I'm a very emotional person, so I cry at just about anything. Shows that come to mind are "A Chorus Line," "Les Miserables," "Aida," "La Boheme," and "Rent." Like I said--it doesn't take much to get me going.
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Funny that we recently discussed this on a different board. I'm a real mush bag. "Les Miserables" & "POTO" are two of my biggies. At least a 4 hankie production each.
Bawled during Wicked like a little baby. Right when Idina came running out painted up beautifully in her emerald skin, I felt the tears sliding down my face. She had all this ambition in her face and being the first time to ever see my beautiful idol Idina in a show, I was overwhelmed with racing emotions. I felt like crying at every second- cried again at the dance at Shiz when Idina does an excellent interpretive dance, but is made fun of- cried another time when Dr. Dillamond is ridded of his rights, another when Idina sang with Norbert, another when Glinda and Idina towards the end had touching moments, and the biggest crying was of course Defying Gravity- amazing is the only word I can put out there. It left my speechless and it in complete tears and awe. I've never cried so much during a show. During curtan call I couldnt even scream for Idina and Kristen because my voice was all cracky from crying so much. My friend just looked at me and thought I was a loser for crying so much, but I honestly never thought I could cry so much ever for someone I dont know personally. I cried a little in both times I saw RENT and of course in LES MIZ, but those were the only 3. It takes a lot for me to cry. LES MIZ was only cuz of stupid Gavroche. It killed me and RENT for the excellent Angel of course. If a show can make me cry for the good reasons (not cuz I cant wait to go home (uggh Saturday Night Fever) ! ) it becomes one of my favorites. They got to be powerful to make me cry.
The first time I ever cried at a show was the first time I saw Aida, right after "Gods Love Nubia". I found it so overwhelming and incredible that I couldn't help it. I cried again later in the performance, during "Elaborate Lives" and into the final scene. Oh the magic of Adam and Heather.
"Goodnight Saigon" from Movin' Out makes me cry every time.
And after all of these times of seeing it, "I'll Cover You: Reprise" from Rent still gets my heart and makes me cry almost every single time I see it.
While I've never cried during a show, I came close during "Into the Woods." Being such a beautiful show and the pure excitment of seeing it combined made it a joyouse experience. My favorite musical. I came pretty close during "La Boheme."
Rent, Tick Tick boom, Les Miserables, Seusical, Flower Drum Song, New Brain, A chorus Line, Godspell, West Side Story....I guess I will end the list, but those are definately the only shows that make me cry. I am the biggest cry baby ever. I cry when I am happy, sad, mad and scared. I love a good cry. :)
Though I am hardly an emotional person, I got a bit misty eyed during the Winthrop/Marian exchange during the "Wells Fargo Wagon," in the 2000 revival of "The Music Man." Seriously.
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Yes, it is . This is sort of sad, but Anna in the Tropics had me on the verge of tears, because of a certain thing (I don't want to give it away) that happens at the end. I was all shaky and wobbly, and then when I was talking to Daphne I was just so overwhelmed...*sigh* Also, one of the times I saw RENT I bawled like a baby at the end. 'For Good' in Wicked almost made me cry.
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I've come close a couple of times - Les Miz and Chess spring readily to mind, as does Rent, which explains why I've seen them more than any other shows - and I've been overwhelmed, but I've never actually shed a tear at a live performance, however much I felt. I'm very much a not-crying person in public.
PB doesn't cry! But I always get a lump in my throat during Bu Doi, (Saigon) if it's performed realllllly well in front of those Amer-Asian children on the big screen. That's real and that's sad!
Heather Headley and Adam Pascal were PERFECTION! Mostly all the songs, especially in the second act, built my emotions up during the show, and then at the end, when they sing "Elaborate Lives" I totally lost it! I got up and went to the very back, and stood in front of the exit door crying. I totally was out of it. Out of embarassment, I quickly went back to my seat, since the ushers were staring at me. :-P
Then I went on crying again at the end, when they meet each other in their reincarnated lives.
AIDA is SUCH a great musical! I can't understand why it is always under fire. Is it because actor replacements ruined the show?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
I've cried at Rent, Aida, Parade, tick, tick...BOOM!, The Last Session - and I got teary at the end of Merrily We Roll Along and during the song "My Friend" from THE LIFE. There are of course many more, but those are the ones that stick out....
Carousel, when the dead and Heaven-sent Billy sees his daughter graduate from high school. Every time. Lincoln Center or the worst middle school production.
And "Wheels of a Dream" from Ragtime.
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I cry when Eponine dies in Les Miz. I thought I was safe with the Anniversary Show. But no. Still bawled like a babe even though it was the concert version. Something about that song
Bloodbrothers, but I had just given birth to a baby boy a few weeks before seeing the show. Between the storyline and the hormones, I didn't stand a chance.
I'm not really a crier in general so if a show can get me a little teary, that's huge. The two shows that come to mind are The Last 5 Years because I saw so much of a serious relationship I had been involved in in it. Some of the songs still really get to me. For example Goodbye Until Tomorrow really gets me because the last time I saw the person I was in the relationship with, I didn't know it would be the last time, so I really thought it was just like any other goodbye. Plus Still Hurting and See I'm Smiling. Chess got me pretty teary too. Nothing specific, it was just amazing.
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