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broadway fireworks! astonishing!

This made me shed my first tears since 2018. Even at 360p this shit is beautiful

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.

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.""

playing Middle Hugo in this

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.

Such an iconic finale. Love this show!

Who is here from Jack and Jill singing this in Jack and The Beanstalk Worcester??

Still my favorite show of all time. ❤ I can never tire of it.

Ahh! That kickline at the end. The entire show really does lead up to that one, glorious moment. Always such a beautiful payoff.

I wish this show was coming to New Zealand amazing.

Something is missing, don't these performers know how to project?

Awesome!🎉

Quite simply the greatest finale/curtain call in all of musical theatre.

The most underrated part of the whole show

My production did an interesting take to this scene and had the Winnie actress playing all the Winnie’s throughout the whole scene

Ótimo!!!

Bro I gotta sing this song in theater and I got a small solo in it

I think Hugo married Winnie. maybe

3:22 - probably the simplest thing they do all night. But what a fantastic moment.

0:56

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

i LOVE this number so much

The ultimate backstage musical. Funny, heartbreaking, dazzling, and oh so human.

Is this the actual broadway show? Hugo is SO cute In his courting dance!

At 1:15 Brad and Angelina hits different now that they got divorced 😭

goosebumps everytime, literally brings tears to my eyes, what an amazing number

Still epic in 2021 ♥️

We danced to this song at musicalcamp and we all felt so excited while dancing to it! 😊

Saw this on Broadway in the late 80's. Pure magical. So wonderful.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP ZOOMING IN.

I did a dance to this like 2 years ago and i still remember it

0:38

I'm dancing to this song for musical theater dance! Can't wait!!!

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]

I was lucky enough to see this on Broadway the first year.FABULOUS!!!!

:D

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.

am i crying? ya

I did this !!!!!!! #wranglerstheatergroups

I am performing this for my 5th grade drama show I am almost done with it

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...

this sLaPs

I remember doing this song at overnight camp

Does anyone else hear a really high beeping at 0:34 ?

My favourite song

I'm in love with this song

We are singing this for CHOIR for our seniors I will miss them all love this song!!

This is a solid bop

GREAT MICHAEL....!!!!, GREAAAAT......!!!!!!. HONEY, SWEET, GENIUS....!!!.