This made me shed my first tears since 2018. Even at 360p this shit is beautiful
@KatieT973 ай бұрын
Noticing the musical motifs just adds to the emotional weight of this ballet. Starting with Seventeen, Winnie has of course decided to not drink the water (instead giving it to the toad who hilariously shows up on cue for Jesse at Winnie's grave but I digress), she's looking forward to the rest of her life. And of course it brings in the introduction of 17 year old Winnie being courted by Hugo, juxtaposing Jesse's longing for Winnie to be immortal and to marry him. Hugo and Winnie's dating era is accompanied by what seems to be a tiny mix of Partner in Crime (ironic that Hugo's a detective), Top of the World, and Good Girl Winnie Foster. It's young love starting as a coy friendship turning into the realization that you've found your life partner through the thick and thin. At the wedding the accompaniment changes entirely to Top of the World, highlighting the happiness and excitement of a wedding day. Then the first dance is The Most Beautiful Day, the moment that Mae said Winnie, like every girl, would remember forever (cue waterworks). She's found her true love, she's never felt more beautiful, she's happy. And then Nana passes away, this accompaniment I'm not sure what it is exactly but it's to me similar to the bridge of The Wheel ("Once you drop an anchor..." that bit); and it also makes sense because this is after all Winnie moving across the Wheel (girl to wife) as Nana's boat reaches the other side to follow the established metaphors. Everlasting plays as Winnie dances with her newborn son. Possibly solidifying her content and happiness in her choice to live life normally. Her son is her new reason to live. Cue waterworks #2 with Time accompanying Winnie's son's childhood because Time is speeding by as he grows up it's a cliche but very real thing experienced by parents. But it also mirrors the love of a parent since Time is Miles lamenting of losing Thomas but here Winnie is happy as a mother and watching her son grow up into a man. We hear a tiny bit of The Wheel as well right before her son falls in love. And once again there's Top of the World, either being her son head over heels in love with a girl or Winnie happy for her son finding his wife. The Wheel has turned again and Winnie's mother passes away. Another wedding, this time Winnie and Hugo's son. They're on the Top of the World again elated for their son again all of the happy wedding emotions. And then we hear The Most Beautiful Day again. Hugo and Winnie dance together in private, looking back on their own first dance and that love continues long into their life; they grow old together still so much in love (Waterworks #3 THEYRE SO CUTE OMG). And then The Wheel turns again and Hugo passes away. Winnie is alone. Time plays again. Winnie Foster Jackson, a widow maybe a grandmother too, on her porch, wondering where the years have gone. Suddenly her life flashes before her eyes and she's on Top of the World once again. She relives many memories, dating Hugo, her wedding, dancing with her baby boy, her son's wedding, everything all at once. Then her younger self appears. Seventeen was once a lifetime away, now its a lifetime ago; after all she's probably seventy. But the song now invokes innocence and nostalgia. She dances like a young girl again. The notes are then specifically "Six years from now go to the spring" and she takes some of her last time on Earth to remember the Tucks. She pulls out Mae's music box. She remembers Jesse. She's glad she listened to Angus, because this life otherwise wouldn't have been. She has no regrets. It's pretty obvious but Winnie has passed away and the Tucks, many decades later, gather together at her grave.
@lukegreb5386Ай бұрын
This is beautiful, thank you ❤
@carolinecao95133 ай бұрын
So in the script for A Chorus Line, this is the final stage direction: "There are no additional "Bows" after this--leaving the audience with an image of a kick line that goes on forever.""
@shawnritz6 ай бұрын
playing Middle Hugo in this
@wuminggasha89607 ай бұрын
I have seen A Chorus Line four times in my life. Once with the touring company in the late 1970’s at the Schubert Theater and then when it was at the Pantages a few months later, then when I was married I took my wife in a date to see it in Hollywood, don’t remember the theater, then I took my daughter to see it at a Casino at Pala casino in Temecula. If it ever returns to the Southern California area I hope to see it again. All other musicals do reach the heights that this musical does. As a young man I was privileged to see: 42nd street, Annie, Yule Brenner in the King and I, Annie, Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby,Beatlemania, Evita with Patti Lupone, Dreamgirls, sophisticated ladies with Gregory Hines. But my all time favorite will always be A Chorus Line.
@robinw5083 ай бұрын
You sound like me, I absolutely LOVE this musical! It was the first one my Mom took me to see.
@Dhyatt617 ай бұрын
Such an iconic finale. Love this show!
@denbondombe66409 ай бұрын
Who is here from Jack and Jill singing this in Jack and The Beanstalk Worcester??
@suzannebarrett499711 ай бұрын
Still my favorite show of all time. ❤ I can never tire of it.
@jayblocke Жыл бұрын
Ahh! That kickline at the end. The entire show really does lead up to that one, glorious moment. Always such a beautiful payoff.
@terryansell6641 Жыл бұрын
I wish this show was coming to New Zealand amazing.
