Single Favorite Moment Ever Witnessed on Stage — Page 3

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

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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!

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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.

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*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.

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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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

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'!

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