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#1

Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 6:53pm

What's some choreography you've witnessed on the stage that eaither left you speechless or roaring loudly. A few of my favorites:

"Step In Time" and "Jolly Holiday" from Mary Poppins.

"One" from A Chorus Line.

"I Wanna Be a Producer" and **"Springtime For Hitler" from The Producers.

"Kansasland" and "Thataway!" from Curtains.

Not so much the choreography, but the staging of "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone.

"Voulez-Vous" from Mamma Mia! There was a lot of other really amazing choreography, but I don't remember the names of the songs in particular.


"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
#3

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:03pm

"Broadway Melody"- Singin' in the Rain

"Prehistoric Man"-On the Town (The Movie) (ANN MILLER ROCKS!)

"Me Ol' Bamboo"-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (The Movie)

"With A Little Bit of Luck"- My Fair Lady National Tour

Step In Time- Mary Poppins

42nd Street-(I about crapped myself when the stairs rolled out)

"Cold Feets"-The Drowsy Chaperone

"Toot Sweets"-Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (THE MOVIE)

"Marian, The Librarian"-The Musica Man

"SHIPOOPI"-The Music Man

"Be Our Guest"-Beauty and the Beast

"Push Da Button"-The Color Purple








I adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask. ~ Jenna2

Updated On: 11/14/07 at 07:03 PM

#4

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:04pm

"Step in Time" from MARY POPPINS.

All of A CHORUS LINE's choreography.

The Opening of 42ND STREET.

"Steam Heat" in the recent PAJAMA GAME revival.

All of FOSSE.

All of CONTACT.

"Forget About the Boy" and the title song from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.

Every single second of MOVIN' OUT. The greatest choreography I have ever seen.

HAIRSPRAY features some really wonderful, energetic, and often show stopping choreography.

"I'm a Brass Band" from SWEET CHARITY with Gwen Verdon. That revival was just a mess.

The original choreography of WEST SIDE STORY. Every dance is a gem

The title song of HELLO, DOLLY.

The title song of ANYTHING GOES (the Patti LuPone revival).


Updated On: 11/13/07 at 07:04 PM

#5

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:06pm

-"Step In Time", "Jolly Holiday" and (the first time live) "Supercal" from Mary Poppins
-"Kansasland" and "Thataway" from Curtains
-"Toledo Suprise" from The Drowsy Chaperone (no particular wow factor, just pure campy fun!)
-A few songs here and there from Legally Blonde
-Parts of Hairspray (definitely "You Can't Stop the Beat" when done with the right cast")
-Some of Thoroughly Modern Millie
#6

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:06pm

Ooh, forgot the opening of 42nd Street.
"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."
#9

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:12pm

Just about anything from "A Chorus Line".

Curtis Holbrook's tapdance number in "Xanadu".

Tracy's dance break in "You Can't Stop the Beat" in "Hairspray".
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#10

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:15pm

Step in Time from MARY POPPINS. All the way.


Also the innuendo in Kansasland and Thataway from CURTAINS
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
#11

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:24pm

The opening and finale of "42nd Street".

The ballet sequence in the revival of "Carousel" (Sir Kenneth MacMillan). Same goes for his balcony scene choreography in "Romeo and Juliet".

Susan Stroman's choreography for "I Got Rhythm" in "Crazy for You".
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Updated On: 11/13/07 at 07:24 PM

#13

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:29pm

Tick Tock from Company

The whole Take of With Us number the movie All That Jazz
Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. -John Patrick Shanley
#14

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:31pm

"On Your Toes" from the 1980s revival of "On Your Toes" with the brilliant work of George Balanchine, Donald Saddler and Peter Martins. A number that featured a jaw-dropping blend of ballet and tap, mingling together like I have never seen before or since.

"God, I Hope I Get It" and "Music and the Mirror" from A Chorus Line. Oh, hell ALL of ACL.

"Steam Heat" (Fosse version) from Pajama Game.

All of Fosse's work in Sweet Charity.

Just about every number in Sophisticated Ladies, choreography by Michael Smuin, Donald McKayle and Henry LeTang.

The Dream Ballet from Oklahoma! (Agnes De Mille)

The Sword Dance from Brigadoon (Agnes De Mille)

Bring In Da Noise - Savion Glover

I Got Rhythm from Girl Crazy by Susan Stroman

Others I can't think of at the moment...
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Updated On: 11/13/07 at 07:31 PM

#15

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 7:50pm

Patti Columbo's CHALLENGE DANCE in the recent SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS tour that Papermill did! THe best choreography I have seen in more than a decade hands down. The rest of the show was amazing as well.. but that number really was built prefectly.. told a story and literally exploded off the stage.

LET HER DO MORE IN NYC! WHY SHOULD L.A. HAVE ALL THE FUN!
#18

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 8:55pm

"Turkey Lurkey Time" from PROMISES, PROMISES
Everything from CRAZY FOR YOU (and I mean EVERYTHING!)
ALL of the dancing in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (especially the contest sequence)
"Gimme Love" from KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (both Chita and Vanessa doing it)
The mambo from WEST SIDE STORY
"Out of my Dreams" Ballet from OKLAHOMA!
Most of THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
Bob Fosse's original and Wayne Cilento's attempt of the RICH MAN'S FRUG
The 3rd part of CONTACT (titled CONTACT) with The Girl in the Yellow Dress
"Out for Blood" from CARRIE
The entire Act 2 of SONG & DANCE
"Charleston" from MILLION DOLLAR BABY (as performed in JEROME ROBBINS' BROADWAY)

...tons more!

#19

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 9:20pm

"Bitch of Living" - I thought it was a beautifully crafted piece. It represented teen angst perfectly.

The entire choreography /blocking of the "Sweeney Todd" Revival. How everything was a mess, but would end up with these beautiful stage pictures, and how they kept using and reusing the set.

Also, "Movin Out" was so engaging and stunning the entire time.
#20

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 9:23pm

I totally agree with Flaunt It, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers had the best choreography I have ever seen...I also really like the What You Want number from Legally Blonde
#23

re: Choreography that left you speechless.

Posted: 11/13/07 at 9:30pm

I'm sure there's a bunch that I'm leaving out, but the first thing that comes to mind is Curtis Holbrook's tap number in Xanadu.

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