What show has moved you the most, and why?- Page 2

[beyondblessed]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 12:38pm

-Songs for a New World
Although I have never seen this show, a good friend of mine highly suggested that I purchase the cast recording after browsing my rep. I did so and I can honestly say that music has never moved me in the way this show does. I love how the show is so bare and yet so complete. There is not one song in this show that I cannot connect to. Its about hope, yearning, and that one moment that changes everything. In My life I've had pleanty of pivitol life altering moments. And this show reminds me of them all.


-The Color Purple
I've actually seen this one and it was the first time I've ever cried in the theatre. I mean not a gentle tear, but straight up sobbing. I hate it when people only focus on the Lesbian aspect of this show becasue it is about so much more. As you may be able to tell from my responses I've been through much in life, and seeing people prevail when they have had so much taken from them really touches me. I saw this show at a time that I needed to and it really helped me to accept some things in my life and realize that I may not be where I wanted to be, but I can still be great.

[raphael06]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 12:52pm

DOUBT-First of all, Cherry Jones was incredible! but this play had me questioning and pondering over the gray area between black and white for a few weeks.

[GYPSY1527]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 2:26pm

Elphaba3, I think its really beautiful that a show such as "Light" can touch you in such a way. I too have a learning disability and while I found the show fasinating, I couldn't relate to Clara as much as you.

For myself, Ragtime, Caroline or Change and a tie between Sweeney Todd and Gypsy. I can't really explain why I adore Ragtime except for the fact that it was the show that engrossed me into musical theater. For Sweeney Todd and Gypsy, I think it has the most beautiful score I've ever heard and from the moment the curtain went up, I was in awe. For Caroline or Change, I saw the show on a whim and afterwards didn't think much about it. After it closed, I purchased the cast recording and just recall being completley mesmorized by the score and lyrics. Its a show that kind of shocked me because looking at me, you wouldn't think I could relate to it but whenever i listen to it, I end up bawling!

[alliez92092]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 2:33pm

Spring Awakening. I just connected with it so much. It's a beautiful show with an incredible cast. I can't put into words how much it has changed me and how much I love it. I guess the major reason being is that I have depression and have had thought of taking my own life, and I saw myself represented on that stage. Not just through Moritz, but through Wendla and Illse and everyone. I just, I don't know. It has changed my life so much.

[nmartin]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 2:36pm

The Destiny of Me at the Lortel many years ago. It was devestating.

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 3:40pm

I think mine is obvious.


You know what's great, though? Being so moved by a play or musical that you want to share it with others. That's what I feel is most important, moreso than just loving it on your own. The joy one can get from sharing something they're passionate about is priceless(in my opinion).

[Jmoss7602]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 4:00pm

I would have to say The Last Session" is the most moveing show I have ever seen! You have to have seen it to understand.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 4:45pm

"I would have to say The Last Session" is the most moveing show I have ever seen! You have to have seen it to understand."

Amen!

[skingdom]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 4:48pm

i was very moved by the history boys.

i only saw the movie with the cast from the play though.

i loved it.

skingdom out.

[dmsnyc]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 5:04pm

Current productions - Journey's End and Christine Ebersole in Grey Gardens

Past Productions - Original Cast of Man of La Mancha

[LeaGirl]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 5:27pm

The Nine Revival (ok, I had to bring it up, sorry if its obvious because of my avatar) - I have literally never cried so hard in my life. And it got worse every time I saw it... the crying, not the show.

Other shows that have really moved me are Grey Gardens and oddly enough, Secret Garden - that show still makes me tear up when Archibald says "this my child.. is your garden" *music builds up*

[One Song Glory]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 6:49pm

I'd have to say Rent. I always cry or get really teary at least once whenever I see the show, usually during "I'll Cover You (Reprise)" and I feel so moved and emotionally satisfied during the finale, it feels so powerful when I see it on stage.

[WellIfYouInsist]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 6:51pm

Probably the show I toured on.

[skingdom]

Posted: 3/16/07 at 7:27pm

Ahhh, you've piqued my interest you little tease you.

In which wonderful show did you tour?

Skingdom out.

Posted: 3/16/07 at 7:43pm

Definitley Les Miz, Rent and Piazza

IfYouInsist, what show?

