Showstoppers

[Mr Roxy]

Showstoppers#0

Posted: 6/28/03 at 7:36pm

Some showstoppers I like, in no particular order, are:

1. Dance With The Devil - Witches of Eastwick
2. Pow ! Bam ! Zonk ! - It's a Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman
3. Rose's Turn - Gypsy
4. Hundreds of Girls - Mack & Mabel
5. Tap Your Troubles Away - Mack & Mabel
6. Jubilation T Cornpone - Li'Abner
7. Fickle Finger of Fate - I HAd A Ball
8. I Had A BAll - I Had A BAll
9. Springtime For Hitler - The Producers
10.Sit Down , You're Rockin' The Boast - Guys & Dolls

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[BillyLawlor]

re: Showstoppers#1

Posted: 6/28/03 at 9:32pm

"Rose's Turn" is one of the best. Maybe my favorite.
"Gimme Gimme" is another favorite of mine.
"The Impossible Dream" was great as well.
"In His Eyes" for me is a showstopper. It's from Jekyll and Hyde, and whenever I here it I get chills.
My Favorite Ensemble Showstopper would have to "42nd street"

[PJ]

re: re: Showstoppers#2

Posted: 6/28/03 at 10:05pm

"Rose's Turn" is my favorite. I also really like "Gimme Gimme" from Millie, and "Cabaret" from, of course, Cabaret.

[Phantom05]

re: re: re: Showstoppers#3

Posted: 6/28/03 at 10:32pm

- Braver Than We Are/ Vampire Dance/ Say A Prayer: Dance Of The Vampires (STUNNING, AMAZING, PERFECT!!!)
- The Finale Of Act Two From "The Phantom Of The Opera" (So Amazing And Pefect That It Almost Seems To Amazing To Have Ever Been Written!!!!!)
- Be Our Guest: Beauty And The Beast (WOW!!!!!!!)
- One Day more - Les Miserables
- Godspeed - Titanic A New Musical
- Springtime For Hitler - The Producers (Amazing And Hilarious!)
- Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray (Really Cool!)
- 42nd Street - 42nd Street (Awesome Spectacle!)
- Masquerade - The Phantom Of The Opera (So Perfect And Wonderful!!!)
- Eternity - Dance Of The Vampires (What A Masterpiece!!!)

AND THAT IS JUST A FEW!!!!

See Ya!!!

Phantom05

------- "We Drink Your Blood And Then We Eat Your Soul, Nothings Gonna Stop Us Let The Bad Times Roll" -------"Past The Point Of No Return, No Backward Glances, Abandon Thought And Let The Dream Begin"

[LifeOnStage]

re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#4

Posted: 6/29/03 at 12:04am

"Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha
"Gimme Gimme" From Millie
"Betrayed" from The Producers
"Springtime For Hitler" from The Producers
"Back to Before" from Ragtime
"All For You" from Seussical
"The Gods Love Nubia" from Aida
"I Got Rythm" from Crazy For You

[Bwaybaby109]

re: Showstoppers#5

Posted: 6/29/03 at 12:22am

My fav's are
1.Springtime for Hitler from The Producers
2.Rose's Turn-Gypsy
3.Be Our Guest-BATB
4.My Strongest Suit-Aida
5.Dames-42nd Street
6.You Gotta Have a Gimmick!-Gypsy
7.We Both Reached for the Gun!-Chicago
8.Bring on the Men-Jekyll and Hyde
9.All That Jazz-Chicago
10.Sit Down You're Rockin The Boat-Guys and Dolls

"Have a child for warmth and a baker for bread and a prince for... whatever!"

Updated On: 6/29/03 at 12:22 AM

[CaTheatreGirl]

re: re: Showstoppers#6

Posted: 6/29/03 at 1:34am

This is the Moment truly stopped the show when I saw Jekyll and Hyde on Broadway. Others on my list: Betrayed (The Producers) and Gimme Gimme (TMM) Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera).

[BrdwyThtr]

re: re: re: Showstoppers#7

Posted: 6/29/03 at 5:58am

"Welcome to the 60's" from HAIRSPRAY.

[JakeB]

re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#8

Posted: 6/29/03 at 8:03am

"Dance with the Devil" - Witches of Eastwick
"Dirty Laundry" - Witches of Eastwick (this is the ultimate!)
"Be Our Guest" - Beauty and the Beast
"Shakalaka Baby" - Bombay Dreams

and I like "Run Freedom Run" from Urinetown, does it count as a showstopper?

