Showstoppers (11 o'clock numbers) from Each Show

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 1:56pm

I want to compile a CD of showstoppers from the following shows...what would you consider the showstopper of these shows:

Beauty and the Beast
Hairspray (Timeless to Me...thought I heard so once)
Urinetown (I was thinking RUN FREEDOM RUN, but wasn't sure)
Producers (Prisoners of Love?)
Chicago (revival) (Mr. Cellophane??? or Razzle Dazzle???)
Cabaret (revival) (Cabaret???)
Aida
Gypsy (Rose's Turn???)
Les Mis
Little Shop of Horrors (Suddenly Seymour???)
Wonderful Town
Fiddler on the Roof
Boy From Oz
Avenue Q

Updated On: 7/28/04 at 01:56 PM

[OhSoWicked]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:03pm

"Little Shop of Horrors (Suddenly Seymour???)"

Or Downtown (Skid Row)

[Plum]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:06pm

Gypsy- "Rose's Turn"
Boy From Oz- "Once Before I Go"
The Producers- "Betrayed"

But by showstopper, you mean a big solo number, right? Because otherwise everything changes. But with those rules I guess I would also say:

Avenue Q- "There's a Fine, Fine Line"
Fiddler on the Roof- "Far From the Home I Love" or maybe "If I Were a Rich Man"

Those last two shows don't exactly have a big fat showstopping, soul-baring number, though. If you're looking for those, you might want to try "Lot's Wife," from Caroline, or Change, "Soliloquoy" from Carousel, and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls.

[Craig]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:07pm

Beauty and the Beast: Be Our Guest or Gaston
Hairspray: You Can't Stop The Beat, Welcome to the 60s
Producers: Springtime for Hitler
Cabaret (revival): Maybe This Time
Avenue Q: Everyone's a little bit racist, The Money Song

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:08pm

I might even say "I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN" from HAIRSPRAY. The response to that song from the audience is greater (in my experience) than any other number.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:15pm

I am talking about the 11 o'clock number that wows everyone...it could be a solo or a group number. For example:

GIMME GIMME from Thoroughly Modern Millie
LULLABY OF BROADWAY from 42nd Street
OKLAHOMA from Oklahoma!

[Broadwaybaby614]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:15pm

Urinetown-DEFINATELY "Run, Freedom, Run", also maybe "We're not Sorry"

The Producers - "Springtime For Hitler"

Little Shop - "Feed Me", "Suddenly Seymour"'s okay, but "Feed Me" is more powerful

Wonderful Town - "Conga" (I LOVE that song)

Avenue Q - "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist", "Schadenfreude"

Hairspray - "Welcome to the 60s"

[Plum]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:16pm

Okay, if you're talking audience response it's a little different. But I still stand by "Rose's Turn." :)

[POLisPOL]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:19pm

Beauty and the Beast - be our guest
Hairspray - you're timeless (to me)
Urinetown - run freedom run
Chicago - cell block tango
Cabaret - maybe this time
Aida - easy as life (when sung by Heather Headley)
Gypsy - You Gotta Get a Gimmick
Les Mis - stars, I will say "One day more", but it's the end of act 1, so there is a natural stop for the show
Little Shop of Horrors - Suddenly Seymour
Avenue Q - There's a fine fine line

Updated On: 7/28/04 at 02:19 PM

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:23pm

Beauty and the Beast- Gaston or Me
Hairspray- You Can't Stop the Beat
Urinetown RUN FREEDOM RUN
Producers- Betrayed
Chicago (revival)- We Both Reached for the Gun
Gypsy- Rose's Turn
Little Shop of Horrors- Feed Me or Suddenly Seymore
Wonderful Town- 100 easy ways or conga
Boy From Oz- once before i go
Avenue Q- everyone's a little bit racist, or special

and i think the title of this thread just changed but i stand by these

Updated On: 7/28/04 at 02:23 PM

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:31pm

I have to disagree with some of these -- many good song's listed, by downtown is not an 11:00 number -- that's (as I understand) the big, typically solo, number late in the show's second act, hence the name 11:00 o'clock -- that tends to "stop the show"

Gypsy -- Roses Turn
Hairspay -- I know where I've been
Ragtime -- Back to Before and/or Make Them hear you
Producers -- Betrayed
Millie -- Gimme Gimme


Just my thoughts on some...

