Best Entrances & Exits

#1

Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:29pm

Which characters had the best entrances & exits?

Maybe the first and last times we see them, but also of any scene throughout the show. Any character, not nesseccarily the leads.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#2

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:32pm

The Emcee from Cabaret and Philip Sallon from Taboo. I like the narrative characters.

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#3

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:32pm

Below is another entrance thread:


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#4

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:34pm

Entrances:
- Max Bialystock before "King of Broadway" in the Producers
- Millie after she goes through her modern change in Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Velma Kelly before "All That Jazz" in Chicago

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#5

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:35pm

Aww! Millie, I love your icon!

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#6

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:38pm

Proof has many amazing entrances and exits.

I loved seeing Neal Patrick Harris and Anne Heche in that show, they were awesome!
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#7

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:38pm

Thanks.

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#8

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:46pm

Yea, this kind of already existed, but it's still kinda fun. My picks are:

Entrance: Steevie (Sally Field, when I saw it,) when she enters for the last scene covered in blood dragging Sylvia (the goat,) she just murdered.

Exit: Grizabella in CATS when her an Deuteronomy go up to the heaviside layer on the giant infamous tire.

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#9

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:53pm

Entrances:

In Seussical, The Cat In The Hat's entrance at the beginning of the show - "Oh the Thinks you can think."

The ensemble of the LION KING in "Circle of Life" through the aisles.

Elphaba in WICKED in the beginning of "No Good Deed."

The Witch in INTO THE WOODS at the end of "Last Midnight."

Exits:

Aida and Radames in AIDA at the very very end of the show, in the tomb.

In MILLIE, the head person of the workplace (blanking out on names) after she tells Billy off.

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#10

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 10:56pm

Capn Hook, I love you! Um...it's Miss Flannery and she tells Jimmy off.

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Updated On: 11/9/04 at 10:56 PM

#11

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:01pm

No little children love me!

How can I break it to Smee that they find HIM lovable?

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"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

#12

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:01pm

How about for exit:

When the Phantom exits at the end of POTO, how he just "disappears".

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#13

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:03pm

"Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd...he served a DARK and a vengeful god..."

#14

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:12pm

entrances- billy flynn and velma kelly- chicago, mr applegate- damn yankees, glinda- wicked

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#15

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:14pm

Entrance: Maureen on the motorcycle in RENT
Exit: Aida and Radames in the tomb

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#16

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:54pm

Entrance: Amneris....

Dam, i miss Aida

#17

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/9/04 at 11:57pm

Ooh, Carla in Nine... during A Call From the Vatican.

#18

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 12:01am

I would definately agree with Amneris's entrance. Soo cool.

#19

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 12:04am

Well, now I know what happens at the end of "The Goat." Thanks.

ANYHOO...Sweeney Todd, in my opinion, gets the best entrance and the best exit, if you do it according to the script (which not everyone does). He rises from the grave at the height of the opening number, and on the very last note in the score, in the reprise of the opening, number, he slams the door on the audience. How f**king awesome is that? No wonder the "Sweeney Todd" logo is my icon, right?

#20

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 12:17am

Favorite Entrance: Glinda in the Bubble
Favorite Exit: Javert in Les Mis, Enjolras on the flag after the battle


Ive always wanted to know, how does Amneris make her entrance?

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#21

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 12:28am

I love how in Aida it starts off really quiet when Amneris singing her beginning... then BOOM. it becomes really loud.

I love Javert's exit. His song is amazing.
And of course, Aida... Aida and Radames

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#22

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 1:24am

Oh how I miss AIDA.

#23

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 1:29am

I love AIDA. I wish I had taken my oppertunity to see it, but alas I have not. How does Amneris make her entrance?

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#24

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 1:42am

Oh! Dotmarie is right!
I think Jane Krakowski put everything else to shame.

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#25

re: Best Entrances & Exits

Posted: 11/10/04 at 1:47am

I see mention of AIDA!
*comes running*

The curtain opened in a museum scene, Viva. She was in a glass case, like a statue.

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