Musicals that touched you?- Page 3

[MadeofGold]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 4:34pm

Rent, TTB, BARE, Hedwig, Once on this Island and I admit it, I teared up the first time I saw Wicked and Phantom of the Opera! :)

[emo_geek]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 10:41pm

bklyn....when eden espinosa gave me a hug I started to cry (and im a guy, and i was holding it after the show cuz i love it so much)

[sanda]

Posted: 1/21/05 at 10:49pm

Les Miserables
Man of La Mancha
Fiddler on the roof
Gypsy
the Secret Garden
Jesus Christ Superstar

[InfiniteTheaterFrenzy]

Posted: 1/22/05 at 12:47am

I cried through most of URINETOWN and for several hours afterwards. Everything about the show was so amazing... Every performer was so committed and passionate; every technical aspect of the show, perfection. The love for musical theater pumping through the writers' veins was so palpable, and the show's relationship with it's audience was hysterical and upfront. Every audience member seemed enthralled, and I just felt surrounded by theater in its most beautiful form. The cast's unity was as incredible as its' talent. And the fact that a show like this had made it to Broadway was inspiring beyond belief. Urinetown is an inspiration to myself and to every theater- goer who wants to believe that original musicals are still out there, and have the ability to reach and change large audiences.
Although other shows have more sentimental, technically touching storylines, I don't know if anything will ever touch me like Urinetown did!!!

[Corine2]

Posted: 1/22/05 at 12:59am

Q- For many reasons.
Dreamgirls- Effie(Jen Holiday, made me fall in love with theater for good)
A Chorus Line-
Caroline Or Change
TMM
Forbidden Broadway- (The show that my Father took me to see for 18 years until he passed away. It was our thing and i continue for my Dad) Updated On: 1/22/05 at 12:59 AM

[oxdreaminxo]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 8:46pm

Wicked touched me and even though I have yet to see it RENT did. After reading it's libretto and listened to the soundtrack countless times I understand it almost as well as if I have seen it. It was a great moral *if you wanna call it that* and the I'll Cove You reprise always makes me weepy. And in case anyone is...interested, Larson died 9 years ago as of tomorrow *Jan.25*
RIP

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 9:20pm

The Phantom of the Opera
Rent
Wicked
La Cage Aux Folles

[TheaterGeek91]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 9:22pm

Pretty much every musical ever written. I'm a sap, and, as Tiff called me, a "Weenie."

[stagestar130]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 9:35pm

BARE-That musical is amazing and should have had it's run off-broadway. This is probably the only musical that actually had me in tears. Aida and Wicked also touched me, but no where close to Bare.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 9:59pm

RENT, Pippin, TTB, and Bare

[loudasthehelliwant]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 10:03pm

First and foremost is Les Miserables. It was my first touching musical (I had never seen a sad musical before), and it was beautiful, and I loved it.

Second is Rent. I loved it when I only had the CD, but it touched me 10 times more than I thought it would live.

And then there's the list of other ones that I loved but that come second for me:

-West Side Story (on stage)
-Into the Woods
-Okay, I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I was touched when I saw Beauty and the Beast *blushes*
-Miss Saigon (I haven't seen it, but the music is very touching)
-Avenue Q- also haven't seen it, but love the recording, and I find There's a Fine, Fine Line to be touching

I have never seen Wicked. I will see it in May. (Okay, isn't there a line at the end where they're all like, "We can never go to back to Oz, can we?"? That'll probably make me cry.) :P

[Overthemoon6]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 10:38pm

Yes, there is a line that says "We can never go back to Oz, can we?" ( I cried then)

Anyway, the musicals that touched me were;

Wicked- I love love love love (and cry) at For Good and the finale.
Rent- Angels death, I'll Cover You Reprise, and Without You and a really good and strong message (no day but today)
Hairspray- such a good message again
Caroline or Change
Sound Of Music- I love the strong sense of family

[surefinewhatever]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 11:14pm

I really haven't seen that many musicals yet, but here goes:

1. Wicked - "For Good", and when Elphaba asks "We can never come back to Oz can we?
2. Avenue Q
3. Children of Eden - When Eve tries to get God to answer her

[bryan]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 11:24pm

the cd's and shows that touched me are rent, the lion king. the me nobody knows that a great cd.

[J-Pill]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 11:31pm

GYPSY

INTO THE WOODS

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

VIOLET... I don't think I'll ever forget one second of that night. To this day it's the clearest memory I have of any theater performance.

[Tesse]

Posted: 1/24/05 at 11:55pm

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Rent
Parade
Assassins

There have been others over which I've obsessed, and others that made me cry, but these were the four that moved me so I could barely walk after seeing them. Completely emotionally draining. Love 'em!

[BettsyQ]

Posted: 1/25/05 at 1:09am

Oh I agree about Urinetown - an amazing show, and quite disturbing.

Other than Urinetown,

Fiddler On the Roof
Gypsy
Little Shop of Horrors - I left with very mixed emotions and the character of Seymour really struck a chord with me.