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“Once upon a time.” “I wish.” Into the Woods, Prologue. That opening chord brings chills to my spine every time I hear it.

As a Canadian who was too young to be able to truly understand just everything that happened that day, I'm so proud of how such a small community showed the world just how kind we can be and how we can come together in times of need. I may be an Ontarian but have family roots in me from there and am so proud to be part Newfie. Come From Away is such an amazing story and to make it a musical and not just a documentary on TV is very unique and so special. It took such a horrid day and turned the heartwarming actions of a small town and educated the world what being neighbours to the North means.

As a newfie, come from away always makes me proud when I see it on a top 10 list

Might be recency bias for me but, "Road to Hell" from Hadestown gets me incredibly hyped everytime I hear it. Live band on the stage and the energy Hermes brings and how they have the audience glued to the story immediately. I think it's so, so good!

How did Disney justify the inane "live action" version of "Lion King" when this brilliant staging was there all the time just waiting to be filmed?

"All That Jazz" from Chicago is such a great opening!!

It may not have made it to Broadway, but the stage version of Hunchback of Notre Dame took the already-chill-inducing opening song and kicked it up about ten notches, with a full choir and the actor transforming into Quasimodo on stage.

I still get goosebumps whenever I hear the opening song of The Sound of Music

“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

"Opening/I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line and "Rent" from RENT

The opening of Ragtime should’ve been on this list. Hands down one of the best. It gives me chills every single time.

I was in fiddler on the roof last year. I played an ensemble daughter but it was SO much fun. Each group is so unique. The song tradition had so much energy and it was fun getting to see the awe in people’s faces every night.

Come from Away is such a good show!!! I was surprised that Ex-Wives from Six, or Welcome to the Moulin Rouge from Moulin Rouge weren’t ranked or listed, they never fail to give me chills

Cabaret's "Willkommen" is one I really enjoy. Strongly recommend for any bookmark/reprise style list in the future

I saw Sweeney Todd in it's original version on Broadway the first week it opened. I knew absolutely nothing about it except it was by Sondheim. I've never been so blown away in my life.

Come from away is one of my favorite musicals ever! Had me BAWLING

I can think of a few: ."Arabian Knights"- Aladdin ."Bikini Bottom Day"- Spongebob The Musical ."Good Morning Baltimore"- Hairspray ."In the Heights"- In the Heights musical ."Santa Fe (Prolouge)/Carrying the Banner"- Newsies ."Rent"- RENT the Musical .The Into the Woods Prologue- Into the Woods

phantom of the opera theme always gives me chills

Where is Ex-wives from Six? You can't say that opening with the drum leading into each wife mentioning their single word fate doesn't give you goosebumps.

“Prologue: Old Red Hills of Home” from Parade in my mind is a perfect opening number. It’s a beautiful timely melody that does a stunning job setting up the culture of a town bred in pride and hatred; while subliminally alienating the main character. From the first 8 minutes of the show, it shows you how it was possible for all events to take place the way they did

100% agree with number one. The ending of the number where the chorus are repeatedly singing “Sweeney” like the violin stabs in the Psycho score giving way to the first entrance of Sweeney himself is a pure goosebump moment.

Come from Away is the one that got to me the most. But I’m from Atlantic Canada, so I’m totally biased

Come From Away is a musical that speaks of the true stories that the writers discovered when they went to Gander Newfoundland on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. A number of the ‘plane people’ (the term that refers to those in the planes that landed in Gander when the planes were ordered to land at the nearest airport) travelled back to Gander and the surrounding communities to thank those who took in over 7000 people.

Ragtime should be on this list. The opening number sets up the show.

Come From Away is great considering the emotion derived from that moment.

I was in Jesus Christ Superstar. Heaven on Their Minds got the whole cast pumped up to perform.

Sound of music deserves more than just an honorable mention!

I don’t know it if this song qualifies but when I first heard the opening Little Shop Of Horrors (movies and musical with the same title) I was on locked in.

5:31 I live in New Zealand, so I didn't hear until 9/12. But I do remember exactly where I was. I was sitting in my classroom, six years old and hearing about these Twin Towers I'd never even known existed. No "Beautiful" from Heathers? For shame! That summed up the setting, the characters, the theme and the backstory all in one go. I still get chills the second Veronica runs out in her blue blazer and miniskirt.

I agree with a lot of your picks, but the opening that I adore is Ragtime. It sets up the entire show, and the harmonies and power of the end of the song are incredibly beautiful.

Just a few other openings I think are... *chef's kiss* Miracle from Matilda: The Musical Roaring On from The Great Gatsby The Whole Being Dead Thing from Beetlejuice When You're an Addams from Addams Family Overture/Prologue: A Warning to the Audience from A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder Lost in the Darkness from Jekyll and Hyde Ex-Wives from SIX: The Musical In from Carrie Welcome to the Moulin Rouge! from Moulin Rouge Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled from Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Prologue: Into the Woods from Into the Woods Company from Company Time from The Notebook Epiphany from Bare: A Pop Opera Wow I really didn't think I had that many others on my mind

I love "Aquarius" but then I was a child in those days and everything (to me) was so colourful and pretty. It was my halcyon years so I didn't know how truly ugly the world was at that time LOL.

