Ragtime/YMMV


 * Crowning Moment of Funny: "What a Game", and almost whenever Edgar or Grandfather say something.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: Pretty much anything involving Tateh. Especially "Gliding." *sniff*
 * "Sarah, my life has changed/Sarah, you've got to see/Sarah, we've got a son/SARAH, COME DOWN TO MEEEEE!"
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: "Ragtime", "Make Them Hear You." The entire musical, really. Except "The Crime of the Century.''
 * Excuse me? "Crime of the Century" isn't awesome? This troper humbly begs to differ. Wheeeee!
 * Historical Villain Upgrade: J.P. Morgan
 * Motive Decay: Coalhouse goes from seeking reparations for his car to terrorizing the city of New York as revenge for
 * Lampshaded in the narration, where Booker T. Washington explains that Coalhouse choosing a target so wholly unconnected with his stated grievances was regarded as proof of his insanity.
 * Tear Jerker: Almost any part of the show can turn on the waterworks post- "Nothing Like the City."
 * You mean post-Prologue, right?
 * Too Good to Last: The outstanding revival closed less than two months after opening.