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CUT, PRINT ... MOVING ON.

Featuring: Cast w. Ensemble

Grace: I know I've kept you waiting I know I made you mad But this time that we've spent creating Was the best time I ever had Now I love to sit with mem'ries But they won't come until we're gone So give me a kiss And cut, print...moving on Pola: Tell me a brand new story Together, we'll turn the page The grass is always greener On some new technicolor stage And if a duckling never swims She'll never become a swan Yes, I'm diving in So cut, print...moving on Schatze: Yes, there have been nights I'll long to relive But sometimes you gotta roam You can't fight when something's gotta give But you'll always be my home away from home Now, I like to play a love scene But don't let it last too long Play me the eight bar intro Of some new lush romantic song Frankie: I'm not afraid to take that leap With you to depend upon Now, tell me your name? Cut, print...moving on Nicky: We told the same jokes We breathed the same air We couldn't tell night from day But just like the end of a love affair We all know the time comes to break away Lamar: Last year, we all were strangers This year, we're lifelong friends I know that this location Is not where our story ends Schatze: Get up cause the rat race never ends This life is a marathon And I plan to run so much more than a sprint What's next? Well, I can't even give you a hint But boys, that's a wrap So, cut! Print! Moving on! And on! All: Moving on!

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MR. & MRS. SMITH

Featuring: Grace & Nicky

Grace: Call the Justice of the Peace, But don't tell him our names, Don't put out a press release, Or mention baseball games. Nicky: Book the nearest Bridal suite, One room will suit us fine, For the desk clerk that we meet, The only autograph we'll sign is, Both: Mr and Mrs Smith, Simply the folks next door, Nicky: People without a single clue what an Agent or Grip is for Grace: Yes Both: Nothing can beat the view, When as far as the eye can see, there's Grace: No one but Mrs, Nicky: No one but Mr, Both: Smith and Me. Nicky: For a home the man provides, A cottage built for two, We'll check the small town classifieds, Variety won't do. Grace: Then we'll move to mainstream USA And sign the deed of trust, The mailbox at our hideaway, Will tell the whole wide world that we're just, Both: Mr and Mrs Smith, Merely the folks next door, Nicky: People who use their kitchen each night, Grace: And never been in Toots Shor, Nicky: Yeah Both: Nothing can beat the view, For as far as the eye can see, there's Nicky: No one but Mr. Grace: No one but Mrs, Both: Smith and Me. No early calls, No big premieres, No less romantic theme, We'll spend the nights, Making our own, Little league baseball team, We're no one you've ever seen, Grace: Movie stars don't live anywhere here, Except on the local drive-in screen, Both: Yes, I'd gladly disappear, If it might guarantee a view of, Nicky: No one but Mr, Grace: No one but Mrs, Both: Smith and You.

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HANG THE MOON

Featuring: Pola, Grace & Schatze

Grace: If our lives were a movie I'd know what to do I'd write every scene with my heart An R.K.O. Picture that stars me and you two And this time I'd learn my part I'd paint you some scenery We'd sing, and we'd dance From morning to late afternoon And when that scene is done Then I'd take down the sun And for you Schatze, I'll hang the moon Schatze: We'd wake up to sunshine Like lights on a set You'd reach out and there'd be my hand All day there'd be music, a perfect duet That flows from the white baby grand Grace: At night when you're frightened I'll play you to sleep That melody from Clair de Lune. And to fill up the sky, Past the clouds I would fly, And for you Pola, I'll hang the moon. Hang the moon forever So you'd never fear the darkness The darkness I've known Moon, protect my sisters So that they'll never be alone Never alone If our lives were a movie Then you'd be the star 'Cause now I know the role I should play To applaud all you do All the things that you are And just be there on opening day Pola: I know in the past That the lines were all wrong And the music was never in tune But the wish that I make Is for just one more take Because then sisters, I'll hang the moon All: I'll hang the moon above you So that you'll never fear the darkness The darkness of night Then you'll know I love you Each time that you feel the light Grace: Feel the light If our lives were a movie Then I'd cut away All the moments when I wasn't there Schatze: The scenes that are happy Are all that will stay Pola: The rest will dissolve into air All: As the final reel ends We might all shed a tear Grace: For the ending is coming up soon All: But when the screen fades to black We can smile and look back Grace: And for you sisters I'll hang the moon

