Single Favorite Moment Ever Witnessed on Stage- Page 3

[Katecab99]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:25am

Idina walking out on stage to finish the final scene in Wicked on January 9th. It was an incredible moment for anyone who was there.

There was also the Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega concert at Keene last year. Seeing them sing together again was one of the coolest things i've ever seen!

[OtherDaryl]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 10:12am

Al Wilder rocking his dead dog in a burlap bag - And A Nightingale Sang.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 10:38am

katecab,

I'll agree with you on the 1/9 entrance. I think part of the real buzz to the moment was that Shoshana had given such a HUGE performance up until that moment that everyone was really excited and entralled. The screaming after "No Good Deed" was a good indicator :)When Idina walked out, it was one of those moments of pure energy that everyone in that audience will always remember.

[*Beautifully Tragic*]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 10:54am

My favorite moment was deffinatly the Act one Finale of WiCKED.Theres so much to take in there.Idinas wonderful voice and her riseing up "Defying Gravity" it's all so amazing."The Speed Test" and "Nuttycracker Suite" in TMM was also breathtaking.I'm kinda in the middle of those two shows.They're both so great!

[BwayLover]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 11:14am

Well my personal favorite has got to be the first time I saw Louise Pitre in "Mamma Mia!" - she came out, and after a few minutes, started singing "Money, Money, Money". I was FLOORED and fell in love with her right there and then.

And....Does the Actor's Studio stage count? Cause then THE most amazing moment by far was when Barbra Streisand stepped out from behind the curtain and sat down to talk to James Lipton....with me in the audience. :) I thought I was going to die from excitement, and throughout the 4 1/2 hours I sat there, watching her, I had to literally keep reminding myself that I wasn't dreaming and that this was actually taking place. I've NEVER been so overwhelmed in my life.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 11:17am

Mine was when Audra stopped in the middle of a song and stopped the orchestra at a Ravinia concert because a huge bug flew onto her face. She started again from the beginning and told everyone they could sing along because they had already heard that part. It was pretty funny.

[Sant]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 12:48pm

DEFYING GRAVITY - Wicked. A great scene!

FINALE (or Final Ultimo or whatever) - The King And I. A touching moment when everyone's looking at his son teaching everyone how to bow to him and meanwhile Anna turns to the King and realizes he's dead and the music takes over... Tears rolling...

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - The Phantom of the Opera. One of the best scenes I've ever seen! Brilliant! It always gives me the goosebumps when those candles rise from the floor.

BILL - Show Boat.

ALL THAT JAZZ - Chicago. Seen this many times performed by many actresses but Bebe Neuwirth's performance was amazing.

[WillParker]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 2:38pm

*Being such a huge fan of Oklahoma! and the original cast recording, seeing Joan Roberts sing "One More Kiss" in the revival of Follies was chilling.

*Vanessa Regrave clawing the walls in Long Days Journey Into Night

*Edie Falco's performance in Frankie & Johnny. Her's was the best performance I've ever seen onstage and by far the best of that season (and yes, I did see Ms. Redgrave's).

*All of The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, particularly Mercedes Ruehl's performance--when she delievered the line (and I'm paraphrasing) "You have brought me down and now I will bring you down", my heart absolutely stopped (why oh WHY did she not win the Tony that year?!?! Can anyone tell me?!?). Also the big scene between Bill Pullman & Jeffrey Carlson near the end--so incredibly raw & real--I was shaking.

*Andrea McArdle, on tour, slamming down the microphone at the end of the title song in Cabaret (she was dreadful in the show but that moment was jarring).

*The first time I saw Stephanie D'Abruzzo sing "Fine Fine Line" at the Vineyard Off-Broadway. The night I saw it she really played it for anger and it was spellbinding. I've never seen or heard it that good since.

*The 'moment of silence' in Big River. Also, Michael McElroy & Ty Giordano doing "Worlds Apart."

There are more, but these are the most fantastic.

[keggss23]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 2:50pm

Les Miz:
When the barricade rotates toward the audience and you see that Enjolras has been killed and he is hanging upside down still clutching the flag. Kills me, absolutely levels me everytime.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 2:58pm

When I heard Eden Espinosa sing that last ntoe in Defying Gravity.

[centerstage]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 3:41pm

Man of La Mancha
-Brian Stokes Mitchell singing Impossible Dream (ah my favorite!)

La Cage
-"La Cage" dance sequence...didnt breathe for however long it was...6 minutes???
-the passion with which "I am what I am" was sung...it touched me deeply.

