this is my obligatory gushing about Starry because holy shit that musical is SOMETHING ELSE. the music? beautiful. the vocals? incredible. the lyrics? like poetry. stan matt dahan & kelly lynne dâangelo. like, it took me a while to pin it, but part of the reason why I love Starry SO MUCH is because the ending is so fucking satisfying. We are hearing Vincentâs âthemeâ from the very first notes being played in âPrologueâ and all throughout the soundtrack, we hear these notes from the get go and we spend the entire musical hearing them, and theyâre not attached to anything; just notes, and then suddenly at the end of âThe Red Vineyardâ, we essentially hear the start of âPrologueâ again, and then it goes into âThe Starry Nightâ and it all. comes. together. suddenly, we know exactly what weâve been listening to right from the start, and we hear the music accompanied by the lyrics (WHICH ARE FKN BEAUTIFUL) and it all just clicks in together; weâre hearing Vincent.
then, we get âWheat Fields/Finale Ultimoâ and in case âThe Starry Nightâ wasnât satisfying enough, this song just wraps it all up brilliantly. we hear from pretty much everyone, and then we get to Theo and Jo, and Vincentâs little reprise of âThe Starry Nightâ is just *chefs kiss*. And we go into Joâs monologue, and this is The Momentâ˘ď¸ for me. The voices start overlapping, and Mariah vocalises until we get to what seems to be the climax of the song: âWhat happens when weâre something after all? / The answerâs in the sky!â (idk what the proper lyrics are but this is what I gather) and UGH. Mariahâs vocals following the amazing ensemble is just frikkin incredible, and in my absolutely unqualified opinion, itâs the most satisfying musical/vocal moment in musical theatre.
listen to Starry. take an hour and just soak in the absolute excellence that it is, and then buy the CD so this show can go on Broadway and take over the world.
