Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

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Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:35pm

What are yours in order (that you have personally seen on the stage)?

Mine are:

1. Last minute of "One Day More!" from Les Miserables
2. The spotlight on the Phantom's mask in Phantom
3. Bernadette's "Rose's Turn" in Gypsy
4. First time I saw "Springtime for Hitler" in The Producers
5. Last 2 minutes of "Defying Gravity" from Wicked

Updated On: 3/6/05 at 04:35 PM

#2

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:40pm

The opening of A CHORUS LINE

Tradition opening from FIDDLER

The Rising of The Chandelier and the PHANTOM overture

ROSE'S TURN from GYPSY

the I Want To Be Happy tap extravaganza from the 1970 revival of NO, NO, NANNETTE

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#3

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:47pm

1. The opening of Rent (totally gave me chills)
2. The opening of Wicked (beautiful)
3. Idina's last show (1-9-05, best moment of my life)
4. Tradition from Fiddler (I agree with you, wishihadatony)
5. All of One day more (also agreeing with Thesbijean)

#4

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:48pm

The entire Phantom's lair scene in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

#5

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:51pm

1. Lav vie boheme from rent
2. cabaret at studio 54
3. the money song- ave q
4. fine fine line- avenue q
5. can't think of a final moment

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:54pm

The interlude between "The Barber and his Wife" and "The Worst Pies in London"

so thrilling!

AND then Angela Lansbury shoves that pie down and yells, "A customer!"

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:56pm

I have only one that completely gets me...

The opening of 42nd Street... just seeing "those tapping feet"... oh so awesome.

I can't really think of any others at the moment... I'll get back to ya.

#8

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 4:58pm

In no order:
The overture of "Gypsy"
Tonya singing "Lot's Wife"
Patti singing "Blow, Gabriel, Blow"
The first time I ever heard Melissa Errico's glorious voice
Hearing Emily and Alice's beautiful voices melt together in "Side Show"

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 5:01pm

The overture of "Gypsy"
Tonya singing "Lot's Wife"
Tradition in Fiddler on the Roof
Opening tap number of 42nd Street
Bernadette's "Rose's Turn"
Last scene in Bernadette's Gypsy "Madame Rose and her daughter.....Gypsy..."

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#10

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 5:23pm

The end of Thoroughly Modern Millie-it was so adorable!

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 5:24pm

1. Seeing Rent for the first time
2. Heather Headley's last show (pretty much just the entire adventure of waiting for student rush tickets for over 24 hours as well)
3. Idina Menzel's last show
4. My first broadway show experience (the show wasn't that great, but it was still memorable!)
5. Bringing my mom to HER first broadway show experience!

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#12

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 5:33pm

no order:

kristin coming down in the bubble
the chandelier rising
"you can't stop the beat"
"on my own"
"all that jazz"... it's such a great start... i love brenda braxton

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Posted: 3/6/05 at 6:33pm

Sorry this is off topic: Sargar, I was just about to use that signature! I love it, it's hilarious.

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 6:37pm

my number one moment ever is in ragtime when little coalhouse comes running out at the very end and they're one happy family. and then coalhouse and sarah come back, and the whole cast sings a huge reprise of wheels of a dream. BEST. THING. EVER!

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 8:12pm

In no order:

1.) The auction into the overture (chandelier rising) in PHANTOM
2.) Bernadette Peters' ROSE'S TURN
3.) Mary Stuart Masterson's brilliant performance in NINE
4.) The end of RENT when Mark's video is playing on the wall, then at the very end Angel runs out and joins them all.
5.) When Hedwig gives with wig to Yitzhak and she takes over.


There's aren't my top 5 EVER, just what came to my mind first.

And can I just say that the fact that someone's best moment in their entire life was at Idina Menzel's final performance is infcredibly scary? Honey, ask your parents for a life and some therapy.

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 8:26pm

Munk, she's happy, leave her be :)

End of Defying Gravity- Jan 2
Seeing Karmine Alers perform Out Tonight
The beginning of Phantom
The end of One Day More (even though I've only ever seen a school production)
Hearing the end of Easy As Life on the Aida OBCR

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:21pm

1. The end of "defying gravity"
2. "one day more"
3. opening of 42nd street
4. "seasons of love"

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:32pm

can i do this with just seeing one show and bootlegs? am i allowed?

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:40pm

One of mine is Superman flying in to thwart bank robbers & than breaking into song singing "Doing Good'

Another is Rose's turn in Gypsy

Beautiful Girls from the original Follies

Opening of POTO

I Go To Rio From The BFO

Honorable mention

Confrontation with Cuccioli from J/H - apologies to some theater purists

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Updated On: 3/6/05 at 10:40 PM

#20

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:44pm

*sigh*

just reading all of these are making me really happy.

like the end of rent when angel comes out. i feel my heart in my throat as i type.

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#21

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:47pm

To Sally Brown

It is a free country - why not ?

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#22

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:51pm

heh true, i guess ill go for it then

1. Spotlight on the Phantoms mask
2. Kristins entrance in Wicked
3. "All That Jazz"
4. ending of RENT
5. "Memory" from CATS

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re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:53pm

1) The first few chords of "One Song Glory" (RENT). It gives me chills.
2) The part in "Another Day" when Mimi and the Life Support group start singing together.
3) BSM singing "Impossible Dream"... wow. I love seeing that.

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#24

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 10:53pm

Agree on 4 out of 5 as I was never crazy about RENT

Well done

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#25

re: Top 5 Favorite Theatrical Moments...

Posted: 3/6/05 at 11:59pm

From my theatregoing experience (in no particular order):

- "One Day More" from LES MIZ. The perfect Act I finale.

- The gorgeous melodies intertwining in the opening "A New World" from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD.

- "Circle of Life" from THE LION KING (what glorious, theatrical pageantry)

- "You Can't Stop the Beat" from HAIRSPRAY (I thought the roof was going to explode)

- Ned Weeks' scream as the lights go out in THE NORMAL HEART (Esparza added this himself).

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