Ragtime Revival 2005 - Articles Page 4

Ages: 6+
Opened: June 12, 2005
Closing: July 17, 2005

Ragtime - 2005 - Milburn, NJ (Regional) History , Info & More

Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Drive Milburn, NJ 07041

Based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow

Called by Time Magazine "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. RAGTIME is not only a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America, but a relevant tale for today. Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens ("Once On This Island," "Seussical," "Lucky Stiff"), noted playwright Terrence McNally, ("Kiss of the Spider Woman", "Master Class"), and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. The Tony-winning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself. It draws upon many musical styles from the ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems.



Featured are such show stopping songs as "Getting Ready Rag," "Your Daddy’s Son," "Wheels of a Dream," "Till We Reach That Day," "Back To Before," and "Make Them Hear You." This thrilling musical is sure to inspire actors and audiences alike! Book by Terrence McNally; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Presented by Mesa Encore Theatre at the Farnsworth Studio.

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Ragtime - 2005 - Milburn, NJ (Regional) Articles Page 4

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by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2017


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by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2017


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by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2017


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by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017


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by BWW News Desk - Sep 1, 2016


'The Round Table 2016', presented by Benjamin Briones Ballet, is a collection of some of the most fresh and innovative, upcoming and established choreographers and dance companies in the field.

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by BWW News Desk - Aug 19, 2016


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by BWW News Desk - Aug 3, 2016


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Wildhorn & Murphy's THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Begins Tonight at Pioneer Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2016


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by - May 5, 2016


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by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2016


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