#26
Posted: 11/23/04 at 5:59pm
I thought Hairspray had a really neat Act 1 Finale! It went out on a really high note, and left you wanting more!
#27
Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:02pm
Wicked (Defying Gravity, of course)
Rent (I just love LaVie Boheme)
Gypsy (...Comin Up Roses)
Hello, Dolly! (Before the Parade Passes By)
Les Miz (Hated the show but One Day More was phenomenal to say the least!)
Phantom (after youve seen it more than once, though, the chandelier loses its cliche and youre not very excited...the first time I saw it, though, I was shocked)
Rent (I just love LaVie Boheme)
Gypsy (...Comin Up Roses)
Hello, Dolly! (Before the Parade Passes By)
Les Miz (Hated the show but One Day More was phenomenal to say the least!)
Phantom (after youve seen it more than once, though, the chandelier loses its cliche and youre not very excited...the first time I saw it, though, I was shocked)
#28
Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:08pm
i say wicked. it was so powerful
A dancer might dream to see her name in lights and mean it,
but all she really dreams is to make someone
else feel the way she did when she first saw a dancer.
And that is so beautiful-Anonymous
#29
Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:14pm
DREAMGIRLS
c'mon folks, you got "It's All Over", the single best Act 1 solo since gypsy in "And I am Telling You I'm Not Going", and then, just when you've jumped out of your seats in a standing ovation, you get "Love Love Me Baby" and "Showbiz"
It's literally a roller coaster ride
there is nothing like it
c'mon folks, you got "It's All Over", the single best Act 1 solo since gypsy in "And I am Telling You I'm Not Going", and then, just when you've jumped out of your seats in a standing ovation, you get "Love Love Me Baby" and "Showbiz"
It's literally a roller coaster ride
there is nothing like it
#30
Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:19pm
1. Wicked
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Hello Dolly
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Hello Dolly
And you think of all of the things you've seen, and you wish that you could live in between ,and you're back again only different than before...
After the Sky.
-Into the Woods (Jack)
#31
Posted: 11/23/04 at 6:20pm
I don't remember many act one finale's. But from my memory, Wonderful Town - CONGA!!!
#33
Posted: 11/23/04 at 7:13pm
A Tie for Me:
A Little Night Music - A Weekend in the Country WOWOWOWOWWOWOW
and
Effie's Turn ( Starting with the It's all Over leading into And I'm Telling You) Knocks me out everytime.
A Little Night Music - A Weekend in the Country WOWOWOWOWWOWOW
and
Effie's Turn ( Starting with the It's all Over leading into And I'm Telling You) Knocks me out everytime.
#34
Posted: 11/23/04 at 11:37pm
Many people said Wicked. Not that I'm surprised, but I'm still in disbelief that people think it's well done. Personally, I was laughing at how bad it was. It's like they're making fun of musical theatre, but that's just my opinion.
So, my favorite act 1 closers:
Rent
Into the Woods
42nd Street
Evita
Gypsy
So, my favorite act 1 closers:
Rent
Into the Woods
42nd Street
Evita
Gypsy
"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy."
-Charlie Manson
#35
Posted: 11/23/04 at 11:46pm
Yeah, 42nd is pretty hot.
Andrew, tonight isn't about you! It isn't even about me!!! - [FD]
#36
Posted: 11/24/04 at 12:02am
I saw CRAZY FOR YOU four times - twice on tour, twice on Broadway, and every time, the finish of I GOT RHYTHM had the audience CHEERING, WHOOPING, WHISTLING, and yelling BRAVO! I've never seen a reaction like that.
The reaction to the end of the first act of RENT was good, but the opening of Act 2 was even better. I saw the show just a few weeks afterit opened on Broadway - before it won all those Tony Awards, and before the original cast stareted losing their voices. When the cast walked out on stage at the start of Act 2 to sing "Seasons of Love", the audience gave them a STANDING OVATION. They weren't going to wait until the end of the show to let the cast know how much they were apprecicated.
The reaction to the end of the first act of RENT was good, but the opening of Act 2 was even better. I saw the show just a few weeks afterit opened on Broadway - before it won all those Tony Awards, and before the original cast stareted losing their voices. When the cast walked out on stage at the start of Act 2 to sing "Seasons of Love", the audience gave them a STANDING OVATION. They weren't going to wait until the end of the show to let the cast know how much they were apprecicated.
#37
Posted: 11/24/04 at 12:06am
RENT.
Every time I sit there, and I just have to take it all in. I don't think I've ever actually left my seat during intermission, because I'm always in shock.
And Wicked. Because I have to.
Every time I sit there, and I just have to take it all in. I don't think I've ever actually left my seat during intermission, because I'm always in shock.
And Wicked. Because I have to.
"The tick BOOM tick BOOM is so loud I can't hear the rain on the grass. I can't hear the wind. I'm about to scream. But I realize I'm not alone."
#38
Posted: 11/24/04 at 12:48am
I would have to go with Les Miz as my first choice and Rent as a close second!!
