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A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#75re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:53amWhen I saw RENT - exactly 12 years ago, the night after the Tony nominations were announced, the cast received a standing ovation when they walked out on stage to start the second act.
#76re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:03pm
I've seen it happen at Jersey Boys.
And though this doesn't count: years ago at The Hollywood Bowl I believe it was Patti LuPone, Rebecca Luker and Davis Gaines in concert. The Bowl was very packed, and during Act 1, DG came out to sing his first song, Ol' Man River. Afterwards, it was a thrill to see everyone standing on their feet and clapping madly. The roar was just amazing. It must have lasted at least 5 minutes. I always think of that night because I have never experienced anything like it again.
#77re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:18pmthanks cartwheel, I was blessed to see the show at a point in my life where I really benefited from seeing it. The Color Purple wasn't the best show I've seen, but its one that has meant the most to me, and one of two Broadway shows that has ever made me cry.
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bradwalt
Chorus Member Joined: 6/19/06
#78re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:27pm
Angela Lansbury after Rose's Turn in 1974 (everytime I saw it).
I wonder if the other Roses (on Broadway) got the standing O - Ethel Merman, Tyne Daly? Anyone?
Last performances should be a separate category - although I saw one of the last Side Show performances; the ensemble got a standing O at the top , just coming out and standing in those bleachers. Took me by surprise (although it was a "cult" audience, not a regular, average night.)
#79re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:34pmRaul's last "Being Alive" is the only one I have witnessed.
#80re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:43pmThe reason why Rose's Turn gets a standing O, in addition to being a great, powerful song, is that many people think it's the end of the show and don't know that there's one more scene. The one I went to a few months ago had at least 30 (mostly old) people stand up and rush out the exit during the applause for Rose's Turn, thinking it was the end of the show.
#81re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:54pmAt Nikki Snelson's last performance in Legally Blonde, she received a standing ovation after "Whipped Into Shape". It was started by some fans in the front row, and then other people joined in. :) It was pretty awesome.
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Updated On: 5/13/08 at 11:54 PM
#82re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/13/08 at 11:55pm
And it was amazing
It lasted long enough that the conductor had to signal for the next line to stop the cheering.
bollingerchampagne2
Swing Joined: 3/31/08
#83re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 11:31amEthel Merman in Gypsy there were standing ovations almost for every one of her songs, but Everythings Coming Up Roses and Rose's Turn had the most people stand up for an ovation.
#84re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 11:48amThe most intense (and longest-lasting show-stopping) one was at the final Broadway public performance of CATS (an Actors Fund benefit)following the Jellicle Ball sequence - it wasn't a few people that started it - the ENTIRE audience literally leapt to their feet with a roar. Definitely one of my most memorable moments as an audience mnember.
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#85re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 12:50pmpaciencia y fe got a few standups last night.
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larry64
Stand-by Joined: 3/3/06
#86re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 3:21pm
Apollo Theatre in London
SUNSET BLVD
Betty Buckley
As If We Never Said Goodbye.
She made that show better than it was.
#87re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 4:10pmthe only one i've ever seen and participated in was after "One Song Glory" during adam and anthony's return to RENT over the summer.
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#88re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 6:25pmEden's last in LA during the end of Defying Gravity.
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
bwayguy22089
Broadway Star Joined: 12/16/06
#89re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 6:31pm
Yeah, you beat me to it. I was going to say Eden in LA too 
She totally deserved that.
Also, I've seen Idina get one after No Good Deed.
BNN
Broadway Star Joined: 12/12/05
#90re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 7:56pmI wasn't alive at the time but I have seen a video of Who's That Woman where the music hadn't even hit the final button a people were leaping (literally) to their feet.
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musicaltheater1
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/05
#91re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:19pm
In the 90's when Lea performed Eponine in Les Miserables. She received a standing ovation after singing "I Dreamed A Dream."
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Updated On: 5/14/08 at 10:19 PM
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
nickatnight
Understudy Joined: 3/13/04
#92re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:24pm'love, janis'....after 'me and bobby mcgee' and 'ball and chain'...
#93re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:19am
In the 90's when Lea performed Eponine in Les Miserables. She received a standing ovation after singing "I Dreamed A Dream."
Really, now... 
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#94re: A Standing O in the middle of a show?
Posted: 5/15/08 at 4:58am
As long as the performer's good - "I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" from DREAMGIRLS often gets a standing O...
A little known fact is that in the original screenplay, Pan's Labyrinth was Pan's FLAByrinth. Hmmmmmmm...glad they changed it.
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