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#50re: favorite opening number
Posted: 6/22/08 at 7:00pm
"I Ain't Down Yet" as sung by Tammy Grimes and her brothers in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN(1960). It was a rousing number and a great Act One opening. Unfortunately, Act Two was downhill all the way; you could say that it sank.
Also, I don't think that overtures should be considered as "opening numbers". Most overtures are great IMO, even overtures to flops.
"Madam Rose...and her daughter...Gypsy!"
#51re: favorite opening number
Posted: 6/22/08 at 7:48pm
Ragtime - Ragtime
Overture/Statues and Stories (depending on which you consider the opening) - The Light in the Piazza
In the Heights - In the Heights
Willkomen - Cabaret
I Hope I Get It - A Chorus Line
Fancy Dress - The Drowsy Chaperone
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
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#52re: favorite opening number
Posted: 6/22/08 at 7:49pm
Ragtime.
Into the Woods.
Songs for a New World.
Also, 42nd Street: "We're gonna work again!" - "Put on your tap shoes Frances!" - "Julian Marsh is doin' a show!"
"The nice thing about the rain is that it always stops... eventually."
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#53re: favorite opening number
Posted: 6/22/08 at 8:17pm
"Rent"--Rent
"I Hope I Get It"--A Chorus Line
"It's Your Wedding Day"--The Wedding Singer
"Ragtime"--Ragtime
"Another Openin', Another Show"--Kiss Me, Kate
among many, many others
A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.
#54re: favorite opening number
Posted: 6/22/08 at 8:23pmRagtime was the first one that popped into my head. I'm not even that familiar with the show, but I'm in love with the opening number.
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