Top 10 Opening Songs from Broadway Musicals

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These Broadway musicals opened on high notes. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most show-stopping musical numbers that bring down the house as soon as the curtain rises. Our countdown includes "Wicked," "Cabaret," "The Lion King," and more! What's YOUR favorite Broadway opening song? Let us know in the comments!
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@MsMojo 2 года назад

What's YOUR favorite Broadway opening song? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Funniest Broadway Songs - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DnE3GCbAvBI.html

@365bumpingthat 2 года назад

Mines got to be 'Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!' From 'Moulin Rouge! the musical'

@maldub88 2 года назад

Seasons of Love from Rent

@silviamoranr 2 года назад

I missed Rent and Into the woods opening numbers. The funniest for me are “It’s a musical” from Something Rotten, “Don’t lose your head” from Six 👑; and “turn it off” from The Book of Mormon.

@sam5am_ 2 года назад

Four Jews in a Room Bitching from Falsettos

@keelieohta 2 года назад

this musical is often overlooked in my opinion but “urinetown” from urinetown has such a good tune and it introduces the audience to the setting of the show

@DreamGyrl360 2 года назад

I think Phantom of the Opera's beginning, with the chandelier going up and the way the music comes in, is amazing. Sends chills up me the whole time

@fermangogo 2 года назад

Ditto

@rubygracemoseley8144 2 года назад

Amazing

@JulianaBlewett 2 года назад

Absolutely! I saw it in New York City and I had a front row seat and the chandelier came so close to our heads it was almost scary. Almost

@happychaosofthenorth 2 года назад

It's an amazing moment, but it's an overture, not an opening song with lyrics and whatnot.

@biancasmindpalace9024 2 года назад

You are absolutely right but it's a west end musical and not originally from the Broadway 😉

@minus_the_boss9714 2 года назад

They need to make a part 2 to this. There is so many musical opening that should have been mentioned.

@KC-qi7gn 2 года назад

I SECOND THAT WITH SEASON OF LOVE AS NUMBER 1

@rachelthigpen1389 2 года назад

Isn’t the list opening songs? I don’t think it’s an opening song?

@lazarsharky Год назад

I third that with "Carrying the banner"

@hannahmckee5592 Год назад

@@KC-qi7gn Seasons of Love opens Act 2, not the show.

@sjfaraoni 2 года назад

I’m so surprise that “Prologue” from “Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812” and “Prologue” from “Into the Woods” weren’t even in the honorable mentions. They are both such masterpieces that perfectly set up the show.

@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913 2 года назад

TES RHEY ARE. For great comment it sets the energy of the show and hooks you in. And into the woods it’s just a perfect prologue. And it’s catchy and everything

@morganbrandr4228 2 года назад

You should check out Sideways’ video on into the woods and how great it is

@introverted_artie 2 года назад

I honestly think "If/Then" had a perfect opening.

@asterismos5451 2 года назад

I was going to add Great Comet, yeah. It's not a spectacle or anything but it's really clever and perfectly campy and unique and super necessary to help the viewer understand the rest of the show. And it's just really fun and catchy.

@IslesYankeeLady 2 года назад

Let’s see, I typed notes, and come to this conclusion. Something like- 1. Tradition (Yep) 2. Circle of Life (It’s too good) 3. Oh What a Beautiful Morning (changed musical theater forever) 4. I Hope I Get it (It’s so classic it’s absurd) 5. Alexander Hamilton 6. Willkommen 7. Good Morning Baltimore 8. Hello 9. All that Jazz 10. Prologue- Into the Woods 11. Prologue- Great Comet (HM) I agree with the other HMs No One Mourns the Wicked (HM) doesn’t beat these I’d like to personally shout out “Untitled Opening Number” from [Title of Show] for my HM contribution. 😊

@TheCamdog9 2 года назад

"The Whole Being Dead Thing" from Beetlejuice should of at least gotten an honorable mention. Especially since they change the lyrics based on where it's sung.

@purple4596 2 года назад

but it's not the first song. the first song is "invisible".

