Musical Moments That Make You Cry

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Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:38pm

What are the musical moments in shows that make you tear up and cry? Doesn't have to be a sad or tragic moment, but can be a happy moment as well.

Here are mine:

A Chorus Line - One

Wicked - Defying Gravity

Les Miserables - I Dreamed A Dream/One Day More/Bring Him Home/Finale - I was a mess through the entire show actually

Miss Saigon - Please

Ragtime - when Coalhouse Jr is called out of the wings - I might have actually SOBBED!

The Phantom Of The Opera - at the end when the Phantom cries out "Christine" after he lets her go and sings "Christine I Love You"

Sunday In The Park With George - "Sunday" in both acts and "Move On"

Camille Claudel - at Goodspeed with Linda Eder - "Gold"

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#2

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:43pm

I've never really cried, but I've gotten chills:

"Tell her I love her" - Urinetown
"Defying gravity" - Wicked
"Alone" - A Year With Frog and Toad
"Johanna" - Sweeney Todd

#3

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:44pm

Musicals that I have experienced,
The Beautiful Game-Almost the entire show.
Jekyll and Hyde-Sympathy, Tenderness
Aida-Elaborate Lives
Taboo-Petrified
Cabaret-I Don't Care Much
Little Women-Astonishing

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#4

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:46pm

Avenue Q- "For Now" - although the George Bush line never fails to put the laugh back through the tears.

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#5

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:46pm

From RENT:
Goodbye, Love (most of it)
I'll Cover You: Reprise
Another Day (when the Life Support group starts singing with Mimi)
Your Eyes
One Song Glory
Without You

From AIDA:
Elaborate Lives

And, for some strange reason "Morning Glow" from Pippin

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#6

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:47pm

For Good. Its so gorgeously written and when Idina and Cheno sing it together, it cant be beat.

#7

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:48pm

Avenue Q- John singing "Everything in live is only for now"
Wicked- Defying Gravity
Phantom of the Opera- Music of the Night

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re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:50pm

End of AIDA, I'll Cover You Reprise, I Don't Care Much, and yes... For Good.

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#9

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:51pm

"I'll Forget You" from THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (3.0).

Marguerite is facing the razor sharp blade of the guillotine and she has to tell herself to forget how much she loves Percy in order to walk the stairs to her death. I cried like a baby.

#10

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:52pm

i never cry but ive gotten shivers alot, too many times to name, like:
all through Taboo
Lots Wife
Everybodys got the Right

etc...

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#11

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:52pm

At the end of NINE when Little Guido takes the gun away from Guido, and the entire cast of women comes down and each has a moment with Little Guido. I balled like a baby....I will never forget it.

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#12

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:52pm

Pacific Overtures - Pretty Lady (it's the harmonies)

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

#13

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:53pm

I have never actually cried, but these either give me chills or tears in my eyes
Wicked: the bubble entrance, for good
Little Women: astonishing (or everything sutton does), days of plenty
Les Miz: one day more
Aida: written in the stars, a step too far
Rent: the end, when maureen does the, "mark, roger, anyone heeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllp" i don't know why, but it does something for me.

I'm sure there are many others

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#14

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:54pm

"I Will Love You" from MARIE CHRISTINE seems to always tear me up.

#15

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 9:56pm

The finales of Les Miz and Rent, Gethsemane (JCS) and Circle of Life (Lion King).

#16

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:01pm

Little Shop of Horrors: "Somewhere That's Green" though I don't know why...guess I was just feeling emotional that night

Chicago: "Nowadways"

Les Miserables: "Finale"

Phantom of the Opera: "Overture" I sobbed. It was really just the excitement of being in New York and seeing a Broadway show for the first time. Oh, and I cryed during the lines: "It's over now the music of the night!!!"

Yep. Goes to show what a sucker I am when it comes to theatre.

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#17

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:01pm

In RENT when Maureen says "You always said how lucky we were that we were all friends, but it was us baby, who are the lucky ones."

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"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#18

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:02pm

I cried last night at A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN when Sally Murphy sang "Make the Man Love Me".

#19

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:04pm

the finale of POTO

Also, I agree with superperson on "Tell Her I Love Her".

Yesterday, during "Wicked", I broke down during "Defying Gravity" for some reason. I think I was just overwhelmed by Shoshana Bean.

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#20

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:04pm

Little Women-Some Things Are Meant to Be
Rent-the whole second act

#21

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:06pm

Reading about Sally Murphy reminded me of NEVER WALK ALONE at the end of CAROUSEL. That is an cry out loud, soaking wet face moment.

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

#22

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:07pm

Most of Bare
The end of Fiddler

#23

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:08pm

Couldn't agree more, Glebb. I had the same reaction during that as I did during "Make the Man Love Me". Sally is a goddess.

#24

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:10pm

Make Our Garden Grow (Candide) - Just wow. The melody is just so heartbreaking and meaningful I just bawl.

Finale (Rent) - Again Maureen's shout gets me everytime.

Wheels of a Dream (Ragtime) - Again, the melody and what they are saying means so much and gives so much hope.

Lot's Wife (Caroline, or Change) - I always cry at the same times: "Some folks go to school at night, and some folks march for civil rights, but I don't, I ain't got the heart. I can hardly breathe!" and "Caroline...Caroline..."

And...

Epilogue (Caroline, or Change) - I bawl from Emmie's "I'm the daughter of a maid in her uniform crisp and clean" to "Down to Larry and Emmie and Jackie and Joe- the children of Caroline Thibodeaux.

#25

re: Musical Moments That Make You Cry

Posted: 2/14/05 at 10:11pm

chills wise
circle of life
i'll cover you reprise
defying gravity on occassion, no good deed, when elphaba surrenders
and i am telling you i'm not going
the final line of for now
molasses to rum, is anybody there?

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