Which Act One finale had YOU shook? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 Finale Songs from Musicals That Give Us Chills - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4KQcqqaiMyKjtE
@matthewrosenthal7532 ай бұрын
My addition to list would be “If I can’t Love Her” Beauty and The Beast. It’s absolutely heart wrenching.
@jackieamann55202 ай бұрын
oh that's a good one!
@KittenEatsRamen2 ай бұрын
YAAAAAAASSS!!!
@trinaq2 ай бұрын
Yes, that always gives me chills, excellent choice.
@heatherlewis44772 ай бұрын
That song gets me in tears every time I hear it!
@trinaq2 ай бұрын
I saw "Wicked" for the first time live a few weeks, and although I've heard "Defying Gravity" several times on the soundtrack, it gave me chills, hearing it up close.
@joshuagorski94522 ай бұрын
I saw it for the first time ever on Saturday in NYC, and that’s exactly how I felt
@RosieTheWickedFangirl20072 ай бұрын
@@joshuagorski9452 I’d love to go to NYC and be Elphaba on Broadway in Wicked. I’d love to see my favourite Elphaba/Broadway hero Eden Espinosa singing on stage
@trinaq2 ай бұрын
My final year school musical was "Les Miserables", and we all loved singing "One Day More", and had fun with the different harmonies. During breaks, we would try singing all of the other parts.
@ceciwynne41542 ай бұрын
Yep, you aren’t a musical theatre kid unless you try to sing all of the other parts as well as your own 😉
@ax94052 ай бұрын
I would add La Vie Boheme to this list. That final shouted La Vie Boheme at the end gave me major chills!
@celeste2025Ай бұрын
Yes ! Was looking for this comment ❤
@chelseacanales87632 ай бұрын
One More Day from Les Miserable is so good that it gives me goosebumps ❤❤❤❤
@isabellalukitschoffical2 ай бұрын
Santa Fe brilliant closing act you can see the sadness and giving up in Jack’s voice and his emotion, it can leave you in tears and goosebumps
@MegCazalet2 ай бұрын
I’ve always loved how both Newsies and RENT, which were both HUGE to my youth in the 90s, both had songs about dreaming of moving to Santa Fe.
@dreamguardian83202 ай бұрын
That chandelier falling down nearly gave me a heart attack the first time I went to see the Phantom of the Opera.
@kristashafer930982 ай бұрын
Same!! I was sitting front row Orchestra centre stage. IT. RUSHED. PAST. MY. HAIR!! I jumped and shrieked, giving a good laugh to my stepmom as well as the other theater goers seated nearby! Still one of my favorite memories of my entire life so far!!
@PrincessMeggala09132 ай бұрын
Especially if you’re close enough for the “glass” (it’s rubber! Don’t worry!) to hit you! I have a whole drawer full of the stuff😂
@BurrShotHam711Jenna2 ай бұрын
that part scared the crap out of me when i saw it in Toronto May 26th 1999 at the Pantages Theatre (now the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre) i was sitting in Orchestra (Row A Seat 25) and if i looked up, the chandelier was right above me
@nicolefolkert07302 ай бұрын
Okay, but how is “So Much Better” from Legally Blonde not even an honorable mention? That sustained note!
@andrewleeadkins932 ай бұрын
I’m currently in a regional production of Legally Blonde. As much as I love this song, the whole cast agrees it’s an amazing song and perfect plot song, but it just has a weird ending that makes you almost feel like “where’s the end of the song?”
@Notme208062 ай бұрын
How is it a weird ending? She holds out a four measure high note which definitely marks an ending
@andrewleeadkins932 ай бұрын
@@Notme20806 ohh yes it’s very impressive but the chord progression doesn’t totally resolve which leaves music theory nerds in a bit of a tizzy. Granted it shouldn’t totally “resolve” because obviously Elle isn’t done yet
@your.local.theaterkid2 ай бұрын
@@andrewleeadkins93 100% agree! i love so much better so much but it feels so incomplete 😭
@CourtJesterJorge2 ай бұрын
It’s a shame The Hunchback of Notre Dame never made it to Broadway to give it the recognition it deserves. But I also respect the decision not to in order to keep the 40-person choir on stage throughout the show.