@TheCamdog9 2 года назад

@@purple4596 True, but that song is more of a prologue than an opening number.

@Kpopk1ng 2 года назад

AGREE THATS SUCH A GOOD SONG

@purple4596 2 года назад

@@TheCamdog9 You are correct, I didn't think about that.

@slagarcrue85 2 года назад

I agree

@kristashafer93098 2 года назад

“Overture” from The Phantom of the Opera is my favorite opening song! As it plays and the music swells, we watch the opera house restored to its former glory and beauty!

@happychaosofthenorth 2 года назад

My list for part 2... 10. Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats 9. Heaven on their Minds - Jesus Christ Superstar 8. What's Inside - Waitress 7. Rock Island - The Music Man 6. Into the Woods - Into the Woods 5. Urinetown - Urinetown 4. Another Opening Another Show - Kiss Me, Kate 3. Welcome to the Rennaisance - Something Rotten 2. Look Down - Les Miserables 1. Road to Hell - Hadestown

@MHruskamusic 2 года назад

I was wondering where Cats was and I completely forgot about Into the Woods although that is like a true musical. It's pretty much all singing, if I am not mistaken.

@mehere8038 2 года назад

Ah, I like some of those :) Add "Annie - it's a hard knock life" in there somewhere too, maybe as an honourable mention :)

@annarosales1491 2 года назад

The Circle of Life from The Lion King is breathtaking . I watched the play 2x and the opening still took my breath away.

@MsJubjubbird 2 года назад

The Sound of Music should have been in it. Especially with Julie lending her voice

@raisinyao 2 года назад

AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@chelseahazlehurst 2 года назад

I don’t think it counts as it’s a film musical and this list is talking about Broadway musicals (musicals on stage)

@ashleydowney1222 2 года назад

@@chelseahazlehurst Well the Sound of Music originally was on Broadway before it was a movie.

@MsJubjubbird 2 года назад

@@chelseahazlehurst it's still a stage musical. Even without Julie it's an iconic opening. Les miserables is probably the other one is add.

@Sara-hz9zk 2 года назад

Isn’t the stage version super boring in its opening? I think it’s just a nun chorus and the SOM song doesn’t actually kick in until like 6 minutes in.

@taravignola5982 2 года назад

The opening song of Rent, "Rent" is awesome and VERY impactful when setting the stage for the story. I'm shocked it's not on here!

@PelafinaLievre 2 года назад

It’s technically not the opening number. Tune Up #1 is. There are three songs before “Rent”

@BlazeDupree1525 2 года назад

I'm surprised Seasons of love isn't on here. It's literally one of the most iconic songs in Broadway.

@PelafinaLievre 2 года назад

@@BlazeDupree1525 It’s not an opening in the Broadway show. It’s the Act 2 opening.

@mattg177 2 года назад

I personally believe Phantom Of The Opera has the best opening song. When that overture hits after the auction I get goosebumps every time without fail.

@samuelblachon95130 2 года назад

Les Misérables too

@dragonstouch1042 2 года назад

And that’s the problem I believe, it’s an overture

@mattg177 2 года назад

@@dragonstouch1042 It is but it is also the opening song.

@thomasbradley4505 2 года назад

Ragtime was definitely missing. It sets up all the stories, introduces all the characters and uses all the musical styles that will used throughout the show

@dreamerjj 2 года назад

Yes!! It should be in the top 5! It’a perfect as a prologue, it’s perfect introduction of LITERALLY EVERYONE IN THE SHOW and is the best opening ever. Sorry Ms Mojo, this list is not right.

@danerobinson837 2 года назад

I was reading through the comments ready to add “Ragtime” if no one else had. The first time I saw the production, when the opening number finished, I thought, “well that alone was worth the price of admission!

@gordongraham7 2 года назад

YES!!!

@dukeofkings8942 2 года назад

Ragtime's opening number is genuinely amazing, really should be on this list.

