Such bullshit how they never release Broadway recordings for the sake of exclusivity. I’m still grateful for this recording even though I really wish we had a better quality version. God bless the bootleggers 🙏🏽 so us plebs can enjoy this art.
I remember seeing it in 1998 and having a raging headache afterwards because it was so overwhelmingly good. I feel like 98% of musicals don't work, but Ragtime was something special. It's an epic story that appropriately calls for song, and the score is incredibly sophisticated and beautiful - it can stand on its own.
I am so blessed to have been apart of the RagTime musical in 2023, New ideas, amazing choreo, but Same beautiful and honest Story of the Ragtime era! Worked for nearly 2 months on it, and the outcome was amazing.
I love how even the lights tell the story. The 3 groups are white, red and blue. A thoughtful story of empathy and love. Melting pot making America. If we could all have the love mother and son had for everyone.
@@francoisbessing: As "Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert" with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald of the original cast. I've no doubt they can both still sing the roles, but they're rather over-age to act them!
Thank you so much to the person who filmed this and made it available here! It's a tragedy that the only recording of the show is a low-res audience-made version. But that you went to the trouble of doing this is wonderful.
@@WillScarlet16 That makes no sense at all. That's like saying that the role of Mother could be played by a man or a child. Technically, it could be played by anyone, but it has to be a white woman for the story to make sense.
Many shows run out of steam, or have second acts that are problematic and require some pretty creative gymnastics to resolve. Others rely too heavily on lazy reprises. Ragtime does none of this. It starts full throttle with one of the most thrilling opening numbers ever, and keeps the foot on the gas until the last beat of the finale. The cultural commentary, while set in the early 1900s is as prescient today as ever. The original Broadway production did not get the recognition it deserved from audiences or critics. It still remains one of the most thrilling, thought provoking and compelling musical theater experiences I have ever been blessed to witness. Oh and Marin Mazzie, you were a goddess on earth and remain a shining light long after your passing.
I volunteered to mix audio during a run of Ragtime at a local theater and these 3 videos were absolutely invaluable as a teaching aid to practice with. I can only hope that videos like this are made available for other shows as well so others can learn not only audio but other stage-related skills. Many thanks to Theater Studies for posting this.
Such a fantastic cast, one of the first soundtracks I ever purchased. Thank you posting this, brings back a lot of memories of listening to it in college.
32:25 Might only be Broadway. Might only be a musical. But if you don't see this in today's society, more than 100 years AFTER this musical's timeline, then you are BLIND.
I saw this show on broadway with the original cast (including Audra, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie). It was incredible and unlike so many other shows, it was LARGE. Huge cast, spectacular costumes, loads of set pieces, big dance numbers, etc). Just great!
me too....December of 1997 got to go with a group from my university (Eastern Michigan University) all theatre majors (actually in a production during this time, but on Christmas break, lol....) got to see four shows that trip and the finale show was the OBC of Ragtime. We got to meet Audra and Marin Mazzie for a minute after the show at the Stagedoor (Marin went to school with a professor from my university too, we found out! But that professor wasn't there).....love the show and would love to do it someday (Tateh is a dream role...)
I came across this while searching for my own high schools performance of Ragtime from 2011! I so wish this would come back to Broadway! I would be first in line to see it! :) I listen to the Broadway recordings all the time! :D They def did it better than us! xD brings back so many good memories! We had a small orchestra pit, but had fun regardless :) I think one of my favorite songs to play was Henry Ford, after the gettin ready rag, and till we reach that day. The music is just so good
I saw this show 3 times. Excellent! But as you can tell LARGE cast. One day I ran into one of the backstage tutors for the kids. There were 160 people cast and crew backstage. Where most shows can survive with 85% crowds this show needed sellouts and not many shows do 8 sellouts a week. It just could not manage expenses.
Too bad all we have of the original cast which I traveled to NYC to see when it premiered are these bootleg videos. The whole thing should have been preserved in a movie style quality.
I found this musical threw spotify and I fell in love with the soundtrack (especially "New Music"). The movie was meh, but I'm so happy I get to watch the play on YT!
Will have to unfortunately, I read that some actors are not around anymore, particularly Marin (mother) passed away due to cancer :( I just fill that void by listening to the broadway sountrack over and over. It's too precious to replace in my head.
No it didn’t. I had the greatest joy of seeing the 25th Anniversary Ragtime Reunion Concert at the Minskoff on March 27, 2023. I remembered feeling like Ragtime got so robbed of the best musical in 1998 and how ironic it was to see this gorgeous Concert at the Minskoff where the Lion King is currently playing. I can’t believe tomorrow will be one week since the concert. It was epic and everyone must use their voices, pens, emails and presence to create justice and equality for all.
