Favorite Opening Numbers- Page 4

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 9:36pm

All That Jazz and Little Shop of Horrors

[Tap16]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 11:46pm

The audition in 42nd Street, and Into The Woods

[theatrebabe]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 11:51pm

i was just in a production of Seussical and Oh the Thinks You Can Think is now one of my favorite opening numbers,very energetic

another vote 4 Into The Woods

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 11:58pm

clasically speaking a good opening= "Another Op'nin' another show"
from kiss me kate.
i agree with heart and music from a new brain.

cant help but say defying gravity for a 1st act ending
Dont rain on my parade- also a good act 1 ending.
seasons of love act 2 opening.

[RustyJusty830]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:14am

I think that "Let the Sunshine In" from HAIR would make great Act One Finale.

[way_to_spend_the_day]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:47am

I love FootlooseOn Any Sunday from Footloose, but it's not all that great without great choreography. I also vote for Wilkomen from Cabaret!

[BwayBoy25]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:53am

thank god i finally found some people with audition from 42nd street...makes me shiver every time

[bjivie2]

Posted: 8/23/05 at 12:57am

There's a lot of great opening numbers...

Dreamgirls opening sequence
"God I Hope I Get It" from Chorus Line
The opening sequence of Once on this Island
AIDA and that whole sequence (hmm, I'm sensing a trend...)
Ragtime's opening
Hairspray's Good Morning Baltimore

[ALWrules]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 12:02am

Yay for Search!


I hope I get It- Chorus Line
Company- Company
Everybody's got the right- Assassins
Let's Have Lunch- Sunset Boulevard
Chain Gang Song- Les Miz
Comedy Tonight- A Funny Thing Happened...
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- Sweeney Todd
Oh what a Circus- Evita
Heaven on their minds- JCS

[steel84]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 2:07am

I really like the 42nd street opening

Act I Finale Wicked most def.

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 3:53am

welll

1.) The Opening of "The Phantom of The Opera"

2.) "Old Red Hills of Home" sounds like it was an AMAZING Opening for PARADE

3.) The ending of PARADE

4.) The end of the 1 ACT of Les Miserables
"ONE DAY MORE"

5.) The end of ACT 1 of WICKED "DEFYING GRAVITY"

6.) The end of ACT 1 of DREAMGIRLS "AND I'M TELLING YOU"

7.) The opening of AIDA "EVERY STORY"

8.) The opening of THE LION KING "CIRCLE OF LIFE"

9.) The opening of PIPPIN "MAGIC TO DO"

10.) The opening of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

[Sant]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 9:19am

All That Jazz - CHICAGO

Prologue & Overture - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Ragtime (Prologue) - RAGTIME

Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats - CATS

What Do You... / It Sucks To Be Me - AVENUE Q

Circle Of Life - THE LION KING

Little Shop Of Horrors - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

[mortgageguy79]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 9:25am

Ragtime is my all time favorite....

Sweeny Todd comes in a close 2nd.

Then we got Cabaret

The list goes on and on and on.....

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 9:34am

OPENING NUMBERS:
Belle - Beauty and the Beast
Twenty Million People - My Favorite Year
What Do You Do With a B.A. in English/It Sucks to Be Me - Avenue Q
Rock Island - Music Man
Jolly Good Time - A Christmas Carol (Menken/Ahrens)
I Hope I Get It - A Chorus Line
Four Jews In a Room Bitching - March of the Falsettos
Welcome to Falsettoland - Falsettoland
We Start Today - Baby
Old Red Hills of Home - Parade
We Dance - Once On This Island
Can't Wait - Big
Life Is Happiness Indeed - Candide
Alma Mater - Grease **both versions**
Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray

ACT ONE FINALES:
If I Can't Love Her
Fine, Fine Line
Wells Fargo Wagon
The Story Goes On
Cross The Line
We Go Together
Big, Blonde, and Beautiful
One Day More
Defying Gravity
And I Am Telling You
Little Shop Of Horrors (Finale Act One)
some else I can't think of at this time

I'm sorry my brain is fried...

