What makes a song, a singer, a piece of music gay? For famed critic Barry Walters, who built a career on reviews for The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, The Advocate, and the San Francisco Examiner, ...

At the turn of the 20th century, America faced mass unrest as various groups vied to make a life for themselves: immigrants, African Americans, WASPs and countless other groups. Hoof n’ Horn’s annual ...

AIKEN — Public input about a document that establishes the context for decisions about the historical significance of Aiken’s buildings and other features is an important component of the historical ...

The prologue that opens Ragtime loudly announces the musical's epic ambitions as its nine fictional characters and six of its historical figures introduce themselves with third-person narration and ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — From rags to renovations. Developers plan to open a new restaurant at the old Ragtime building in Beaches Town Center. The changes could be pretty dramatic - they won't blow the ...

“ Ragtime is a story about finding common ground in the face of division,” said Jackson. “It feels especially meaningful to bring this piece to our stage at this moment in time.” Performances will be ...

Everyone’s been in a debate when someone says: “You’re taking that out of context.” But what does it actually mean to understand something “in context”? Appeals to context feel irrefutable. Of course ...

This time, the reader question was: What has Ragtime's journey to (and back to) Broadway been like? (The author would like to extend her appreciation to Garth Drabinsky who provided details about the ...

In the late 1800s, many people believed the United States of America had a real drinking problem and viewed alcohol as the root cause of all of society’s ills, including crime, violence and broken ...

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, stars of Broadway revival of 'Ragtime', join Morning Joe to discuss show, now at Lincoln Center in New York City. What we know about the 'massive' ...

We don't always watch TV with the hope of learning something, but there are plenty of shows that are as engaging to watch as they are educational. Period pieces dramatizing historical events and ...

In addition, Ellie May Sennett will take over the role of ‘The Little Girl’ beginning January 6, which she has been understudying, with Aerina DeBoer joining the company as the understudy for the role ...