This song in Hamilton caught me off guard (spoilers)

[RAMd®d]

in theater this is known as the 11:00 song. the song late in the 2nd act (usually within half an hour of the end) that is a key moment for the protagonist and the absolute emotional show-stopper of the night. another example would be Send In the Clowns from "A Little Night Music."


Hey, gl, thanks for this inside baseball bit.

I enjoy nuggets like this.

[vision63]

RAMd®d wrote:
in theater this is known as the 11:00 song. the song late in the 2nd act (usually within half an hour of the end) that is a key moment for the protagonist and the absolute emotional show-stopper of the night. another example would be Send In the Clowns from "A Little Night Music."


Hey, gl, thanks for this inside baseball bit.

I enjoy nuggets like this.

I bought the soundtrack not long after the play came out. Going to see the play was one of the greatest moments of my life.

[wurm]

One of my absolute favorites from the show. As much as I love that song, that's how much I can't stand Send In The Clowns. Burt that's just me.

[graylocks]

wurm wrote:
One of my absolute favorites from the show. As much as I love that song, that's how much I can't stand Send In The Clowns. Burt that's just me.

Did you ever see the play? I saw it on Broadway and the structure of the story leading up to Send In The Clowns is so exquisitely crafted I broke out in tears. I was a theater major and a musical geek so that explains a lot i suppose.

[wurm]

No, I'll admit to never having seen the play. And I understand that that could make a huge difference. I just remember having to play Judy Collins' version of it it far too often in my younger days as a (younger) radio guy. Like fingernails on a blackboard to me at that time.