Most musicals end with a grand finale—a rousing number sung by the full cast to get the audience to their feet leading into those last bows. There are a handful of musicals, however, that leave with a last word—a spoken line to punctuate story.
Click through the gallery below and see how many musicals you can name from their last lines. Bonus point if you know librettist!
Stars in The House continues tonight 8pm for an evening with Chita Rivera and friends
This is post #32. Part 2 in a short series giving you an ASSIGNMENT for your current musical. Assignment #2: CHARACTER IDENTFICATION.
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Stars in the House continues tonight 8pm withthe cast of The Goodbye GirlRichard Dreyfuss, Marsha MasonandQuinn Cummings.
Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, reunites members of the cast of the 2000 Tony-nominated musical The Full Monty —including Tony nominee John Ellison Conlee (The Constant Wife), Jason Danieley (Curtains), Tony winner André De Shields (Hadestown), Romain Fruge (Titanic), Marcus Neville (Kinky Boots), and Tony nominee Patrick Wilson (Oklahoma!), as well as Tony-winning composer-lyricist David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit)—May 3 at 8 PM. Watch the stream above.
The Stars in the House series launched March 16 with Tony winner Kelli O’Hara and promotes support for The Actors Fund and its services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Wesley and Rudetsky are recipients of honorary Drama Desk Awards this year, recognizing their efforts to aid the theatre community.
New shows air daily at 2 PM and 8 PM ET, featuring performances by stars of stage and screen, in conversation and song with Rudetsky and Wesley. Streaming direction is by Peter Flynn. Click here to watch previous episodes.
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As the situation surrounding the coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve, The Actors Fund will provide services online and via phone. These services include Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, The Career Center, Housing Resources, Addiction & Recovery, HIV/AIDS and Senior Services, Counseling and Emergency Financial Assistance, as well as The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
To make a tax-deductible donation to The Actors Fund visit ActorsFund.org/Donate. Since its launch, Stars in the House has raised over $200,000 to benefit The Actors Fund.
