What do you think is the most effective Act One CLOSING for a musical?

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What do you think is the most effective Act One CLOSING for a musical?

Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:08pm

My pick:

42ND STREET.

Star of 'Pretty Lady' [show within show] breaks her ankle.

Pretty Lady's Director steps out and says:

"This performance has been canceled. Please see box office for refunds. HOUSE LIGHTS!"

AND THE THEATER'S HOUSE LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY COME ON!!! :)

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:09pm

Everything's coming up roses for me and for you!!!!!

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:10pm

I like the RENT act 1 closing... Viva La Vie Boheme and all that. Very nice last scene (the cafe.) But then again, I just love that song.

We can't all come and go by bubble...

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:10pm

Everything's Coming Up Roses
Tomorrow Belongs to Me

A work of art is an invitation to love.

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:12pm

Albin/Zsa Zsa defiantly pulling off his/her wig at the end of "I Am What I Am."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:12pm

Hey Matt,

I KNEW someone was going to say that!

By the way, have you ever noticed how similar "Roses" is to "Don't Rain On My Parade" from FUNNY GIRL (another Jule Styne musical about show business--and character is also singing in a train terminal!) :)

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:12pm

west side story set the standard, les mis perfected it

"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:13pm

lutheemcee,

Yes "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" sends SHIVERS up my spine!!!

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:14pm

The 42nd Street closing is really a lot of fun.

I think the Avenue Q Act One closer is funny, too. Everyone's expecting another cartoon, but when it gets to 15, it says "15 minute intermission".

I always like it.

But I think 42nd Street is definitely intense and also probably the smartest one I've seen.

Andrew, tonight isn't about you! It isn't even about me!!! - [FD]

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:18pm

I LOVE One Day More.

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:18pm

Dreamgirls!

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:21pm

Hi BroadwayMatt,

Did you ever notice that film version of WEST SIDE STORY totally wrecked story's pace and tempo by moving songs and modifying plot at will?

In film version, "The Rumble" happens when film is about 70% OVER--talk about ANTICLIMATIC!

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:22pm

Tomorrow Belongs to Me is well .. indescribable. Shivers is right.

Gods of Nubia is also very powerful.

I want to write music. I want to sit down right now at my piano and write a song that people will listen to and remember and do the same thing every morning...for the rest of my life. - Jonathan Larson. Tick, Tick...BOOM!

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:23pm

Hi Deena,

Well Miss Thing--are you referring to "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" or "Love Love Ya Baby."? (Just Kidding. :)

I admit, the first act closing of DREAMGIRLS is RIVITING!

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:23pm

Absolutely GYPSY.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:25pm

May I add Sweeney Todd? As Priest might say:

"A. Little. Priest. Enough said."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:26pm

DREAMGIRLS

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:27pm

Oh, yeah. Forgot about that one. I might just have to change to that, too.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:27pm

Hi Rath...,

Do you know that when I saw Lansbury in GYPSY and at Act I Closing she turns to Louise and says "I'm going to make YOU the STAR! You were the one with the TALENT all the time!" the audience actually LAUGHED? They thought Momma Rose was making a joke!!!

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:33pm

"A Little Priest" would have to be my pick, but I love a lot of the others you guys mentioned

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:34pm

Everyone loves Dreamgirls. I picked up the album last week and I can see why! I am envious of those who got to see it. What happends for the Act I closer. I am curious.

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:34pm

I love the Avenue Q closer - it's so perfect for the overall feeling of the show. It's one of my favorites of the cartoons.

But I love the closer for The Producers. The entire cast is out in front, singing 5 different parts - and then the lighted sign comes down from the ceiling. It's a perfect set-up for the second act and just leaves you with this great feeling of anticipation.

~Jessica

"If you start from a place of joy and charm, you can get away with a lot in the second act. It may be that that's my life. I'm not sure." ~Roger Bart

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:37pm

TGIF- I, like you, unfortunatly am too young to have seen the OBC of "Dreamgirls", but to answer your question, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" closed Act 1 I believe.

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:41pm

TGIF,

'Effie White' (character modeled after Florence Ballard) is kicked out of Dreams group for gaining weight and being unreliable.

Group goes on with Effie's replacement.

Her response: "And I am telling you I'm not going."

To add insult to Effie's injury, after she stops singing NEW Dreams come out and perform their new hit "Love Love Ya Baby." In the middle of their performance, curtain drops as stage machinery moves Effie AWAY from group. HEARTBREAKING!

"I say YOU'RE the CUTEST one. No, I say YOU'RE the CUTEST One. And we go on like that from dawn to three."

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Posted: 10/9/04 at 5:48pm

Wow, Mary. That is actually shocking. I didn't see it with Lansbury but I can't imagine she was any less intense at that moment than any other Rose.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

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