Musicals that end with a Solo Finale number...- Page 2

[chewy5000]

Posted: 11/22/11 at 11:53pm

Nine

[allofmylife]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:56am

Well, not exactly ENDS but "Do, Re,Mi" has the big solo called, eh, "All Of My Life" right before the finale scene.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:56am

Well, not exactly ENDS but "Do, Re,Mi" has the big solo called, eh, "All Of My Life" right before the finale scene.

[mallardo]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:08am

One of the greatest... Floyd Collins. "How Glory Goes".

[gypsy4]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 1:44pm

Little Women

[Gaveston2]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:03pm

It seems a lot of us are remembering shows with very strong 11 o'clock numbers BEFORE their closing scenes.

And I must admit the first two shows that came to my mind were SHENANDOAH (but Charlie's "Meditations (reprise)" is followed by the second church scene and the return of Boy) and BALLROOM (but Bea's (i.e., Loudon's) "Fifty Percent" is followed by a full cast number and Bea's reprise of "I Wish You a Waltz").

Yet when I think back on BALLROOM after 30+ years, "Fifty Percent" is the last scene I recall.
Updated On: 11/23/11 at 02:03 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:11pm

Do operas count? Philip Glass's SATYAGRAHA ends with a very long solo for Gandhi.

[BroadwayBenny]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:32pm

Does EVITA's "Lament" count as a solo? Technically, the embalmers sing the last bit of that song right after Eva dies.

[Gaveston2]

Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:37pm

To my knowledge, the original poster hasn't been back to clarify his terms.

Opera isn't a disqualification to me. On the other hand, if choral finales and closing scenes don't count, then doesn't EVERY show end with a solo?