RAGTIME to Close on Sunday January 3, 2010 — Page 2

A wonderful production... wish I had gotten to see it a second time. I wish a lot of people had gotten to see it a first time.

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Such a great production--- such a shame !!!!!! (

^ This may hurt Noll's chances of even being nominated now. Her category has

Kate Baldwin
Barbara Cook
Montego Glover
Kristin Chenoweth
Bebe Neuwirth
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Vanessa Williams (if she's not bumped down to featured)

I'd say Bobby Steggert has the greatest chance of a nomination now.

Updated On: 12/28/09 at 08:34 PM

Ljay, you are right, it seems like you could easily fill the category with Catherine Z. Jones, Barbara Cook, Kristin Chenoweth, Bebe Neuwirth, and Kate Baldwin or Vanessa Williams, depending on what they do with her.

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This is sad news. I was lucky enough to see it a month ago. Closing way too soon!

My stomach dropped. What a shame.

I just finalized a trip for the weekend this morning. I'll be there.

It was definitely worth the 9 times I saw it in DC and 4 times on Broadway.
Thanks Dottie, now I feel less embarrassed to say I saw it 7 times in DC.

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Updated On: 12/28/09 at 08:56 PM

Just bought a ticket for Saturday night as well.

Orangeskittles, I have never seen a show as frequently as I did with this production of Ragtime. It's a shame it never caught on.

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"I don't know why it failed to find a large audience."

- I think a lot of it has to do with the sad fact that success on Broadway is more and more dependent on having a star, especially in this economy. Same thing is happening to Finian's Rainbow.

Such a shame that this show can't seem to connect with a wide audience.

Why, I wonder?

Do they view it as "History Lesson: The Musical?" I kinda think that's it. This is a musical that's supposed to be good for you. "Take your medicine, audience." Learn something about the history of our country and its cultural diversity. You'll feel better after you see it.

Bleh. If I perceived it that way, I'd look for something else to see, too.

I wish the advertising campaign had emphasized the human story, rather than the "pageantry" of it.

Les Miz had a single child as its poster and campaign. It emphasized a small emotional "icon" rather than a French history lesson. And the music was pop rather than vintage.

Who knows? For whatever reason, despite its artistic merits, people just aren't interested.

Twenty years from now, some director will make a movie out of it, and it will win Best Picture, ala "Chicago."

For now, this is "the one that got away." TWICE.

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This breaks my heart. I'm more sad about this closing than "Shrek." Christiane Noll's version of "Back to Before" makes me cry and gives me goosebumps everytime. I couldn't understand why this musical never found an audiance.

Updated On: 12/28/09 at 09:19 PM

You beat me to the question best12... I wonder what it is about the show that didn't find an audience. Do people see it as a history lesson? I'm one of those that didn't find the show appealing when - saw it 10 years ago. I wish I had the chance to go back and reevaluate it being a history teacher now... Best of luck to everyone involved with the showm

Such a shame. I'm thankful now that I got to see it.

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