Joined: 12/31/69
Somethings Are Meant to Be- Little Women. *Meg dies*
Last Midnight and Moments- Into The Woods
You Must Love Me- Evita
Not A Sound- Brooklyn (right after Faith killed herself.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
Though it's somewhat funny, I love "Tell Her I Love Her" from Urinetown. It's such a fantastically quiet yet meaningful song, and has such a somber tone to it. Love it!
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
Fallen Angel-Jersey Boys(It's such a beautiful moment, I always feel like I'm about to cry)
Somewhere That's Green(reprise)-LSOH
Love Don't Need A Reason-The Boy From Oz
I Honestly Love You-The Boy From Oz
Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage-The Boy From Oz
Don't Cry Out Loud-The Boy From Oz(don't know if it counts being that it's after the father shoots himself)
________________________________________________________________"Buy Me Out? You don't buy me out, I buy you out!"
-Jersey Boys
Updated On: 4/18/06 at 06:12 PM
Somethings Are Meant to Be- Little Women. *Meg dies*
Actually, Beth dies, not Meg. But that song is sad.
A Little Fall of Rain from Les Miz.
Something Just Broke from Assassins.
Somewhere That's Green (Reprise) from LSOH.
"This is the hour" - Miss Saigon
"Bare"/"Absolution" from Bare (probably the saddest songs ever)
"Any Momement" from Into the Woods
"How Glory Goes" from Floyd Collins
"Somewhere/Finale" from West Side Story
"I Honestly Love You" from The Boy from Oz
"Will I?" in the Rent film
"Without You" in the Rent film
"The Destruction" - Carrie
The end of Les Miz--> the duet between Fantine and Eponine as Valjean is dying.
Understudy Joined: 12/29/05
Most Les Miz "Death" Songs. And the Godspell finale. That show is so close in my heart. Was anyone ever in that show the last night and bawled during Jesus's death? If so, PM me.
Javert's Suicide- Les Mis
Impossible Dream/I Don Quixote (reprise)- Man of La Mancha
Why Did I listen to that Man?- Urinetown (Although I guess it has to be that in addition to Tell Her I Love Her, because Bobby takes a while to die...)
Sacred Bird- Miss Saigon
Finale- Sweeney Todd (where everyone dies!!!)
The Ballad of Booth- Assassins (Lincoln dies)
Til We Reach That Day- Ragtime
Now (It's Just the Gas)- LSOH
Finale- WSS
I don't know if it really counts, but "You've Got to be Taught" in South Pacific comes right before Lt. Cable dies, and I really do love that song...
In LA - Fame
Finale - Miss Saigon
Javert's suicide - Les Mis
Moments in the woods - Into the woods
"Why Did I Listen To That Man?" - Urinetown. Just too funny.
Until a few months ago, I would have said, "A Little Fall Of Rain" in a heartbeat. But then a 16-year-old friend of mine died as the result of a middle-aged man's irresponsibility in driving drunk. "There Is A Fountain/It Don't Make Sense" from Parade perfectly captures the myriad of feeling that ran through me when he died and still run through me whenever I think about him.
Friends, Family Remember Wreck Victim
Swing Joined: 7/18/05
"I'll Cover you(reprise)" From RENT and "I honestly love you" from The Boy From Oz..he is dead so it counts
Chorus Member Joined: 4/18/06
"How Glory Goes" from Floyd Collins
"A Little Fall of Rain" from Les Mis.
Broadway Star Joined: 3/18/05
Sweeney Todd Finale, for sure.
I cry everytime, for some reason.
How Glory Goes, Floyd Collins.
The echo section... AH!
Till We Reach that Day.. but I prefer the Canada Recording Sarah's Friend over the OBC's.
This is a metaphysical death - but Ben's Live, Love, Laugh in Follies.
SO good.
"Hi." "Girls?" "Ben." "Sally?"
*Chord*
"God Knows Why" from Romeo and Juliet. Andrew Bevis is terrific and very belty before committing suicide.
I second "Javert's Suicide" and add "Judas' Suicide". It goes all the way up to a high F and is just insane.
A Little Fall of Rain- Les Mis
Contact- Rent
Your Eyes- Rent (Even though she comes back to life..)
Edit- I forgot:
Why Did I Listen To That Man?- Urinetown
and
Somewhere thats Green (Reprise)- LSOH
Updated On: 4/19/06 at 11:04 PM
A Little Fall of Rain is my favorite song...death or no death.
Featured Actor Joined: 8/2/05
Does "Make Them Hear You" from Ragtime count? It leads into a death. Til We Reach That Day is a wonderful lament.
"Tell Me It's Not True" from Blood Brothers also left me sobbing. That show is definitely my guilty pleasure musical.
"Let the Sun Shine In" from Hair.
In "Thoroughly Modern Millie" during "Forget About The Boy" when an overstimulated Millie tap dances herself right into the orchestra pit and dies.
Sorry. I just hated that show and am feeling a bit punchy today.
The real answer for me is when Jesus dies on the cross during "Godspell" and the crowd sings "Go With God" (I think) and then the song turns into "Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord" -- great scene.
Leading Actor Joined: 3/18/06
*SPOILERS*
Phantom-Point of No Return-Piangi
Sweeney Todd- Johanna Quartet-The Victums and Final Scene-Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney
Urinetown- Why Did I Listen to That Man? -Bobby Strong
sasha, it's "long live God"
I cannot believe that no one said
Elaborate Lives Reprise from AIDA. That was the most gorgeous song in the whole show and perfect for that moment.
I also liked
Impossible Dream Reprise from MAN OF LA MANCHA and No One Morns the Wicked Reprise from WICKED. It has this touch of irony that is not funny at all but ties the show together and adds a bit of sadness.
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