This bootleg was filmed at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts on 42nd street(where you would've seen the arched signage at 0:31 ) and 43rd street, and it was actually itself newly built the prior year specifically to house the scale of this show's Broadway premiere on January 26, 1998. After a few name changes and building adjustments(as well as similarly large scale productions like Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein, and so fourth), it is now named the Lyric Theatre and is currently housing Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. ua-cam.com/video/EKHCPYIjYjQ/v-deo.html
You should have your theatre critic label taken away. To find a show that can portray such a heavy topic and move an entire audience of diverse people and claim that it’s a sham is not only blasphemous but ignorant.
Such bullshit how they never release Broadway recordings for the sake of exclusivity. I’m still grateful for this recording even though I really wish we had a better quality version. God bless the bootleggers 🙏🏽 so us plebs can enjoy this art.
I don't think this show ever got the recognition it deserves.
Me either! This my first time seeing it and the issues and topics are still happening
This show will ALWAYS be relevant. I'd love to see it revived or put back on the road.
Exactly!!! I keep asking my friends if they've seen Ragtime but no one has :(
Agreed
Did this show in high school and was so proud that we pulled it off. Always will be. ♥️♥️♥️♥️
How this show hasn't been picked up to become a movie version is beyond me!
It has! Unfortunately, it wasn't created as a musical.
@@armalites9190 That's an adaptation of the source material, a novel, not an adaptation of the show.
THIS is how you do an opening number that grabs the audience’s attention from the first note.
I remember seeing it in 1998 and having a raging headache afterwards because it was so overwhelmingly good. I feel like 98% of musicals don't work, but Ragtime was something special. It's an epic story that appropriately calls for song, and the score is incredibly sophisticated and beautiful - it can stand on its own.
I am so blessed to have been apart of the RagTime musical in 2023, New ideas, amazing choreo, but Same beautiful and honest Story of the Ragtime era! Worked for nearly 2 months on it, and the outcome was amazing.
I love how even the lights tell the story. The 3 groups are white, red and blue. A thoughtful story of empathy and love. Melting pot making America. If we could all have the love mother and son had for everyone.
This brings me back to when I was 17 and worked on running crew for this show. I was instantly in love.
They need to do a revival ASAP!
Also, that might be the most epic opening of a musical ever??
They sung the hell out of that opening
Coming to Boston in May and Tanglewood in July 2023.
@@francoisbessing: As "Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert" with Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald of the original cast. I've no doubt they can both still sing the roles, but they're rather over-age to act them!
If you're anywhere near Southern Delaware you can see me in a production at a theatre called Possum Point Players. I'm paying younger brother
I was in Ragtime this year 2023, It was amazing! Loved the cast and directors. I was Apart of Harlem & absolutely loved it!
Thank you so much to the person who filmed this and made it available here! It's a tragedy that the only recording of the show is a low-res audience-made version. But that you went to the trouble of doing this is wonderful.
Audra is such a phenomenal actress she could just as easily play Mother and nobody would mind.
Except Marin was also perfection. Plus it wouldn't work as the roles are race specific
@@spn1007 I happen to know that - I'm saying Audra is so great the audience wouldn't care about the race specifics.
@@WillScarlet16 That makes no sense at all. That's like saying that the role of Mother could be played by a man or a child. Technically, it could be played by anyone, but it has to be a white woman for the story to make sense.
@@Kristine_202 With a talent like Audra's the audience would be willing to overlook all that.
@Kristine_202 women weren't even allowed to perform in early opera and it was excepted. Expand your mind 🤏🏾
I'm very glad it's finally being performed in Japan in 2023😭😭
Many shows run out of steam, or have second acts that are problematic and require some pretty creative gymnastics to resolve. Others rely too heavily on lazy reprises. Ragtime does none of this. It starts full throttle with one of the most thrilling opening numbers ever, and keeps the foot on the gas until the last beat of the finale. The cultural commentary, while set in the early 1900s is as prescient today as ever. The original Broadway production did not get the recognition it deserved from audiences or critics. It still remains one of the most thrilling, thought provoking and compelling musical theater experiences I have ever been blessed to witness. Oh and Marin Mazzie, you were a goddess on earth and remain a shining light long after your passing.
I volunteered to mix audio during a run of Ragtime at a local theater and these 3 videos were absolutely invaluable as a teaching aid to practice with. I can only hope that videos like this are made available for other shows as well so others can learn not only audio but other stage-related skills. Many thanks to Theater Studies for posting this.
Such a fantastic cast, one of the first soundtracks I ever purchased. Thank you posting this, brings back a lot of memories of listening to it in college.