@scottmiller7779 6 месяцев назад

I was hoping to see the exclusion of Ragtime listed here. I just love how the song builds and blends the disparate groups into a swirl of sound and syncopated rhythm. Perfectly sets the tone for the changes that were about to happen in the characters lives, and was happening to American society at the time Ragtime became a popular musical genre and paving the way for the Jazz age and modern American music/culture.

@kkmmrew 2 года назад

As soon as I read the title, I immediately thought of Tradition. It sets the show up so beautifully. I am a firm believer that you need a strong ensemble number to start a show and Fiddler knocks it out of the park. It gives the exposition on the characters and draws you into the community and their lives. Plus as an actor it is just the most enjoyable opening I have ever performed.

@rafaelz6211 2 года назад

The Ballad of Sweeney todd will always be my number 1. A perfect song to start a perfect musical and sets the tone beautifully with haunting lyrics and sweeney’s feature at the end of it really bringing it all together

@cethomas324 2 года назад

Great choice, and I agree, though it certainly is grim, if in a hilariously macabre way. "And what if none of their souls were saved; They went to their maker impeccably shaved" is one of my favorite lines of any musical, and Sweeney Todd popping out of his grave saying he wouldn't want to give away what happens in the play (haha) is next level.

@dominicsanimatedreviews5966 2 года назад

I love it too! Wonderful opening to a wonderful musical. Especially "Swing your razor high Sweeney hold it to the skies!"

@rafaelz6211 2 года назад

@@cethomas324 yep!

@rafaelz6211 2 года назад

@@dominicsanimatedreviews5966 it’s brilliant

@theineffableshipper297 3 месяца назад

agreed!! i cant wait to do this show next year

@kelleyceccato7025 2 года назад

I wish there had been a spot in the Honorable Mentions for "In the Heights."

@bongolong 2 года назад

"Ragtime" should have been an honorable mention. I do agree with "Fiddler" as probably the best ever opener.

@ObliviouslyLucid 4 месяца назад

The Ragtime Opening is amazing. Such a great an introduction to the show.

@trinaq 2 года назад

Just like the original movie did many moons ago, "The Circle of Life" warms my heart, it's such a superb way to open the story! ♥️😍

@carminecdinoproductions 2 года назад

I definitely agree! It’s a classic heartwarming showstopper that starts and ends the story the same way and also brings the story full circle!

@general_hayes 2 года назад

Got to see it on Broadway back in 2017....it was magical. With the mic'd percussionists and the final bass drum hit...I was crying at the end of the song. It was so...beautiful!

@johntompkins 2 года назад

@@carminecdinoproductions I see what you did there

@What_Makes_Climate_Tick 2 года назад

I see you use the logo from The Addams Family musical. That one has a great opening number, too. When you're an Addams, the standard answers don't apply!

@ELmayberry 2 года назад

@@general_hayes yeah, I saw the musical over 10 years ago (only once tho) and I got chills bc of that opening 😍

@annek1226 2 года назад

For me, it is and always will be Lion King hands down! I have never had a Broadway production effect me they way it did! Everything from music to costumes and set are outstanding! My second would be Hamilton! Great music, as well as cast are great!

@The.Lilomay 2 года назад

There’s no way All that Jazz is an honorable mention It is legendary

@gonzalomunozaliste200 2 года назад

"The circle of life" brought tears to my eyes, the teather experience was out of this world, I dont know why, but it really touch hearts

@FeatheredWingz 2 года назад

Come From Away is a beautiful musical; a little painful but mostly heartwarming. Welcome to the Rock is a great example of how to introduce an audience to the general mood of a place. I've known a few old family friends from Newfoundland and this number always has me thinking of them & wonder how they're doing. And there's nothing quite like watching the amazing puppeteering performances in The Lion King. Circle of Life is a showstopper on it's own as a piece of music, but the stage performance is a work of art that elevates it further! And....I know it doesn't have lyrics and doesn't qualify as an opening number per se, but the Phantom of the Opera overture is such an experience to open with, live! I love feeling the music, the low low notes of the brass section especially. I love to feel the notes reverberate through my bones as Raoul reminisces, and the opera house reverses back to it's former glory...

