Best Act I Finales? (I fixed it :) )- Page 4

[Marquise]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#75

Posted: 8/24/04 at 8:46am

have to agree with most on this board that the best ACT I FINALE is the one from "Dreamgirls"...not only does it have a killer song in "And I am Telling You I'm Not Going", but just at the point where Effie yells "you're gonna loooove meeeeeee"....she is pulled back only to have the curtain drop down on her and have The Dreams (Deena and Lorell) come strutting on stage with her replacement Michelle Morris to the tune of "Love, Love You Baby"... a finale that not only had people clamoring on their feet but also didnt leave a dry eye in the house...AMAZING!!!!

[Eastwickian]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#76

Posted: 8/24/04 at 9:21am

I Wish I May - Witches of Eastwick. An Act One finale that culminated in three women criss-crossing over the audiences heads and then disappearing on up into the flies, singing all the way! Far better than just shooting into the air IMO

Others have mentioned:
One Day More
Sunday
Till we reach that Day
A Little Priest

[saddle shoe side kick]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#77

Posted: 8/24/04 at 9:31am

"Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" -Hairspray

"I'm a pretty girl, mama." -Penny Lou Pingleton, Hairspray
"You like football, Ed?" "Yeah..." "Good. Me too." -Chad & 'Ed', All Shook Up

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#78

Posted: 8/24/04 at 9:50am

I also like the Little Shop closer...*SPOILER* where Seymour is feeding Orin's body parts to Audrey II. Not a memorable song, but it gave me goosebumps.

[lildogs]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#79

Posted: 8/24/04 at 11:53am

Got to second Sweeney Todd, Ragtime, Dreamgirls, and Sunday..

[Mythus]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#80

Posted: 8/24/04 at 1:37pm

I'd have to say Along Came Bialy, Tomorrow Belongs to Me (Reprise)...and...I can't think of any others, I'm sure there's a lot, but I just woke up and mleh.

I love the Along Came Bialy...five parts, merged together, how can you go wrong?

[mallardo]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#81

Posted: 8/24/04 at 2:03pm

I'm glad someone mentioned Old Maid from 110 in the Shade. I just saw it again - with Marin Mazzie - and it's SO powerful.

Faced with these Loreleis, what man can moralize!

[DottieD'Luscia]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#82

Posted: 8/24/04 at 2:16pm

One Day More - Les Miz
Sarah's Funeral - Ragtime; very moving and powerful ending to the 1st act

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

[lovettespies]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#83

Posted: 8/24/04 at 2:58pm

I've been listening to Bat Boy and I actually really like that act one finale "Comfort and Joy" I never saw it but I imagine it's pretty powerful.

Keep the peace, take care of each other, and may you find your promised land. -TJST

[Unknown User]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#84

Posted: 8/24/04 at 3:05pm

I love "Dreamgirls"
"Sunday in the Park"
"Les Miz"
"Evita"
I am what I am from "La Cage" makes a bit of a statement also!

[CJR]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#85

Posted: 8/24/04 at 3:06pm

Chicago's Act One Finale when done by Roxane Carrasco... um, WOW. lol

"You're every gay man's wet dream!" ~ MA

If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...

[orchajaws]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#86

Posted: 8/24/04 at 4:00pm

Sunday - Sunday in the Park with Georg
La Vie Boheme - Rent
Defying Gravity - Wicked
One Day More - Les Miz

[InspectorJavert]

re: BEST ACT I FINALE#87

Posted: 8/24/04 at 4:09pm

elegy from movin out
not the boy next door from the boy from oz
one day more from les mis
the impossible dream from man of la mancha
come with me from dance of the vampires

Sieze the night!