Ragtime - Australian Premiere
Wed, 17 Aug 2005, 03:15 pmBroadway Baby7 posts in thread
Ragtime - Australian Premiere
Wed, 17 Aug 2005, 03:15 pmAUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL ‘RAGTIME’
On Saturday 3 September MonUCS (The Monash University Choral Society) will be performing the Australian Premiere of the Broadway musical RAGTIME in a concert performance at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, 123 Marshall Street Ivanhoe, conducted by Trevor Jones.
Tickets are available through Monash Arts (9905 1111) at $22 concession and $28 adult, with a surcharge for credit card purchases. Depending on demand, a matinee performance on Sunday September 4th may be announced closer to the concert date.
RAGTIME debuted on Broadway in 1998, and won four Tony Awards (Best Featured Actress, Book, Score and Orchestration).
The story is set in early 20th century America, and follows the lives of an immigrant and his motherless daughter, a wealthy family, a black man (Coalhouse Walker), and his lover (Sarah), as the stories intertwine to produce a powerful and moving story of love, loss, oppression and industry, with a comic twist.
Adapted from the book by Terrence McNally, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and based on E. L. DoctorowÂ’s distinguished novel, the musical merits of RAGTIME are undeniable.
MonUCS is a wholly student run Choir formed in 1962, is a part of AICSA (Australian Intervarsity Choral Societies Association) and performs a variety of works ranging from Mozart to Gilbert and Sullivan.
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
On Saturday 3 September MonUCS (The Monash University Choral Society) will be performing the Australian Premiere of the Broadway musical RAGTIME in a concert performance at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, 123 Marshall Street Ivanhoe, conducted by Trevor Jones.
Tickets are available through Monash Arts (9905 1111) at $22 concession and $28 adult, with a surcharge for credit card purchases. Depending on demand, a matinee performance on Sunday September 4th may be announced closer to the concert date.
RAGTIME debuted on Broadway in 1998, and won four Tony Awards (Best Featured Actress, Book, Score and Orchestration).
The story is set in early 20th century America, and follows the lives of an immigrant and his motherless daughter, a wealthy family, a black man (Coalhouse Walker), and his lover (Sarah), as the stories intertwine to produce a powerful and moving story of love, loss, oppression and industry, with a comic twist.
Adapted from the book by Terrence McNally, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and based on E. L. DoctorowÂ’s distinguished novel, the musical merits of RAGTIME are undeniable.
MonUCS is a wholly student run Choir formed in 1962, is a part of AICSA (Australian Intervarsity Choral Societies Association) and performs a variety of works ranging from Mozart to Gilbert and Sullivan.
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
Re: Ragtime - Australian Premiere- Concert version @ $28!?
Wed, 24 Aug 2005, 11:50 amNo, I am not in the show, but a friend of mine is and passed all the details on to me. The show is being put on by the Monash Choral Society, who are obviously and amateur group. The choir will be singing the ensemble parts, while the lead roles were cast outside of the choir. I assume that since the lead roles rehearsed with the choir for the first time this weekend (2 weeks before opening) that they are professional musical theatre performers.
I am only speaking for myself when I say that I will gladly pay $28 for the first opportunity to see Ragtime in Australia. It is one of my favourite musicals of all time, and is unlikely to get a full production any time soon given the large scale of the production and the casting limitations of needing a black and white cast (this particular production has been very loose in its definition of black and white - I am hoping they can get away with it because it is a concert version).
From what I hear the production is just awesome. And since there will be one performance only, you won't have the luxury of waiting to see a review before deciding to spend you $28 bucks!
I am only speaking for myself when I say that I will gladly pay $28 for the first opportunity to see Ragtime in Australia. It is one of my favourite musicals of all time, and is unlikely to get a full production any time soon given the large scale of the production and the casting limitations of needing a black and white cast (this particular production has been very loose in its definition of black and white - I am hoping they can get away with it because it is a concert version).
From what I hear the production is just awesome. And since there will be one performance only, you won't have the luxury of waiting to see a review before deciding to spend you $28 bucks!