Works of Scott Joplin which renewed interest in Joplin among musicians and prompted new stagings of Joplin's opera Treemonisha. Next came the release and Grammy Award for The New England Ragtime Ensemble's recording of The Red Back Book, Joplin tunes edited by Gunther Schuller. Finally, with the release of the motion picture The Sting in 1973, which had a Marvin Hamlisch soundtrack of Joplin rags, ragtime was brought to a wide audience. Hamlisch's rendering of Joplin's 1902 rag "The Entertainer" won an Academy Award, and was an American Top 40 hit in 1974, reaching No. 3 on May 18. Ragtime news and reviews publications during this period included The Ragtime Review (1962–1966), The Rag Times (bimonthly/sporadic, 1962–2003), and The Mississippi Rag (monthly, 1973–2009). Many modern musicians have once again begun to find ragtime and incorporate it into their music; such musicians include Jay Chou, Curtains for You, Baby Gramps, Bob Milne and Tom Brier. In 1980, an adaption of E. L. Doctorow's historical novel Ragtime was released on screen. Randy Newman composed its music score, which was all original. In 1998, a stage version of Ragtime was produced on Broadway. With music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, the show featured several rags as well as songs in other musical styles. See also Animal dance Ragtime (film) References Further reading RAGTIME HISTORY (Storia del Ragtime) External links Classic Ragtime Piano by Ted Tjaden African-American music 19th-century music genres