RAGTIME 2025 Reviews- Page 8

[Diana Greenhouse]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 4:33pm

Oh SteveSanders, yeahh put him in his place.  did you see that production of Follies??  I’d love to see it come here. Message me, I have something to tell you!!  

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 4:38pm

Being proved right in 22 minutes was truly the highlight of this interaction for me 

Updated On: 11/20/25 at 04:38 PM

[Diana Greenhouse]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 4:42pm

I’m reporting you for name calling. That’s against the rules of this board. You called someone dumb 

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 5:38pm

Sutton Ross said: "Imagine talking to a bot with 45 different screen names and defending that choice. I love it.

Then again, Steve was the dumb one of the group so.....it tracks



"

Take a seat, ghoul. You’re no better than the mental patient with 75,000 screen names.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 6:07pm

Shaina Taub posted to instagram the heartbreaking reason why she’s temporarily leaving the show. Here’s a link to the post incase anyone would like to read it.

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 6:26pm

Sutton Ross said: "Imagine talking to a bot with 45 different screen names and defending that choice. I love it."

Imagine thinking what you say on this subject really matters.

And what I was defending was the right to not be policed by your personal preferences.

Updated On: 11/20/25 at 06:26 PM

[stoptheworld38]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 6:44pm

Sending so much love to Shaina. I’m so grateful to be inspired by her work, and even more grateful that she was able to get the care she needed.💜

Looking forward to hopefully returning to Ragtime later in the spring (saw it last month and it blew my mind) after her well-deserved break. 

[Diana Greenhouse]

Posted: 11/20/25 at 10:22pm

She was at opening of Suffs at the Pantages.  Kathy Griffin was there!!

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 11/23/25 at 5:28am

I saw this glorious production again for the second time yesterday afternoon. I took my mother (who had never seen it and went in blind). She fell in love and "didn't want it to end".

What is happening on the stage of the Beaumont right now is VERY special. Lear DeBessonet's direction really allows the story and characters to be the star. With a show like Ragtime, this is a very effective decision. Visual spectacle is not needed when the the story itself is so intense and rich.

Full cast was in, and everyone is giving incredibly strong performances. Having seen this at City Center and earlier in previews, it has been so interesting to see this cast grow and find these characters.

[binau]

Posted: 11/23/25 at 5:55am

I am curious how much of the reception is due to the performances and how much of it is due to the perfect political/societal moment to mount it. From what I can observe and hear, this production is succeeding in both ways. People did love the 2010 revival of Ragtime here but I don't think the performances (especially Coalhouse) were as acclaimed, and it certainly was a much more politically peaceful moment back then that the material didn't seem as urgent or necessary. Maybe more a celebration then whereas now it almost feels like a bit of cultural therapy. 

[Dreamboy3]

Posted: 11/23/25 at 8:59am

binau said: "I am curious how much of the reception is due to the performances and how much of it is due to the perfect political/societal moment to mount it. From what I can observe and hear, this production is succeeding in both ways. People did love the 2010 revival of Ragtime here but I don't think the performances (especially Coalhouse) were as acclaimed, and it certainly was a much more politically peaceful moment back then that the material didn't seem as urgent or necessary. Maybe more a celebration then whereas now it almost feels like a bit of cultural therapy."

It’s definitely both. I loved this production (even though I had a hard time getting Audra, Marin and Judy Kaye’s voices out of my head) and thought the direction was a significant improvement over the original. The show actually felt much more intimate at the Beaumont of all places compared to the original. But the police brutality/attitudes toward Black people was for me what made it feel so timely.. We’ve had so many incidents of police targeting and killing black people and national discussions about it since 1998 that the show has a prescient quality to it.

[goodtimes123]

Posted: 11/23/25 at 11:20am

bwayphreak234 said: "I saw this glorious production again for the second time yesterday afternoon. I took my mother (who had never seen it and went in blind). She fell in love and "didn't want it to end".

What is happening on the stage of the Beaumont right now is VERY special. Lear DeBessonet's direction really allows the story and characters to be the star. With a show like Ragtime, this is a very effective decision. Visual spectacle is not needed when the the story itself is so intense and rich.

Full cast was in, and everyone is giving incredibly strong performances. Having seen this at City Center and earlier in previews, it has been so interesting to see this cast grow and find these characters."

love this. Curious about your thoughts on how the performances have grown/changed since earlier in the preview process? Always love going back later in a run for this very reason. 

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 11/24/25 at 10:15am

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but it looks like Joshua Henry will be switching to 7 shows a week, taking off Sunday matinees, starting January 11 (the first week of their extension).