67:
Among the theatre community, there is some debate as to the characteristics of an 11 o'clock number. It often signifies a moment of revelation or change of heart of a lead character, although there are exceptions to this. The 11 o'clock number is also differentiated from the finale in that it is not
97:
375:
207:
316:
245:
76:
113:
326:
64:. It was so named because in the days when musical performances would start at 8:30 p.m., this song would occur around 11:00 p.m.
199:
26:, in which a major character, often the protagonist, comes to an important realization. Examples include "So Long Dearie" from
281:
222:
131:
298:
147:
350:
68:
the final number in the show, but even this is not considered a requirement by some commenters. Broadway producer
50:
28:
55:
186:
242:
141:
119:
102:
136:
86:
22:
is a theatre term for a big, show-stopping song that occurs late in the second act of a two-act
322:
60:
398:
107:
249:
44:
23:
376:"Eagerly awaited musical âIf/Thenâ is a winning blob, with many kinks to be worked out"
91:
81:
39:
34:
392:
299:"How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York"
69:
125:
165:
374:
Peter Marks (25 November 2013), "I Believe" from The Book of Mormon.
223:"'Sit Down, Youâre Rockinâ The Boat:' An Unusual 11 oâclock Number"
243:"The Five Best 11 O'Clock Numbers in Broadway History"
200:"'This Time For Me': The Essential 11 O'Clock Numbers"
72:
defines an 11 o'clock number as "a final star turn".
98:How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
8:
282:"CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Theater's Thrill Rides"
189:, The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre blog, 2014
218:
216:
75:Other notable 11 o'clock numbers include "
321:. Oxford University Press. p. 91.
318:The Oxford Handbook of Sondheim Studies
268:The Secret Life of the American Musical
237:
235:
178:
16:Theater term for type of musical number
349:Schulman, Michael (17 December 2015).
7:
270:. Sarah Crichton Books. p. 206.
227:The Marquee, News and Views from MTI
151:, âThe Boy Falls from the Skyâ from
32:, "If He Walked Into My Life" from
351:"The Top Ten Showstoppers of 2015"
163:, and "Always Starting Over" from
14:
117:, "Another National Anthem" from
77:Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
297:Brendan Lemon (28 March 2011).
241:Michael Musto (29 April 2011).
161:Back to the Future: The Musical
280:Peter Marks (27 August 1999).
198:Ben Rimalower (19 July 2014).
153:Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,
1:
123:, "The American Dream" from
95:, "Brotherhood of Man" from
159:, âThe Power of Loveâ from
415:
187:"May I Have a Definition?"
229:. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
206:. Accessed 2015-02-02.
114:Thoroughly Modern Millie
48:, "Work the Wound" from
315:Gordon, Robert (2014).
266:Viertel, Jack (2016).
111:, "Gimme Gimme" from
380:The Washington Post
303:The Financial Times
155:â42nd Streetâ from
142:Matilda The Musical
132:Catch Me If You Can
286:The New York Times
248:2011-07-27 at the
145:, "I'm Here" from
137:Revolting Children
254:The Village Voice
129:, "Goodbye" from
20:11 o'clock number
406:
383:
372:
366:
365:
363:
361:
346:
340:
339:
337:
335:
312:
306:
295:
289:
278:
272:
271:
263:
257:
239:
230:
220:
211:
196:
190:
183:
148:The Color Purple
414:
413:
409:
408:
407:
405:
404:
403:
389:
388:
387:
386:
373:
369:
359:
357:
348:
347:
343:
333:
331:
329:
314:
313:
309:
296:
292:
279:
275:
265:
264:
260:
250:Wayback Machine
240:
233:
221:
214:
197:
193:
184:
180:
175:
51:Passing Strange
17:
12:
11:
5:
412:
410:
402:
401:
391:
390:
385:
384:
367:
355:The New Yorker
341:
327:
307:
290:
273:
258:
231:
212:
191:
185:Scott Miller,
177:
176:
174:
171:
82:Guys and Dolls
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
411:
400:
397:
396:
394:
381:
377:
371:
368:
356:
352:
345:
342:
330:
328:9780199909278
324:
320:
319:
311:
308:
304:
300:
294:
291:
287:
283:
277:
274:
269:
262:
259:
256:theater blog.
255:
251:
247:
244:
238:
236:
232:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
195:
192:
188:
182:
179:
172:
170:
168:
167:
162:
158:
154:
150:
149:
144:
143:
138:
134:
133:
128:
127:
122:
121:
116:
115:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
73:
71:
65:
63:
62:
57:
53:
52:
47:
46:
41:
37:
36:
31:
30:
29:Hello, Dolly!
25:
21:
379:
370:
358:. Retrieved
354:
344:
332:. Retrieved
317:
310:
302:
293:
285:
276:
267:
261:
253:
226:
204:Playbill.com
203:
194:
181:
164:
160:
156:
152:
146:
140:
130:
124:
118:
112:
106:
103:No Good Deed
96:
90:
80:
74:
70:Jack Viertel
66:
59:
49:
43:
33:
27:
19:
18:
210:2015-03-28.
157:42nd Street
126:Miss Saigon
40:Rose's Turn
173:References
120:Assassins
393:Category
360:7 August
334:7 August
246:Archived
208:Archived
399:Theatre
166:If/Then
139:" from
105:â from
89:" from
79:" from
61:Cabaret
58:" from
56:Cabaret
54:, and "
42:" from
24:musical
325:
108:Wicked
87:Memory
45:Gypsy
362:2018
336:2018
323:ISBN
92:Cats
35:Mame
135:, "
101:, â
85:, "
38:, "
395::
378:.
353:.
301:.
284:.
252:.
234:^
225:.
215:^
202:.
169:.
382:.
364:.
338:.
305:.
288:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.