@johnyzero2000 Жыл бұрын
Something is missing, don't these performers know how to project?
@dukeofrodtown1705 Жыл бұрын
The performers have wireless microphones on, and there is already an extensive audio setup which makes the cast and unseen orchestra audible. Everybody not on the orchestra level can hear clearly - but note that this is the finale / curtain call sequence, so the applause is inevitably going to be loud, with the cheers and whistles anyway.
@VictoriaClay-dl4te Жыл бұрын
Awesome!🎉
@tomz58 Жыл бұрын
Quite simply the greatest finale/curtain call in all of musical theatre.
@keybladeofthelostcities6494 Жыл бұрын
The most underrated part of the whole show
@m2prod6 ай бұрын
I agree completely. I played in the pit for a production of "Tuck" and this was always my favorite part of the show.
@disneydreambeats9078 Жыл бұрын
My production did an interesting take to this scene and had the Winnie actress playing all the Winnie’s throughout the whole scene
@disneydreambeats9078 Жыл бұрын
Another interesting thing we did to The Story of Winnie Foster was at 8:04 had Jessie come back on and have a very brief dance together with her
@adoirmartins4450 Жыл бұрын
Ótimo!!!
@kymanijones9731 Жыл бұрын
Bro I gotta sing this song in theater and I got a small solo in it
@AndrewJBarchak Жыл бұрын
I think Hugo married Winnie. maybe
@shawnritz7 ай бұрын
that is literally what is happening
@KatieT973 ай бұрын
There's also Hugo's line in one of the final scenes "I'll always be there to protect you [Winnie]" and its the same actor for Hugo in the young woman Winnie section as in the rest of the show so yes
@folioio2 жыл бұрын
3:22 - probably the simplest thing they do all night. But what a fantastic moment.
@handsomeX Жыл бұрын
Oh most definitely.
@edenamalee85932 жыл бұрын
0:56
@mach.94542 жыл бұрын
We are singing this song and dancing to it for a theatre camp I’m doing and I’m so excited and I love this song sooo much
@sandy_nes31 Жыл бұрын
How it go?
@mach.9454 Жыл бұрын
@@sandy_nes31 it went amazing
@athannn95982 жыл бұрын
i LOVE this number so much
@markschildberg16672 жыл бұрын
The ultimate backstage musical. Funny, heartbreaking, dazzling, and oh so human.
@ToastyMouse77772 жыл бұрын
Is this the actual broadway show? Hugo is SO cute In his courting dance!
@halwaffles2 жыл бұрын
Yes this is from the Broadway production. The full slime tutorial for the Broadway version has been unlisted, but can be found if you do some digging. The off Broadway run in Atlanta is readily available if you want to watch that. It’s very similar to the Broadway version, but some slight changes were made when moving to Broadway.
@Bash9122 жыл бұрын
@@halwaffles where can the slime tutorial for the Broadway version be found? Do you know? This musical helped me through some tough times and holds a special place in my nostalgic heart. I was devastated the day I found out it was taken off of KZbin.
@ellisbell5184 Жыл бұрын
@@halwaffles is there a way you could comment the link to it?
@halwaffles Жыл бұрын
@@ellisbell5184 I’m concerned about the link being taken down by KZbin. I was able to find it from I think a tumblr post or somewhere on the internet after some searching.
@ellisbell5184 Жыл бұрын
@@halwaffles thank you! Yeah, I have watched the Atlanta one too many times, and wanted to see the bway one!
@biteme20732 жыл бұрын
At 1:15 Brad and Angelina hits different now that they got divorced 😭
@elainaaxais27133 жыл бұрын
goosebumps everytime, literally brings tears to my eyes, what an amazing number
@annes9591 Жыл бұрын
Oh me too. I've just gone through 4 tissues. I saw this on Broadway with Donna McKechnie. I've loved this show for such a long time. Still 'gets' me.
@AdderTude Жыл бұрын
Quite literally _the_ most iconic dance number in any musical. So iconic, the choreography is practically not allowed to be changed.
@handsomeX Жыл бұрын
@@AdderTudeYup. That and when they hold their head shots up in front of their faces. So iconic.
@AMWausau Жыл бұрын
Look my eyes are dry, no they are not
@iamjetl4 ай бұрын
Me too!🥹🥹🥹
@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy3 жыл бұрын
Still epic in 2021 ♥️
@nymphe86653 жыл бұрын
We danced to this song at musicalcamp and we all felt so excited while dancing to it! 😊
@johnpinegar80273 жыл бұрын
Saw this on Broadway in the late 80's. Pure magical. So wonderful.
@bondfool4 жыл бұрын
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP ZOOMING IN.
@jadeshek70525 жыл бұрын
I did a dance to this like 2 years ago and i still remember it
@jrzsaul2 жыл бұрын
Yea i did too like in 2016
@nickcovone96195 жыл бұрын
0:38
@sarahhschmidt5 жыл бұрын
I'm dancing to this song for musical theater dance! Can't wait!!!