[Lizzya9]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 1:48pm

for me it's Beauty and the Beast. I know that people think it's shallow and "Disney-ized", but it really changed my life. I connect so much to Belle, and her reprise in act 1 always makes my cry. the beast, even more so. if i can't love her is one of the most beautiful songs ever, in my opnion. i know this sounds so corny, but the show really did make me look at people much closer and not for what they appeared to be. i just love everything about it, and am devastated that it's closing.

also a chorus line, just because it is so true and realistic.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 2:14pm

The Sweeney Todd revival. Everytime I saw that, I was so close to tears in Not While I'm Around (and I usually don;t cry during shows). It's such an aching, longing song, and I feel for Tobias everytime. That he is trying to protect this woman that he loves and his plea is falling on deaf ears. Never fails to get me.

Updated On: 3/17/07 at 02:14 PM

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 2:20pm

I was expecting something moving in The Color Purple, but nope.


LES MIS
I cried the first few times, not anymore.

BILLY ELLIOT
I cried the first time. Not so thereafter.


I'm just finishing a show I've been writing for over a year, and it's supposed to be moving at the end, but I don't think achieved that. I'll observe what this thread has to say, and see what I might be missing.

[Pippin]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 2:23pm

current- Journey's end

all time- Ragtime. I respond to pieces dealing with racial and sexual equality, and of redemption in characters who stand for what is right, and I find every main character in this piece standing up for something that they believe in, whether I agree with it or not. Notably Mother, Coalhouse, and Tateh.

And the score is so moving by itself, thanks to Lynn Ahrens' wonderfully empathetic lyrics.

[Jellylorum]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 2:36pm

There were several times during Company and Grey Gardens when I almost broke out in tears. I love lots of shows, but these two are just absolutely beautiful. They were just that touching and emotional for me, and a lot of it had to do with the fact that I can relate to Bobby and Little Edie so much. Like Bobby, I have a lot of trouble committing to relationships. I always feel lonely and wish for someone to be with, but when someone finally comes, I feel as if I'm not ready and back out. Then I feel depressed again and the cycle repeats.

The relationship between Little Edie and her mom was a lot like my own. It's a very complex relationship - they argue and complain a lot, but at the same time, they really need and love each other. Most mother-daughter relationships I've seen on tv and in movies are very two-dimensional, but this one is very real.

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 2:44pm

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT-The first time I ever cried in the theatre. It's rare for a play of that scope and length to be so drum-tight, but the tension in the play mounts so beautifully and tactfully that when it finally imploded with Mary's closing monologue, I could barely breathe. After the show was over, I felt personally shattered; it was as if everything that happened to the Tyrones had happened to me personally. I think I cried off and on for the rest of the night.

[PersonofInterest]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 3:52pm

I cry in just about every show I see. I have found, over the years, that it is best for me to see theater alone because the friends or family I take with me don't quite know why I'm crying or what to do with me.

The show that I had the most profound emotional responses to, for very varied reasons were:

Fosse
The Wild Party (MTC)
Elaine Stritch
Cabaret
Long Day's Journey
The Seagull (SITP)
The Summer of '42
Grey Gardens
Company

Those are just a few. There are tons more.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 4:24pm

Miss Saigon and Les Miserables - because of the story, the music, and Lea Salonga.

[dfwtheatreguy]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 4:30pm

I was moved to tears during the recent revival of "Carousel" (1994) - it was gorgeous to look at but I had never heard so much emotion poured into a R&H show before.

I am always moved by "The Glass Menagerie", no matter how horrible or decadent the production - those words make me shiver and quake.

[nodaybut2day1205]

Posted: 3/17/07 at 5:00pm

PersonofInterest- I do the same exact thing! I cry a large majority of the time, for various reasons, and the people I'm with often just stare or say "aww." It really makes it an uncomfortable situation! So I go alone whenever I can now too.

Anyway, for me it would probably be Sweeney Todd, which was the first Sondheim show I ever saw performed (the revival). I had never seen or heard anything like it- Sondheim is so unbelievable. And the other one is Grey Gardens. It took a while to get over that, and I haven't even gone back yet to see it again because, honestly, it brought me to a place inside myself where I didn't really want to go. There's no denying that it moved me though.