Almost always one of the last songs in a musical (though rarely ever the final song), the 11 o'clock number often functions as a counterpart to the protagonist's 'I Want' song in the show's first act, ...

The musical theatre canon is filled with many moving moments but none are as rousing as the 11 o’clock number, their impact lasting long after the curtain comes down on a performance. After taking an ...

The 11 o’clock number exists because an epiphany has been reached, whether for better or worse The phrase itself originates in the tightly regimented era of Golden Age Broadway. With performances ...