As Musicals 101 tells us, “to put it bluntly if you don’t give audiences a pee break, they will take one in the middle of crucial scenes”.

But what makes a good Act One Finale?

We’re here this week to talk about our favourite half way show stoppers! Tara and Stefania rank their top 5 intermission breaks and discuss the fine art of Act One Finales!
.
.
.
“So Much Better” – Legally Blonde the Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“You Will Be Found” – Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Gold” – Once (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“One Day More” - Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary

“Non-Stop” – Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast)

“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” – Dreamgirls (Original London Cast)

“The Rumble” – West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Defying Gravity” – Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“One Day More” - Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert

“Man Up” – The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Let It Go” – Frozen: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“La Vie Boheme” – Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Bad Idea” – Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Suspend My Disbelief/ I Had a Life” – Ghost the Musical - (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“Ring of Keys” – Fun Home (A New Broadway Musical)

“Fearless” – Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“I Believe” – Spring Awakening (feat. Steven Sater)

"Wait for Me (Reprise)” – Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

“All I Ask of You (Reprise) [Live at the Royal Albert Hall]” – The Phantom of the Opera At the Royal Abert Hall

“Mamma Mia” – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

All music tracks used for educational and entertainment purposes only.