Easily the best and most compelling Broadway show I have ever seen!
32:25 Might only be Broadway. Might only be a musical. But if you don't see this in today's society, more than 100 years AFTER this musical's timeline, then you are BLIND.
I saw this show on broadway with the original cast (including Audra, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Marin Mazzie). It was incredible and unlike so many other shows, it was LARGE. Huge cast, spectacular costumes, loads of set pieces, big dance numbers, etc). Just great!
me too....December of 1997 got to go with a group from my university (Eastern Michigan University) all theatre majors (actually in a production during this time, but on Christmas break, lol....) got to see four shows that trip and the finale show was the OBC of Ragtime. We got to meet Audra and Marin Mazzie for a minute after the show at the Stagedoor (Marin went to school with a professor from my university too, we found out! But that professor wasn't there).....love the show and would love to do it someday (Tateh is a dream role...)
This show needs a revival!!!!
THANK YOU!!!! I have been looking for a video recording for ages!
OH MY GOD! Thank you for this upload. A masterpiece of American theatre
One of, if not the best musical ever!
This show should still be playing!
Perhaps the best opening number of any musical, ever! Unfortunately, "Ragtime" flopped on Broadway. Twice.
many of the greatest musicals do. it's simply the nature of Broadway.
I came across this while searching for my own high schools performance of Ragtime from 2011! I so wish this would come back to Broadway! I would be first in line to see it! :) I listen to the Broadway recordings all the time! :D They def did it better than us! xD brings back so many good memories! We had a small orchestra pit, but had fun regardless :) I think one of my favorite songs to play was Henry Ford, after the gettin ready rag, and till we reach that day. The music is just so good
I saw this show 3 times. Excellent! But as you can tell LARGE cast. One day I ran into one of the backstage tutors for the kids. There were 160 people cast and crew backstage. Where most shows can survive with 85% crowds this show needed sellouts and not many shows do 8 sellouts a week. It just could not manage expenses.
BRILLIANCE!!! It should have never closed!
Too bad all we have of the original cast which I traveled to NYC to see when it premiered are these bootleg videos. The whole thing should have been preserved in a movie style quality.
How could ANY show live up to such a spectacular opening?
I found this musical threw spotify and I fell in love with the soundtrack (especially "New Music"). The movie was meh, but I'm so happy I get to watch the play on YT!
My favorite Audra musical
great music
Coming to stage in May 2023 at Boston Symphony and Tanglewood July 2023.
1:25 Prologue: Ragtime - Ragtime Ensemble
Great great show. Must be revived. But that originally will be hard to beat.
Will have to unfortunately, I read that some actors are not around anymore, particularly Marin (mother) passed away due to cancer :( I just fill that void by listening to the broadway sountrack over and over. It's too precious to replace in my head.
I agree
Time for a new production please !!!!!
THANK YOU!!! ♥
No it didn’t. I had the greatest joy of seeing the 25th Anniversary Ragtime Reunion Concert at the Minskoff on March 27, 2023. I remembered feeling like Ragtime got so robbed of the best musical in 1998 and how ironic it was to see this gorgeous Concert at the Minskoff where the Lion King is currently playing. I can’t believe tomorrow will be one week since the concert. It was epic and everyone must use their voices, pens, emails and presence to create justice and equality for all.
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THAT COMMERCIAL AT THE START
Wow! This show is amazing!!!!
29.52 - Tateh
21:26 - Younger brother
29:52
0:46
CAM WINSTOOOOON!!!!!!!
where did Ragtime was filmed in 1998
This bootleg was filmed at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts on 42nd street(where you would've seen the arched signage at 0:31 ) and 43rd street, and it was actually itself newly built the prior year specifically to house the scale of this show's Broadway premiere on January 26, 1998.
After a few name changes and building adjustments(as well as similarly large scale productions like Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein, and so fourth), it is now named the Lyric Theatre and is currently housing Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.
ua-cam.com/video/EKHCPYIjYjQ/v-deo.html
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39:20 - 40:28
Six minutes in and I'm bored already. I can se why this sham didn't survive. -- Peter Crossley, theatre critic for Winnipeg Free Press 1966 -77
*see
You should have your theatre critic label taken away. To find a show that can portray such a heavy topic and move an entire audience of diverse people and claim that it’s a sham is not only blasphemous but ignorant.
This “critic” must not have read Doctorow’s Ragtime and doesn’t understand civil rights!
yea why don't you come back when you have at LEAST double-digit subscribers and a genuine ounce of thought-out criticism.
Screw the critics! It's not as boring as Sunday in the park with George!
Coming to stage in May 2023 at Boston Symphony and Tanglewood July 2023.