Favorite Entrances? — Page 2

Sweeney (Cerveris) in Sweeney Todd revival also Patti's Act 2 entrance with Tuba

Elizabeth (Megan Mullally) in Young Frankenstein

Katie Finneran in Promises, Promises

Sir Galahad and Lady of the Lake in Spamalot for "The Song That Goes Like This"

Phantom behind the mirror is still classic

Maureen in Rent

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Adult Joey in War Horse.
Elder Price with that smile in Book of Mormon.

the mikado in The Hot Mikado

Elders Price and Cunningham's entrances in Book of Mormon.

Of all-time? Not even a question. It's definitely Peter Pan. The way the lights dim, Tinkerbell enters and flies around, then the orchestra swells, the windows to the Darling nursery fly open, and in flies Peter, pixie dust and all. Nothing else has really come close.

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The Mad Hatter's entrance in WONDERLAND, complete with the awkward villain entrance applause for Kate Shindle every time.

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Christine Ebersole's entrance, top of act 2 of Grey Gardens. Oh, hi!

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Aaron Tveit in Catch Me during Jet Set

I second:
Andrew Rannells :)
Maureen in Rent
Kate Shindle in Wonderland

Not sure if this post is meant for entrances in terms of staging/performance, or the writing of a character's introduction --- In terms of overall best entrances I've ever seen:

- PETER PAN is the best (agree with all others here)

- Joanna Lumley in LA BETE

- Sherie Rene Scott in AIDA --- No one has mentioned this one... But I just LOVED how she was a statue in the museum and then just started singing. Magical.

- Any Velma in CHICAGO - Show biz at its best.

- Sherie Rene Scott in DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS - agree with above post that there was just a mess of bad staging and then she made you know where to look immediately, and was stunning.

- Kelli O'Hara in LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA - beautiful with the lush orchestration of the overture, and the leaves blowing, etc.

- All 9 Scottsboro Boys running down the aisle, but I think this was only exciting to me because I saw its last week, and the audience was going crazy for them the second they came in the theater -- I was literally in tears right when I heard the support from the audience.... I don't really think it is any kind of unique entrance, it was just that moment in time with the audience and the emotion in the theater.

The Phantom and the mirror - who could forget?

I also enjoy Krolock's entrance in Tanz. Not just striding down the aisle, but half a song with his back to the audience and the great shadow-play of his hands on the curtain...

Also, der Tod in Elisabeth. "His Majesty - Death!" Lucheni shouts, and he sweeps down into the underworld on his everpresent ramp... I was particularly fond of the 2002 Essen staging.

Probably when the guitar begins to strum as the iconic Spider-Man kneels under a swaying New York City. The entire stage deck rises, he soars across the sky scrapers for the first time, into the lap of the first row. Brilliant moment.

Oh, and Harvey's Zaza entrance.

I did love Shrek's. Thought it was massively creative.

Man In Chair.

And of course, Elle Woods. Lovely.

Hamlet because the buildup is spectacular

Mayer Rotshchild returning home to the ghetto, heartbreaking

Lady Macbeth reading the letter

Katie Finneran's Marge Macdougal

Fanny Brice (opening of the show)

Fanny Brice (His Love Makes Me Beautiful entrance)

All the unexpected entrances in Jerusalem

Janet McTeer as Nora

Sheryl Lee Ralph's entrance during "It's All Over" - Dreamgirls.

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