The Official LOVE thread for RAGTIME.

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 8:22pm

I haven't seen one of these yet!

Ragtime is my favorite musical.

[snowskittle]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 8:23pm

You're not alone. It's my favorite too.

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 8:27pm

I listen to it in my car all the time, and I always hear new things when I listen to it. I would really love a movie version!

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 8:32pm

I'm not sure it'd work as a movie-- too much breaking the fourth wall.

But it is by far one of my favorite scores, and I love listening to the cast recording. I thoroughly agree that I always find something new in it. "Make Them Hear You" is one of the only songs (if not THE only) that can make me cry every time I hear it-- the orchestration's just fantastic.

Is anyone else going to see it at the Kennedy Center? It'll be my first time seeing it live, and I'm really excited.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 8:33pm

My All-Time fave as well--- right along with "Caroline or Change"-

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 9:09pm

for some reason there are times when i find myself humming all of Coalhouse's lines in NEW MUSIC (beautiful melody!) and his Soliloquy in Act 2... oh and Sarah Brown Eyes is just such a beautiful number in the show...

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 9:38pm

This was the fifth Broadway show I ever saw, and it is still my number one. Can't wait to see the DC production in May.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 10:20pm

I LOVE this show and think a film version would be incredible.
I did it (as JP Morgan) in HS and it was an amazing experience. Here are some clips, if any of you are interested:

LaGuardia HS RAGTIME

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:02am

Bwaylvsong, I LOVE watching the clips of your school's production, and so do my siblings. We especially love your Emma Goldman (and, of course, JP Morgan )

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 4/7/09 at 11:05am

I don't know the show very well, but I'm going to see it at the Kennedy Center in a few weeks, and I cannot wait. I saw it on Broadway, but I was too young to really appreciate it. I've always thought it was a show I would really love, so I can't wait to see it again now that I'm older.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:07pm

Aww, thanks Schmergy!

Edit: Oh, and feel free to watch my Pirates videos, where "Emma" and I have slightly more rewarding roles. Particularly this one:

Act I Finale Updated On: 4/7/09 at 01:07 PM

[taleoftwocities]

Posted: 4/7/09 at 1:32pm

My cousin was on the national tour of it around 2000 I think and I FELL IN LOVE with it. I was only 9 or 10 when I saw it but I cried so hard and thought it was one of the best shows in the world. I still feel that way! :)

I wanted to be Evelyn Nesbit for the longest time.