@jeannehall65462 ай бұрын
“A New Argentina” from “Evita” does it for me!
@mattperiolat2 ай бұрын
Agreed! It’s omission is really a surprise! For me personally, A New Argentina is behind only One Day More and Defying Gravity for best act one finale.
@jamesmcarthur69452 ай бұрын
I'd like to add A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd Ever After from Into the Woods A Weekend in the Country from A Little Night Music No Moon from Titanic and Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music
@gordongraham72 ай бұрын
Esmeralda gives my goosebumps goosebumps.
@kermitTHEdinosaur932 ай бұрын
Many of these Act 1 Finales from Musicals definitely deserved their spots on the list. Though I would've included: .Who I'd Be- Shrek the Musical .If I Can't Love Her- Beauty and the Beast .Everybody Say Yeah- Kinky Boots .A New Argentina- Evita .Damed for All Time/Blood Money- Jesus Christ Superstar .There's a Fine Fine Line- Avenue Q
@JulieDelahooke2 ай бұрын
Let it Go in Frozen is pure magic and spine tingling! La Vie Boheme in Rent is an epic performance and song. I want to get up and dance!
@jenniferkerner64442 ай бұрын
I had the honor of being in a production of Shrek a few years ago, and "Who I'd Be" emotionally destroyed me every night.
@AlisaGrishman2 ай бұрын
No La Vie Boheme? Seriously?
@thomasbradley45052 ай бұрын
I saw a local production of Ragtime in San Jose CA. It was a small-ish theater When they sing Til We Teach That Day, members of the ensemble stood in the side aisles of the theater, so their voices surrounded the audience. It made the song even more powerful
@fermangogo2 ай бұрын
La Vie Bohème (Rent), A New Argentina (Evita)
@keyblademasterclarkАй бұрын
I thought La Vie Boheme was the start of act 2
@fermangogoАй бұрын
@@keyblademasterclark “Seasons of Love” is the opening of Act 2
@keyblademasterclarkАй бұрын
@@fermangogo oh right. The movie moved stuff around
@KZ1211-t2q2 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you included Bandstand and Ragtime, two highly underrated shows. It's a pity that there are no videos of Ragtime except for the Tony awards.
@reneejackson66332 ай бұрын
Dreamgirls!! The Jennifer's are incredible
@bookemdano75672 ай бұрын
Yes Les Mis! It is and will always be Les Mis! I’d like to add the original Hal Prince staging of A New Argentina from Evita. If done correctly, always gives me chills!
@thegoosebean2 ай бұрын
Honestly, “Let It Go” from Frozen is in the top Act I finales I’ve ever seen and that should at least have been an honorable mention!
@kristashafer930982 ай бұрын
How in the name of all that’s holy did they affect that dress and hair change live???!?!!
@susanshinkai47872 ай бұрын
Yes ! “Let it Go” is the song that always brings the house down as scores of young girls try to sing along’
@Ionan892 ай бұрын
All of the memorable mentions (even including "Man Up" from The Book of Mormon, which wasn't mentioned) can easily and justifiably replace the #10 placed Bandstand number 🙃
@thehooligan92 ай бұрын
bandstand is a criminally underrated show, if you ever saw it you’d understand why it made the list
@Ionan892 ай бұрын
@@thehooligan9 My comment has absolutely nothing to do with the show as a whole, but rather this particular number when compared to other possibilities...it really falls flat when compared to so many others that failed to make this list. Competition is extremely high when it comes to musical/broadway lists.
@Pogueconductor2 ай бұрын
i was in a production of "Ragtime" on the day and time of Trumps Election. By the time we got to "tell we reach that day" It took on such a different meaning for everyone in that cast. It was life changing
@RobinDragonryder2 ай бұрын
That is equal parts amazing and horrifying.
