Magical Moments on Stage in 2015

[NewYorkTheater]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 2:58pm

Magical Moments on Stage in 2015 -- a photo essay that shows you mine.

 

 

What were yours?

 

[DramaTeach]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 4:11pm

1) "Tradition" at the start of Fiddler

2) "Room Where It Happens" as Leslie Odom decides to stop waiting for it 

3) Mara Davi and Danny Gardner tapping to make Fred and Ginger proud in Dames at Sea 

4) "Touch Me" in SA which did just that

5)  The power of Michael Arden and the choir of Hunchback of Notre Dame at Papermill

[BroadwayConcierge]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 4:26pm

• The boat at the beginning of The King and I (duh), as well as "Shall We Dance."

• "Tradition" in Fiddler.

• "Satisfied" in Hamilton. Along with everything else in that show.

• "A Musical" in Something Rotten!

• John Cameron Mitchell's entire performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

• The Act I concluding coronation in The Audience.

• Though I hated the show overall, in Finding Neverland...

 

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Sylvia's death was admittedly pretty magical. Glittery AF.

Updated On: 12/31/15 at 04:26 PM

[AHLiebross]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 5:12pm

-Hearing James Barbour sing "The Music of the Night."

-The jerk in the audience plugging his cellphone into an outlet on stage.

-Seeing Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain at the Fox PAC in Riverside, California.

-Watching a bizarre play called "Dead Man's Cell Phone" at Desert Theatreworks, in Palm Canyon, California and realizing that director Lance Phillips-Martinez had created a visually stunning, Broadway-quality, must-see ballet-like production with a community theatre company.

-Watching the world premiere of "Happy Hour" at Coachella Valley Repertory, in Rancho Mirage, California, starring Gavin MacLeod and John Hawkinson, and written by George Eastman, and realizing that I was probably witnessing the birth of a Broadway play.

 

Audrey Liebross

[ZellMorrowsPledge]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 8:57pm

Seeing Sydney Lucas perform "Ring Of Keys" in Fun Home

Seeing Michael Cerveris perform "Edges Of The World" in Fun Home

Seeing one of Billy Porter's last performances of Kinky Boots

Seeing James Barbour slay the Phantom in Phantom Of The Opera

 

[Patty3]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 9:25pm

Hearing about this new musical called Something Rotten! in January and purchasing $14.95 tickets to one of the first previews and witnessing the mid-act 1 standing ovation for A Musical. Christian Borles  and Brian D'Arcy James performances in the show.

Winning lotteries for Fun Home (Matinee) and Something Rotten! Evening) on the same day.

The Coronation Act 1 finale of The Audience and watching Helen Mirren's performance from front row center.

Hamilton - too many magical moments to mention

Seeing someone from my home town that I watched grow up step into the role of Carole King in a performance of Beautiful.

You're In the Band from School of Rock

 

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 9:32pm

Chita walking on stage in The Visit

The thrilling six or so hours of Wolf Hall, everything about it was filled with magical moments

That amazing jaw dropping effect in Finding Neverland

Dont Touch Me from Young Frankenstein at Park City in Utah ( who would have guessed ) 

 

 

[ethan231h]

Posted: 12/31/15 at 9:34pm

The whole Deaf West production of Spring Awakening

ESPECIALLY,

the very beginning of the show when....

 

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Both Wendela and the Voice of Wendela meet in the middle of the stage with the mirror to start "Mamma Who Bore Me"

Kathryn Gallagher and Krysta Rodriguez singing "The Dark I know Well" (not magical but soon good!)

"Left Behind"

"Totally F*cked"

 

"Ring of Keys" sung by any of the girls

the end of Finding Neverland

Satisfied in Hamilton

JCM in Hedwig

Sarah Stiles, Geneva Carr and of course Stephen Boyer in Hand To God

Michael Cerveris performing "Edges Of The World" in Fun Home

 

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[ChildofEarth]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 12:29am

- Sydney Lucas singing Ring of Keys

- Leslie Odom Jr signing Wait for It at the musical

- Leslie Odom Jr singing Room Where it Happens at Elsie Fest

- John Cameron Mitchell's final Midnight Radio

- Darren Criss's Wicked Little Town Reprise

- The Dark I Know Well from SA

- Hard to be the Bard performance

- Danielle Brooks absolutely lighting up the stage in Color Purple

[Musical Master]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 2:20am

Bartlett Sher and his equally talented crew's powerful work they have done for both The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof which they contain so much theatrical magic that I kind of lost count. Seriously I think Bartlett Sher should do Follies, THAT would be theatrical magic as well. 

[The Josh]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 2:34am

I saw Penn & Teller, does that count? 

