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#1

Favorite Finale...

Posted: 11/19/03 at 8:25pm

Just wondering...I don't think this one has been discussed lately. I will think of mine and get back to you! Favorite Finale...
CCM '10!
#2

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Posted: 11/19/03 at 8:40pm

A.) Hairspray -- You Can't Stop The Beat
B.) Mamma Mia! -- post curtain call Concert
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 8:43pm

42nd STREET
"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
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 9:13pm

Mine are from Movin' Out and Annie Get Your Gun.
~*Christa*~ "Don't ya wanna be the life of the party?" Idina Menzel, THE WILD PARTY
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 9:19pm

Urinetown. Actually, I also love the Act One finale, too.
Sueleen Gay: "Here you go, Bitch, now go make some fukcing lemonade." 10/28/10
#6

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Posted: 11/19/03 at 9:23pm

The first that came to mind, "Let It Go," The Full Monty.
"SUNY Binghamton, yes. I'm sure getting a degree from SUNY Binghamton is very useful. Normally to get a degree with that kind of credibility you'd have to study in Guatemala or Haiti."
#7

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Posted: 11/19/03 at 9:24pm

Rocky Horror Show - Time Warp (reprise)
Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat
Little Shop Of Horrors - Don't Feed the Plants
Fame (London production)- Fame
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Hartford Stage production) - Midnight Radio
Les Mis - Finale (just 'cause it always makes me cry)
"May the Schwartz be with you!" - Yogurt
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 9:42pm

My favorite ACT I Finale is definitely Les Mis. "One Day More" is such an excellent song, and I remember getting chills in the audience when they all sang at the end. Even the CD continues to blow me away. Gotta' love Les Mis...
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 10:11pm

I don't think the emotional ending of CABARET can be beat, but MAMMA MIA has a really fun ending too.
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 10:19pm

When Harvey is released from a can of Hairspray.
But even better Michael West doing Harvey in FB!
A Tie
Broadway- Hairspray's finale
Off Broadway- There's No Broadway Like Old Broadway FB
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 10:24pm

Hairspray...no comparison.

even if you don't like Hairspray, you cannot deny the energy in the crowd and the energy from the preformers.
say the word...and i just might listen...
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Posted: 11/19/03 at 10:46pm

Wow, I COMPLETELY forgot about Hairspray. The ending to Hairspray is really fun. I love Harvey coming out of the Ultra Clutch can. What a DIVA moment, and a great song to end the show with! -- Everyone gets to showcase their vocals, plus there's lots of big bright lights on that wall and hairspray all over!
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Posted: 11/20/03 at 10:12am

"Pacific Overtures"
"Sunday In the Park with George"
"Into the Woods"
"Gypsy"
"A Class Act"

TWOGAAB
"A Class Act" Will never die!
TWOGAAB "A Class Act" will never die!
#16

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Posted: 11/20/03 at 10:16am

I don't think any finale comes close to the finale of:

A CHORUS LINE
"MAY YOUR LIFE BE AS BRIGHT AS BROADWAY AT NIGHT"
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Posted: 11/20/03 at 10:26am

Boxofficejon,

the finale of SUNDAY is thrilling and visually stunning. Unfortunately, most of the audience is either asleep or gone by the time of the finale.

SUNDAY is a show almost exclusively for Sondheim enthusiasts and the most passionate musical devotees. To most viewers, it is a boring, pompus exercise in tedium and self indulgence.

I learned years ago, an easy way to lose a friend is to recommend a Sondheim show to them, without first giving them the OCR to memorize and fall in love with.
"MAY YOUR LIFE BE AS BRIGHT AS BROADWAY AT NIGHT"
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Posted: 11/20/03 at 10:28am

See and I have shown SITPWG to many of my friends and they have fallen hopelessly in love with it.

Maybe it is the type of people I hang out with (no offence to you or your friends) but many of them are art buffs... so maybe there IS a built in audience but I still think SITPWG is one of the best!
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Posted: 11/20/03 at 10:38am

jon, I think you are absolutely right.:))

also, of course, be aware of the great difference of "falling in love" with a work on video as opposed to in the theater.

viewing the video can make one appreciate and love the work, as repeated listening to the cd can.
"MAY YOUR LIFE BE AS BRIGHT AS BROADWAY AT NIGHT"

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