#39
Posted: 11/24/04 at 12:52am
I love Into the Woods because you think it's over. That tricky Sondhiem!
#40
Posted: 11/24/04 at 12:58am
Don't forget James Lapine.
"Smart! And into all those exotic mystiques -- The Kama Sutra and Chinese techniques. I hear she knows more than seventy-five. Call me tomorrow if you're still alive!"
#41
Posted: 11/24/04 at 1:12am
Ragtime(you had to know I was gonna say it)
Dreamgirls
A Little Night Music ( I love, love, love, A Weekend In the Country
Dreamgirls
A Little Night Music ( I love, love, love, A Weekend In the Country
"Did you know that if you take the first two vowels in Olive and rearrange them it spells I-Love?"-Spelling Bee
"It's night like this that hotel bars were specifically made." Light In The Piazza
#42
Posted: 11/24/04 at 5:40am
For sheer spectacle: the Witches of Eastwick - not a huge shock that I'd say that, I know, but what other show has three ladies flying over your head? (providing the effect works of course). Don't even get me started on that pathetic excuse for flying in Wicked . . . 
A Weekend in the Country and One Day More - I love full company numbers
Elisabeth - the trio singing Ich Gehor Nur Mir (sp?)
A Weekend in the Country and One Day More - I love full company numbers
Elisabeth - the trio singing Ich Gehor Nur Mir (sp?)
#43
Posted: 11/24/04 at 5:45am
ONE DAY MORE -
Nothing can beat this first act finale from Les Miserables for sheer drama, stirring music, and emotional fervor!
Jo
Nothing can beat this first act finale from Les Miserables for sheer drama, stirring music, and emotional fervor!
Jo
#44
Posted: 11/24/04 at 6:40am
Sweeney Todd -A little Priest
as much as i hate to say it One Day More
i second Anyone Can Whistle - Simple is just one of the most incredible Act One Finales ever.
Sunday in the Park with George absolutely! The way the characters make the painting while singing beautiful harmonies is just so moving. heck...i just love this show
as much as i hate to say it One Day More
i second Anyone Can Whistle - Simple is just one of the most incredible Act One Finales ever.
Sunday in the Park with George absolutely! The way the characters make the painting while singing beautiful harmonies is just so moving. heck...i just love this show
#45
Posted: 11/24/04 at 6:47am
In the many times this thread has surface --
I still stick to The Secret Garden -- when Mary opens the door, the sliver of light comes through -- the orchetra reaches it's closing crescendo and the curtain falls....perfect theatrical moment! (ok, I'm a big mush)
I still stick to The Secret Garden -- when Mary opens the door, the sliver of light comes through -- the orchetra reaches it's closing crescendo and the curtain falls....perfect theatrical moment! (ok, I'm a big mush)
"Sir K, the Viscount of Uppity-shire...." -- kissmycookie
#46
Posted: 11/24/04 at 9:50am
ooooooo.....I forgot about Sunday. Absolutley brilliant!
"Did you know that if you take the first two vowels in Olive and rearrange them it spells I-Love?"-Spelling Bee
"It's night like this that hotel bars were specifically made." Light In The Piazza
#47
Posted: 11/24/04 at 10:07am
That's definitely be RENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can anything compare to all that goes on in that scene? I'm thinking EFF NO!!!!
Or Les Mis... I cried through the whole show. The songs are so moving and powerful. I never left my seat.
VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!
Or Les Mis... I cried through the whole show. The songs are so moving and powerful. I never left my seat.
VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!
#48
Posted: 11/24/04 at 10:32am
Thank you Marin! Yes A Little Night Music has the best act one finale in history. When done correctly A Weekend In The Country can be thrilling and send a chill down your spine.
It's also the most thrilling of any Act One finale I have ever done, although feeding Orin to Audrey II was alot of fun too.
It's also the most thrilling of any Act One finale I have ever done, although feeding Orin to Audrey II was alot of fun too.
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
#49
Posted: 11/24/04 at 10:34am
Well... any Sondheim show song is amazing, but his Act 1 Finales always have a kick.
Sondheim aside, I would have to go with One Day More from Les Mis
Sondheim aside, I would have to go with One Day More from Les Mis
#50
Posted: 11/24/04 at 3:48pm
i find it hard to believe that no one else likes miss saigon's act one finale? i think it's so incredibly emotional... kim and tam are leaving their home, their world with the engineer in order to find a better life for tam and hopefully find chris... the underlying themes are so heart-wrenching, not to mention the glorious solo (i'd give my life for you) followed by the whole company fleeing vietnam... ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
and then just for fun, the book report in yagmcb! this was my favorite number to perform... and every night it brought down the house... both the performers and the audience really love it so much and it's such a well constructed song... oh how i love this show! yay!
and then just for fun, the book report in yagmcb! this was my favorite number to perform... and every night it brought down the house... both the performers and the audience really love it so much and it's such a well constructed song... oh how i love this show! yay!
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