Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...

[Thesbijean]

Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#1

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:55pm

I just listened to Sweet Smell of Success, first time since I saw the show almost 4 years ago, and It reminded me of something pretty good. I remember the night vividly, I was so excited before, and after act one ended, I (along with the audience at the Hirschfeld Theatre) were very underwhelmed. Then "Rita's Tune" in act two came out of nowhere and blew us all away. I remember saying to myself "Now the shows's really starting." I had never seen an audience react like that before, hoenstly, it was like the number woke up all 1200 of us, lol.

Any of you have moments in mediocre shows like that? Moments or songs that just blew you away and came out of nowehere.

Updated On: 4/5/07 at 11:55 PM

[Thesbijean]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#2

Posted: 4/5/07 at 11:58pm

That number in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, "Storm's A Brewin" (I think that's what it was called?), is also another example for me.

[Fenchurch]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#2

Posted: 4/6/07 at 12:27am

I remember Faith Prince being kicked across the stage by every member of the cast of Nick and Nora during 'It was a Busy Night at Lorraine's"

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[Demitri2]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#3

Posted: 4/6/07 at 1:19am

Liza Minnelli - "A Quiet Thing" from "Flora the Red Menace"
Act Two final roof top scene in "Merrily"
Robert Preston - "I Won't Send Roses" from "Mack and Mabel"
Carol Channing literally bringing down the first act curtain with "Men" from "Lorelei"
Sammy Davis Jr. and company - "No More" from "Golden Boy"
Alice Playten - "Nobody Steps on Kafritz" - "Henry Sweet Henry"
Tonya Pinkens - "Last Chance Blues" from "Jelly's Last Jam"
"Into the Fire" from "Scarlet Pimpernel"
"Cross the Line" from "Big"

[COOOOLkid]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#4

Posted: 4/6/07 at 1:37am

chandelier rising in the Vegas production of Phantom

the whole opening number of Seussical, as well as when all the stars appear in "Alone in the Universe"

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[ABSteel]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#5

Posted: 4/6/07 at 1:57am

"I Want More" from LESTAT. Allison was AMAZING!

"A girl like me lands on her feet."

[Roscoe]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#6

Posted: 4/6/07 at 7:37am

I remember Charlotte D'Amboise's second act entrance in CARRIE: THE MUSICAL. She had this big grin on her face that clearly said that she couldn't believe how bad it all was either.

A moment in GRIND when a group of strippers did a very sexy dance while putting their clothes ON, in a sort of reverse striptease. There were rumors that it was part of Bob Fosse's efforts as a show doctor.

In COAST OF UTOPIA: SALVAGE, Martha Plimpton and Josh Hamilton appeared on stage as a married couple who actually made me give a damn about them, made all the more memorable because nothing else in the play was even remotely interesting.

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[ComaBaby01]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#7

Posted: 4/6/07 at 8:24am

During a touring production of Chicago's curtain call a couple years back when Mary Sunshine removed "her" wig.

That show was pretty mediocre.

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[Qfan2.0]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#8

Posted: 4/6/07 at 4:54pm

the first ten minutes of Tarzan

[Mattbrain]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#9

Posted: 4/6/07 at 5:03pm

Marius flying out of that wall of smoke in Lestat.

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[Testing1232]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#10

Posted: 4/6/07 at 5:22pm

<< "Into the Fire" from "Scarlet Pimpernel"
>>

You READ MY MIND !! Same thing I was going to post (although, I have to admit... I like "SP" a lot more than most)

Also, the number where they talk about the men's clothing...
was it called "The Lord Created Men"? (or something like that)

Been a while since I played the OBCR--

[wickedfreak]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#11

Posted: 4/6/07 at 5:36pm

Even though I rate it as 'mediocre+' I guess the average for The Pirate Queen is mediocre...anywhoo...She Who Has All from The Pirate Queen

[alliez92092]

re: Moments in Mediocre Shows You'll Always Remember...#12

Posted: 4/6/07 at 5:46pm

I didn't think the show was mediocre, everyone else did though, but the Conflict Resolution scene in High Fidelity. Even the people who hated the show loved that scene. It's hilarious.