Favorite Finales

This is to contrast all of the other favorite number threads.
Some great ones in my opinion are(In no particular order):
Parade
Les Miserables
Wicked
Avenue Q
A Chorus Line
The Producers
Children of Eden
Hairspray
Jerry Springer The Opera
Merrily We Roll Along
Ragtime
The Full Monty

Les Misérables give me the chills EVERY time...no joke.
And Wicked.

RENT's is really nice too...though I despise the way the story ends...the song is beautiful.

I go for the cheese. Even if I don't like the way it is incorporated into the story, I still love watching it. Therefore, I really love Taboo's finale. It gets me every time. I love the way that show ends, the way it is portrayed by the characters, and even the curtain call. It's when I see that that I find it hard to believe that anyone can not like the show, because I can't resist that finale.

Same with Rent. While it doesn't really please me plotwise, I just love the song and the what the characters do and that warm feeling it gives me on that last line sung. Love it.

As for shows that actually have good solid endings, plotwise. Definitely The Full Monty. Can't be beat, and entertaining as hell.

i agreee with cabareat and aida.

Marincrazy11, why do you think AIDA's finale is sad ? I find it very uplifting and hopeful. If it ended on the scene before that, now that would be sad !

Take care

A few that immediately come to mind...

La Cage aux Folles
The Producers
A Chorus Line
Crazy for You

Les Mis
Hairspray
The Full Monty
Titanic

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Ack, I can't believe I didn't mention Cabaret. Definitely one of my favorite finales, so poignant and well-done. It's just shock.

Of more recent shows (Broadway and West End) --

For emotional content - Les Miserables/A Beautiful Game/Man of La Mancha

For razzle-dazzle - The Boy from OZ/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/The Producers

Jo