Shows that left you in a mess of tears, unable to breathe nor stand up, and sobbing like a bitch? — Page 5

I don't know if this counts, but after performing a 40-minute one-act play (Human*kind) at the preliminaries of a drama competition - we wrote the play, it's very emotional, about two families and the death penalty - the entire cast was an absolute wreck. That's 24 people, techies and actors combined, all sobbing. Plus the director and her friend and our party crew and the entire audience. And the lead, who plays a man on death row, is often so drained after performances that he can't stand up.

Does that count? I hope so.

Updated On: 5/20/06 at 04:26 PM

wicked- for good & defying gravity

rent- no day but today

The only show I can remember crying at was Godspell...I'm wierd like that. Les Mis and Rent and Phantom of the Opera don't really do anything to me.....

Oh I forgot, I cried at the end of A Streetcar Named Desire, when Blanche was being taken to the asylum.

I cried during Ragtime. I was so in love with the show before I even saw it and it didn't disappoint.

LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. I told this to the cast members I met afterwords, but I've never reacted to a show like I did to that one. I literally was shaking for an hour afterwords. It took me a minute to stand at the end of it only because I wasn't sure my legs would hold me and I was in such a state of disbelief at the brilliance I had just seen. I was sobbing too. It was THE most powerful theatrical experience I have ever had.

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Les Miz

and

Miss Saigon...this one got me good!!

The normal heart. Even the ushers were crying

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The last time I saw a professional production of Les Mis, it was almost the entire second act.



Oh and Feeling Electric, the entire second act. I was a blathering, inconsolable mess.

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Before my post, I just want to say... Corine, you knew the thread wasn't a bragging ground for what shows you've seen and what special closing nights you've gotten to go to or what special theatrical knowledge you have... you *know* that. I found your posts to be kind of arrogant. I usually don't say anything when you post about all the people you know, like having met someone is incredibly incredible, but... come on. This wasn't the place.

Anyways. The only time I've sobbed *uncontrollably* during a show is when I saw Les Miserables in london three years ago. Funnily enough, it wasn't the moments most of the rest of you had brought up; I was set off by Gavroche's death.

Hmm.

I have also cried at the death of Angel during the Troika tour of RENT, and a lot of random songs from cast recordings depending on what's going on in my life at the time.

I find this thread fascinating.

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Light in the Piazza, Victoria Clark singing fable it looked like I was doing crack when I left the theater i was so red from crying, but the worst ever was the new Sweeney Todd, I was just so in awe. and lets not forget how amazing this show is. Seeing it, words dont do it justice.

If we're talking BIG mess...

Medea-with Fiona Shaw

Sunday in the Park...-Everytime I see this show... WHERE EVER I see this show... At Chicago Shakes... at Ravinia with Audra... on DVD... SOBBING... at the end of ACT 1 and ACT 2

Rent-on Broadway and the first national tour in Chicago... a wreck... you know when... no other times have done it for me.

Miss Saigon- Again, everytime I've seen it... On Broadway, National Tour, Mariott Lincolnshire... and when I listen to it in my car... both the OLC and the Symphonic Cast

Death of Salesman- Goodman Revival... I embarrased myself.

Billy Elliot- The first time I listened to the OLC... The Letter... drowned in tears.

Phantom of the Opera- "It's over now... The Music of the Night..." and that mask... and meg... alone... first three times... National Tour, National Tour, and Broadway... I was a limp rag.

'Night Mother- Broadway revival. Couldn't see. Eyes burning.

and oddly enough...

Pacific Overtures-WTF? Next... it gets me every time... I think it's just the power of it... right when he says... "Welcome to Japan" Got me in the Garry Griffin Chicago Shakes production... and the Broadway revival. Who knew?



kmc

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When I saw the Recent Sunday in the park in the very small Menier Theater I was Crying my eyes out, it helped that the two men who wrote it were sitting next to me, also weeping I couldn’t get up to give them a standing ovation took a while before I could rise.

I also was crying during Grey Gardens throughout especially as she uttered her last “Will You” and throughout “Another winter in a summer town”

And in Light in the piazza during most of the show during “Fable” I couldn’t see anything my eyes were watering so much.

Two films one that was a filming of a play and one that was a play turned into a movie:

Passion, Donna murphy put me in a mess that role dose, Maria Friedman would have had I not been so young when I saw it (the actual show in London)

Angels in America (I was crying nuff said)

Frozen and The Pillowman

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