Comments on: Portland Center Stage Ragtime Review

By: The Chosen at Portland Center Stage | On Portland

The Chosen at Portland Center Stage | On Portland — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:15:27 +0000

[...] and actor's narrative or pantomime to fill the stage. This tactic worked extremely well for Ragtime and Snow Falling on Cedars but fails miserably with The [...]

By: Snow Falling on Cedars at Portland Center Stage Reviewed | On Portland

Snow Falling on Cedars at Portland Center Stage Reviewed | On Portland — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:46:25 +0000

[...] so well you'd swear they had a real body on stage. I couldn't help but think back to Coleman's work on Ragtime and the show-stopping scene where Gavin Gregory (who plays Coalhouse Walker) sits down to play at [...]

By: barbara barton

barbara barton — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:20:09 +0000

Sorry Chris, I go to a musical to be made happy and leave singing the songs, not to be made think serious thoughts. Not to take a whit from the excellent cast, who were great, I did not care for the show at all. A season ticket-holder for several years, this is the first musical to disappoint me.
Next year, LeMiz?….I hope not.