Clarke play Mother at some point.

I join the consensus that this production looks and sounds gorgeous. The chorus, orchestra, and principal cast are stellar across the board. Having only known the show through the cast recording (which I have for some reason not listened to for many years), I dare say this production makes a compelling case that Ragtime belongs in the pantheon of great American musicals.

I was seated in the "cheap seats" in the loge on the extreme audience right, and I don't think I missed anything at all.

The curtain call on Sunday was perfunctory, with no individual bows. I see two possibilities here: either they haven't staged a curtain call yet (third preview), or they ran out of time (it was 5:58 when the orchestra began the exit music). Does anyone have any thoughts about this? (To be honest, I actually appreciate modest curtain calls, à la Next to Normal, but I doubt that's really the intention here.)

Updated On: 9/29/25 at 11:22 AM

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "

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Gorgeous

henrike said: "Vocally, that Colbert performance was fine. But I agree that there was no connection at all between them. Granted, it was just a TV studio performance. But is that how they sing at the Beaumont?"

He takes control of the number, yes.

The marketing department is posting so many videos and photo spreads on Instagram that it’s reminiscent of Hamilton’s manufactured hype a decade ago. And it’s only just started previews. Overkill incoming.

Eight posts across two days seems like a lot.

Jordan Catalano said: "Just when you think people on this board can’t find anything new to complain about…"


‘it’s a bit like playing pin the tail on the racist.

I was impressed that they got onto Colbert so early in previews. That's what good marketing is supposed to be doing, getting seen. I never understood the shows that waited so long to do TV appearances.

I'd say 99% of people are like me, & never heard the score before. So that performance was impressive.

In the summer I did buy a used copy of the OBC double album on Amazon which got shipped over from Germany of all places I couldn't find anywhere to buy it digitally in Canada, & I don't use Spotify so don't know if it is there.

It's wonderful to read such glowing reviews of the cast. I kinda expected the sets to be an afterthought, which has sadly seemed to be the case here. And there are no costume changes either? And they video projections? Boy, they really are trying to save wherever they can, aren't they?

But the cast seems stellar. Excited for the eventual album!

Is Cassie delivering a thrilling Back to Before, or more of a perfunctory one? She can obviously sing, but Marin's mark on the song is impossible to shake. I feel like you need a huge voice to capture the emotional breakthrough happening there...or else it falls flat a bit.

Listener said: "Is Cassie delivering a thrilling Back to Before, or more of a perfunctory one? She can obviously sing, but Marin's mark on the song is impossible to shake. I feel like you need a huge voice to capture the emotional breakthrough happening there...or else it falls flat a bit."

I grew up listening to Marin's version of Back to Before, and when I saw Caissie at NYCC I was blown away by her rendition. She has a very different voice than Marin but she has an huge and powerful belt.