@lydwinaofschiedam2685 2 года назад

I agree. I didn’t know much about Come from Away when I bought tickets. However, the opening number pulled me right in and the musical kept me riveted throughout.

@j.d.e.7416 Год назад

Come From Away is one of the best shows of the many, many shows I've seen. The talented cast is remarkably seamless as they swap hats, scarves, jackets, and identities.

@aisadal2521 2 года назад

Hell yeah, _No One Mourns the Wicked_ definitely is one of the best intros to a musical 😄

@luca7165 2 года назад

Personally, “Bikini Botton Day” from SpongeBob and “Beautiful” From Heather’s are my favourite opening numbers, not only do they both SLAP, but they introduce all the characters and set the tone for their respective shows beautifully :)

@djjavonn6777 2 года назад

Heathers was never on Broadway .

@wdwnanab6221 2 года назад

I love that Pippin and Cabaret are on the list. Can't argue with Fiddler at the top. I would add Hello Dolly and Cats.

@spencers4198 2 года назад

I know it's a "newer" musical but was SO hoping to see Moulin Rouge's opener on here. I saw it on Broadway and had goosebumps. IMO they blew the movie out of the water with "Lady Marmalade"!

@araasis3239 2 года назад

The first note of The Circle of Life gives me goosebumps every time. Also, thank you for including Hello! Definitely one of my favorites.

@MsMojo 2 года назад

It's so good!

@lueagle09 2 года назад

A recent favorite of mine would be “Road to Hell” from Hadestown, especially when you see it live.

@happychaosofthenorth 2 года назад

How can you not be hooked with the first few notes of that trombone? I know I was. I saw it in 2017 and within the first few seconds knew I was going to love this show and buy the soundtrack. It's my favourite show and the opening introduces all the characters beautifully.

@rubygracemoseley8144 2 года назад

My absolute favorite is Phantom. It’s already so chilling and mysterious from the very beginning. But I also love Wicked’s opening. Sets up the story very well and gets us interested right off the bat. Lion King’s opening is so beautiful and powerful and…woenjcjejdkensjjedokd *chills! It’s been year since I saw it live but I do remember that it was amazing.

@Daveodad 2 года назад

The opening number from "Spring Awakening" would be on my list for sure, along with "Les Miserables" and "Rent"...and just to mention in passing, I think the opening of "In The Heights" is superior to "Hamilton"

@SweetTikTokLife 2 года назад

My absolute favourite is of 'The Phantom of the Opera', I watched it in London and had chills the whole time LOVE it 🥰

@MrGoat-cd8lt 2 года назад

Carrying The Banner from Newsies(the broadway musical) is very underrated. It really sets the tone of the show, explains what’s going on in one song, showcases most of the characters, has brilliant lyrics, had great choreography, and basically just everything about it is perfect.

@mukundsadasivan6872 7 месяцев назад

That’s not the opening number though

@MrGoat-cd8lt 7 месяцев назад

@@mukundsadasivan6872 it basically is. It’s not the first number, but it’s like the big opening number

@bp2608 Месяц назад

@@MrGoat-cd8lt I agree, I would call it the opening number and it is under rated!

@Bwayswiftmac 2 года назад

It wouldn’t be a watch mojo musical video without Hamilton taking a top 5 spot on

@thomasamgarten5719 2 года назад

In to the woods prologue is such an amazing way to introduce the play, and what’s about to happen.

@chemina8541 2 года назад

Hm, I love Look Down from Les Mis, it sets the mood and the sounds are haunting, the clanking of the chains always gives me chills.

@DeathLadyShinigami 2 года назад

I wasn't expecting it to make the list but I was glad to see Six's Ex-Wives in the honorables. That whole soundtrack is top tier.

@dreamerjj 2 года назад

It’s not a soundtrack, it’s a Score, a cast recording if something, and in any case, with titles like COMPANY and INTO THE WOODS out, it’s stealing a spot!! 😂😂😂

@Molson-xg9hs 2 года назад

Love this list! Tradition is still amazing and was worried it wouldn’t be here, but save the best for last! Not sure what to take off, but would personally bump up All That Jazz and the Sweeney Todd opening from HM.