Phantom
-At the end when Meg goes to the chair and lifts the cape and only the mask is there, and the spotlight goes to the mask

42nd Street
-The opening squence from 3rd row...i nearly DIED!

and of course...Wicked
-Idina singing Defying Gravity
- Joey knocking on the door and Idina coming out...twas sad, not too sad though

EDIT: I accidentally wrote that Christine went to the chair in Phantom, it was actually Meg, I had forgotten until last night when I saw the movie!

Updated On: 1/31/05 at 03:41 PM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 4:09pm

vanessa williams in "kiss of the spider woman" singing"where you are"
brooke shields in "wonderful town" singing "swing"
tamyra gray and company in the finale of"bombay dreams"
toni braxton singing"the past is another land" in "aida"
rent's finale

[zippyjen]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 5:16pm

the first time I heard Mark Richard FOrd sing I'll cover you: reprise. Oh and the money song in Avenue Q! It was great when they came into the audience.

[complaintdept.]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 5:28pm

Miss Saigon. The chopper withdrawing the troops. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.

[little_sally]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 5:49pm

The first time I saw Adam Pascal. The moment he came on stage during "Aida", singing "Fortune Favors the Brave". I was not a fan back then. I didn't even know who he was actually but just hearing him sing one note got me hooked on him and Broadway.

[Stagedoor2]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 5:54pm

I have three...

1. "A Chorus Line" at the Shubert Theater in Chicago -- I was probably 11 or 12.

2. "Rent" with the original cast in New York.

3. I agree with Jo on the last show of "The Boy from Oz". Peter Allen went away and Hugh Jackman came out to sing "Once Before I Go". It was truly his goodbye -- very heartfelt.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:37pm

TGC appearing at the top of the stairs at the Harmonia Gardens in that incredible Freddy Wittop gown as she began her descent back into the "human race" in TWHM. It gave me goosebumps in 1964 and still does. All I have to hear are those introductory chords and my tear ducts well up.

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:43pm

The first time I saw Rent, during "I'll Cover You Reprise." The audience was nearly silent (I say nearly...the only person who was not on stage that you could hear was my sister, sobbing) and just this sense of awe.

And Phantom, at the end of Act 1. Was completely heart-breaking, and when the chandelier came down, I just sat there for a minute trying to regain myself.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 8:52pm

Razz, you're totally right. The last scene of "Reckless" is incredibly moving and beautiful, and Mary-Louise really knocked it out of the ball park.

Yes, Vanessa was stunning in "LDJ". How did I forget that.

There was a line in "Sight Unseen" that I loved. It was said by Laura Linney to Ben Shenkman. I'm paraphrasing:

"I can give you food and a place to stay, but I can't forgive you." Wow.

EDIT: I'm just remembering this now because I'm listening to it, but god, Emily and Alice were just heart stopping in "Side Show". Updated On: 1/28/05 at 08:52 PM

[Eileen2]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 9:19pm

Once Before I Go from the Boy from Oz (especially during the final performance)

For Good and Defying Gravity in Wicked (I can listen to those songs over and over again)

On my Own in Les Miserable

Anything from A Chorus Line Updated On: 1/28/05 at 09:19 PM

[LittleAngelMaker]

Posted: 1/28/05 at 11:21pm

The first time I saw and heard Michael Crawford sing "Music Of The Night" live. WOW!

[MissMommy]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 10:47am

David Ogden Stiers in "Billy Bishop Goes to War" at the Old Globe in San Diego. It's a one-man show and mid-way through it he accidentally cut his hand on a broken bottle. He was bleeding crazy, but just wrapped it up and continued the show (all in character) without missing a breath. That's 'show must go on'!

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 10:53am

One of my favorite moments is definitely Raul Esparza singing Petrified on Taboo's closing night. Everytime I heard him sing that song goes down as a favorite moment for me. Absolutely amazing, I still get chills thinking about it.

[chrisrags14]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 10:56am

At the end of Act One of Meet Me in St. Louis, during The Trolley Song. It was truly captivating. When the trolley spun around the stage, the cast sang and danced, and the luminous Donna Kane's voice soared to the rafters of the Gershwin Theater, I was completely mesmerized.

Whatever even happened to Donna Kane??? Updated On: 1/29/05 at 10:56 AM

[Sant]

Posted: 1/29/05 at 10:59am

"Phantom
-At the end when Christine goes back to the chair and lifts the cape and only the mask is there, and the spotlight goes to the mask"

Centerstage, it's MEG who lifts the cape and finds the mask and picks it up at the end of the show.