The PRO returns to Philipsburg, Pennsylvania’s historic Rowland Theatre (1917) with a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. This performance is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. Box Office Phone: (814) 342-0477 Email: boxoffice@rowlandtheatre.com General Website: http://www.rowlandtheatre.com/
The PRO returns to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania’s historic Campus Theatre with a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance is presented by the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra and will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. One show only. All seats $20.00. (Ticket purchases are non-refundable.) Tickets: Email: […]
The PRO returns to the historic Brook Theatre (1927) for a matinee screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent feature film THE GOLD RUSH with its original 1925 score. The performance is presented by the Brook Arts Center and will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. One show only. This performance is co-funded by the National Endowment for the […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performs Meet Me At The Fair!: Sights & Sounds of the Great World’s Fairs at its return to the Community House in Forest Hills, Queens, New York (A National Historic Landmark). The multi-media performance will feature delightful and rare music and images from the 1876 Centennial, the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the 1901 […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO) presents Buster Keaton’s silent film comedy STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. with its original 1928 orchestral score at the Strings Music Festival. This two-hour livescore performance will also include a screening of the 1921 Keaton comedy short One Week, and a rare performance of the "Mischa Elman March." The event will be […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra (PRO) launches its 41st Season with a Gala Season Opener at featuring Harold Lloyd’s silent film comedy SAFETY LAST! with its original 1923 orchestral score at the historic Majestic Theater. The two-hour event will be hosted and conducted by PRO founder and Artistic Director Rick Benjamin. Tickets: PRO 41st Season Opener Email: […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra performs Meet Me At The Fair!: Sights & Sounds of the Great World’s Fairs for the Mid-Columbia County Community Concerts Association. The multi-media performance will feature delightful and rare music and images from the 1876 Centennial, the 1893 Columbian Exposition, the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the 1915 […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, along with the Kenworthy Players, presents a Centennial Showcase - a recreated early 1900s vaudeville show in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Kenworthy Theatre. PRO will accompany live local dancers, actors, singers, and acrobats with period pit orchestra music, along with Buster Keaton's motion picture One Week. The Centennial […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents the THE CLOWN PRINCES, an evening of short comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores in the Gilliam & Bisbee Event Center (1919) in historic downtown Heppner. This performance is presented by the Howard & Beth Bryant Foundation and will be hosted and conducted by […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents the THE CLOWN PRINCES, an evening of short comedy films by Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd with their original orchestral scores in the historic Liberty Theatre in downtown Astoria. This performance will be hosted and conducted by PRO founder Rick Benjamin. This event is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra presents Buster Keaton’s silent film comedy SHERLOCK, JR. with its original 1925 orchestral score in the historic Tampa Theatre as part of the theatre's gala Centennial Celebration. The Orchestra will collaborate with the house's mighty Wurlitzer Organ during this performance, the finale of which will be a spectacular rendition of Tchaikovsky's […]
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra returns to the Smoot Theatre to present Buster Keaton’s silent film comedy STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. with its original orchestral score. The grand two-hour program celebrating the Theatre's Centennial will be hosted and conducted by Rick Benjamin. This event is co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA.org) as part of […]
