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Composer Stephen Flaherty, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, and librettist Terrence McNally's stage musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime took a long time to get to Broadway, with full-scale productions in Toronto and Los Angeles dating back more than a year before the New York opening, and they used that time well. One need only compare the 1998 original Broadway cast album to the 1996 studio cast album (called Songs From Ragtime the Musical) to see the differences, as the later version is much refined and improved. A major difference, of course, is sheer length -- the Broadway version, on two CDs running more than two hours, is twice as long -- but that's an important distinction for a show as ambitious and broadly based as Ragtime. Doctorow's plot embraces both several dramatic stories and a group of historical figures for an extensive examination of social life in the U.S. at the turn of the 19th century, and the earlier disc seemed scattered, while the full-length version brings all the strains together. Flaherty's music, relying heavily on ragtime itself and other early 20th century popular styles, unifies the stories, and Ahrens' lyrics bring out the similarities of theme among them. The result is a tapestry that fulfills Doctorow's intentions admirably and competes successfully with the large-scale musicals of the 1980s that always seemed to come over from Europe. Brian Stokes Mitchell remains a standout in the cast but, among the improvements, the creators have found more for Audra McDonald to do (a neat trick, since her character is killed off at the end of Act I), and she too is impressive.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Nicholas Rose, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - James P. Nichols, Engineer - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist - Company of Ragtime, Performer
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Marin Mazzie, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - James P. Nichols, Engineer - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Peter Friedman, Vocal - Alan Swann, Vocal - Mark Jacoby, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Marin Mazzie, Vocal - Eddy Afton, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - James P. Nichols, Engineer - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - James P. Nichols, Engineer - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Chorines, Vocal - Ensemble, Performer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynnette Perry, Vocal - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - James P. Nichols, Engineer - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Ensemble, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Mary Bond Davis, Vocal - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Michael Fletcher, Vocal - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - James P. Nichols, Engineer - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Ensemble, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Audra McDonald, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Mark Jacoby, Vocal - Ragtime Ensemble, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Terrence McNally, Adaptor - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Audra McDonald, Vocal - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Marin Mazzie, Vocal - Steven Sutcliffe, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Audra McDonald, Vocal - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Camille Saviola, Vocal - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Steven Sutcliffe, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Peter Friedman, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Peter Friedman, Vocal - Paula Newsome, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Camille Saviola, Vocal - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Marin Mazzie, Vocal - Steven Sutcliffe, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Mary Bond Davis, Vocal - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist - Company of Ragtime, Performer
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Mark Jacoby, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Nicholas Rose, Vocal - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Crowd, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Camille Saviola, Vocal - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Steven Sutcliffe, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Ensemble, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist - Leon Williams, Vocal
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Peter Friedman, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Peter Friedman, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Marin Mazzie, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Jim Corti, Vocal - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynnette Perry, Vocal - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Marin Mazzie, Vocal - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist
(P) 1996 BMG Music
James Nichols, Recording Engineer - Terrence McNally, Book Writer - Ragtime Orchestra, Performer - Nicholas Rose, Vocal - Audra McDonald, Vocal - William David Brohn, Orchestrator - Ted Sperling, Conductor - Ken Hahn, Mixing Engineer - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocal - Jay David Saks, Producer - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Lynn Ahrens, Lyricist - Company of Ragtime, Performer
(P) 1996 BMG Music
Albumbeschreibung
Composer Stephen Flaherty, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, and librettist Terrence McNally's stage musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime took a long time to get to Broadway, with full-scale productions in Toronto and Los Angeles dating back more than a year before the New York opening, and they used that time well. One need only compare the 1998 original Broadway cast album to the 1996 studio cast album (called Songs From Ragtime the Musical) to see the differences, as the later version is much refined and improved. A major difference, of course, is sheer length -- the Broadway version, on two CDs running more than two hours, is twice as long -- but that's an important distinction for a show as ambitious and broadly based as Ragtime. Doctorow's plot embraces both several dramatic stories and a group of historical figures for an extensive examination of social life in the U.S. at the turn of the 19th century, and the earlier disc seemed scattered, while the full-length version brings all the strains together. Flaherty's music, relying heavily on ragtime itself and other early 20th century popular styles, unifies the stories, and Ahrens' lyrics bring out the similarities of theme among them. The result is a tapestry that fulfills Doctorow's intentions admirably and competes successfully with the large-scale musicals of the 1980s that always seemed to come over from Europe. Brian Stokes Mitchell remains a standout in the cast but, among the improvements, the creators have found more for Audra McDonald to do (a neat trick, since her character is killed off at the end of Act I), and she too is impressive.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:51
- Main artists: Studio Cast of Ragtime: The Musical (1996)
- Composer: Stephen Flaherty
- Label: Masterworks Broadway
- Genre: Klassiek
(P) 1996 BMG Music
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