Ragtime " review
Open Air theatre, Regent's Park, LondonThis musical had the misfortune to receive its British premiere on the night in 2003 when America invaded Iraq. Now revived by Timothy Sheader, it is staged with all the brilliance you'd expect of a man who has won the Olivier award for best musical revival three years running. My doubts concern the show itself, which, like the EL Doctorow novel on which it is based, offers…