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

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?

#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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badabump

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

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.

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

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.

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