Articles about Ragtime
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From the moment the chorus rises from the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theater during the opening number of Ragtime, you know you're in for something special"a big Broadway musical with what…
Ragtime settles into a richer and more internal mode quickly, in a large part due to the textured performances of its leads and the thought they've applied to Ahrens and Flaherty's score.
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Henry has been at the forefront of Broadway leading men for 15 years, but this show is his triumph. He takes one of the most demanding roles in the Broadway canon and he does it full justice…
One year ago, seated at City Center, I cried at both numbers and left the theater deeply shaken. If that same power hasn't quite held, it is perhaps no fault of a broadly first-rate producti…
Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, and Nichelle Lewis lead director Lear deBessonet's revival of the Ahrens and Flaherty musical.
The curtain rises tonight on Ragtime, opening at the Vivian Beaumont Theater as Artistic Director Lear deBessonet's first production of her inaugural season at Lincoln Center Theater. The be…
... Broadway in a bloated 1998 production. Here, as she did with the recent Encores! production, she gives the musical a second chance to realize its ...
Theatrely's Broadway review of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City.
Whether "Ragtime" is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow's kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates…
It is a serenade to the possibilities of life, even when we are mired in tyranny and beaten down by hypocricy. Â Ragtime gives us hope to hold onto today, where hope for many of us is in s…
Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz lead the glorious cast of Lear deBessonet's inspiriting Broadway revival at Lincoln Center Theater.
The new revival of the 1998 Broadway musical "Ragtime" gives us a good idea of what the 1981 film adaptation of E. L. Doctorow's critically ...
★★★★★ Joshua Henry gives what's destined to be a Tony-winning performance in this much-needed revival
The post Ragtime: Breaking Our Hearts, Opening A Door appe…
The second Broadway revival of Ahrens, Flaherty, and McNally's musical about America opens, powerful as ever, at Lincoln Center. Lane Williamson reviews.
The post Review: Ragtime at the Vivi…
★★★★★ Following last year's lauded City Center concert, The great musical returns to Broadway with its stellar cast intact led by Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and…
Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musical R…
Whether "Ragtime" is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow's kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates…
Stripping away the excesses of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally's 1996 musical about the turn of the 20th century amplifies its many, many flaws. Â
By Samuel L. Leiter
October 16, 2025: Lear deBessonet makes a stunning debut as the Kewsong Lee Artistic Director at Lincoln Center with her magnificent revival of the musical Ragtime (1996…
By Paulanne Simmons
October 16, 2025: When Ragtime made its world premiere in Toronto in 1996, it seemed that E.L. Doctorow's vision of an inclusive America might not be that far from reali…
By David Sheward
October 16, 2025: Ragtime has been never been more relevant and Lear deBessonet's epic production for Lincoln Center Theater where she has recently been installed as artist…
When Ragtime was first staged in the mid-1990s, it embodied a certain post-Reagan excess with producer Garth Drabinksy's elaborate, budget-busting staging (fireworks! a working Model T!) and…
By Isa Goldberg
October 16, 2025: The greatest romance in history, as told in this revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center, is based on the records of the immigrants who helped build our natio…