@noelr.3471 2 года назад

I really think Aida’s Every Story is a Love Story should be in this. It’s such a unique piece that honestly gives you a false impression of the musical until the second half where it shows the real drama and tragedy of the musical. It also shows what type of musical it is. First half is more classical while second half is for sure Elton John.

@dkbiology 2 года назад

Ragtime opening number exquisitely introduces the characters and stories of the musical.

@ColtraneAndRain Год назад

Lion King' Circle of Life sent chills down my spine! The ensemble coming down the isles was phenomenal!

@dawnjensen6560 2 года назад

“The Heat is on in Saigon” from Miss Saigon is such a great opening number.

@laurenmccartney1316 2 года назад

‘Carrying the banner’ from Newsies will always be my favorite Broadway opening number😱😱

@alyrios 2 года назад

If you added a mostly dance number with I hope I get it from A Chorus Line, you should had added Jesus Christ Superstar Overture. I mean that opening literally rocks the house.

@sallyniemzyk6964 2 года назад

My favorite opening from these choices would be "Fiddler!" Such and amazing show!

@usernamenotloaded0945 2 года назад

jellicle songs for jellicle cats from cats and seasons of love from rent

@Miles-j9b Год назад

The fact that Into The Woods wasn’t on here is a crime!

@rubygracemoseley8144 2 года назад

I saw Wicked with my sisters for the first time live last September. I’d heard the soundtrack my whole life, I’d seen scenes and I was so excited!! And the opening is just as crazy, exciting, fun, powerful and emotional as the rest of the story

@sazfretz1945 2 года назад

It's hard to believe that the Cassie in the movie version of "A Chorus Line" (mark 3:14) is Miss Darbus in "High School Musical."

@lydwinaofschiedam2685 2 года назад

Yes!!! My mouth fell open when I found this out. 😋😋

@manuelorozco7760 2 года назад

I didn’t recognize her

@seanhorace925 2 года назад

I've got a few other opening songs from broadway musicals that should've been mentioned here: .The Whole Being Dead Thing from Beetlejuice The Musical .Bikini Bottom Day from Spongebob The Musical .Prologue/Belle from Beauty and the Beast The Musical .Heaven on Their Minds from Jesus Christ Superstar .Any Dream Will Do from Joseph and the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat .Into The Woods from Into The Woods

@carminecdinoproductions 2 года назад

They should be placed in the honorable mentions page!

@jwindsor6274 2 года назад

I LOVE bikini bottom day

@ladyrosalune8907 2 года назад

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has such great songs!

@manuelorozco7760 2 года назад

I forgot about Bikini Bottom

@brycenbohl5657 2 года назад

Everyone talking about how many shows should have been mentioned, still failing to mention this list is still incredible! Sure, Prologue (Into the Woods), Try to Remember (The Fantasticks), and Road to Hell (Hadestown) all should have been mentioned. But the fact that we’re saying more really shows how many good opening numbers there really are. Super happy to be apart of such an incredible medium!!

@beccac6812 2 года назад

Omigod you guys totally should’ve been on the list ! I feel like the fact they were poking fun at themselves and it’s just so damn catchy made it an instant classic opening

@asianpanda888 2 года назад

How is Newsies not on this list?

@alachuckthebuck 2 года назад

It has an opening scene, not a number

@silviamoranr 2 года назад

I liked the countdown, but I would have like to see also the opening of Into the woods 🤩

@carlfogelin1388 2 года назад

I've always liked the opening number to "Bye, Bye Birdie". Truly a fun, ensemble song

@jasminejohnston6393 2 года назад

Thanks for including Come From Away on this list, I love that musical!

@annaluciaherrera5562 2 года назад

"Welcome To The Moulin Rouge!" from Moulin Rouge definitely deserves to be on the list. It's really fun, catchy and the and the staging is a whirlwind of colors and dance...

