Ragtime Revival
Ragtime Revival
#0Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 2:16amWhat would it take to get a [lavish] Broadway revival of Ragtime [without the band prominent on stage]?
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#1re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 2:19amProbably a miracle from the Theater Fairy. The show hasn't been gone nearly long enough for them to think about a revial. There are some shows that are gone for 20+ years before they are revived.
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Updated On: 5/21/04 at 02:19 AM
#2re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 3:00amAs much as I love Ragtime, it needs to wait about 20 years before it should be revived. I would love to see it professionally done, but I think it would be best for the show if it waited. Until then, you'll have to live with the cast recording and seeing it somewhere else.
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#3re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 3:50amRagtime is being staged at the paper Mill Playhouse in 2005.
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#4re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 7:28amThe Papermill production is going to be based on the London version, with minimalist scenery - not lavish at all.
#5re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 9:16amIt would take another producer with 10 million dollars to burn.
#6re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 9:26amHopefully, it will get a book revision and be totally restaged. I love the score, but I didn't like the Broadway production. Luckily, the score is strong enough on its own to work in concert versions. The minimalist Paper Mill production should be pretty good.
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#7re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 12:48pmCan I get to the Paper Mill Playhouse from Manhattan without my own car (i.e. in a taxi or on local transportation)? I'm from Chicago.
Bohoboy
Understudy Joined: 5/9/04
#8re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 12:52pmYou can take the path train to the Papermill
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#9re: Ragtime Revival
Posted: 5/21/04 at 1:16pmIt goes straight through? Or when I get off the train, I'll have to get in a taxi?
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