TGONAT FINALS!
#75re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 5:30pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Little Shop of Horrors" from Little Shop of Horrors - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"The Circle of Life" from The Lion King - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Aquarius" from Hair - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Prologue: Ragtime" from Ragtime - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Wilkommen" from Cabaret - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"All That Jazz" from Chicago - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Company" from Company - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Sunday in the Park with George" from Sunday in the Park with George - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Into the Woods" from Into the Woods - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Come Look at the Freaks" from Side Show - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"In The Heights" from In The Heights - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Another Opening, Another Show" from Kiss Me Kate - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Just Another Day" from Next to Normal - 4 (DO NOT VOTE )
"Everybody's Got the Right" from Assassins - 3
"New York, New York" from On the Town - 3
"Omigod You Guys" from Legally Blonde: The Musical - 3
"Prologue/Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 3
"Sit Down, John" from 1776 - 3
"It's Your Wedding Day" from The Wedding Singer - 3
"The Old Red Hills of Home" from Parade - 2
"Queenie Wazza Blonde" from LaChiusa's The Wild Party - 2
"I'm Alive" from Xanadu- 2
"Mysterious Ways" from The Color Purple - 1
"The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings - 1
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5: the Musical- 1
"Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver - 1
"Hold Me Bat Boy" from Bat Boy: The Musical- 2
"Untitled Opening Number" from [title of show] - 1
"Come Look At The Freaks" from Side Show 1
"Maybe" from Annie
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
#76re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 5:39pm
I got rid of "Come Look at the Freaks" from the bottom (it's already in there...)
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Little Shop of Horrors" from Little Shop of Horrors - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"The Circle of Life" from The Lion King - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Aquarius" from Hair - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Prologue: Ragtime" from Ragtime - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Wilkommen" from Cabaret - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"All That Jazz" from Chicago - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Company" from Company - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Sunday in the Park with George" from Sunday in the Park with George - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Into the Woods" from Into the Woods - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Come Look at the Freaks" from Side Show - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"In The Heights" from In The Heights - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Another Opening, Another Show" from Kiss Me Kate - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Just Another Day" from Next to Normal - 4 (DO NOT VOTE )
"Sit Down, John" from 1776 - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Everybody's Got the Right" from Assassins - 3
"New York, New York" from On the Town - 3
"Omigod You Guys" from Legally Blonde: The Musical - 3
"Prologue/Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 3
"It's Your Wedding Day" from The Wedding Singer - 3
"The Old Red Hills of Home" from Parade - 2
"Queenie Wazza Blonde" from LaChiusa's The Wild Party - 2
"I'm Alive" from Xanadu- 2
"Mysterious Ways" from The Color Purple - 1
"The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings - 1
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5: the Musical- 1
"Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver - 1
"Hold Me Bat Boy" from Bat Boy: The Musical- 2
"Untitled Opening Number" from [title of show] - 1
"Maybe" from Annie - 1
"Six Months Out of Every Year" from Damn Yankees - 1
#77re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 5:43pmSorry! I looked and looked. Just missed it.
LIVE THAT LESSON!!!!!!
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#78re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 5:44pmcontrol/command-f.