[Capeguy]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 7:38am

1. Judy Kuhn singing "Days and Days Gone By" in Fun Home

2. Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 -- the entire show -- like nothing I've ever experienced.

3. Sitting front roll center seeing Chita in "The Visit"

4. Curious Incident -- Amazing performance by Alex Sharp

5. Helen Mirren in "The Audience"

6. Robert Fairchild's amazing dance moves in An American in Paris

7. Jesse M. in Waitress at the A.R.T.

8. Cabaret -- the ending blew me away when Alan opened his coat

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[wonkit]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 11:40am

All of WOLF HALL but especially Part One. Tim Pigott-Smith in KING CHARLES III. Mark Strong In VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

 

Do I see a pattern here?

[brdway411]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 1:33pm

Encores Little Shop, best thing I saw in 2015. Everything else pales in comparison and yes, I saw Hamilton. .

[Drewski Vanderbilt]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 2:14pm

Alan Cummings final time playing the Emcee.

The passion everyone in Allegiance had onstage even though the house was half full.

[TFMH18]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 8:42pm

So many amazing moments. Ring of Keys during Sydney Lucas' last show was a gift I'll always cherish, and of course several numbers from seeing Hamilton the first time.

I have to say though, one of the most special theater moments of the year was during the final performance of If/Then on Broadway. The whole production was so thrilling, but during Always Starting Over, the energy in that theater could only be described as a molecular experience. When Idina got to the line "my new life starts right now," her voice broke with emotion just the slightest bit and the reciprocation between she and the audience was unlike anything I've ever felt before. It was a profoundly moving moment which I will hold close always.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 1/1/16 at 8:55pm

The absolute biggest magical moment for me was the Parade concert at Lincoln Center. The whole evening was astounding, but the most magical part had to be the moment in the finale when the whole ensemble sings a capella for a few bars. Pure magic.

 

 

[serene_embers]

Posted: 1/2/16 at 12:12am

1) Krysta Rodriguez in Spring Awakening.  She was amazing.

2) Non Stop in Hamilton

3) The very last thing that happens in Hamilton about knocked me over.

4) Ben Fankhauser as Huck and Phillip Boykin as Jim in Big River (in Sacramento, CA)

5) Come Up To My Office from Parade at Lincoln Center with Jeremy Jordan

6) If/Then in San Francisco with Idina and Anthony

[yankeefan7]

Posted: 1/2/16 at 9:39pm

"My Shot" - Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton)

Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope dancing in "American In Paris"

 

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[cc5916]

Posted: 1/2/16 at 11:11pm

"Star Tar" with Eloise Kropp in Dames at Sea 

[Anthony12]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 12:45am

1) Sienna Miller in Cabaret closing night.

2) Walking into the Vivian Beaumont for the King and I.

3) The big dance number towards the beginning of the King and I, with all of the guys dancing.  I started crying.

4) The Station scene in Curious was probably one of the coolest things I've seen in live theatre.  I love that loud controlled chaos.

5) The very ending of Curious, I cried.

6) All of Spring Awakening.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 2:15am

Anthony Warlow becoming Don Quixote

"Ring of Keys" from the second row, during previews

The classroom scene in Spring Awakening

Eli's first exit in Let the Right One In

 

[NewYorkTheater]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 11:16am

I love these answers.

One clarification: For me, a moment...only lasts a moment. It's not a whole show, or a whole performance. Most of you understood this.

One advantage of thinking in terms of moments is that it helps me better appreciate even shows that I largely don't care for.

[VonTrappFamilySinger]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 12:29pm

Lisa Howard singing "Jenny's Blues" in It Shoulda Been You. What a special moment. 

[nightnic001]

Posted: 1/3/16 at 12:57pm

The finale of School of Rock. Those kids are amazing. I think it was the first time I have ever had tears of joy. It's one of my favorite movies and to see it live was amazing.

 

Alex Brightman in School of Rock. He deserves a Tony nomination like no other.

 

The hospital scene in On Your Feet.

 

"Star Tar" in Dames at Sea. Some of the best tapping I have ever seen.

 

Winning the Hamilton lottery, and then seeing moments like "Yorktown/World Turned Upside Down" and "Quiet Uptown"

 

The glitter finale of Finding Neverland, and also "When Your Feet Don't Touch the Ground"

 

"Days and Days" and "Telephone Wire" in Fun Home. Got to me both times I saw it.

 

Annaleigh Ashford's performance in Sylvia was one of the most funny I have ever seen. 

 

2015 was a great year for theatre for me!

 

 

 

 

Updated On: 1/3/16 at 12:57 PM