‘Ragtime’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast

I vividly remember reading the novel Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow in college. It was during an English course focused on the American Dream, with a series of books to show us what that really meant throughout the decades. I’m sure plenty of us grew up with the promise that we’d graduate from school, get a job, have a family, and that damn picket fence. This was the idea that our parents were sold, and their parents before them; that dream was only realized for some, and a nightmare for many more. While the message of Ragtime was understood, it didn’t fully sink in until I was sitting in Lincoln Center listening to the dazzling music of this Tony Award-winning Broadway revival.

In this episode of the BSB Podcast, hosts Brian Kitson and RJ Miller-Zelinko break down the music and stagecraft of Ragtime! While both hosts are familiar with this project in different ways, how enchanting was the musical’s soundscape? As a show that is told mostly through song, which numbers stood out? There are a few that RJ draws from his theater history that people tend to keep coming back to. Join these two as they also discuss the recent landscape of Broadway, with concert-esque shows seeming to be all the rage!

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