Favorite FINALE in Musicals — Page 2

#26

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 7:24pm

Big Finales...1776, Ragtime, Miss Saigon, Music Man
Smaller touching finales - She Loves Me & the Apple Tree
Most fun- Kinky Boots
Little tiny perfect Ending..Matilda and Ms. Honey cartwheeling off to home.

Updated On: 3/11/15 at 07:24 PM

#27

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 7:27pm

I believe you.... I just don't remember it.

#28

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 7:40pm

Arthur Laurents is spinning in his grave. Of course, he's always doing that, but today he wants the OP to know that "Rose's Turn" is NOT the finale of GYPSY.

I think "You Can't Stop the Beat" is as good a comic final number as one could want. And in the category of best dramatic final number, I'd vote for "Make Our Garden Grow".

As for a memorable final scene and corny as it may be, very few move me as much as the last scene in THE MUSIC MAN.

And for funniest final scene, I vote for LI'L ABNER.

#29

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 7:49pm

One from "A Chorus Line"
Sunday from "SITPWG"
How Glory Goes from "Floyd Collins"
Flying Away from "Fun Home"

#30

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 9:39pm

Light from Next To Normal
You'll Never Walk Alone reprise from Carousel
For Good reprise from Wicked
Anthem reprise from Chess
Do You Hear the People Sing reprise from Les Mis
You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray


ETA:
the new Pippin finale
In the Heights

Updated On: 3/10/15 at 09:39 PM

#31

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 9:54pm

The new Pippin finale is absolutely haunting, as well as that of the 1998 Cabaret production. Grey Gardens and next to normal have extremely emotional finales. RENT, Hedwig and In the Heights have finales that always bring me to tears too, but those shows have a very personal meaning to me, so I understand that some people might not feel that way.

Updated On: 3/10/15 at 09:54 PM

#32

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 10:03pm

The first one that came to mind for me was Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.

#33

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 10:16pm

Maybe not the best, but the GODSPELL finale leaves me in tears every. single. time. Without fail.

#34

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 10:41pm

Though I don't think it's my all-time favorite ending, I really loved the end of If/Then.
And on a more positive note, I think the finale for The Drowsy Chaperone is perfect and delightful.

#35

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/10/15 at 11:25pm

definitely "cabaret/finale" from Cabaret!
chills, everytime! It's like a slap in the face!

Also "Midnight Radio" from Hedwig

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#36

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 12:16am

Raise You Up from Kinky Boots! Also Finale B from Rent

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#37

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 12:27am

Les Mis, Sunday in the park, In The Heights,Being Alive from Company, and the end of Rent, which almost made me me cry. You all are getting all the good ones. How about also Brotherhood of Man from How to Succeed, the end of Children of Eden which sticks out to me for some reason, and the end of Evita, just because I thought it was creepy?

#38

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 1:27am

A few favorites not mentioned yet

Brotherhood of man-How to succeed
Steal your rock n roll-memphis
Every story is a love story reprise-Aida
Dont stop believin-rock of ages
Ive grown accustomed to her face-my fair lady
shall we dance-The King and I
Finale B Rent
For Now-Avenue Q
Nine Peoples favorite thing-Title of Show

others mentioned that i really love!
For Good reprise-Wicked
Tomorrow is a latter day-Book of Mormon (incredible tie in to the opener)
Finale-Les Miserables
You cant stop the beat-hairspray

#39

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 3:01am

I don't really like the show itself, but the finale to A CHORUS LINE is about the most dazzling thing ever.

Also, CABARET didn't always end the way it ends at Studio 54. It used to be, and in the licensed version I believe still is, a collage of snippets of dialogue, ending with Sally's final refrain of "Cabaret" fading away, and the Emcee bidding the audience goodnight. Far less of a coupe de theatre, but just as chilling if you think about it-- even if it doesn't sound as cool.

I like endings that are endings, not tap-happy, pasted on salutes to the leading lady (sorry After Death). I also like quieter endings, which is why I also love the ending of SHE LOVES ME.

#40

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 3:20am

Shockingly I still have yet to see the '98 revival version of CABARET, but for the record I've always found the original finale on the OBC to be quite chilling.

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#41

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 3:21am

It also, I believe, involved the mirror tilting to reflect the audience. That used to be enough to make people uncomfortable back then.

(Oh, who am I kidding? I think the Mendes ending is brilliant, too,)

#42

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 6:24am

The Who's Tommy
Falsettos
Carousel

#43

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 7:24am

"You Can't Stop The Beat"- Hairspray
"Midnight Radio"- Hedwig. I mean who doesn't love a good Broadway diva bettering her face off as your finale!?

#44

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 8:35am

Talk of chilling/uncomfortable endings made me think of Assasins. Thought that was a great ending - and made me uncomfortable.

#45

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 9:32am

- Gypsy
- Candide
- Sweeney Todd
- Sunday in the Park with George
- A Chorus Line
- Les Misérables ("do you hear the people sing - reprise" always gives me chills!)
- Cabaret

#46

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 10:27am

The finale in the recent Vienna revival of Tanz der Vampire was great whenever Graf von Krolock rose from the ground surrounded by a circle of his vampire followers.


Les Misérables also comes to mind.

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"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire

#47

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 10:46am

This is possibly a bit left field, but I'm very partial to the closing number in Jane Ayre. A really delicious number.

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Why don't you go? Why don't you leave Manderley? He doesn't need you... he's got his memories. He doesn't love you, he wants to be alone again with her. You've nothing to stay for. You've nothing to live for really, have you?

#48

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 10:50am

I've always thought Emily Grishman's work was the best of all the Broadway copyists working in Finale. Very clear, readable scores without a lot of excess junk on the page. James Stenborg also does very nice work.

#49

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 11:10am

Cabaret.

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#50

Favorite FINALE in Musicals

Posted: 3/11/15 at 11:26am

The Phantom of the Opera
Titanic
Sunset Boulevard