Reviewed by David Rooney
No word has been more bandied about in American life the past two years than change. And no show investigates the nuances of that word as it relates to the American Dream—conveying hope, opportunity and success, but also the ugly flipside of pain, division, confusion and violence—more masterfully than <cite>Ragtime</cite>. The 1997 musical not only feels trenchant and timely, but its multistrand story is …