@tragic.66853 жыл бұрын
Was it troubles a brewing for pqa?
@sarahhschmidt3 жыл бұрын
@@tragic.6685 no it was this song
@emmaarns60575 жыл бұрын
Hey girl, we killed and we know it, dont need that gold to show it when we know it inside Nautica,LaCienega: Hey Girl LaCienega: We got the people screamin, just like we were dreaming, I know im satisfied Nautica,LaC,Campbell: Hey Girl Campbell: Look how far we've come now, at first you couldn't stand me now you think im all right, right? Danielle: Right Nautica,LaC,Campbell,Dani: Hey Girl Danielle: I thought you were a spoiled rich, uptight little white bitch now I think you're just white. Girls: And in twenty years, it's not a big ole trophy that i'll miss All: but ill always smile when I remember this. Girls: I got you Boys: You Girls: I got you Boys: You Girls: To hang out with when the day is through, got no cash, got no wheels but I know how being lucky feels, got your hand in my hand, got your back, I know you got mine too, I got you Brigit: I got you like pokemon and pikachu, ron and hermione, baby we get freaky. I got you like biggy and puffy. Skylar: Like Oprah and Gale Kylar: Big Bird and Snuffy Brigit: I got you like Sam and Frodo, like Dorothy and ToTo Randall: Notre Dame and Quazzy Moto Twig: Like Lucy and Ricky Nautica: Like Brad and Angelina LaCienega: Word, we be holding court like Venus and Serena All: Oh! Times goes on, I dont know how, all we have is here and now, before you know it high school's in the past. Randall: High school\'s in the past All: Racing Through our senior year Danielle: Racing Through! All: but while we're here let's Girls: make the moment last Girls: make the moment last Guys: make the moment last Guys: make the moment last Girls: make the moment last Guys: make the moment last Guys: make the moment All: Make the moment last. Campbell: And in twenty years its not a shiny trophy that I'll miss Girls: But I'll always smile when I remember this Guys: Hey, hey, hey, hey ,hey, hey, let\'s go! All: I got you Some Girls: You All: I got you Some Girls: You All: To hang out with when the day is through, Some Girls: oh, ohh, oh, oh, oh All: got no cash, got no wheels but I know how being lucky feels, got your hand in my hand, got your back, I know you got mine too, I got you. Girls: I got you, To hang out with when the day is through, we got you, you got me Guys: I got youuuuu, oh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, you got meeeeee Girls: growing close like we\'re supposed to be All: I got joy, I got life and I know no matter what I do, Guys: I got you, I got you Girls: I got you, I got you, I got you, I got you Guys: I got you, IIIIIIII got you All: I gooooooooootttttttt Guys: hey, hey , hey, hey Girls: you you you Guys: I got, I got I got All: I GOT YOU! [Thanks to Michael for lyrics]
@janbraham60175 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see this on Broadway the first year.FABULOUS!!!!
@stteddybear5 жыл бұрын
:D
@derekmcgee1975 жыл бұрын
My older brother is performing this at his school and he says "Bring some earbuds to the show so you can listen to something else." I came and listened to this. I can really see why he says that.
@selenesspoilers60063 жыл бұрын
Wow rude
@elisej71525 жыл бұрын
am i crying? ya
@daiisyy7425 жыл бұрын
I did this !!!!!!! #wranglerstheatergroups
@francisco125275 жыл бұрын
I am performing this for my 5th grade drama show I am almost done with it
@morganirbs25235 жыл бұрын
I have way more respect for Broadway dancers now. Recently at my theatre company we learned this number and lemme tell you I broke several sweats and didnt understand a n y of it. AND THESE PEOPLE WERE IN UNISON! My god I want to start learning dancing now...
@handsomeX Жыл бұрын
Yup especially the circle. That part is so difficult to get right haha
@Sloaneprimo6 жыл бұрын
this sLaPs
@Sugarwiththecos6 жыл бұрын
I remember doing this song at overnight camp
@DocSloboc6 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else hear a really high beeping at 0:34 ?
@rebeliloz58946 жыл бұрын
Jonah Slobodkin yeah, that’s just sort of the song
@rebeliloz58946 жыл бұрын
Part* sorry 😅
@philiptdm30466 жыл бұрын
No
@puppersissage86405 жыл бұрын
yeah i did
@gabrielagabrielcia70426 жыл бұрын
My favourite song
@philiptdm30466 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with this song
@mickaylajohnson68276 жыл бұрын
We are singing this for CHOIR for our seniors I will miss them all love this song!!
@katysikkema3 жыл бұрын
That’s so cute! I’m a senior and I’d love to sing this in choir ❤️
@lpshorselover19496 жыл бұрын
This is a solid bop
@miguelaguirremessina40426 жыл бұрын
GREAT MICHAEL....!!!!, GREAAAAT......!!!!!!. HONEY, SWEET, GENIUS....!!!.