@lynnlumpkin67992 ай бұрын
“A Weekend in The Country” from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
@lukeliebert11992 ай бұрын
I said the same thing! The ending gives me goosebumps every time
@mp.43402 ай бұрын
Go, Go, Go, Joseph(Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
@craftychicken122 ай бұрын
I would add Bottom's gonna be on top from something rotten for sure. That song is amazing!
@DinoandGalaxy2 ай бұрын
The only ones here I’ve watched are Hamilton and newsies I haven’t watched a bunch of musicals just yet outside my parents’ MUST WATCHES (wicked, waitress, newsies) so rn my taste might be bad but as of now it’s “loser, geek, or whatever”, “our love is god”, and, solely for its harmonies, “I never wanted to love you” Those musicals are be more chill, heathers, and falsettos respectively.
@jandreid20232 ай бұрын
"I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles should be here.
@theatrebear2 ай бұрын
Came here to say the same thing. One of the rare standing ovations given at the end of an Act 1 in my theatre going experience. George Hearn in the original London production. And the English don’t stand as readily as everyone else!!!
@quartz_quill2 ай бұрын
I know it’s not here because of how new it is But Run Run Brother from the Outsiders is just on another level man. AND the second act opens with an equally strong number, maybe even stronger!
@JennNofficial2 ай бұрын
mine would be Before The Parade passes By in Hello,Dolly!
@itspaulasbookshelf30762 ай бұрын
THANK YOU FOR GIVING BANDSTAND LOVE!!!!! It’s such an amazing show!!
@richieinca2 ай бұрын
Finally, Miss Saigon is mentioned in a Ms Mojo countdown, albeit it be an honorable mention 😏
@GamerFunOriginallyAarush2 ай бұрын
These are such great Act 1 finales!
@sjfaraoni2 ай бұрын
I was surprised that “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from Gypsy, “La Vie Boheme” from Rent, and “So Much Better” from Legally Blonde weren’t on the honorable mentions.
@mervyngreene6687Ай бұрын
I was not surprised. I was OUTRAGED!!! "Everything..." IS the musical! It is the signature song in one of the most iconic shows in Broadway musical history. This "showcase" solo is the lynchpin to EVERY storyline.
@PrincessMeggala09132 ай бұрын
My addition would be Man Up from Book of Mormon. It’s such a great song, it’s super fun to watch, and it just pumps you up! I’ve seen the show 20+ times and it’s still my favorite song 😂
@jennyfab3122 ай бұрын
Perhaps this should have been a Top 20. You're definitely gonna need a "10 more ....."
@DavidGholson2 ай бұрын
Great list but I would have added “Anthem” from “Chess”
@jackieamann55202 ай бұрын
I forgot about that one....that is a great choice!
@kevintremblay91832 ай бұрын
Seeing Hadestown on this list makes me SO HAPPY!! THANK YOU!!
@theatrebear2 ай бұрын
You missed a big one. “I Am What I Am” from La Cage Aux Folles. I have only ever experienced end-of-Act 1 standing ovations for that and your #1.
@manuelorozco77602 ай бұрын
I’ll never forget when Christopher Sieber played Albin when I saw it!
@wolffriendinus2 ай бұрын
I was expecting a song from "Six the Musical" but then I remembered, it doesn't have separate acts lol. No Act 1 or Act 2 Personally I would have put Phantom of the Opera at #1
@lucyj82042 ай бұрын
One Day More is rightly epic. Tonight makes my hair stand on end. Incredible musicality and storytelling. You Will Be Found should definitely have made it into the list! Friends have a Christmas party which descends into drunken music after about 10pm - One Day More sightread by slightly too few people is a core joyful memory I will carry with me forever.
@kamsismith2 ай бұрын
Hamilton. The rest of the Hamilton soundtrack is fire, but that song takes it to the next level.
