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How often do you cry at musicals?
#50How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/15/18 at 4:15pm
Not one to ever audibly bawl in public, but 4 shows where tears always streamed down my cheeks:
THE RINK. "All the Children in a Row" hit me in the gut hard, and the tears would stay till the finale where that sumptuous set levitated into the files. Heartstopping.
BILLY ELLIOTT. Mum's entrance in "The Letter", followed by Billy perfecting his pirouettes at the climax of "Solidarity Forever", followed by his airborne pas-de-deux with his adult self with the Swan Lake music. All moments guaranteed to bring instant tears.
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. Nearly all of Act 2 was ineffably moving, particularly the one-two hit of "When I'm Gone", "It All Fades Away", and "Always Better". Spoken as someone who did leave his previous longterm boyfriend for a new life (26 years and counting) with his own handsome stranger.
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. I had loved this score for so many decades without seeing a professional production, that from the moment I sat down at the revival with my sneakers in the sand, and those first notes of "We Dance" began, the tears started flowing and honestly never dried on my face for nearly the whole 90 minutes. I have never been so surprised by the depth of my emotions at a show in my life. Sublime.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#51How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/15/18 at 5:54pmI get misty and teary often, though the only two shows that have ever made me full-out cry were Tuck Everlasting and Finding Neverland (the latter of which had me sobbing, shaking, and gasping for the entire final twenty minutes, as well as for a longer amount of time than I care to admit after the show had ended).
#52How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/16/18 at 10:32am
I cry when I charge my tickets.
As I get older, a little to my surprise, my eyes well up just from seeing an old beloved musical, for what may be the last time, and hearing its familiar and timeless score.
natashalost
Broadway Star Joined: 1/15/18
#53How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:05pm
Cat Guy said: "I can't think of a musical where Ihaven'tcried. Perhaps not full-out sobs, but definitely tears down the cheeks."
I relate!
I think the show I cried the most at was the current Broadway production of Angels in America.
EdEval
Featured Actor Joined: 11/30/16
#54How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/16/18 at 12:48pm
Besides at the opera watching La Boheme it's for sure at Carousel especially You'll Never Walk Alone. Then the funeral scene in Ragtime and last but not least the finale to Sound of Music whether it's Lincoln Center or the church basement theatre group.
Rumpelstiltskin
Broadway Star Joined: 4/22/07
#55How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/16/18 at 2:42pm
I'm guilty . . . and what a relief/pleasure it is to read that I'm not alone! (My friends are embarrassed to be seen with me. I need you guys in my life.)
There are many many triggers. The two I'll mention are the In the Heights finale which gets me for it's pure sentimentality, beautiful harmonies, and because I'm a sucker for a happy ending; and the one frequently-mentioned here, the Acts 1&2 finale of Sunday in the Park with George. In fact, I just visited the source material in Chicago and choked up immediately. How amazing it was to hear one group of teenagers after another explaining to their friends how each character fits into the story. Sure, it's fiction, but it's our fiction and I felt such a connection to everyone experiencing the painting in the flesh for the first time.
#56How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/16/18 at 3:28pm
When little Winthrop breaks out of his shell during "The Wells Fargo Wagon" in THE MUSIC MAN. Sniff, sniff.
#57How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/23/18 at 2:25pm
I can't even begin to describe how much I appreciate this thread, as I am constantly crying at every show. I think it really has to be the actual experience of getting transported into this story that really tugs at my emotions. I have probably cried at every show I've been to... like I even cried at Hello Dolly when the whole cast comes out for Sunday Clothes which I just find to be so breathtaking.
dunebuddy
Chorus Member Joined: 12/18/15
#58How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/23/18 at 6:49pm
Oh, yes. I do. And it's so good to know I'm not alone in reacting this way. It's usually a song that gets to me, but a dance number or amazing set change can set me off. My biggest cries -
Fun Home - I thought I would need to be carried out on a stretcher,
Come From Away - The whole concept was an emotional ride.
Billy Elliot - Dear Billy. "Mum's Letter" and "Electricity," and the ending always do me in.
Even if I don't cry during a part of the performance per se, I lose it at the curtain call every time. I become overtaken by the excitement of the wonder I just experienced,
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#59How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/23/18 at 9:57pm
Weirdly enough, I rarely cry at live shows, but damn, if I don't sob like a baby listening to You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown on Spotify.
#60How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/24/18 at 3:34amI cried at the all female cast of JCS at rolt in SF. Female Jesus (Shesus) presents the struggle of women in our society....as we expect them to save the world but is demonized and betrayed in the process.
ActorGuyIL
Understudy Joined: 12/12/11
#61How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/24/18 at 9:21am
I'm crying just reading this thread about crying. (And thinking about our trip to NYC this weekend.)
a-mad
Featured Actor Joined: 8/25/11
#62How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/24/18 at 10:30am
What a great thread. I cry a ton at just about everything, but Ragtime has me at several places:
That opener with the entire cast on stage and the glorious final measures of that brilliant song
The end of New Music - when Coalhouse pleads for Sarah to come down to him
Til We Reach That Day - the whole damn song
Make Them Hear You - ditto
....and don't even get me started with the finale when little Coalhouse runs out (*uncontrollable crying jags*)
#63How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/24/18 at 12:32pm
Alive! 55 and Kickin' ... in Harlem.
For me, it was Floodgate City.
amaklo
Stand-by Joined: 5/2/15
#64How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/24/18 at 12:47pm
I thought I was alone with the crying! It seems every show sets me off somehow, whether from sadness or happiness. I even cried during the long tap dance number in Anything Goes!
Not a musical, but I still remember many years ago sobbing at the end of a play called Tea, about Japanese war brides after World War II. It's an excellent play but very sad at the end. We were in the front row. I must have been quite a a sight, because during the curtain call one of the actresses looked at me, smiled and made an "awww" face. :)
#65How often do you cry at musicals?
Posted: 5/24/18 at 2:14pm
EVERY. FREAKING. TIME. I cry almost every time I'm at a show. It is always 3/4 of the time its just at the sheer joy and excitement of live theatre.
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