@normanschenburn343 6 месяцев назад

I didn't watch Fiddler On The Roof until it was in my late 20s, in the late 80s, early 90s and after watching it I got how the song Tradition set the tone! By the end, the only Tradition that wasn't bent or broken was The Fiddler himself! He appears on the roof in the beginning and he was there, on the roof, ready to leave and he played his fiddle while walking as they left.

@hannahpryseski7817 10 месяцев назад

I always LOVED the lion king as a kid. When i eventually saw the stage production several years back in Cleveland I started crying the moment I heard that first opening note. The chills never stopped. So freaking amazing.

@Sara-hz9zk 2 года назад

So pleased to see PIPPIN on here! And LITTLE SHOP too, with WICKED, OKLAHOMA, and LION KING…solid list indeed. A little surprised PHANTOM’s opening didn’t make it buuut I get that it’s an overture. But talk about iconic.

@codyhiginbotham6616 2 года назад

My personal favorites: Alexander Hamilton (Hamilton) Circle of Life (The Lion King) In the Heights (In the Heights) Hello (The Book of Mormon) Wilkomen (Cabaret) Into the Woods (Into the Woods) Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

@jonnarobinson7541 2 года назад

Overall I think your list is wonderful. However my niece was in the lion King for about three years and I attended over 20 performances. Every time the audience was completely in awe over the opening number. I have seen all of the musicals on this list and the only change but I think it’s necessary is having the lion king be number one.

@jillybeanc 2 года назад

Anyone else burst into tears during the Lion King opening? That has never happened to me before but sitting in the theatre with all of that going on around you and that song with those voices, I lost it. I have heard that this is not that uncommon.

@scottyarbour2570 2 года назад

“Jellicle Songs”, “Road to Hell” and above all the “Prologue” to Les Miz all should be on here. This first two notes to the “Prologue” tell you “this is going to be epic.”

@DirtMoss 2 года назад

the choice for #1 makes me so happy!!!! I know it's a classic but this musicals feel slept on still, its so good!!

@phinsanity5 2 года назад

I wonder what a top 20 list would like that just to see where you have some of the other great opening numbers

@JohnK75136 2 года назад

“Heaven On Their Minds” and “Look Down” at least warranted honorable mentions.

@johannatobies Год назад

I literally just watch those videos to see Hamilton😂 Been there one week ago in Hamburg (Germany) and now I am more obsessed than ever!!

@KeeperOfUntoldDreams 2 года назад

What about "Look Down" from Les Miserables!? My intro to Les Mis was the 2012 movie, I had no idea what to expect, but, as soon as I heard that first song started up, the movie had my full attention.

@olvialee7221 2 года назад

That’s my dad’s favorite. Complained at first but fell in love with Fiddler On the Roof

@AtarahDerek Год назад

I'm just glad that all of my favorites are listed. Many of them became favorites precisely because the opening number grabbed me and sucked me in.

@mynameismusic11 2 года назад

I’m surprise Look down from Les Mis wasn’t included. It’s definitely one of the most powerful openings for sure!

@iceprincess1898 2 года назад

Ex-Wives from Six is definitely up there.

@sailorsayaka6928 2 года назад

Bikini Bottom day from Spongebob The Musical is a really good opening number. Should have been somewhere here 😕, good list regardless though. 💙💜

@TOTO-5 2 года назад

Are you kidding me? Where's the Prologue from Into The Woods?

@renaborg2996 2 года назад

Circle of Life should have been #1. It gives me chills every time I listen to it. When I saw it live, I cried.

@ZVT946mtr36 2 года назад

The Festival of the Lion King was my all-time favorite attraction at Disney World. Definitely reduced me to tears. It was spectacular.

@becca4922 2 года назад

When I saw Alexander Hamilton as number two on the list, I was wondering what intro is greater than that? When I saw Tradition from Fiddler on the Roof, I totally agree with the decision! Tradition is such an amazing opening number, and it deserves its spot at number 1!!

@rubygracemoseley8144 2 года назад

Oh! I forgot about All That Jazz! I love that one as well

@JW-vt9bd 2 года назад

Requiem Evita would’ve been a nice honorable mention!

