what is your favorite 11 o'clock number in a musical?
my personal favs are: betrayed- the producers once before i go- the boy from oz gimme gimme- thoroughly modern millie
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
I don't think "Defying Gravity" constitutes and 11 O'Clock number. I think the Wicked equivalent would be "No Good Deed". "Defying Gravity" is more under the category of great Act One Finales.
BSoBW2: I punched Sondheim in the face after I saw Wicked and said, "Why couldn't you write like that!?"
"Hello, Dolly" has to be one of the BEST 11 o' Clock numbers ever! Rose's Turn is also grand.
Gimme Gimme, although a great song, just seems to lack the extra "umph" to be one of the greats.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
No Good Deed is Wicked 11 o'clock number. Defying Gravity is what they call an "Act Two Closer". (Just like how we call Elphaba's make-up "green".) My favorites are in Bat Boy, Caroline or Change, Urinetown, and Guys & Dolls. My least favorite is in The Producers. (Love you Nathan, but it's predictable crap)
Apology to a Cow is an amazing 11 o'clock number, as is Last Midnight from Into the Woods. Would The Ladies Who Lunch or Being Alive be the 11 o'clock number from Company? Both are great.
"For You" is also a good one from SEUSSICAL. I actually enjoyed this more than Gimme Gimme.
Oh my, URINETOWN too!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
and i am telling you - dreamgirls i am changing - dreamgirls easy as life- aida cabaret - cabaret a new life - jekyll and hyde as if we never said good bye - sunset blvd memory - cats back to before - ragtime let them hear you - ragtime roses turn -gypsy i know where i've been - hairspray being alive - company gimme gimme - througly modern millie home - the wiz lots wife- caroline or change
"Make Our Garden Grow" from Candide "Sunday" from Sunday In the Park "The Music That Makes Me Dance" from Funny Girl "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" from Guys and Dolls "One" from A Chorus Line "Lift Him Up" from Gospel At Colonus "If He Walked Into My Life" from Mame
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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"The Devil Be Hittin' Me" -- Whitney
to justify my mention of betrayed its my personal favorite to sing- nothing like comedic melodrama
also i forgot my other fav. from a role i did a ameture reading of- those were the good old days- damn yankees
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
I don't think 'Run Freedom Run' is Urinetown's 11 o'clock number, it's too close to the beginning of Act II and doesn't do what an 11 o'clock number does (push the show toward the conclusion, etc.)
Don't wanna be post-patrol here, but a lot of people are naming songs that aren't anywhere near 11 o'clock numbers. Maybe we should clearly define an 11 o'clock number before preceeding?
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