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lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty
book by Terrance McNally
directed by Frank Galati
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Wonderful, fabulous, engaging, amazing, great, fun... there are no limits to the praise I can give Ragtime. I went into the show with little to no expectations, and came out almost in tears. The production is very moving; the story unfolds with decent character development (although it would have been a great 4 hour musical too), and beautiful songs. One piece, "Make Them Hear You" is probably my very favorite song in the whole show. Brian Stokes Mitchell (now in the Broadway production) is simply stunning- his voice is full of emotion and strength, and he carries notes longer than I can imagine. The rest of the cast was equally superb, strong performances all the way through. The music, setwork, and storyline was all awesome. A worthy performance, and my personal favorite for "Best Musical of the Year". Go see it.
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Ragtime [official]
Home Page of Ragtime, hosted by Livent Productions. Has information on the show,
a slideshow preview, reviews and news, and even group sales information. A great
place to start your interest in Ragtime!
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