Updated On: 4/4/06 at 09:34 AM

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 9:48am

Opening Numbers
Ragtime - Ragtime
Wilkommen - Cabaret
Prologue - Into the Woods
All That Jazz - Chicago
Old Red Hills of Home - Parade
Company - Company
Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd
Prologue - Les Miserables
I Hope I Get It - A Chorus Line
Magic to Do - Pippin
Little Shop of Horrors - Little Shop of Horrors
Everybody's Got the Right - Assassins

Act One Finales
Till We Reach That Day - Ragtime
One Day More - Les Miserables
A Little Priest - Sweeney Todd
Morning Glow - Pippin
Defying Gravity - Wicked
If I Can't Love Her - Beauty and the Beast
And I Am Telling You - Dreamgirls
Sunday - Sunday In the Park With George

There are just so many amazing numbers out there! But these are the ones that never fail to give me chills

Updated On: 4/4/06 at 09:48 AM

[gabybon]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 10:01am

Fav. Opening numbers:
-Magic To Do (Pippin)
- No one Mourns the Wicked (Wicked)
-Prologue-Tower of Bable (Godspell)
-Seussical
-The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd)
-Company
-God Morning Baltimore (Hairspray)
-All That Jazz (Chicago)
-The Kid Inside (Is There life after High School?)
-Jellicle songs For Jellicle Cats (Cats)
-The Beautiful Game
-I Hope I get it (A Chorus Line)
-Rent

Fav.finale act 1:
-Defiyng Gravity (Wicked)
-Sunday In The Park With George
-Ever After (Into The Woods)
-Comfort and Joy (bat boy)
-Children Of Eden
-If I Can't Love Her (Beauty & The Beast)

Fav. Opening Act 2:
-Season of Love (Rent)
-Masquerade (The Phantom Of The Opera)
-Thank Goodness (Wicked)
-Generation (Children Of Eden)
-Come Follow the Band (Barnum)
-Kitch (Elisabeth)

[rosekwbp]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 10:08am

Into The Woods!

[NickWillNapo]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 10:34am

Show Openers:
"RENT" from...Rent lol
"I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line
"Willkommen" from Cabaret
"Aquarius" from Hair
"Circle of Life" from Lion King

Act I Finales:
"La Vie Boheme" from Rent

Act II Openers:
"Seasons of Love" from Rent
"One by One" from Lion King

[Necromancer07707]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 10:48am

Most definately "20 Million People" from MY FAVORITE YEAR. that show needs more attention than it gets...

[Sant]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 11:35am

ACT 1 Finales:

Till We Reach That Day - RAGTIME
My Own Best Friend - CHICAGO
Defying Gravity - WICKED
If I Can't Love Her - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
There's A Fine Fine Line - AVENUE Q


ACT 2 Opening Numbers:

Rüffhausin' Mit Schuffhausen - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
I Know A Girl - CHICAGO
Masquerade - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Why Do I Love You - SHOW BOAT (Hal Prince's revival)

[thejcm]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 12:38pm

Having recently heard it for the first time, I really like the opening to Dreamgirls. I'm guessing the "opening" of that show ends after "Move."

I love when the Dreamettes overlap the Stepp Sisters where they sing "Move, move, move, move" over "I'm looking for something baby"

[zannadont]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 12:41pm

Oh the Thinks you can Think - Seussical and it can apply to any theme

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 12:54pm

I'm going to third the Assassins opening number, but I think my favorite is "Scrap" from the Full Monty, which no one has mentioned. Maybe it's too specific to the show.

[firescape]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 1:08pm

I am not quite sure if this would be considered an opening number or an overture because i cant really remember specifically what follows it but I thoroughly was thrilled with the opening to the Ill-fated "Dance of the Vampires." I was very impressed with how they opened that show. Probably one of the show's only saving music quality was its overture.

I think an amazing 1st Act closer is Alive from Jekyll and Hyde.

[Josh Freilich]

Posted: 4/4/06 at 1:46pm

"I'm going to third the Assassins opening number, but I think my favorite is "Scrap" from the Full Monty, which no one has mentioned. Maybe it's too specific to the show."

I second Full Monty, I forgot to say it. Thanks for reminding me.