#79re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 5:52pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Little Shop of Horrors" from Little Shop of Horrors - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"The Circle of Life" from The Lion King - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Aquarius" from Hair - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Prologue: Ragtime" from Ragtime - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Wilkommen" from Cabaret - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"All That Jazz" from Chicago - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Company" from Company - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Sunday in the Park with George" from Sunday in the Park with George - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Into the Woods" from Into the Woods - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Come Look at the Freaks" from Side Show - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"In The Heights" from In The Heights - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Another Opening, Another Show" from Kiss Me Kate - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Just Another Day" from Next to Normal - 4 (DO NOT VOTE )
"Sit Down, John" from 1776 - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Everybody's Got the Right" from Assassins - 3
"New York, New York" from On the Town - 3
"Omigod You Guys" from Legally Blonde: The Musical - 3
"Prologue/Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 3
"It's Your Wedding Day" from The Wedding Singer - 3
"The Old Red Hills of Home" from Parade - 2
"Queenie Wazza Blonde" from LaChiusa's The Wild Party - 2
"I'm Alive" from Xanadu- 2
"Mysterious Ways" from The Color Purple - 1
"The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings - 1
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5: the Musical- 1
"Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver - 1
"Hold Me Bat Boy" from Bat Boy: The Musical- 2
"Untitled Opening Number" from [title of show] - 1
"Maybe" from Annie - 1
"Six Months Out of Every Year" from Damn Yankees - 1
"Statues and Stories" from the Light in the Piazza - 1
#80re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 6:39pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Little Shop of Horrors" from Little Shop of Horrors - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"The Circle of Life" from The Lion King - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Aquarius" from Hair - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Prologue: Ragtime" from Ragtime - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Wilkommen" from Cabaret - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"All That Jazz" from Chicago - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Company" from Company - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Sunday in the Park with George" from Sunday in the Park with George - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Into the Woods" from Into the Woods - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Come Look at the Freaks" from Side Show - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"In The Heights" from In The Heights - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Another Opening, Another Show" from Kiss Me Kate - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Just Another Day" from Next to Normal - 4 (DO NOT VOTE )
"Sit Down, John" from 1776 - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Prologue/Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 4 (DO NOT VOTE)
"Everybody's Got the Right" from Assassins - 3
"New York, New York" from On the Town - 3
"Omigod You Guys" from Legally Blonde: The Musical - 3
"It's Your Wedding Day" from The Wedding Singer - 3
"The Old Red Hills of Home" from Parade - 2
"Queenie Wazza Blonde" from LaChiusa's The Wild Party - 2
"I'm Alive" from Xanadu- 2
"Mysterious Ways" from The Color Purple - 1
"The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings - 1
"9 to 5" from 9 to 5: the Musical- 1
"Food, Glorious Food" from Oliver - 1
"Hold Me Bat Boy" from Bat Boy: The Musical- 2
"Untitled Opening Number" from [title of show] - 2
"Maybe" from Annie - 1
"Six Months Out of Every Year" from Damn Yankees - 1
"Statues and Stories" from the Light in the Piazza - 1
"No One Mourns the Wicked" from Wicked - 1
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#81re: The Greatest Opening Number of All Time - The Bracket
Posted: 5/10/09 at 7:44pmVoting is closed. Bracket will be up soon.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#82Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 7:56pm
Bracket's up.
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=322984
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 1
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 1
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 0
#83Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 7:59pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 2
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 2
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 0
#84Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:05pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 3
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 3
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 0
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#85Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:09pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 4
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 4
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 0
#86Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:22pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 5
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 4
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
#87Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:24pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 6
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 5
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
#88Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:26pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 7
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 6
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#89Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:28pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 8
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 7
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#90Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:54pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 9
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 8
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
boo to Queenie Wazza Blonde, Everybody's Got the Right, Maybe and Old Red Hills not makin it through
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#91Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:56pm
"The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 10
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 9
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
#92Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:56pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 11
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 10
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
#93Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:59pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 12
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 11
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
Wow, close match.
Bricker2
Swing Joined: 6/19/08
#94Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 8:59pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" from Sweeney Todd - 13
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast - 0
"Aquarius" from Hair - 12
"There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1
Updated On: 5/10/09 at 08:59 PM
#95Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:03pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- 14
Belle - 0
Aquarius - 13
There You Are - 1
#96Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:11pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- 15
Belle - 0
Aquarius - 14
There You Are - 1
#97Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:21pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- 16
Belle - 0
Aquarius - 15
There You Are - 1
Not that it matters.
#98Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:44pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- 17
Belle - 0
Aquarius - 16
There You Are - 1
I love Batb and the song "Belle" is one of my favorites. Too bad it's against Sweeney though, lol.
#99Sweeney vs. Beauty, Hair vs. Drood
Posted: 5/10/09 at 9:53pm
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd- 18
Belle - 0
Aquarius - 16
There You Are - 2
Not enough love for Drood.
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