@What_Makes_Climate_Tick 2 года назад

There are some great ones here. I've heard that Fiddler on the Roof seemed not to be working until Tradition was added as an encapsulation of the show up front. I was happy to see that Welcome to the Rock made the list, but disappointed that Comedy Tonight wasn't there.

@eljordinio7647 2 года назад

Wish Arabian Nights from Aladdin was here. The choreography is amazing and the Genie really knows how to open a show

@manuelorozco7760 2 года назад

Major Attaway is the STAR when he was the Genie

@eljordinio7647 2 года назад

@@manuelorozco7760 gotta love the man Major

@manuelorozco7760 2 года назад

@@eljordinio7647 I saw him on the Aladdin tour a couple years ago. Wish it was still James Monroe Iglehart. Been a fan of him since Memphis

@SleyCosplay 2 года назад

My favourites are actually Les Misérables (Overture Working song just sets a perfect tone and is amazing on stage) and Elisabeth

@maddiehauersperger5406 2 года назад

I may be in the minority, but I kept waiting for Cats to pop up. ALW was a master at harmonies and I loved everytime I've seen the show

@angelasilvi9090 Год назад

POTO should've been added to this list. The rising of the chandelier and the sound of the hunting music bring the story to live gives me chilli's every time I hear it.

@thattheaterkid123 3 месяца назад

“Food Glorious Food” from Oliver! Is sooo catchy and amazing. It really sets the tone for the whole musical!

@PPh844 2 года назад

The opening songs for RENT and Les Miserable should freaking be on here

@ladyrosalune8907 2 года назад

Absolutely agree with the number one here. I wish Beautiful from Heathers had made an honorable though. I think it's an underrated musical. Prince of Egypt hasn't made it over from West End yet, but Deliver Us will always be an epic opening number too.

@AhSatan 2 года назад

Heathers has never been on Broadway.

@jpendowski7503 2 года назад

Um, Ok, so this list needed to be longer and include ‘Overture / Heaven on Their Minds’ from Jesus Christ Superstar, the guitar and passionate vocals plunge into the soul. 💜

@TulsaKanette 2 года назад

Good Morning, Baltimore is one of my favorite showtunes

@carlabaranauckas1504 4 месяца назад

The opening of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is perfection. "Comedy Tonight" is so much better than "Tradition."

@littledeli7960 2 года назад

"Beautiful" from Heathers is my absolute favorite and a little sad it didn't get a mention :/

@paul16451 2 года назад

Disappointed that "Comedy Tonight" from A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum didn't make this list. Sets a great tone for the whole show!

@codyhiginbotham6616 2 года назад

The songs that can get you invested in the musicals

@BeanBag343 2 года назад

No One Mourns the Wicked is such an underrated song! 💙

@KZ1211-t2q 2 года назад

You definitely should have included Ragtime. The opening number sets up the whole story. The music builds to a beautiful, rousing crescendo.

@olvialee7221 2 года назад

273: I love Wicked! Literally my favorite and number one musical. Love everything about it

@scottibrown3274 11 месяцев назад

How did Phantom not end up on this list? As soon as the Overture begins and the chandelier springs to life as the stage starts to transform back into the late 1800’s, it instantly grabs your attention, especially once the chandelier starts to rise up to its original glory

@grown-upactress4155 2 года назад

I would add "There You Are" from The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the opening sequence of Ragtime.

@joannabrandt3064 3 месяца назад

The 12 minute opening number of Ragtime is one of the most complex and magical moments in Broadway, rivaling Fiddler's Tradition.

@bennettoberfeld614 2 года назад

Nothing sets a mood better for a show from the start than "Comedy Tonight" from "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"."

@glennkay4454 2 года назад

We Are What We Are from LA Cage aux Folles is a thrilling fun toe tapping opening

@katieshore 8 месяцев назад

Honestly surprised the Prologue from Ragtime isn’t on here or even an honorable mention. While introducing characters and the societal structure of the time it just sounds amazing and the way every part of it interacts is perfect.