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HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT

Featuring: Lamar & Pola

Pola: Put down the playbook Cause the things I wanna show you can’t be written down Let my lips do the teaching Lamar: Turn off the camera Kick your shoes off for this scene you should be sitting down Yeah sitting close enough for reaching Pola: Turn down the lamp For the last page has been turned Lamar: When the dawns breaking through Pola: We can stop and review all the lessons you’ll have learned Both: Cause history is made at night so close the books turn off the light and listen Let my heart be the teacher No one here to disapprove As we review the lessons you’ve been missing Let the moon be our only light Cause history is made at night Lamar: I see the questions burning in your eyes or is it just reflections Mm of the stars high above you Pola: Oh I’m just your student and I hope you won’t be shy please make corrections Yeah on the sweetest way to love you Lamar: Come whisper close tell me just when to say when Pola: Then we’ll sleep through the day Lamar:Then whenever you say that’s when school begins again Both: Cause history is made at night so close the books turn off the light and listen Let my heart be the teacher No one here to disapprove As we review the lessons you’ve been missing Let the moon be our only light Cause history is made at night Pola: Someday they’ll write lots of books About our fame and glory Lamar: But if all their reports are just movies and sports They’ll be missing the whole story Both: Cause history is made at night so close the books turn off the light and listen Let my heart be the teacher No one here to disapprove As we review the lessons you’ve been missing Let the moon be our only light Cause history is made at night Yes our history was made at night

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SECOND HAND WHITE BABY GRAND

Featuring: Schatze

Schatze: My mother bought it secondhand from a silent movie star It was out of tune but still I learned to play And with each note we both would smile forgetting who we are And all the pain would simply fly away Something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound Even if it doesn't have a place to live Oh, the words were left unspoken when my Mama came around But that Secondhand White Baby Grand still had something beautiful to give Through missing keys and broken strings the music was our own Until the day we said our last goodbyes The baby grand was sent away A child all alone, to pray somebody else would realize That something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound Even if it doesn't have a place to live Oh, the words are still unspoken now that Mama's not around But that Secondhand White Baby Grand still has something beautiful to give For many years the music had to roam Until we found a way to find a home So now I wake up every day and see her standing there Just waiting for a partner to compose And I wish my mother still could hear that sound beyond compare I'll play her song till everybody knows That something secondhand and broken still can make a pretty sound Don't we all deserve a family room to live Oh, the words can't stay unspoken until everyone has found That Secondhand White Baby Grand that still has something beautiful to give I still have something beautiful to give

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LET’S BE BAD

Featuring: Schatze & Frankie w. Ensemble

Ensemble: When we're feeling down and low, Then our favorite word is no Cause it points the way to go. Let's be bad. Who knows what will come tomorrow? Neighbor, lose the sauce and sorrow. Here's some sugar you can borrow. Let's be bad. Don't want to be boring Our twenties are roaring Let's punish the flooring Yeah drummer man, do what you can Tonight the (whoo!) will hit the fan! If you need some more enticing, Here's a girl with twice the spicing We're the cake, but she's the icing! Let's be bad. Let's be bad.

Schatze: If you say something is taboo, Well, that's the thing I want to do. Do it till we're black and blue, Let's be bad. Guns and gangsters suit me fine. Al Capone is a buddy of mine. He's my big-shot valentine. Let's be bad. If spirits are sagging If feet are 'a dragging Fall off of that wagon. The piano hums to the bass and drums, And I'll be dancing when Hoover comes. Don't care if you've tied the knot, Most folks want what they ain't got. Melt the ice, some like it hot. Let's be bad. Schatze w. Ensemble: Here's my whistle, make it "whetter." Let me wear that scarlet letter. When I'm bad I'm even better. Let's be bad.

