I had recently moved to a new town but had not done any acting since high school. I saw an audition notice for production of Guy and Dolls and figure that this was a chance to get back to acting and to meet some new people in this new town. I was cast and found this great group of social people who were having a great deal of fun.   I volunteered back stage and in a variety of other job around the theater.  It was fun and something to do with fun people.
A little while later, this group produced Into The Woods. The show was great, but when The Baker sang No More, that was a moment that changed my life. I realized at that moment what power theater had to move people. I was really floored. The show ran for four weekends. I make sure I was there every performance to hear The Baker sing No More.
It’s been over 20 years since I saw that and it is still the measure of excellence I use when seeing other people sing big ballads.  It still drives me to make very moment I have on stage as meaningful for the audience as that performance was for me.