The Most Hauntingly Beautiful Images on Stage — Page 4

"'Till We Reach That Day"


It was so amazing. And I've only seen a Community theatre staging, I'd love to see a regional production.

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I agree with all who mentioned Ragtime, Sunday in the Park..., Cabaret and Sweeney Todd, and I'd add:

Tyne Daly, after Rose's Turn, after the applause dies down, still bowing to her imagined audience. Breathtaking.

The water cascading down the back of the set in the Nine revival.

The smoke and the lighting of Velma's entrance at the beginning of Chicago.

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Assassins revival when that projection of the Zapruder film shone on the white t-shirt of Neil Patrick Harris. It was incredible.

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"The image of Bobby after he blew out the candles on his cake in the Seattle production of "Company." "

That was surprisingly amazing--I always forget others on here saw that awesome production last October.

There was a moment in Act two of the John Caird production of Candide I saw in London at the National in 1999 tht will always stick with me, but it's so hard to explain properly and get the effect...

I know a lot of us like to bash Disney here, but I remember the first time I saw Mufasa's face come together out of all those swirling geometric shapes in "He Lives In You" in "The Lion King". That's what I would pick.

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1) Practically Bartlet Sher's entire production of 'The Light in the Piazza', but especially the opening scene (the hat, the leaves, the bike, the statue) and the entire ending of the show from Clara's walk through 'Fable'. Just breathtaking.

2) The scene in Act II of 'Journey's End' where there is no one on stage and all you hear is the sound of bombs and gunfire, and smoke filling the stage from the stairwell, but yet you have no idea what's happening. Powerful theatre.

3) The 'Les Mis' barricade, and Javert's suicide are two images that will always be burned in my memory.

4) The ascent of the entire set of Bartlet Sher's production of 'Awake and Sing' into the fly space at a very slow pace while the scene continued and that haunting music was playing (and I'm still trying to figure out who wrote that music). Just Awesome.

5) The Phantom and Christine's descent in POTO. The only reason to go see the show in my opinion. Besides 'Music of the Night' and the final moment. Everything else is just filler.

6) Although I haven't seen it yet. I can't wait to see 'Sunday in the Park with George' and finally see the staging to Sunday. It's just one of those things that I know is going to be a moment I remember.

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The Christmas ball scene in Meet Me In St. Louis. I'll never forget the Christmas trees coming out of the floor and the decorations from above.

The final images of:
The Grapes of Wrath
W;t

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Spoiler.
Spring Awakening-When everyone drops a flower on Moritz's grave.
Almost all of Slava's Snowshow.

The Lion King - the scene where different oddly-shaped pieces of what look like clouds that are floating in the horizon, moving all around, then, like a puzzle, forming an image of Mufasa in the starry sky, and the beautiful voices sing and chant "He lives in you!" That was haunting and really beautiful! The genius and creativity of Julie Taymor!!!!

How could I forget Defying Gravity? Hm. It is haunting.

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Also haunting is the Wizard realizes that Elphaba is his daughter and the voices of before replay around him.

Also, during Jersey Boys, when Francine dies. The whole scene is so beautiful and moving. And the whole cross over to heaven across the bridge. Beautiful.

Little Women: "Days Of Plenty" is so moving and haunting as is Jo and the kite.

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Perfectly Marvelous, that scene in Casablanca is one of my all-time favorite moments in film. I just get chills watching it.