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Ragtime is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow .
Hitchy-Koo of 1920, October 19, 1920 – December 18, 1920; with music by Jerome Kern, book by Glen MacDonough and lyrics by Glen MacDonough and Anne Caldwell. [ 19 ] The Hitchy-Koo of 1922 began tryouts on October 10, 1922 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia , but ran for less than two weeks.
"La Pas Ma La" is a composition published by minstrel performer Ernest Hogan in 1895 and recognized as the first published ragtime work. [ better source needed ] [ 1 ] With his troupe, the Georgia Graduates, Hogan created a comedy dance called the "Pasmala" consisting of a walk forward with three steps back, and in 1895 composed and published a ...
“Ragtime” is a groundbreaking musical that delves into the complexities of race, class, and the American dream by music and storytelling. Savannah Stage Company’s Upcoming Musical Skip to ...
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, [2] is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. [1] Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. [1] Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb.
As one of the classics of ragtime, it returned to international prominence as part of the ragtime revival in the 1970s, when it was used as the theme music for the 1973 Oscar-winning film The Sting. Composer and pianist Marvin Hamlisch 's adaptation reached No. 3 on the Billboard pop chart and spent a week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart ...
Ernest Hogan. Ernest Hogan (born Ernest Reuben Crowdus; 1865 – May 20, 1909 [1]) was the first Black American entertainer to produce and star in a Broadway show, The Oyster Man, in 1907 (shows at the African Grove Theatre preceded it by generations) and helped to popularize the musical genre of ragtime.
[11] Although not a traditional ragtime song, [6] Berlin's composition kickstarted a ragtime jubilee—a belated celebration of the music which African-Americans had originated a decade prior in the 1890s. [12] The positive international reception of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" led to a musical and dance revival known as "the ragtime craze". [13]