Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

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Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:19pm

Which is the one number in musical theatre, yes JUST ONE, that leaves you with chills, and in tears. Which number always moves you to your feet to applaud and always stays with you if you listen to it in the morning?

Please choose just one...

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:20pm

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

#3

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:21pm

I'll Cover You (Reprise) from Rent (minus one terrible rendition that I heard of it where the understudy playing Collins decided to do his best Mariah Carey "Someday" impersonation during the chorus)

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:21pm

Wow...just one? That's really hard.

Rose's Turn in GYPSY
and Defying Gravity in WICKED

Sorry I couldn't pick one. You're lucky I only chose two

#5

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:23pm

Bring Him Home from Les Mis

Saw it during the First Gulf War, then again during this fiasco.

Cried all the way through.

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:24pm

Defying Gravity. I'm left speechless everytime I see it. The energy during that numder is just amazing. It always gives me chills.

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#7

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:25pm

these 2 moments are similar:

in phantom of the opera:
-during the "all i ask of you reprise"
-at the end of "Point of No Return" right before Christine takes off his mask


if done properly, i get chills everytime because of all the emotion the phantom puts into it

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#8

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:28pm

I Am What I Am, it's so powerful and a great message

#9

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:29pm

Suddenly Seymour =) gives me chills every time

#10

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:35pm

"One Song Glory" from Rent. Including the stuff that happens right before the song starts.

And, another moment from Rent. During "Life Support" when Roger comes in with Gordon and sings 'Because reason says I should of died 3 years ago'.

#11

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:36pm

Someday Is For Suckers ~ The Life

#12

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:37pm

The overture to West Side Story.

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#13

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:45pm

I'd have to agree with Patronus in saying "I'll Cover You (Reprise)" Especially when it goes from Angel's Eulogy (the spoken monologues) to that song. I'm already bawling from Collins' line "It's over" at the end of "Contact" but then that song, coupled with the speeches beforehand, just makes me cry harder, if that's possible :)

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:46pm

I guess the end of "Mr. Andrew's Vision" in TITANIC when you hear everyone screaming... not on the CD, but it was there live... that was chill worthy.

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:46pm

I'll Cover You (reprise)

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:49pm

Oh, and speaking of Titanic, at least on the CD, hearing the whole "Lifeboat" scene is chilling, because you can picture it all happening...and to think it actually happened...

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 10:52pm

"Rose's Turn," Bernadette Peters gave the most haunting performance I've ever seen on stage with this number, I have never been so affected by a number before or after that.

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:31pm

"No One is Alone"/"Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:32pm

Rose's Turn. Doesn't matter whether it's live or a cast recording...that song is amazing.

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#20

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:37pm

The Les Miz finale...everytime!

#21

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:37pm

"I Know Where I've Been." Haven't heard Darlene, but Mary Bond Davis within the first few notes sent shivers down my spine.

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#22

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:39pm

"Children Will Listen". Wow.

#23

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:43pm

"Defying Gravity" - WICKED
"Shadowlands" - LION KING
"He Lives in You" - LION KING

Updated On: 10/22/05 at 11:43 PM

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re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:47pm

a bunch of different moments in RENT when performed correctly.

Cary Shields One Song Glory
I'll Cover You reprise
Finale B
and i, too LOVE that line "reason said i shouldve died 3 years ago" gives me chills too when sung correctly, i dont know why.


and yes defying gravity and no good deed. im sorry, i really cant pick one.

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#25

re: Which Number Always Leaves You In Chills

Posted: 10/22/05 at 11:57pm

Just got back from seeing Sweeney Todd...
The Finale left me in chills. I think it is the most intense show I've ever seen.

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