06/08/2026
Safety Last! with the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is on sale now for Majestic Benefactor and Headliner Members!
The PBS Television-featured Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will perform the rare, original 1923 score to Harold Lloyd's Safety Last! in the Main Hall! The iconic "man hanging from the clock" scene can be seen on the big screen during a special presentation of the film during the performance.
Meet the Artists: The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the world’s only year-round, professional ensemble re-creating “America’s Original Music” – the syncopated sounds of early musical theater, silent cinema, and vintage dance. The PRO came into being as a result of Rick Benjamin’s 1985 discovery of thousands of turn-of-the-century orchestra scores once belonging to Victrola recording star Arthur Pryor. In 1988, the Orchestra made its formal debut at Alice Tully Hall – the first concert ever presented at Lincoln Center by such an ensemble. Since then, PRO has appeared at hundreds of leading arts venues, including the Ravinia Festival, the Smithsonian Institution, Chautauqua, the Brucknerhaus (Austria), the New York 92nd Street Y, and the American Dance Festival.
In addition to its worldwide concert hall, university, and festival appearances, the PRO has acquired a considerable following both here and abroad through its radio programs on the New York Times’ WQXR, National Public Radio (All Things Considered, Performance Today, and others), the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Voice of America networks. Since 1989, the Walt Disney Company has relied on the Orchestra’s recordings for the outdoor “area music” heard at Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland, Disney World, and Disneyland Paris; the PRO strengthened its international following during its extended engagement as a U.S. Ambassador of Goodwill at the 1992 World’s Universal Exposition in Seville, Spain.
Tickets will be on sale for Producer, Director, Popcorn Club, and Stagehand Members on Wednesday, June 10. Tickets will be on sale for the general public on Friday, June 12.