Titanic, Ragtime, Into The Woods are 3 that come to mind. All 3 are astounding!

MSMOJO I am shocked! I love your lists but the ones you picked vs the ones left off (and not even honorable mentions?!?) blew me away! Where were the following?!? -Prologue: Into the Woods -I Hope I Get It: A Chorus Line -9 to 5: 9 to 5 -OMIGOD You Guys: Legally Blonde -Good Morning Baltimore: Hairspray

"Just Another Day" is a great introduction to the dysfunctional Goodman family, and how they're determined to bottle up their respective traumas, sung under an upbeat melody.

My vote is for RENT. Powerful, punchy, tells you where these misfits are heading without giving away too much. Love it! ❤🧡💛

I feel like I am on a never ending mission to have everyone appreciate The Prince of Egypt as the masterpiece that it is! And this is like the third or fourth video I have watched where y’all have had it on a top countdown list, so thank you for doing so much for the cause, lol!

525,600 minutes is a great opening number that has the whole cast onstage together. It's chilling to watch and listen to.

I would've put In The Heights and Beetlejuice in the Honorable mention, personally. Both are great at setting the tone and establishing the narrative.

I love come from away so much my theatre teacher introduced it to me and I fell in love immediately

I'm surprised that the classic opening number "Jet Song" from West Side Story did not make it to this list.

Really should have SIX on this list….

I was surprised - pleasantly - to see Maybe as one of your choices! Annie was the first musical I saw on Broadway, and that opening number will always hold a special place in my heart. I’ll never forget the chills I got hearing the orchestra playing the Overture but when that curtain rose and Annie started singing Maybe I just fell in love with the entire spectacle of live theater. ❤

Alexander Hamilton is the best in my opinion also loved sound of music

So, "That Give Us Chills" excludes A LOT of opening numbers that are upbeat and joyous (see: "Good Morning, Baltimore" from Hairspray, and many more), and the "Us" makes the choices inarguable, but okay, fine, whatever; I'll toss in my two cents worth. For this list, in addition to overlooking some worthy newer (1980s-present) musical numbers like "I Wish" from Into the Woods and "Prologue: Ragtime" from Ragtime, the MsMojo list-makers seem afraid to include or unaware at all of earlier musicals, with maybe three "usual" exceptions. Here, I am astonished that the opening of one of those three musicals they do tend to be aware of, "Prologue/The Jet Song" from West Side Story is not even in the Honorable Mentions. (But "Requiem for Evita" is here? Please.) Where is the haunting and, yes, chills-inducing "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess?? Where is "I, Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha? Where are the three great "We're about to put on a great show for you" songs: "Another Openin', Another Show" from Kiss Me Kate; "Comedy Tonight" from "A Funny Thing . . ."; and "Magic to Do" from Pippin? (Done right, that last one can be chills-inducing too!) Where is "Wilkommen" from Cabaret? I'll stop now; but I call on Ms. Mojo (again) to stop being so "presentist" and expand their horizons beyond the last 40 years, and especially the last 20.

if you would count it i would say carrying the banner from newsies is up there because the harmony’s give you chills and the dancing oh my god the dancing

“Live Like This” from Tuck Everlasting literally gives me chills. The harmonies are so amazing! Also “Food Glorious Food” from Oliver! Is also amazing!

Rent, they had one of the most amazing openings. It set up the story, set up each character, and was huge. This should have been a top 3.

as a Sweeny head, it's place at one fills me with so much joy.

The opening of rent is incredibly moving.

Yes, but there's a few 'meh' songs in your list that I would replace with songs such as Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray, Prologue - Into the Woods, Willkommen - Cabaret, Company - Company, I Hope I Get It - A Chorus Line,

We saw Come From Away this year and it was so powerful! I loved the music.

wilkommen from cabaret. should at least get an honorable mention

Ex Wives from Six. "Divorced." "Beheaded." "Died." "Divorced." "Beheaded." "Survived." Always gets me. Oh What A Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma! The song that made me fall in love with musical theater when I was young. Alexander Hamilton from Hamilton. Can't avoid goosies every time I hear it.

Great list. I thought of Into the Woods, Cats, Pippin, Hello Dolly, Cabaret.

It may not have any lyrics, but the overture at the start of Phantom gets me every time.

Not sure how Seasons of Love didn't make this list, that song is incredible, timeless and a beautiful way to start the show. Unless this was meant to be only the broadway shows in which case okay fair enough.

