Posted: 1/10/17 at 1:34pm
My all time favorite is "Walk Him Up the Stairs" from PURLIE. Pippin and A Chorus Line's opening numbers are my other favorites.
Posted: 1/10/17 at 1:46pm
Most of mine have already been mentioned, but one that I found extremely effective and memorable was Oh the Thinks You Can Think from Seussical. The Broadway production, not the WTF national tour opening that looked like the citizens of THX 1138. It was so joyous and catchy, I couldn't get the song out of my head after I left the theatre, a couple of months before the recording was released.
Updated On: 1/10/17 at 01:46 PM
Posted: 1/10/17 at 1:51pm
Mister Matt said: "Most of mine have already been mentioned, but one that I found extremely effective and memorable was Oh the Thinks You Can Think from Seussical (the Broadway production, not the WTF national tour opening that looked like the citizens of THX 113
. It was so joyous and catchy, I couldn't get the song out of my head after I left the theatre, a couple of months before the recording was released.
I never got to see the show but played that song a lot when I got the OBCR.
"
Posted: 1/10/17 at 2:13pm
Ahrens & Flaherty really nailed that Seussical opener, along with Anastasia (which I just mentioned) and Ragtime.
Agreed re: Pippin and Wicked, and I don't even like Stephen Schwartz's work much.
Updated On: 1/10/17 at 02:13 PM
Posted: 1/10/17 at 2:22pm
Totally forgot Ragtime! That was breathtaking.
Posted: 1/10/17 at 2:42pm
I wish I liked Anastasia, but it (both the film and the stage production) just bores me to tears. I really love a few of the songs, but everything else just seems so bland and average. I was hoping the stage version would strengthen the material and add more visual interest, but like Newsies, it had the complete opposite effect on me. The show might do okay on Broadway during an interim in order to fill the void left by Matilda before Frozen opens, but unless it gets a massive overhaul, I don't expect a long life for the show.
Posted: 1/10/17 at 2:44pm
...okay? I was strictly talking about Rumor in St Petersburg. Because it's the real opening number (minus the prologue)
Posted: 1/10/17 at 11:20pm
I think all of mine have been mentioned!
Welcome to the Renaissance - Something Rotten
Tradition - Fiddler On The Roof
And currently obsessed with Prologue from The Great Comet.
Posted: 1/11/17 at 12:53am
"Belle" from Beauty and the Beast.
"20 Million People" from My Favorite Year
Posted: 1/11/17 at 1:50am
Ragtime is easily my number one
Posted: 1/11/17 at 1:51am
Lion King. Is the one that stands out to me the most.
Phantom. The rising chandelier.
Posted: 1/11/17 at 12:02pm
20 Million People from "My favorite Year"
Agree about "Walk Him Up the Stairs" and "Hello"
Just Another Day from Next to Normal
Obviously the opening numbers from Chorus line and Hamilton
Posted: 1/11/17 at 5:53pm
I've always enjoyed the opening to The Black Rider, with the circus music and all the dancing weirdos coming out of the box.
Posted: 1/11/17 at 8:13pm
"Come Look At the Freaks" - Side Show.
Posted: 1/12/17 at 10:12am
I have SOOOOOOOOo many....
Mama Who Bore Me - Spring Awakening
Science Fiction / Double Feature - The Rocky Horror Show
What's Inside - Waitress
Omigod You Guys - Legally Blonde: The Musical
Alexander Hamilton - Hamilton
Huckleberry Pie or Opening / Mysterious Ways - The Color Purple
Battle Of The Stars: Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Prologue) / I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) / Ain't Too Proud To Beg / Baby I Need Your Loving / I Can't Get Next To You / Reach Out I'll Be There / (I Know) I'm Losing You - Motown: The Musical
Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray
Just Another Day - Next To Normal
What I Was Born to Do - Bring It On
Circle Of Life - The Lion King
Overture / All That Jazz - Chicago
The Avenue Q Theme - Avenue Q
Prologue: Into The Woods - Into The Woods
Maybe - Annie
Tune Up #1 - Rent
AND SOOOOOOOOO MANY MORE! 
