Moments in Shows that Made You Cry When You First Saw It

In a local West Side Story, from the rape to the end, I was sitting up in my seat and my heart was pounding.

not exactly sad, but just intense in emotion

Updated On: 8/11/09 at 02:29 AM

I never really cried during a show but I have been choked up before.

In South Pacific *Spoilers*
when nellie is signing with Emiles kids and emile comes out of nowhere and starts singing with them. The moment that choked me up though was the very last 10 seconds. Nellie just sat at the dinner table with Emile and grabbed his hand while the orchestra played until the show ended.

The ending is so simple but so effective. Its truly a beautiful ending.


On a lighter note..
Every time I see Avenue Q right after Rod sings "Fantasies come true" and realizes Nickys love confession was only a dream and that it never happend.
I never cried or really felt like I was going to but I always go awwww at that scene.

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Updated On: 8/11/09 at 02:40 AM

The line "My season ended a long time ago" from Another Winter In A Summer Town in Grey Gardens. I completely lost it. And did again and again over the four times I saw the show.

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"I Dreamed A Dance" and "There's A World", when I saw Feeling Electric at the 2005 NYMF. They still get to me every time I see Next To Normal.


"For Good" from Wicked.

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Oh, way too many...

- Next To Normal: after I Am The One (Reprise), when Dan is sitting in his chair. Bobby Spencer's hands covered his face - and I was still fine - but then he lowered his hands and I saw the tears rolling down his cheeks. That's when I died a little inside.
- Les Misérables: the Finale when all the students slowly step forward and the reprise of Do You Hear The People Sing? gets louder and louder
- The Story Of My Life: I was a mess practically all the way from I Didn't See Alvin until the end
- Jersey Boys: didn't expect to cry at a jukebox musical, but when I first saw it, Michael Longoria was on as Frankie. His "Oh my God!" after finding out what happened to Francine was heartbreaking
- South Pacific: the Overture, when the stage pulls back and reveals the orchestra pit. I felt so fortunate to be able to hear that gorgeous score in such wonderful circumstances
- The Secret Garden: Meredith Braun and Philip Quast singing How Could I Ever Know. So powerful
- Avenue Q: the line "Cursing the world that I didn't start sooner and seeing the rest of the class there too" in How Could I Go Back To College. That line totally struck me.

Daniel Evan's gasp and the plain background at the end of SITPWG.

this.

I also cried during a lot of Angels in America, but when Prior revealed his sarcoma, I got incredibly upset.

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The end of "Blood Brothers"
"Secret Garden", when Archibald finds that Colin is healthy
The final duet in "The Last Five Years"
"Shenandoah", when Charlie and Robert are reunited

Near the end of Piazza, when Fabrizio is singing the last verse of "Love to Me" and Clara runs into his arms and they embrace. I got teary-eyed at that moment both times I saw the show in the theatre. Now, I am a bawling mess from that moment straight through to the end of the show whenever I watch the PBS broadcast.

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When Clara and Fabrizio meet for the first time as a result of her hat flying off in Light in the Piazza.

The end of Fable as performed by Victoria Clark.

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I also cried at the end of South Pacific when they are reunited. In Billy Elliot I cry when the people in the town start giving him money for school. I also cried all three times I saw Irena's Vow when the son of one of the couple's she hid finds her later in life, and pathetically during the talkback at the end when her daughter talked about Irena's reunion with her sisters. In general, anytime there is a big reunion in a show I'm practically guaranteed to at least tear up.

I've said it before but (and all are in Chorus Line)
At the Ballet- When Maggie hits the money note, and the mirrors turn, and the lights come up, I get teary and chills.

Music and the Mirror - When danced properly, I'll cry.

Paul's Monologue - When not done by Joey Dudding, I'll cry.

Alternatives/What I Did For Love - I'll bawl.

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"They got me" at the end of Hair destroys me.