The opening of Sweeney Todd is the greatest thing ever

May you be.forever blessed, people of Newfoundland. Greetings and lobe from North Carolina.

thank you for the ending 5 seconds where you've ask the question and answered it for me

I was fortunate enough to go to high school and perform in high school drama with the woman at 7:34 on the left (Katie Boeck) who was the voice of the female lead in that Spring Awakening revival. A very talented performer and musician.

Criminal Bells of Notre Dame was left out of this list.

The sound of music. Happy wednesday night, Emily. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well

My all time favorite The Opening from Phantom of The Opera. I’ve seen it live in a great theatre (The Bushnell in Hartford Connecticut) 3 times. Every time that organ begins, I get chills.

bold of you to produce another top 10 broadway video after your last one was sp disasterous

Where Is Rent??!!! I think It deserved at least an honorary mention

EVERY song from Les Miz is so deeply stirring...I cry each time I see it!!!!! But, I love Hugo!

The opening to, "Little Shop of Horror", the song, "On Skid Row", sets the desperate mood of the people who live there.

Honourable mentions: What's Inside - Waitress (Come on, that opening is amazing!!!!) Wilkommen - Cabaret (That drumroll adds a lot) Beat It - MJ The Musical (The buildup is amazing and then the song kicks in to a round of applause)

It's "Alexander Hamilton" for me

Including Annie and leaving out shows like Into the Woods, Parade, Titanic, and especially Ragtime is just criminal!

Heaven on Their Minds might be number 1 for me. No one can touch Carl Anderson, but damn Tim Minchin did an amazing job as well.

I adore "Santa Fe (Prologue)" from "Newsies." It's incredibly catchy, and it gets you excited for what's to come later on in the show.

I love all the songs in The Lion King and the opening certainly gives me chills, but the one that never fails to take my breath away is Rafiki’s Mourning song. No song has ever twisted me up and taken away my strength like that one. It’s the same feeling I got when I was finally out of state back at my dorm room and all alone after my mom’s funeral. It taps into something deep and excruciating.

Pretty good list, but with so many HMs this should have been a Top 20.

My favorite opening numbers in a stage musical are in no particular order. Comedy Tonight, Good Morning Baltimore, the titular songs from Rent/In The Heights, Just Another Day, Anybody Have A Map, Try To Remember, Any Dream Will Do, Oh My God, Oh What A Beautiful Morning, The Sound Of Music, Whistle A Happy Tune, Bikini Bottom Day, Magic To Do, I Have A Dream, I Hope I Get It, Underground and I’m Alive

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! "Not for the Life of Me" & "Thoroughly Modern Millie"" for "Thoroughly Modern Millie" were awesome as well. 🤣

The opening of Jekyll and Hyde always gives chills.

I saw Come from Away yesterday… it’s such an amazing underrated show!

Chicago-All That Jazz

Alexsander a great start to a great musical

i completely agree with #1, i was lucky enough to see one of the last shows of the recent Sweeney Todd run with Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster and i had chills that lasted the entire time. a truly incredible musical

Last five years has an amazing opening number!

How about the opening to Little Shop of Horrors?

My personal favorite openers (in no particular order): - Just Another Day (Next To Normal) - No One Mourns The Wicked (Wicked) - Live Like This (Tuck Everlasting) - Hero of Your Story (Big Fish) - Road to Hell (Hadestown) - Ex Wives (Six) - Highschool is Killing Me (Nerdy Prudes Must Die) - 13 (13) - Little Shop of Horrors (Little Shop of Horrors) - Roaring on (The Great Gatsby)

Amazing

I was lucky enough to see The Lion King on Broadway In Chicago It Was My Very First Musical and Me and My Dad Were Blown Away In The Best Way and Now I’ve been too tons of musicals and I’ve loved every single one of them 🥰🥰

"I hope I get it" from A Chorus Line should be on this list

Requiem for Evita, staged right, is really haunting. Glad it at least got an honourable mention. Can’t argue with the number one spot though!

I’m surprised that Into the Woods didn’t even make an honorable mention. That opening song covers SOOOOOO much and is integral to getting all of the many storylines established and connected with the characters going “Into the Woods”.

Come From Away deserves to be higher. When that drum beat starts, and you can feel it in your chest, you're filled with emotion right from the start. (BTW, that was the finale you featured at the end of the CFA clip)

Rent from Rent and now Tulsa 1967 from The Outsiders A New Musical and Six Wives from Six

Chicago and Moulin Rouge not being on this list is a crime.

I just saw wicked, in Melbourne it is amazing right from the first moment

For the sheer fun and joy of it, I loved the opening number of Jersey Boys.

Controversial but the overture in cats always gives me chills

Great great choices!!!! I would add Little Shop of Horrors.

I saw Prince Of Egypt and Deliver Us was so well done I just wish the rest of the musical lived up to it

I went to see “The Three Musketeers” three times because the opening to “The Lion King” was attached as one of the previews that summer.