Top 3 (or 5) Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?- Page 2

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:00pm

know I loved the end of the first act of Passion because it made me want to see act 2 real bad and skip the intermission,does anyone remember it ?

- You must've seen the London production of Passion, which had an intermission. But I think it's absurd they put in an intermission. Almost a tragedy, because the show is suppose to be one long uninterrupted love song. It's a much bigger tragedy for Passion to have an intermission opposed to Follies having one.

Where did London add the intermission for Passion?

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:06pm

Act I of PASSION ends with "I Wish I Could Forget You" right after Fosca screams and Giorgio leaves the stage. It's a travesty if you ask me, it makes no sense.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:36pm

#1 is hands down 'A Little Priest'

It is not only the finest ACT I Finale for any musical, it is, to me, also the most well-constructed, most clever and greatest showtune of all time.

After that, I would say...

2) Sunday, SITPWG
3) A Weekend in the Country, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

But really, this is an impossible task. All of his Act I Finale's are perfect for each show they are part of, and, since every one of his shows are so incredibly different, every Finale is incredibly different. It's really comparing apples to M&Ms.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:53pm

Ljay, I absolutely agree with your reasoning. I just meant that for the sake of this little game, if the "Who's That Woman?" finale was in play after being used for like 4 previews, then that would be my #2. Not important haha, but I just figured that if we counted the Mornings intermission, I'd take Woman just because I personally like that moment better.

Although, I do like the "Too Many Mornings" buildup as Buddy walks on and it does seem an ideal placement for an intermission, I'd prefer it without.

[ljay889]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 12:35pm

badabump

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 12:48pm

Like pretty much everyone else I'm going to say Sunday and A Little Priest for my top 2. My number 3 is Ever After from Into the Woods. My school did this show when I was a freshman, and this was the only song that I was actually able to see. I just remember standing in the wings taking a deep breath knowing that we'd made it through the first act. There was so much going on backstage, so it was nice to have a few minutes to watch some of the show. I've had an odd attachment to that song ever since.

[gonnapassmealaw]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:02pm

1. Weekend in the Country
2. Sunday
3. Simple

[Fenchurch]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:12pm

Weekend in the Country
Now You Know
Simple

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 3:34pm

1. Sunday
2. A Little Priest
3. A Weekend in the Country

I have to say, though, as big a soft spot as I have for the show, Merrily We Roll Along's Act 1 closer "Now You Know" must be one of the most anticlimactic I can think of.

[jv92]

Posted: 2/24/07 at 10:30pm

1. A Little Priest (Sweeney Todd)
2. Someone in a Tree (Pacific Overtures), although I believe there was a short musical passage after it. Some kind of dance. Would that count?
3. A Weekend in the Country (Night Music)
4. Now You Know (Merrily)
5. Sunday (Sunday in the Park)

[mcphan19]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:15pm

1. A Little Priest
2. A Weekend in the Country
3. Ever After
4. Sunday
5. Simple

[mcphan19]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:16pm

1. A Little Priest
2. A Weekend in the Country
3. Ever After
4. Sunday
5. Simple

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:22pm

Perfect list Iluvtheatertrash! Its exactly what I would have put down and I liked that you clarified Marry Me a Little from this recent revival.