The Normal Heart. For most of the second act I was visibly sobbing, and when Ned slams the groceries on the floor, I was flinching with each smash and crying so loudly that my mother (who was sitting next to me) nudged me repeatedly to calm me down. By the end of the show, I was a train wreck, nearly unable to catch my breath.
Les Miserables. I cried and cried from "A Little Fall of Rain," especially when the barricade turned to reveal Enjolras. "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" does it to me every time, even just listening to it - and the Finale? My God.
Rent. When Angel has his coughing fit during "Without You," I started weeping audibly. When he slowly leaves the stage, I totally lost it, and missed much of "I'll Cover You (Reprise)" - it happens to me every time I see the show.
Lennon. "Our son Sean asked if the man really had meant to kill John. I said that was up to the court. He asked what court - the tennis court, the basketball court? That's how Sean used to talk with his father: they were buddies. Sean also said, 'Now Daddy is a part of God. I guess when you die you become much more bigger, because you're a part of everything.'" Those words have never, ever left me; Julie Danao-Salkin's delivery was mesmerizing, and every time I saw the show I ended up with mascara streaming down my cheeks.
"It's not for sissies, contrary to popular belief." - Tommy Tune, on musical theatre.
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