Ragtime - Opening Number - Rosie O'Donnell Show

[Jimbo43003]

There are NO acoustics! Ugh!

[BenIsAwsome321]

They did good but the sound guys did not do them any justice

[SirChezarie]

Amazing they got so much of the cast to move so well on that tiny stage area .

[flipperloco619]

Look at little Lea Michele from Glee in one of her first roles on Broadway!!!

[hogbackmtn]

Take another bow... TAKE another bow... TAKE ANOTHER BOW

[lalahahajkjklol]

Oh my gosh, audra's high B at the end. :DDDDD SO FREAKING GOOD!

[laurenrose34]

We're playing this song in our Marching Band... without the lyrics :P

[whiteboimonologuez]

lmao lea michele as Tateh's little daughter

[DaLastBoss]

it was the music of something beginning

an era exploding, a century spinning

in riches and rags and in rhythm and rhyme,

the people called it ragtime, ragtime!

[Mapman923]

This may be very weird, but I am descended from some of the first immigrants to this side of the pond (Swedish, Welsh, Dutch, French, Swiss) and if you don't understand why the Jewish and African parts of this musical resound with me than the other, turn in your high school diploma. You are not worthy to call yourselves citizens of the USA. Ragtime? Give me a break. This was playing out in Philadelphia of 1700. Nice score, though, considerng the 1900's New York misunderstanding.

[blake4la]

@Mapman923

This was true of Philadelphia in 1700, New York City in 1910, and so many numerous eras of American history, as this story tragically continues to repeat itself even today. The whole point of such a powerful play, there will be no heaven here until things change.

[defygravitybewicked]

OMG LEA <3

[ya0ish3lly]

man, when I saw this on rosie o donnell, I ran to buy the album. =D

[Livingetc25]

MINI LEA MICHELE!! <3

[trilingual28]

The way Brian Stokes Mitchell twirls his hat is just breathtaking :-)

[me254065]

Got I love that Bb sooo much

[McGarvinStudios]

I wish I could've seen this original cast! It would've been a mind blowing experience!

[lynx2210]

Oh my gosh, Lea's cheeks... ♥

[faninnarnia]

hey lea michele is there!

[MarinaGMurad]

LEA LEA LEA LEA. She was so tiny, awww :)) Such a cute bb ♥

[estiebubs]

Had no idea Lea was in ragtime at all! let alone playing the little girl who i played in FCT's production of it. Most amazing experience of my life. words cannot describe how amazing that show is and to have the honour of being in it is priceless :) Brilliant.

[WendIaBergman]

@estiebubs Lol yeah I believe she was in the OBC and touring cast.

[ETTA411]

lea mitchell from glee was the little immigrant girl wow

[misspretty01ful]

@ETTA411 its lea michele and yeah

[BROADWAYFAN2008]

Audra McDonald is absolutely amazing. I love her so much. Her voice is pure. Lea Michelle is so young and so cute

[littlemisschilepeper]

seeing lea at such a young age getting so into the performance makes me really happy. you just know she was born for this :)

[BwayBoundChristian]

Where's the actor who played Edgar now? Anyone know?

[AddictingVeggieDip]

@BwayBoundChristian Christopher Cox his youtube is CaCox97

[2009lilmoe]

LOOK AT LEA!!!!!

[thewatermelonjoe]

TAKE ANOTHER BOWx3

STFUUU

[sprigelf2000]

Look its Data....I mean Brent Spiner.

[m0m057]

that immigrant girl looked like Lea Michele lol

[violinrox24]

@m0m057 that's because it is lea michele.

[2009hpfan]

@m0m057 it is lea  michele

[broadwaygirl0307]

@m0m057 lol it is her!

[Laffing4Meds]

take another bow...take another bow!...TAKE ANOTHER BOW!!!!!!!!!!!

jeez rosie...

[evanescencerocks24]

does anyone have more parts of this musical with the OBC??

[surfbillabong498]

OMGSH!!! LEA MICHELLE?!!

[broadwaysfairlady]

Audra, Marin, and Brian complete my life. Three of the most beautiful voices on Broadway.

