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...
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
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)
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
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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Defying Gravity. I'm left speechless everytime I see it. The energy during that numder is just amazing. It always gives me chills.
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
I Am What I Am, it's so powerful and a great message
Suddenly Seymour =) gives me chills every time
"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'.
Someday Is For Suckers ~ The Life
The overture to West Side Story.
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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 :)
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.
I'll Cover You (reprise)
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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...
"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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"No One is Alone"/"Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods
Rose's Turn. Doesn't matter whether it's live or a cast recording...that song is amazing.
The Les Miz finale...everytime!
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"I Know Where I've Been." Haven't heard Darlene, but Mary Bond Davis within the first few notes sent shivers down my spine.
"Children Will Listen". Wow.
"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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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.
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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