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Top 3 (or 5) Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#25
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?
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#26
Posted: 2/22/07 at 7:06pmAct 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.
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#27
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.
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re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#28
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.
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#30
Posted: 2/24/07 at 12:48pmLike 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.
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#31
Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:02pm
1. Weekend in the Country
2. Sunday
3. Simple
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re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#32
Posted: 2/24/07 at 1:12pm
Weekend in the Country
Now You Know
Simple
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re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#33
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.
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#34
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)
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#35
Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:15pm
1. A Little Priest
2. A Weekend in the Country
3. Ever After
4. Sunday
5. Simple
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#36
Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:16pm
1. A Little Priest
2. A Weekend in the Country
3. Ever After
4. Sunday
5. Simple
re: Top 5 Favorite Sondheim Act 1 Finales...?#37
Posted: 2/26/07 at 4:22pmPerfect list Iluvtheatertrash! Its exactly what I would have put down and I liked that you clarified Marry Me a Little from this recent revival.
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