Little Moments on Cast Recordings That You Love — Page 4

On the Les Mis 10th Anniversary recording, during Fantine's Arrest:
"I'll kill you bastard try any of that."
I just love the way it sounds.

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The only thing off the top of my head is in "Wheels of a Dream" The line "California or who knows where." I just melt at that part every time.

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On The Light in the Piazza OBC i think the singular most beautiful piece of music in the show is "Clara's Interlude"

Now, i guess its not my favorite part because i love the actual songs soooo so so much, but its the part that consistently brings tears to my eye, and when i saw the show was just plain amazing.

I just always thought it was weird that that moment in particular strikes me so much

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I like the music in the OBC of Cabaret when Sally sings 'When I go I'm going like Elsie!'

Les Miz-OBC "I know this is no place for me, still, I would rather be with you..."-Eponine, and all of Frances Ruffelle's On My OWn on the OLC
Sunday in the Park-OBC "George's stroke is tender... george's touch is beauty"-Dot
West Side Story-OBC "I like the island Manhattan"
Sweeney- any- "I loved you, even as I saw you..." -Johanna
Assasins-Broadway "hunt me down... smear my name, say I did it for the fame" and "now the south land can mend..." -Booth
those are my very favorites... but there are loads more...

Edit: Spring Awakening-"I'll tell my soul 'just kill some time...'"-Moritz it makes me want to cry every time i hear it...

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Updated On: 1/14/07 at 09:16 PM

Gosh, there are so many!

In Wicked when Butz sings "Maybe I'm brainless". Sooo beautiful. And his opening versus in "Dancing Through Life".

The intro of "Prayer" in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Too bad the song doesn't follow through, but I love the music!

When Anthony Rapp sings "But I am over her" in Christmas Bells in RENT. And the bridge in "What You Own". I just love the harmonies.

"I love spelling too..." from "Why We Like Spelling" in 25th Annual...

In the original Assassins, after Lee Harvey Oswald shoots JFK and there is that moment of silence as the shot dies down, and then it goes into the music really loudly. Gets me every time! Unfortunately this moment was removed when "Something Just Broke" was added.

When the finale in Seussical when into "Oh the things you can think" really slowly and speeds up. I LOVE that!

When Butz says "That's not fair" in "A Miracle Would Happen" in L5Y

"Ah well... Every day a little death" all the way to the end of the song in A Little Night Musical

"Brian, buddy, where you been? The term is Asian-American!" and "Sticks and stones, Kate Monster" from Avenue Q

"Go, can't you go..." from Company

"Trace, I wanna kiss you!", "Then I can't wait for parole" from Hairspray

The beats in "Who Loves You" at the end of Jersey Boys.

The narrator's off-beat "grovel"s in "Grovel, Grovel" from Joseph...

In the OBC of Les Mis when Jean Valjean sings "I'm Jean Valjean" and it goes to strings. Great moment!

In the LSoH in "Skid Row" when Audrey stops singing and Seymour suddenly comes in with "Poor" and the chorus in "The Meek Shall Inherit"

In Little Women, at the end of "The Weekly Volcano Press" when it breaks from the troll scene to Jo singing "Sometimes When You Dream" and "I am her sister!!!" from the same song.

In the original Pacific Overtures, in "Poems" when they both sing "Leaves... I love her like the leaves!"

In Parade when it switches from "Come Up to My Office" back "The Factory Girls" and the beginning of "People From Atlanta" up until "Just and true reward" and the the final of round of "No, no" in "That's what he said" as the ensemble is yelling to hang Leo.

When the girls sing "Not one of ours" in "Coalhouse Demands" in Ragtime. And of course "I know how to blow things up". Priceless! - (thanks bwaylv)

The chorus of "Not That Kind of Thing" in The Wedding Singer and the "Oh-oh-oh"s at the end of "It's Your Wedding Day"

In the "Act I Finale" of Urinetown when Bobby and Hope sing together. Again, great harmonies. And Bobby's first verse in "Why Did I Listen to That Man?"

"I'm not good. I'm not bad. I'm something in between!" From You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.

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Updated On: 11/21/06 at 11:23 PM

Geekgirl06, it's actually "not one of OURS" in Coalhouse Demands. I also thought it was "us" until I read the score and libretto.

TUNNEL OF LOVE - SIDE SHOW

Lost in the darkness....

or am I not moving at all
all alone now no one is watching us why not climb over the wall
take me and give me your all!
groping my way towards an unstated goal
don't know where I'm going but feels like I've been there BEFORE
SHOULD you take the lead
shouldn't I follow
shouldn't you feel the need
my heart is hollow
I know where I heading
I'm on the right track
no stopping now
no turning back
I want what she's got
what I'm feeling she's got
everything he's not yet feeling with me
I am yours
you are mine
its a sin
its divine!
SO DIVINE
WHERE IS MINE!!!

THE MUSIC IS INCREDIBLE!!!!

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA -OLCR with Michael Crawford

Raoul (Steve Barton): "Show some compassion!"
Erik (The Phantom)MC: "The WORLD showed no compassion to ME!"

WHAT IS THIS FEELING? from WICKED- Idina Menzel as Elphaba: "Blonde."

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Wow, I can't believe how much all of you are giving me shivers reminding me of all these wonderful moments.

I'll add Marie Christine to the list -

The opening chords - and the "I'll be a witness" line.

I love the lyric "I won't live in a house of regret"

Anthony Crivello expressing "No" when he finds out his children are dead.

There are too many to mention - in my opinion.

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-the harmony section "Up the steep and very narrow stairway" Chorus Line OBC
-Final chorus of "God That's Good" Sweeney Todd OBC
-the final high B's in "Ragtime" Ragtime OBC
-final chorus (and chords) "One Day More" Les Miz OLC/OBC
-"Children & Art" all of it SITPWG OBC
-"Twin Soliloquies" South Pacific OBC
-the final string of high belted E's in "New Argentina" Evita OBC
-Hermione Gingold's interpretation of "Liaisons" from A Little Night Music OBC.
-"Look What Happened to Mabel" Mack & Mabel OBC
-"Writing On the Wall" - Betty Buckley's finale - DROOD OBC
-"Moonfall" duet reprise - DROOD OBC. were there 2 finer voices on Broadway than Howard McGillan and Patti Cohenhour tearing this piece apart? I'm just blown away every time.


There are so many. Though most of these are showy moments, I do love the subtle ones as well.

Updated On: 4/20/07 at 04:16 PM

From A Chorus Line revival, anything Mara Davi sings! Her voice is amazing! Charlotte D'Amboise singing "Those stage and movie people got their because they're special." I always get chills from that since I've been told that myself.

From Aida, the beginning of "The Gods Love Nubia" that has none or very little orchestrations.

From Rent, in "Seasons of Love" when Gwen Stewart hits that high note. Beautiful!

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from Miss Saigon OLC:

Lea Salonga and Claire Moore during I STILL BELIEVE when they both sing "until we die.."

when the Vietnames rush the gates during the nightmare sequence

from AIDA:

the piano intro in ENCHANTMENT PASSING THROUGH REPRISE.... so very haunting to me and a simple melody

CHILDREN OF EDEN

when Darius De Haas sings "when already we are loooOOOOOst in the wilderness..." aaahh... chills

RAGTIME

anytime Brian Stokes Mitchell opens his mouth