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:36pm

well i believe ut was originally just the showstoppers not the 11 o'clock numbers

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:39pm

sorry jonart -- the thread header I saw had 11:00 number in it -- maybe Millie edited after initial post --

Updated On: 7/28/04 at 02:39 PM

[CJR]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:43pm

Mr Cellophane is definitely NOT a showstopper.... especailly when done by PJ Benjamin. No offense to PJ, I love him dearly, but he's so over it. The only time I've seen that number be a showstopper is when it was performed by Rob Bartlett.

I say when Little Shop closes, bring Rob back as Amos!!!!

Anyway.....

Chicago -- Nowadays/The Hot Honey Rag

(and if you're Roxane Carrasco playing Velma, the showstopper is I Can't Do It Alone )

A great 11 o'clock number, which is vastly overlooked, is I'm Going Back from Bells Are Ringing. Pick up the revival CD with Faith Prince and Marc Kudisch if you get a chance. I highly recommend it!

Updated On: 7/28/04 at 02:43 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:46pm

Actually she mentioned both, showstoppers and 11 o'clock numbers, which sometimes are the same numbers, but not always. If you want the showstoppers, as in the big audience-response numbers from the shows...

Beauty and the Beast - Be Our Guest
Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat (or Timeless to Me)
Urinetown - Run, Freedom, Run
Producers - Springtime For Hitler
Chicago - All That Jazz
Cabaret - Cabaret (or Money Money)
Aida - The Gods Love Nubia (or Written in the Stars)
Gypsy - Rose's Turn
Les Mis - One Day More (or On My Own)
Little Shop of Horrors - Suddenly Seymore
Wonderful Town - Swing!
Fiddler on the Roof - If I Were a Rich Man (or Tradition)
Boy From Oz - Once Before I Go
Avenue Q - Fine, Fine Line

[bythesword84]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:40pm

Beauty and the Beast-- If I Can't Love Her or Gaston
Hairspray- You Can't Stop the Beat
Urinetown- Snuff the Girl/Run Freedom Run
Producers- Springtime for Hitler
Chicago (revival)- Cell Block Tango or Hot Honey Rag/Nowadays
Cabaret (revival)- Cabaret
Gypsy- Rose's Turn
Les Miserables- Bring Him Home
Little Shop of Horrors- Suddenly Seymore
Wonderful Town- Conga! or Swing!
Fiddler on the Roof- If I Were a Rich Man (even if I didn't like it in this revival)
Boy From Oz- Once Before I Go
Avenue Q- Fine, Fine Line

[ProducersFan]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:51pm

"Betrayed" is the official 11 o'clock number from The Producers (straight from Mel's mouth and very true when I've seen the show). But if you're talking about showstoppers then it would be Betrayed or Springtime for Hitler.

~Jessica

[ponine24601]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 5:20pm

my vote

les mis- on my own, when sung by Diana Kaarina

Posted: 7/28/04 at 6:09pm

Showstoppers (not necessarily 'official' 11o'clock numbers) in my opinion:

Beauty and the Beast--Be My Guest and sometimes Gaston
Hairspray--You Can't Stop the Beat and I Know Where I Have Been (if Motormouth is a true singing Diva!)
Urinetown--Run Freedom Run
Producers--Betrayed
Chicago--They Both Reached For The Gun
Les Mis--One Day More
Little Shop of Horrors--Downtown
Avenue Q--The whole damn show!

[bythesword84]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 6:14pm

Showstoppers and 11 o'clock numbers are not always the same thing.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:18pm

Thanks for your guys help. I was always under assumption that an 11 o'clock number and showstopper were the same thing. For example, Gimme Gimme in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Basically, what I am looking for are songs that both are the 11 o'clock numbers and get a big audience response.

For example, for Fiddler I would say "If I Were a Rich Man," but that isn't an 11 o'clock number. I will take your guys suggestions and make my CD.

[shlamdiddly]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:24pm

Hairspray-I know where I've been
Avenue Q- really it would be the first song to really cath people's attention which would be It Sucks to Be Me
Urinetown-Run, Freedom Run

[Plum]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:30pm

An 11 o'clock number is a type of showstopper. For example, Rose's Turn is the quintessential 11 o'clock number and a showstopper. But "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" can stop the show, too. It's just not an 11 o'clock number. :)

And I hate to invoke the hated Cats, but "Memory" is a big-time 11 o'clock number, overused though it may be.

[bbabe24]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 10:38pm

Don't forget "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys and Dolls. It's a showstopper, an 11 o'clock showstopper, and it's in a climactic scene.

Posted: 7/28/04 at 10:55pm

Chicago (revival) - All That Jazz, Cellblock Tango
Les Mis - Master of the House, One Day More