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Post by aloneandloveless on Mar 3, 2016 17:36:58 GMT
I cried through most of War of the Worlds when I realised how much I'd paid to watch such drivel.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 17:50:20 GMT
Oh, and also I cried at several points during Gypsy... Some People, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Louise looking in the Mirror before her Strip, Rose's Turn and the final scene. (to name but a few haha)
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Post by richard2711 on Mar 3, 2016 18:34:46 GMT
I went to watch the original production of "Ghost The Musical" for the first time on what would have been my dad's birthday if he was still alive. I couldn't remember Caissie Levy from Hair ad her voice blew me away.
Then she sat down next to the sofa and sang "With You". Easily the most emotional experience I've ever had in the theatre. I didn't move, I didn't sob. I just sat there and tears silently crept down my cheeks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 19:11:58 GMT
The show might be pretend, but that doesn't mean the emotions are. As a major cryer, I'm just going to abstain from this question. Assume I cry at everything, and you won't be far off. 'Countdown'? You joke, but you don't know how many tears I've shed over competitive cooking shows. |
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Post by Sue on Mar 3, 2016 19:29:02 GMT
I'm not talking full on wail and blub and stuff but...most shows I've seen have caused a stifled/silent brief sobby-type cry or at the very least an eye well-up and a lip wobble!
Sometimes all it takes is for the curtain to go up...but that's unusual, to my credit.
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Post by boq1984 on Mar 3, 2016 19:42:43 GMT
I cried a lot at Love Story during its West End run. Was a little embarrassed about how much it got to me but I was an absolute mess.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 3, 2016 20:38:33 GMT
I rarely cry, and have never cried at a live theatre show.
That said, I have witnessed people cry.
The first time was in the original production of Miss Saigon. When the little boy was revealed and at the end of the show, I have never seen people cry lime that.
When I took my parents to see Blood Brothers there was a group of students and the guy in from of use was bawling. His girlfriend was shocked.
I also saw a guy who needed consoling after the film version of Les Mis
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Post by mattw on Mar 3, 2016 21:33:13 GMT
Off the top of my head:
The graduation scene / You'll Never Walk alone reprise in Carousel
For Good in Wicked
Stand Up in Made In Dagenham
The Letter and reprise in Billy Elliot
One Day More, Fantines Death and the end of Les Mis
lots of bits in Love Story (I saw it twice at the Duchess and both times I was a mess)
End of Miss Saigon
Life Support / Another Day / I'll cover you (reprise) and the end of Rent
Finally there is a bit in The Light Princess in No H20 which gets to me everytime
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Post by musicalfloozie on Mar 3, 2016 22:06:00 GMT
I think the usual suspects in Les Mis, Wicked and Miss Saigon have got me but Feed the Birds in Mary Poppins the other week made a few tears leak out!
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Post by Flim Flam on Mar 3, 2016 22:43:23 GMT
Ha ha, I am sooo predictable. So many of the above!
Some of them give me goosebumps and a stray tear, rather than full-out sobbing though.
Carousel, Les Mis, Sunday in the Park with George (that finale!)
Even 'Feed the Birds' (can never walk past St Paul's without thinking of that one).
Did anyone mention Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide? Love that one.
Cynthia Erivo has got me going a few times too. Not a musical as such but I did have a proper cry at her O2 Scott Alan concert when she sang 'Anything Worth Holding On To'. It was one of those moments when half the audience were in tears (including Cynthia herself).
Bali Hai in South Pacific.
Billy Elliot, etc etc
The list goes on...
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Post by crabtree on Mar 3, 2016 22:52:37 GMT
Ah yes I am with you and 'Make Our garden grow'
A lot of Ragtime I find rather moving.
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 3, 2016 23:24:10 GMT
Ha ha, I am sooo predictable. So many of the above! Some of them give me goosebumps and a stray tear, rather than full-out sobbing though. Carousel, Les Mis, Sunday in the Park with George (that finale!) Even 'Feed the Birds' (can never walk past St Paul's without thinking of that one). Did anyone mention Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide? Love that one. Cynthia Erivo has got me going a few times too. Not a musical as such but I did have a proper cry at her O2 Scott Alan concert when she sang 'Anything Worth Holding On To'. It was one of those moments when half the audience were in tears (including Cynthia herself). Bali Hai in South Pacific. Billy Elliot, etc etc The list goes on... Okay, yeah I'll give you the ending of Sunday in the Park with George. I didn't cry but OMG! when the characters all bow in respect in unison to George, shivers run down my spine. Aw!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 0:07:01 GMT
-When I was in certain seats watching Ghost, the (ridiculously strong) lights blind you just perfectly and the Oda Mae/Sam dance switch has made me cry before.
-In Once, the first Falling Slowly when it's just the two of them; 'girl' starts singing the harmony with 'guy' "Words fall through me, and always fool me" had me going. Something about that whole song really touches me.