@trinaq2 ай бұрын
Yes, it really leaves you anticipating Act 2. Have you ever seen the show live?
@kamsismith2 ай бұрын
No. I only saw it on Disney Plus, but my sister and I would love to. What about you?
@katiaromero71492 ай бұрын
I always cry when Eliza sees what I think is Heaven 🥹
@trinaq2 ай бұрын
@@kamsismithMe neither, but fingers crossed that I'll be able to one day.
@thecrazypuppyshow2 ай бұрын
I got to see it in person and I actually got to meet the guy playing Hamilton (not lin Manuel Miranda) as he was walking in before the show
@CaptainBarcode2 ай бұрын
This is a good list. Urinetown’s Act One finale is very underrated
@Nurichiri2 ай бұрын
"The Jellicle Ball" shifting into the first taste of "Memory" in Cats should at least have gotten an honorable mention.
@manuelorozco77602 ай бұрын
I have a long line of favorite Act One endings. In no particular order they are Defying Gravity, Go Go Joseph, Santa Fe, La Vie Boheme, So Much Better, The Club/Fireworks, Climb Every Mountain, And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going, Angry Dance, I Am What I Am, You Will Be Found, Before The Parade Passes By, Conga, Ten Minutes Ago, Morning Glow, Walk Like A Man, Big Blonde & Beautiful, Blue Skies, Anything Goes, Don’t Rain On My Parade, Never Been In Love Before and the Oklahoma Dream Ballet
@mariskelley88312 ай бұрын
I know it might be silly, but I saw Cats on tour when I was 14 & both versions of Memory (act 1 & act 2) have stuck with me. There's something so honest about Grizabella getting her moment in the spotlight that the others denied her for probably her entire life.
@sunnygirl5232 ай бұрын
all of these act one finales moments gives me chills everytime ❤
@palemich2 ай бұрын
Cannot BELIEVE that Cabaret ‘Tomorrow belongs to me (reprise)’ with the Nazi flags etc isn’t on this. It’s honestly jaw-dropping. Seeing it in the 2019 UK tour version with John Partridge is one of the best moments of theatre I’ve ever experienced; and I’m not even the biggest fan of Cabaret. It does something. Also very niche choice but for something Crybaby- ‘Can’t beat the system’ hits real hard
@shaliseshaw93852 ай бұрын
Cats, Rent, Oklahoma, The Sound Of Music, The Lion King musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, School Of Rock: The Musical, Beatleguese: The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Dreamgirls, The Wiz, Beauty and The Beast, Little Shop Of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, and other musicals should've been on the list. 🚔🚔🚔🚔🚕🚕🚕🚕🗽🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎭🎭🎭🎭
@amelieroulleau35922 ай бұрын
I love Bandstand sooooo much it deserves this recognition ❤❤❤
@ToABrighterFutureАй бұрын
"Pinball Wizard" from "The Who's Tommy" may be an ensemble number, but when it's staged with enough glitz, your eyeballs pretty much NEED the intermission.
@Tswizzler222 ай бұрын
Idk why I was thinking this but maybe as an honourable mention our love is god from heathers prob because I’m obsessed with heathers tho it’s just like jd being like I love you but Veronica is just disturbed by the fact she killed 3 ppl with jd so she is kinda resisting it’s a banger tho
@WaffandCoff24 күн бұрын
Yes!! Our Love is God at least deserved an honourable mention, it's really good!
@djs_specs2 ай бұрын
You couldn't find a better version of 'All I Ask Of You (Reprise)' than that abomination of a movie?
@shuggie762 ай бұрын
Exactly my reaction too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@shuggie762 ай бұрын
at least is changed mid-way through ;-)
@kristashafer930982 ай бұрын
They really need to stick with the glorious 25th anniversary production for PotO clips. Everyone is stellar, but Ramin is especially excellent. He blows terrible Gerard Butler out of the hemisphere with his gorgeous voice!
