I've answered this before, but here goes again:
The first act finale from Noel Coward's BITTER SWEET, when Sari and Karl run off to start their cafe somewhere in Ruritania.
The I LOVE LOUISA finale from BANDWAGON. The revolving stage moving hither and yond, while the cast raised a toast to the elusive but rambunctious Louisa.
EASTER PARADE from AS THOUSANDS CHEER. The 1890s rotogravure in sepia comes alive behind the scrim, as Clifton Webb serenades Marilyn Miller with the song.
LA PRINCESS ZENOBIA from ON YOUR TOES. A really hilarious take on all the Fokine quasi oriental ballets.
JOHNNY ONE NOTE from BABES IN ARMS. An extended dance in Egyptian garb in very un-Egyptian poses.
WE'RE GOING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET from I'D RATHER BE RIGHT. The cabinet and New Yorkers descend on George M. Cohan as FDR.
LET ANTIPHOLUS IN from BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. A one-line joke that kept building on wildly improbale dance movements. To different beats the girls danced on a la Siren from Balanchine's PRODIGAL SON.
I'M THROWING A BALL TONIGHT from PANAMA HATTIE. Ethel Merman and Cole Porter at their filthiest exhorting the crowd to come to their party. read through the lines to see just what they were proposing.
JOEY LOOKS INTO THE FUTURE from PAL JOEY. A hilarious take on a punk who has no talent. Robert Alton had Gene Kelly flying over chairs, kitchen utensils and Vivienne Segal.
LEADER OFA BIG TIME BAND. Ethel Merman and Cole Porter, even filthier here than in PANAMA HATTIE. Anyone know the references to Gypsy Rose Lee?
SAILOR'S DANCE from ON YOUR TOWN. The sailors scampering about enjoying the sights of Times Square. This dance was lost. The version that Jerome Robbins staged in the late 1980s was totally different from the original production.
CALL ME MISTER. One of my favorites with the cast coming out and exhorting the audience to revel in civilian life.
BRIGADOON. Agnes de Mille's dances for the first act finale were some of her finest. I was not a great fan of de Mille, but I have to admit that what I saw was beautiful!
GREAT COME AND GET IT DAY from FINIAN'S RAINBOW. The last show in which I appeared. The wonderful finale with some of the chorus and dancers on trees. On the final note of the song everyone lifted their hands heavenwards.
I"LL BUY YOU A STAR from TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN. Simplicity itself, and very moving.
CATCH OUR ACT AT THE MET. From the long forgotten TWO ON THE AISLE. Bert Lahr was really funny. Dolorey Gray did not have a chance around him!
EMBASSY WALTZ from MY FAIR LADY.
RUMBLE from WEST SIDE STORY.
The GARMENT TRADE Dance that closed the first act of I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE. All the workers scurrying about while preparing for the fashion show.
DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE from FUNNY GIRL. How is it that I'm the only woman here who has mentioned this?
The first act finale from TWHM. Could I forget this!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure that I'm forgetting a few.
Miriam
Every movement has a meaning--but what the hell does it mean!