[Dollypop]

re: re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#9

Posted: 6/29/03 at 8:17am

The title song from TWHM
The title song from MAME
"When Mabel Comes In The Room" from MACK AND MABEL
OKLAHOMA!'s title tune
"A Little Priest" from SWEENEY TODD
"The Impossible Dream" from MAN OF LA MANCHA
"Brush Up You Shakespeare" from KISS ME KATE
"Shall We Dance" from THE KING AND I
"The Rain in Spain" from MY FAIR LADY (only if this is done right--Eliza had to give a long tense pause before enunciating the words properly, the rest of the number falls flat otherwise)
"Stout Hearted Men" from THE NEW MOON

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[scooter38432]

re: re: re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#10

Posted: 6/29/03 at 8:36am

Here are a few of my faves...

Life With Harold ... THE FULL MONTY
The Last Midnight ... INTO THE WOODS
Oklahoma! ... OKLAHOMA!
The Dance of the Robe ... AIDA
Back to Before ... RAGTIME
Wheels of a Dream ... RAGTIME
Children of the Wind ... RAGS
Home ... PHANTOM (Yeston ... a.k.a. the good one)
Timeless to Me ... HAIRSPRAY

There are also some that I ordinarily would not have thought to be showstoppers ... but upon seeing them on Broadway, they did, indeed, stop the show the nights I saw...

Goodbye Old Girl (the transformation) ... DAMN YANKEES

My White Knight ... THE MUSIC MAN (Rebecca Luker kicked butt!)

I Have Dreamed ... THE KING & I (If you don't have a copy of the latest revival with Donna Murphy headlining ... do so!)

Lord and Master .... THE KING & I (see above)

Easy Street ... ANNIE

Run and Tell That ... HAIRSPRAY

Hold On ... THE SECRET GARDEN

Itty Bitty Geisha? Toyland? Gypsy Pasadoble? Just a few popular favorites...

[Cadriel]

re: Showstoppers#11

Posted: 6/29/03 at 10:03am

"What You Own" - Rent.
"Stars" - Les Misérables.
"Nobody's Side," "Anthem," "I Know Him So Well" - Chess.
"Come to Your Senses" - tick, tick...BOOM!
"A New Argentina" - Evita

-Wayne

[BudFrump23]

re: re: Showstoppers#12

Posted: 6/29/03 at 10:20am

Timeless To Me - Hairspray
Voulez Vous - Mamma Mia!
Masquerade - Phantom of the Opera
Keep It Gay - The Producers

I'm as jumpy as a virgin at a prison rodeo!

[PigletH13]

re: Showstoppers#13

Posted: 6/29/03 at 12:47pm

I am going to agree with Scooter about Goodbye Old Girl (the transformation)!!!!! Gee, I wonder why!?!?!

Must be b/c in 1993, I must have seen some guy pop out after the tranformation who intrigued me! (LOL!)

addition to the serenity prayer: Help me hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they pissed me off!!! :-)

[Theatreboy33]

re: re: Showstoppers#14

Posted: 6/29/03 at 1:04pm

My favorite has to be "Springtime for Hitler." Oh my god, by the time the dancing Nazzis get into the kickline swasticka with hitler wailing in the center, I am ready to wet myself from laughing so hard. ANd then it just keeps on going!! Also, I really enjoyed "Confessions of a Vampire" from DOTV. That number proved tha Crawford still had it for me. I got the chills.

[Sheri]

re: Showstoppers#15

Posted: 6/29/03 at 2:48pm

Some of my favorites:

"I'm Still Here" - Follies
"Molasses To Rum" - 1776
"Who Will Love Me As I Am?" - Side Show
"Soliloquy" - Carousel
"Gimme Gimme" - Thoroughly Modern Millie

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[BatBoi]

re: re: Showstoppers#16

Posted: 6/29/03 at 4:21pm

Hmmmm. .

"One Day More" - Les Mis
"Sirens" - Jane Eyre
"That's What He Said" - Parade
"In His Eyes" - Jekyll And Hyde

I can't think of any more

[BillyLawlor]

re: re: re: Showstoppers#17

Posted: 6/29/03 at 11:00pm

To me, "Audition" from "42nd street" is a showstopper. Impressive ensemble dancing.

[BwayTheatre11]

re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#18

Posted: 6/29/03 at 11:15pm

WHAT YOU OWN, Rent is my top.

CCM '10!

[BwayTheatre11]

re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#19

Posted: 6/29/03 at 11:15pm

WHAT YOU OWN, Rent is my top.

CCM '10!

[Albin]

re: re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#20

Posted: 6/30/03 at 6:45am

1) I Am What I Am, La Cage Aux Folles
2) In His Eyes, Jekyll & Hyde
3) As If We Never Said Goodbye, Sunset Boulevard
4) Into The Fire, Scarlett Pimpernel

[broadwayguy2]

re: re: re: re: re: re: Showstoppers#21

Posted: 6/30/03 at 7:41am

No One has said Mary Bond Davis singing "I Know Where I've Been" in Hairspray.


"And I Am Telling You" fgrom Dreamgirls, esp. with Jennifer Holliday