Memorable Closing Numbers

[Mr Roxy]

Memorable Closing Numbers#0

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:20pm

Some that come to mind

1. The Glory - The Civil War
2. Pow Bam Zonk - Superman
3. I Will Never Leave You - Sideshow
4. I Go To Rio - The Boy From Oz

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[Glebb]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#1

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:22pm

The closing number of the last revival of MUSIC MAN was impressive.

" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

[Broadway Matt]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#2

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:25pm

I Feel So Much Spring- A NEW BRAIN

mediocre show by Finn's standards, best final song he's written

"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers

[ponine24601]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#3

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:25pm

you can't stop the beat-hairspray
finale-les miserables
finale b-RENT

"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions." ~The one and only John Lennon

[Sant]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#4

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:32pm

Dance My Esmeralda - Notre-Dame de Paris (the only scene in the show I liked!)

Nowadays & HotHoney Rag - Chicago

You Can't Stop The Beat - Hairspray

John 19:41 - JCS

One - A Chorus Line

[Taryn]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#5

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:34pm

Being Alive - Company

[Mary_Ethel]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#6

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:37pm

Taryn,

"Being Alive" Yes!!!

Watching Robert FINALLY maturing and accepting what relationships are all about in just one song.

By the way, that was Sondheim's THIRD attempt to write a song for that spot in COMPANY! :)

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#7

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:38pm

Cabaret. I know it wasn't extravagant, but that's what made it all the more memorable... the... the shock, I guess.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Mary_Ethel]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#8

Posted: 10/9/04 at 9:39pm

"Rose's Turn" - GYPSY

Hands down. It's like a one-act play where character goes on major "ventafon" and almost loses control in the process.

Requires superior singing AND acting.

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

[BWayBoy88]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#9

Posted: 10/9/04 at 10:01pm

Les Miz-I still get chills when I think about all the ghosts coming back on stage.

[jo]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#10

Posted: 10/9/04 at 10:13pm

RIOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!

(The Boy from Oz)

It makes you feel like joining in the big blast - maracas, whistles, samba and all

[millie_dillmount]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#11

Posted: 10/9/04 at 10:15pm

Shows that have memorable closing numbers, in my opinion

The Producers
Boy From Oz
Hairspray
42nd Street
Urinetown

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

[johny0828]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#12

Posted: 10/9/04 at 10:25pm

i would have to say "you can't stop the beat" from hairspray

[jonartdesigns]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#13

Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:08pm

Nowadays & HotHoney Rag - Chicago
You Can't Stop The Beat - Hairspray
I go to rio- the boy from oz
the company way(reprise)- H2$
A man doesn't know (reprise)- Damn Yankees (just for Applegate's interspersed monologue)
Don't feed the plants- Little Shop of Horrors

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[thirdrowcenter]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#14

Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:13pm

RIO...Boy From Oz

Les Miserables

Updated On: 10/10/04 at 11:13 PM

[timote316]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#15

Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:14pm

I really like Rent's. Not the song so much as the curtain call. Its great how the whole cast comes together to celebrate life, and then Angel comes in. Brought a tear to my eye, actually.

Going by the CD, I'd have to say Hairspray. Every morning since I got the CD last week I listen to You Can't Stop the Beat, and I'm instantly in a better mood. What better way to end a show? Updated On: 10/9/04 at 11:14 PM

[Mary_Ethel]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#16

Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:14pm

Jonart,

Yes--I love it in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS when Audrey II actually attacks audience!!!

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

[nycdncr]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#17

Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:18pm

A CHORUS LINE
42ND STREET (revival)

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, "I will try again tomorrow."

[Mary_Ethel]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#18

Posted: 10/9/04 at 11:24pm

Hi nycdncr :)

I saw ORIGINAL 42ND STREET--how did closing DIFFER in revival?

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

[RadioTV2]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#19

Posted: 10/10/04 at 12:20am

Anika's "Caroline Thibodeaux" always sent shivers down my spine. Soooooo, Caroline, or Change.

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[Marquise]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#20

Posted: 10/10/04 at 12:23am

don't take this the wrong way but it's very telling the age range of posters on this board, because the majority doesn't mention any shows past, say, last year?

[GovernorSlaton]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#21

Posted: 10/10/04 at 12:28am

Caroline or Change
Follies
Passion
Sweeney Todd
Sunday in the Park with George
Parade
A New Brain
Into the Woods

Yeah, most of them are Sondheim, but what can I say? He writes some damn good finales.

[adamized88]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#22

Posted: 10/10/04 at 12:33am

cabaret- just because it was so gut wrenching - different for musical theater - you always left that show feeling like you'd been kicked in the stomach

"Nothing is an accident, We are free to have it all, We are what we want to be, It's in ourselves to rise or fall!!" - "Fortune Favors the Brave" from Aida - the love that never died

[Crazy4MattMorrison52]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#23

Posted: 10/10/04 at 12:34am

you cant stop the beat

"gimme a bottle of bourbon and half a chicken and i'll conquer the world!"

[Becky]

re: Memorable Closing Numbers#24

Posted: 10/10/04 at 12:54am

Our Time from "Merrily" gets my vote. Absolutely loved it.

I also have to say I love the "Rent" finale.