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#26

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:57am

I believe RAGTIME is one of the greatest American Musicals. It was, unfortunately, ruined by the Garth Drabinsky/Livent fiasco and has a bit of bad history behind it. However, I feel that in a few years it will be revived and get it’s proper respect.

PEACE.

#27

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 8:44am

Should have one the Tony for Best Musical. Enough said !!!

Its amazing !

#28

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 9:30am

Ragtime was buried at the Tony Awards by Lion King. In any other year, it would have emerged as the best in many categories. I was close to that show in many ways, which I will not mention here. It was an exciting first show for the new Ford Center, now home to 42nd St. Ragtime did quite well attracting an audience but not well enough to recoup the millions lost in the Livent scandal. That matteris still being sorted out in the courts! The NYC Opera should certainly do a full blown production of Ragtime. Perhaps Stokes, Audra, Marin and some others in the original cast could be reunited for that production?

#29

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:38pm

Ragtime is a wonderful example of a show with a depressing plot having great, upbeat music and really keeping the audience interested. That's what I didn't like about Le Mis. After the 15th ballad or so, I just started to nod off. I love shows like Ragtime with variety and excitement in their score, not endless songs that go on forever. I'm so sorry it closed so early, it deserved a lot more.

Keep the peace, take care of each other, and may you find your promised land. -TJST

#30

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:46pm

Marin and Brian have had a few reunions of sorts; first with Kiss Me, Kate, and then Man of La Mancha.

#31

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:53pm

I love love love Ragtime. I never had the opportunity to see BSM, and Marin, Peter, Audra in it...but I'm sure it was just as perfect as the recording makes it sound.

As for disc 2...I like the Booker T Washington song.

"look what you've done....
think of your son"

"Applause begets applause in the theatre, as laughter begets laughter and tears beget tears." CLAYTON HAMILTON, "Theory of the Theatre" "I think theater ought to be theatrical ... you know, shuffling the pack in different ways so that it's -- there's always some kind of ambush involved in the experience. You're being ambushed by an unexpected word, or by an elephant falling out of the cupboard, whatever it is." TOM STOPPARD

#32

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:53pm

I was lucky enough to get to play Evelyn Nesbit in our production of Ragtime and i just love the show. It is so beautiful, the Prologue is just amazing.

"Rap stars will love me..... I get me a posse and shit, aiite."

#33

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:56pm

"weeeeeeeee"

#34

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 2:57pm

I've always wanted to be the girl on the swing. Sigh, what a great show.

Keep the peace, take care of each other, and may you find your promised land. -TJST

#35

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 3:36pm

My gosh it was sooooooooooooooo much fun! Whee!!!!!!!

"Rap stars will love me..... I get me a posse and shit, aiite."

#36

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 3:37pm

Is that you?

CCM '10!

#37

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 3:53pm

Welcome, Shiksa. I like your signature, and you look very pretty in that picture (I'm assuming that is you).

#38

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 4:44pm

Any more show pictures, ShiksaGoddess2?

#39

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:21pm

Wow, I love how the Epilogue is done. The characters explain what they actually end up doing later in life...like narrators, but telling about themselves. Very cool.

CCM '10!

#40

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:25pm

They narrate for themselves in the Prologue also, but you don't know the characters at that point when you're listening to the cd.

#41

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:27pm

It's a very well written show!

Keep the peace, take care of each other, and may you find your promised land. -TJST

#42

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:31pm

That is awesome.

CCM '10!

#43

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:34pm

Never seen the show, but I have listened to the BN clips and I LOVE what I heard. I also LOVE LOVE LOVE the book by Doctorow. Any fan of the musical should read it.

Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on." - from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

#44

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:36pm

Planning on reading it soon. I heard there was a lot that was taken out of the show, and the movie as well. It would probably take a mini-series to have everything from the book included.

#45

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:48pm

"re: Ragtime
Posted On:9/11/04 at 03:37:40 PM

Is that you? "

Yes thats me

"Rap stars will love me..... I get me a posse and shit, aiite."

#46

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 5:50pm

If anyone is interested here is the link to my photobucket. I have some of my Ragtime Pictures there. Its not all of them but its most of them. I hope you like!
My Ragtime Pics

"Rap stars will love me..... I get me a posse and shit, aiite."

#47

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 11:04pm

Very nice...you are gorgeous...if you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Teens, twenties...?

CCM '10!

#48

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 11:12pm

aww thank you! Well my birthday was just this last thursday the 9th. I'm 19

"Rap stars will love me..... I get me a posse and shit, aiite."

#49

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 11:20pm

You look very mature for your age.

CCM '10!

#50

re: Ragtime

Posted: 9/11/04 at 11:49pm

ya, I get that sometimes

"Rap stars will love me..... I get me a posse and shit, aiite."

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