@kkmmrew2 ай бұрын
as soon as i saw the title my mind went to Bandstand! It is a masterclass in singing through emotion and making people feel it. That whole score is unbelievable, but 'Right This Way" is just a goosebumps inducing act one finale.
@marcusyates30442 ай бұрын
Top 10 _______________ Musical Songs! - SpongeBob! - Beetlejuice!
@musicalsingingboy2 ай бұрын
I'm surprised that Alive (Reprise) didn't make it on the list, also can u rank top 10 songs from musical theatre productions, like Sweeney Todd, Assassins, or even Team Starkid Productions
@FritzandtheOscars2 ай бұрын
I have seen West Side Story a couple of times on the stage and the finale of Act 1 was always the ramble itself, not The Quintet
@carlbaldasso2 ай бұрын
Exactly. The Quintet is the very powerful lead-up to the rumble. But the real, and unprecedented, wallop that WEST SIDE STORY delivers at the end of Act One is the death of 2 characters.
@mervyngreene6687Ай бұрын
@@carlbaldasso I think that you make a very good point. This is also the case with "Dreamgirls." The last number in Act One was "Love love you Baby."
@lueagle092 ай бұрын
Great list of songs!
@dawnjensen65602 ай бұрын
Thank you for adding I’d Give My Life For You from Miss Saigon. To me it should be on the list, but at least it was mentioned. Les Miserable is definitely number 1. How about best Act 2 opening songs?
@daisyrobinson43262 ай бұрын
Honestly almost all of these songs was my entire D of E, 6 girls, all musical theatre kids and this one boy who had only ever heard Beauty and the Beast despite being with an acting school, honestly think musicals are the only reason we stayed sane
@azebede2 ай бұрын
"Anastasia"!
@stulewis6651Ай бұрын
I would add "Don't Cry" from "The Most Happy Fella" and "Anthem" from "Chess."
@AlexanderWatchingmovies2 ай бұрын
I’m really happy all I ask of you reprise is on the list
@jackieamann55202 ай бұрын
I would add Stronger from Finding Neverland. That was amazing!
@melm679719 күн бұрын
Agreed. I was looking to see if anyone said this in the comments.
@xxkerosenexkidxx2 ай бұрын
Omg yes Hadestown! Both times I've seen it that song gave me the most CHILLS. The character of Hades is so well cast in the original and the Toronto one was way up there!
@Chandler.With.A.Chainsaw2 ай бұрын
In my opinion, one that deserves at least a honerable mention it One Day from groundhog day. the last part gives you the perfect amount of almost anxiety about the situation and just gives you goosebumps everytime, when i saw it OH MY GOD was it good
@robmoore23752 ай бұрын
How is Aida not on this list. The Gods love Nubia is amazing. A lot better then most of these songs.
@2bteachable2Ай бұрын
I’m surprised you didn’t give Evita “A New Argentina” at least an honorable mention.
@benlevan56452 ай бұрын
How did "Who I'd Be" from Shrek the musical not even make honorable mention? That song is a bloody powerhouse that pretty much describes the hopes and dreams of every hero in a musical ever. And with the vocals of Brian d'Arcy James...
@ColtonMyers12 ай бұрын
“The Young Are At the Gates” from Suffs should absolutely be on this list, or - at the very least - an honorable mention.
@SpEdMice2 ай бұрын
Agree, these lists aren’t keeping up with newer shows. Run, Run Brothers from The Outsiders could be in there too.
@awesomehufflehug54082 ай бұрын
The thing is that the young are at the gates isn’t the act 1 finale it’s the act 2 opener so it isn’t technically eligible for this list (it is absolutely amazing tho so I don’t disagree on that front)
@jimc50962 ай бұрын
Great list and I think you nailed it with Les Miserables One Day more. I would have loved to see La Vie Boheme from Rent as an honorable mention.
@samanthaweis32282 ай бұрын
How is no one saying So Much Better?!
