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Heh, I think today's pick is definitely indicative of my dismal mood. Hey, at least I didn't go with Les Miserables.

Ragtime, based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow, is a musical about the intersection of the lives of three families at the turn of the 20th century: an unnamed upper-class white family living in New Rochelle, NY, chafing against the boundaries of society; Coalhouse Walker, Jr., an African-American ragtime piano player from Harlem, and his lover, Sarah, hoping for a better future for their son and pursuing justice at a terrible cost; and Tateh, a widowed Jewish Eastern European immigrant, and his daughter, seeking a better life in America.

This song is the Act 1 finale, after Sarah has been killed. I thought about posting the lovely and uplifting "Wheels of a Dream" with the follow-up, "And then she dies and he becomes a terrorist," but that seemed cruel, so let's just go straight to depressing. :)

Date: May. 23rd, 2010 08:42 pm (UTC)

Date: May. 23rd, 2010 08:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maddie2927.livejournal.com
Ohhh, this. Usually your musical sundays make me especially happy, being a theatre person myself, musicals especially. But this. The first time I saw Ragtime live also marks the first time I've ever been brought to tears by something's beauty alone. I was a little young to understand all of the themes and fully grasp its emotional gravity but the way it sounds touched me so deeply that I started crying. I'm actually doing this show this summer, and even though I honestly don't fit any roles except maybe Evelyn Nesbit, I just wanted to be a part of it, and experience the lovely score with a group of people instead of by myself in my car.

oh, dear. /ramble.

Long story short, thanks for this =)

ps Sorry for the dismal mood =/
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