What about "Assassins"? Granted, the final song is more chilling than depressing, but taken as a conclusion to a piece that examines our country in that light...it is pretty depressing.
There are glasses to raise in the praise of survivin' the day
My vote goes to Miss Saigon. It is the only one i can classify as SAD !(Although I adore this show). And i have to disagree with Aida, in my opinion the ending is very optimistic and uplifting if you think about it.
When I say depressing, I mean there was something about the ending that just leaves you feeling *depressed.* Not that it's a miserably sad ending, it just leaves you feeling disatisfied, not with the show, but the outcome. Hard to explain.
Spoiler.......
AIDA would've been depressing if it weren't for the *second* ending, with Radames and Aida's reincarnations finding each other. I love that ending personally, it's very uplifting and leaves you in a good mood even though the stars did die. I don't think it's a cop-out at all, nor do I think it's depressing.
I have always said that if Maria died as well in West Side Story, it really wouldn't have been sad. I'm weird like that...Romeo and Juliet doesn't make me sad AT ALL, but West Side Story makes me cry every time. However, when the Shark boys catch Tony's body at the end and the Jet puts Maria's scarf on her head...leaves you with a lot of hope.
However, I've always liked to imagine that they realize Tony's breathing after the credits start rolling, get him to the hospital and he's completely fine...and they decide not to try him for murder or anything...:)
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