Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:06pm
My fav musical moments:
Opening of Lion King.
Ending of Wicked
Mary Poppins flying away at the end.
End of ACT 1- Anything Goes with Sutton and the tap dancers
Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes in Bonnie and Clyde ( all of the musical moments together on stage)
Posted: 9/23/15 at 9:33pm
Most any dance moment from Crazy for You but if I had to pick one that I still remember 20 years later is the Entrance to Nevada sequence, with the treadmill.
Posted: 9/24/15 at 8:02pm
Patti LuPone tearing up June's letter and throwing it in my face during "Everything's Coming Up Roses." I still have the pieces!
Posted: 9/25/15 at 10:30am
What a great idea for a thread!
Alice Ripley screaming "WHAT WAS HIS NAME?!" early in the run of Next to Normal. I was in the rear mezzanine and I remember feeling like I'd been pinned to my seat.
Patti LuPone doing Invisible in Women on the Verge
Wendla getting carried offstage screaming in the Spring Awakening revival
the entirety of The Comet, but especially Sonya Alone and the finale
Posted: 9/25/15 at 1:37pm
The one I will never ever forget is Ruthie Ann Miles powerful and never seen before performance in THE KING AND I. Her "Something Wonderful" is the best version I have ever heard in my life; she deserved that Tony Award in spades. Oh and Michael Yeargan's ship in the opening was a breathtaking sight to behold in person.
And so many other great musical moments from the past that can be found on YT.
Posted: 9/26/15 at 12:57pm
Pirates ofPenzance - the entire show. The tour of the Wilford Leach production was riotous and wonderful. Too bad the movie failed to capture that energy and sense of ridiculous fun
A Man Could Go Quite Mad - Howard McGillin in the original production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Mad and hilarious.
Slaughter on 10th Avenue ballet from 80s revival of On You Toes.
Hello, Dolly from every production I've ever seen
Lots more but these immediately come to mind.
Posted: 9/26/15 at 4:52pm
Sara Ramirez - Whatever Happend To My Part - Spamalot
Incredibly funny and great vocal at the end.
Posted: 9/26/15 at 5:31pm
Donna Murphy (Buckley's replacement) singing "The Writing On The Wall" from DROOD./
Betty Buckley singing "With One Look" from SUNSET BLVD./
Luba Lisa performimg "Steam Heat" and stealing the show in a Liza helmed stock production of THEPAJAMA GAME./
Anita Morris performing "A Call from the Vatican" from NINE./
Rebecca Luker and company singing "C'est Le Ballet" from LITTLE DANCER
Posted: 9/26/15 at 8:57pm
The Act I finally of Dance of the Vampires when the whole of the back of the stage fell open.
Posted: 9/26/15 at 10:38pm
Kristin Chenoweth's Veronique-KC was my very first Broadway idol and I have been dying to see her after a few years. It was worth the wait and her Veronique was incredible. Every second, she was dancing her butt off, twirling etc. while doing her operatic notes without breaking a sweat. I felt tired, just watching her
Idina Menzel's Always Starting Over: Not only a show stopper, but Idina gave her all in it, vocally and emotionally
Matilda:
When I Grow Up: Made me cry and felt like a child again. The swings were brilliant
Bruce/Loud/Revolting Children: The cherographies were incredible and the light design and energy made it better
School Song: The direction with the gates literally made my jaw drop
My House: Lauren Ward moved me, almost to the brink of tears. So powerful and heartbreaking
Miracle: Brilliant opening.
Wicked's One Short Day: Seeing the green lights revealing the city gave me goosebumps
The opening to Lion King-WOW. Almost sobbed to that too
Anything Goes:
Sutton Foster's Blow Gabriel Blow-The first Broadway superstar I saw in 2011 and her performance in that song was so showstopping and fierce. What truly memorable is the standing ovation she got afterwards and how she almost laughed at the seconds
Anything Goes (the song): Mesmerizing and made me decide to have a career in Broadway until college
It's DeLovely-Mainly for those gorgeous dresses and watching those ladies twirl in them
Gypsy in Me-Adam was flipping fantastic and made all of us laugh over butts off, especially his stage exit on the vine
Aladdin
Friend Like Me-James. Monroe. Iglehart.
Prince Ali-Perfect Act 2 opener. Gave us our energy back
Act 1 Finale-Having the curtain open to that beautiful backdrop gave me chills and almost made my mom cry
A Whole New World-So magical and the whole audience roared when they saw the carpet
Arabian Nights-Again magical and so much fun
The King and I:
That ship was phenomenal. Shocked that it didn't get appulase
Ken's A Puzzlement: Goosebumps. Such power and fire in Ken. Deserved that nom!
The ballet was amazing
Shall We Dance? was gorgeous
The Act 1 finale was so beautiful.
The title song in Phantom: Seeing the river with the fog and the lights made me freeze. That's when I fell in love with that show.
Seize the Day in Newsies
The finale to Godspell revival: So beautiful, especially when they took Corbin outside with the light coming from the door. Great way to show the tomb of Jesus.
Act 1 Finale and Finale to Jersey Boys
Updated On: 9/26/15 at 10:38 PM
Posted: 9/26/15 at 11:27pm
Rent, touring show, 2002 - the actress playing Mimi (I wish I knew her name, but I didn't keep programs back then) singing "Goodbye Love"
Rebecca Naomi Jones, "Letterbomb," American Idiot (and Billie Joe Armstrong coming out to sing "St. Jimmy" -- there was an electricity in the audience that I'll never forget)
Billy Elliot's first pirouette (and pretty much all of Solidarity)
A 14-year-old girl in an amateur children's show singing the best performance of "Nothing" from A Chorus Line that I've ever seen (in fact, I hate all other renditions, because they're not hers).
Updated On: 9/26/15 at 11:27 PM
Posted: 9/27/15 at 12:15am
I was lucky enough to attend the final performance on Broadway of If/Then. The entire show was an experience I'll remember always-- the energy in that room was indescribable. However, seeing and hearing Idina sing "Always Starting Over," ripping into that song, tearing up on the line "my new life starts right now"... It was just beyond. I think we'd still be applauding today if the production hadn't stopped us
Posted: 9/27/15 at 12:43am
Bernadette singing "Send in the Clowns" in the Night Music revival. PERFECT.
