Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Ragtime

I'll be honest, there is a small part of me that feels like we don't really NEED another Ragtime revival that does it the traditional way, however I am also kind of excited for this one. The last Ragtime revival came about when I was firt getting into Broadway and I remember being really excited about it, but was bummed when it never even got a recording. So now the fact that it's coming back with this all-star cast does have me a little excited. Is it new and interesting? No. But does it have the potential for being the best iteration of the old version we're likely to see? Yeah, I think it might be.

Before we started, the prediction in our household was that they would begin with the opening and then end with Wheels of Dream, so they through us a bit of a curveball by flipping them. I'll be honest, it started on a low note. I love Joshua Henry so much, but this was not his best lip-syncing performance (and if I'm being honest, not quite my favorite vocal performance, but that's just me). However I did enjoy them ending with the opening. The scale of this show is one of it's greatest strengths and I love the way that was on display here. While they didn't really dance and they weren't really singing, it did make me want to see that group of people do the whole show.