@Cat-bt7wy2 ай бұрын
Omg I was so scared when one day more wasn't in honorable mentions but yay
@MrGleeiscool2 ай бұрын
Ummm imma need a top 30 list about this Emily
@kirbypaugh45692 ай бұрын
Tomorrow Is from the SpongeBob Musical is my personal number one, the way it incoproprates the core characters singing their worries and aspirations for what will come tomorrow, the fear the town all shares, and not to mention the use of the initial Bikini Bottom Day motif. It all blends together to make a truly beautiful, impactful, and meaningful act one closer that could make even the squidwards of the world tear up.
@TheHeatherGallagher2 ай бұрын
The Gods Love Nubia from Aida!!!!❤❤❤ An all time favorite - I get chills listening to it ❤❤❤
@melm679719 күн бұрын
Yes!
@tedgun77762 ай бұрын
I’m my opinion it’s a crime to not have Tomorrow Belongs to Me from Cabaret on this list. It is such a shocking part of the show and shows how evil is slowly leaking into the world of joy, cabarets, and booze.
@adamg1572 ай бұрын
I would add "It's a Fine Fine Line" from Avenue Q. It's a beautiful song that comes out of nowhere when compared to the rest of the show at that point
@mrmarkleybio6272Ай бұрын
Whoa... Didn't know umbrage was in musicals! Probably due to it being recently seen - Jersey boys - Walk Like a Man (Reprise) as an act 1 Finale is great!
@cheshire7932 ай бұрын
I'm VERY surprised that Tomorrow Belongs To Me (Reprise) wasn't on the list, even just as an honorable mention.
@fangirlable2 ай бұрын
On The Phantom Of The Opera , the guy’s name is Raoul, not Ralph.
@esciteach7997Ай бұрын
you have it perfectfully: Les Mis and Wicked
@Phelie3152 ай бұрын
Many great mentions, and would have included Man Up from the Book of Mormon as well :)
@TMA2MI2 ай бұрын
HOW did Everything's Coming Up Roses not even score an honorable mention? Sunday and 'Til We Reach That Day should both listed higher.
@alaynawhitten2 ай бұрын
I'm glad to see "Bandstand" getting some love. "Right This Way" is such a powerful song. It's my absolute favorite in the show.
@ZinoraSkyVlogs2 ай бұрын
I would have added come from away, there was some pretty powerful songs in that musical
@annabohr2762 ай бұрын
"A Light in the Dark" from Next to Normal should have been on this list
@joseda3rd3542 ай бұрын
I did not know One Day More was the Act One closer. I could’ve sworn it was part of Act Two
@Hi_itsSophie2 ай бұрын
I would add mj the musicals earth song/the don't really care about us because there is a bang from the table prop at the end of act one as soon and the lights go down and the show as a whole is quite spectacular with the bright sets and amazing vocals ect 😊
@JeromeGentes2 ай бұрын
As great as "One Day More" is, "Tonight" from WSS set the post-war, Golden Age Act 1 closer for the rest of the 20th century and all of the 21st to date.
@dawgdaiscoolАй бұрын
How is "Don't Rain on My Parade" not on this list!?!
@heatherlewis44772 ай бұрын
I would add "So Much Better" from Legally Blonde the Musical to the list.
@sademakeseditz2 ай бұрын
if you can't tell I'm a phantom fan girl. especially a ramin karimloo fan girl when I saw ramin in the video I jumped so high i broke my roof😭 i love ramin smmmm
@bridgetcressman43132 ай бұрын
No ones talking about Book Report from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 😭
@noahaiello31432 ай бұрын
How is Esmeralda not number 1?
@eliza_25512 ай бұрын
Exactly my thoughts
@LoopySid2 ай бұрын
I 💯 agree with the top 2. I do think Hamilton should have been a little higher on the list though.
@HayLeesHomeMade25 күн бұрын
One day more: 😴 One day more sung by starkid puppets: 🤩
@gchandler3912Ай бұрын
how that 'not finish building the wall' colorado, nyc, ga .... how's that working for you?