[sarahsandiego2]

Is the girl at 3:47 Lea Michelle??

[shezrecklessx]

@sarahsandiego2 Yeah, that's Lea Michele :D! She's so cute!

[ExAxLxPx12]

@sarahsandiego2 yes.

[futuresuperstar4life]

i thought that was lea! she's so fortunate to have performed with Audra...who won 4 tonys nd one for this role! omg

[broadwaymike92]

@futuresuperstar4life It is Lea Michele!

[futuresuperstar4life]

@broadwaymike92 i kno!



[iou50bucks]

Is that Marin hitting the C6 at the end?

[Christinasvenska]

@iou50bucks I believe the woman stretching the C6 at the end is the woman holding the baby....although I'm sure Marin can sing a C6 too. She was classically trained, and a C6 is easily stretched for Sopranos. I don't know what her fach is, sing I haven't heard her sing opera, but for musical theatre, she is definitely a Soprano, although she does sing a lot of Mezzo songs too.

[iou50bucks]

@Christinasvenska I've never heard her sing opera either, but Marin is undoubtedly a Soprano. She's singing a lot of Mezzo songs in Next to Normal right now though, but she sounds absolutely incredible. 

[Christinasvenska]

@iou50bucks Yes, I've heard her! She's absolutely fabulous! She and Bernadette are my two favourites.

[erhalperin]

@iou50bucks that's Audra

[DoublezTV]

I'm reading the book right now. It's amazing. I hope I get to see the musical sometime.

[daneish61]

haha Lea Michele as the little girl!

[stewieshowsceo]

Def not one of my favs

[julieoliverio]

So if you look closely, when Tateh appears, and later when they focus on him at 3:46 you will see a 12 year old Lea Michele, better known as Rachel Berry on Glee! She originated the role of "Little Girl" in this show. I have loved this show for ages, and totally didn't make that connection!

[garveroli]

woow lea is there!!!

[BWombat12]

4:26 Hottie at the front in the white flowered cardigan ;)

[Christinasvenska]

@iRebekah31 I agree....I hear Marin and Audra over everyone else....except for the C6 sung by one of the immigrant women at the end of the song.

[hannahkathleeny]

This number always gives me chills and makes me tear up. Soo good!!!

[punkysk8er522]

3:47 oh my goodness! little lea michele!! this was actually a pretty good show.

[RentandWicked]

Awesome song god Broadway is so amazing

[broadwaybabe99]

ugh this makes me CRY!

[pete8619]

was that Lea Michele from GLEE

[showfreak101]

@pete8619 Yes it is

[krisolicious]

@pete8619 YEAH!! When she was about 9 or 10 she was apart of the orginal cast of Rag Time!! She was so cute!!! :) HUGE LEA FAN!!!

[notjohnbehan]

Christiane Noll (as mother) and Bobby Steggert (as Brother) have received 2010 Tony nominations for the revival show of Ragtime!

[ILoveEmmyRossum444]

My School Did This And It was Amazing!!!!

[sidekickstupidco]

which ones little lea?

[MiaPetia]

@sidekickstupidco do u mean the Lea from Glee? If so she is the little jewish girl in the front.

[TiTiKoge]

aww, little lea... and holy crap i got chills. audra kicks ass. this is an amazing show.

[liveinlove1123]

my God, little Lea Michele is adorable!!!

[Buckleigh]

LOOK LOOK...Lea Michelle!!

[SarahWhitman]

No way! where?  This is so brilliant! I would love to see it.

[Buckleigh]

Lea Michele plays the little immigrant girl. I saw this show back when it played on Broadway. Little did I know I'd be seing a future DIVA! :)

[orion7763]

It's really too bad that the revival of Ragtime was taken off of Broadway. I really wanted to go see it... but now it may be many years until it's revived again. The play though just seems absolutely brilliant, and the music is first rate.

[LTHSFanpire]

@orion7763 why was the revival taken off i heard it was amazing

[orion7763]

The revival was taken off because there were not enough people that went to go see it to cover the large cost of putting on the play.

The play was met with critical acclaim, and it was really popular with audiences.

If the play was revived in another time when we weren't in the worst recession since the Depression itself, I think the play would have had a really good chance of taking off.