-In Memphis the incident approaching the end of Act One... and then 'Say A Prayer' sealed the crying deal, especially the mute man who sings so powerfully and beautifully.
That said I'm not inconsolable or anything just teary, and the most affecting of the above was definitely Memphis.
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Post by bjorne on Mar 4, 2016 1:15:49 GMT
- When I grow up in Matilda.
- Bring Me to Light. The finale of Violet is so beautiful.
- Mufasa's death in the Lion King.
- Rose's turn.
And once I actually cried during Slipping through my fingers at Mamma Mia.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 6:11:48 GMT
The only times I remember a tear coming to eye was The Letter in Billy Elliot and the barracade deaths in Les Mis
Slipping through my fingers in mamma mia, he lives in you the lion king. Phantom with ramin as the phantom almost had me shedding a tear during the final lair, the only phantom I've seen that made me that emotional at the end.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 8:10:06 GMT
Talking about inconsolable, whilst it is not a play, I really was inconsolable after Lovesong by Frantic Assembly a few years ago... not sure really if it is because of the beauty of the piece or the emotion but I left shattered!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 8:24:10 GMT
Sunday is exquisite, I agree. There's a wonderful version on YouTube, performed by Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell and with a huge orchestra conducted by David Abell for Sondheim's 80th as part of the BBC Proms. Watching that made me cry. Sometimes my chest swells when I hear the applause and see the reactions of the performers. Watch their reactions here and you'll see what I mean.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 8:29:57 GMT
Loved 'Lovesong' and it took me completely by surprise and I cried...bit awkward as I was ushering at the time.
Sunday in the Park... when they bow to George gets me even thinking about it.
Rent, usually around 'I'll Cover you (reprise)' if it's done right finishes me off, the second time I saw that is the most I have ever cried in the theatre.
In Les Mis I seem to be moved by odd things-it's the Priest giving the candlesticks that gets me most. And 'Empty Chairs'as well.
The Color Purple had me several times, and speaking on Cynthia as did her in Dessa Rose.
I once sobbed like an idiot in 'The Last 5 Years' but that was far more to do with taking it to heart over my own doomed relationship at the time...
I tend to cry with excitement a lot too, so over the years utterly ridiculous things that aren't sad at all make me cry.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 8:32:33 GMT
Loved 'Lovesong' and it took me completely by surprise and I cried...bit awkward as I was ushering at the time. The usher had to go and get me some tissues because I was crying that much! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 9:17:37 GMT
Aw! I think I saw it 3 times in the end, and was utterly in love with it. And cried more the last time I think. Adore that piece.
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Post by boybooshka on Mar 4, 2016 9:32:49 GMT
It doesn't take much to get me to cry to be honest, it happens a lot. Due to sadness, happiness, feeling particular connection to a character, song, theme or scene, or just because of the sheer damn thrill of live theatre. A good, well played overture can get me started, as can a character flying and weather on stage, particularly rain or snow.
Cynthia Errivo is responsible for giving me many very wet faces. I was an absolute mess after The Color Purple, walking out of the theatre I looked up at the usher stood by the door and we just laughed and then cried more as we saw reflected in each other's face how much emotional impact the show had.
Billy Elliot, my favourite show, can have me weeping from joy and sadness too, particularly Grandma's song, and billy leaving at the end.
They are loads thoug, I could list examples all day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2016 9:52:34 GMT
Listening to the recordings of Cynthia singing I'm Here, that moment where she says 'I'm beautiful...' and then that final 'and, I'm Here' makes me cry... that moment where someone realises to be thankful for who they are always gets to me  |
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Post by alece10 on Mar 4, 2016 10:20:11 GMT
Listening to the recordings of Cynthia singing I'm Here, that moment where she says 'I'm beautiful...' and then that final 'and, I'm Here' makes me cry... that moment where someone realises to be thankful for who they are always gets to me I used to love watching the audience at The Color Purple and I swear at least half were crying at some point or another. I also remember one night there were a group of students there and one of the girls was so involved in it that when Cynthia says "I'm beautiful" the girl shouted out "yes your are" which made everyone smile. |
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Post by londonmzfitz on Mar 4, 2016 10:35:55 GMT
I'm not one to cry, but .. I saw a lot of theatre on my own in 2010 when my (then and now not) husband was in Afghanistan with the Army.
Bring Him Home, Les Mis. I was feeling vulnerable, it just hit me and I had a few silent tears; it's happened since too when I hear it.
Love Never Dies - Oh, how I loved this show, with all its flaws I just loved it. This was one of my escapes when I was lonely through that time.
Miss Saigon - Bui Doi. With that film at the back. Saturday night was so emotional for me.
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Post by impossibleprincess on Mar 4, 2016 12:59:43 GMT
I always cry at Phantom, especially the final lair scene.
Sierra Boggess always made me cry during "Love Never Dies", having lost my partner to Cancer a few weeks before seeing it, it was just so raw and emotional. It was like therapy for me that show...24 shows and cried at every single one.
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