I really want to see a Broadway show of Ragtime- but I might have to wait 15 years for another revival.

[Christinasvenska]

This is one of the best shows in Broadway history.....and one of the best songs!!! Thanks for posting!!!

[lunarcase13]

LEA MICHELE =0 AHHHHH!!! man i love her :)

[jeffreysalley]

as annoying and irritating as rosie o'donnell is i must admit i really loved her she show! she was a huge supporter of broadway musicals.

[EIREANNireland93]

Lea Michele is so cute here! :)

This musical is so good, so sad that it's closing on Broadway. :(

I love how Rosie always puts Broadway into her shows!

[lunarcase13]

@EIREANNireland93

Lea Michele is my dream girl! =D Too bad Rosie's show is cancelled :(

[broadwaybabe99]

AUDRA MCDONALD I LOVE YOU. she seriously has one of the most beautiful voices i've ever heard. it is so smooth and perfect and AHH I LOVE HER

[MRYEARBOOK2010]

We did this play in this school som much fun to do and sing thnx for uploading

[showersinger34]

baby lea michele! she's so cute

[robotlovesmonkey]

oh my lord Audra is sensational. Every single note a thrilling display of what the human voice is capable of!

[G4Rat]

Audra killed that note at the end. wow I love her :}

[gamesport88]

@G4Rat

I am such a huge Audra fan. So sorry I missed seeing this the first time around, but I did see her first show which was Carousel when I was 6 and loved her ever since! I think she defies the word "angel."

[gamesport88]

@G4Rat

Audra has the voice of an angel!

I am such a huge fan of her. Always have been, always will!

[Broadway3]

so precise! i love it!

[JollyMe08]

LEA MICHELE!! <333

[Eirelav111]

I just say this in Portland not too long ago, and it was amazing.

[phantasma616]

m m m m...brian stokes mitchell...that voice!

[xianarockstar]

i have to play this in pit ensemble this year for this play. im excited.

[RentandWicked]

awesome love it

[KristinChenoweth1]

I love this song! I sang this once with my camp... the only part that I think is weird is that part about Sarah... random!

[RuinedbyReality]

No...Not at all. Sarah and Coalhouse are a main part of the show, if you were to see it....

[crazyking1325]

HOLY CRAP ITS LEA MICHELE!

[newrochellephoenix]

Im impressed that they got the cast for that big production number on what must have been small tv studio space.

[lolcatsrcool]

My school did ragtime and we got to meet the cast of the revival and the makers of the show. this show is pure genius.

[ChaosandGaming]

Our high school is doing Ragtime too.... the show really is amazing, and definitely deserves to be revived.... I really want to go see it sometime.

[gchimmel]

I'm gonna see the very third preview of the revival!

[MidwesternDiva]

They're reviving Ragtime? Yeah!

[whisperallforgiven]

LEA MICHELE!

[pkring]

Lord, that audra macdonald chick is AWFUL.

[Selendomono]

i think they only miced the main characters for this performance because you can hear Audra and the other lead characters way louder than everyone else

[fontenayperi]

the ending is great!

[dreamerjj]

Wow... though it'll be great to see a new revival... nothing can compares the original cast!!!

[RuinedbyReality]

Actually, people are saying that the revival is BETTER than the original. I'd agree, because it goes into way more depth, and the woman who plays Mother (can't remember her name?) gives such a great performance. I'll be shocked if she doesn't get a Tony nod.

[aasjb4ever]

christiane noll is mother in the revival and i bet shes epic

[jmmallo]

She is BEYOND amazing!  She totally steals the show!

[blackpython]

I love how you can hear Marin and Audra's voice soaring above the others, which may just be that they had mics and most everyone else didn't, but you know what since it's the delectable voices of Marin Mazzie and Audra McDonald, I am perfectly ok with that. This show was perfection and I'm so happy it's being revived! I'll just miss Marin, Audra and Brian Stokes-Mitchell. They were all completely brilliant!

[broadwaymike92]

A Young Lea Michele! OMG. She was so cute

[nealbrice]

I miss Rosie!!!!!!!!