Schatze: Bring on the vices! Don't care what the price is! I'll add the right spices, When the stand-up bass slaps you in the face, Well, it ain't my boss, I'll embrace. Schatze w. Ensemble: I can't see the use in waiting. Your lips are intoxicating Do my hips need some translating? Let's be bad. Schatze: If I drown in bathtub gin, Notify my next of kin, They might grieve, or might jump in! Let's be bad. Who wants plays and O'Neill dramas? Gershwin is the cat's pajamas! I'm the queen of the red-hot mamas! Let's be bad. Schatze w. Ensemble: Each crook and G-man Each cop and he-man Just stick with me, man! Every joint's a juke with my red-hot uke, And just like Judas once said to Luke, Here's the key for my ignition, Hit the gas to my transmission! Schatze: When you hear the things I'm wishing' You won't offer opposition! Let's prohibit Prohibition! Schatze w. Ensemble: Let's be bad! Schatze: Some like it hot, and that ain't bad!

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THEY JUST KEEP MOVING THE LINE

Featuring: Grace

Grace: The field was bright with clover I saw the finish sign I started as a rover And then victory was mine I thought the race was over But they just keep moving the line They cheered at my persistence But prayed for my decline The path of least resistance Led to Hollywood and Vine I tried to go the distance But they just keep moving the line I jumped all of the hurdles To break out of the pack I started on the outside And then hit the inside track I left the other fillies Back at the starting gate Was ready, on my mark, I got to set To hurry up and wait So talent and ambition Won me a chance to shine I aced the big audition But it's rainin' on Cloud Nine Can't beat the competition 'Cause they just keep moving the line I handled every corner Each bump along the track And when I saw the ribbon, well There was no turning back I won the photo finish I posed for all the men But before I got my trophy Well, the race began again So I made friends with rejection I've straightened up my spine! I'll change each imperfection Till it's time to drink the wine! I'd toast to resurrection But they just keep moving the line! Please give me some direction, 'Cause they just keep moving the line!

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LET ME BE YOUR STAR

Featuring: Pola & Grace

Pola: So another man says that he can't compete That he can't love a moving target Grace: So another affair gets an incomplete Well, it's time to adjust my plan Pola: Cause when I'm up there Grace: On the silver screen Both: I can make the whole world want me and only me Pola: So, I can't have the love of a single man Grace: But a million or more Both: Well that I can ...

Grace: Fade in on a girl with a hunger for fame And a face and a name to remember The past fades away Because as of this day The old me is gone She's moving on Her smile and her fantasies play a duet That will make you forget where you are The music starts playing It's the beat of her heart saying Let me be your star Pola: Flashback to a girl with a song in her heart As she's waiting to start the adventure The fire and drive That make dreams come alive They fill her soul She's in control The drama, the laughter The tears just like pearls Well, they're all in this girl's repertoire It's all for the taking And it's magic we'll be making Let me be your star Both: I'll just have to forget the hurt that came before Pola: Forget what used to be Grace: The past is on the cutting room floor Pola: The future is here with me Both: Choose me! Fade up on a star with it all in her sights All the love and the lights that surround her Someday she'll think twice Of the dues and the price She'll have to pay But not today! She'll do all she can For the love of one man And for millions who love from afar I'm what you've been needing It's all here and my heart's pleading Let me be your star!

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ON LEXINGTON & 52ND STREET.

Featuring: Lamar & Nicky

Nicky: Hurry hurry step right up, see the star who lives for the spotlight, turn the mics and cameras on or she feels incomplete.. Lamar: Now before it hits the screen, watch us play the final scene, right here on Lexington and 52nd street.. Nicky: Hurry all you faceless men, and catch the end of a match of the century, you're just in time for the final round, 'cause I know when I'm beat.. Lamar: See the girl who's become a joke, see the man whose heart she broke, right here on Lexington and 52nd street.. Nicky: From Hollywood to Niagara Falls, Lamar: In barber shops and ballroom walls, the things I thought were only mine, are up for grabs so get in line... Nicky: Hurry hurry take a peak, the traffic stops for the queen of the movies, the center fold live in the flesh, so get a ringside seat... Lamar: You wanna see what her lover sees, just wait for the next subway breeze, right here, on Lexington and 52nd street.. Hurry hurry going fast, watch the fool as he heads for the exit, He sees what she has to have, and he cannot compete.. Nicky: See the girl who's ten feet high, Lamar: see the man who's learned to cry, Both: right here... on Lexington and 52nd

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SMASH

Featuring: Grace & Pola w. Ensemble

Grace: You ask me, how far will I go You ask me what I wouldn't do For the sight of my name As it fills every frame Yes, I want to be more than a flash

Pola: I ask you, what lies should I tell I tell you I'm willing to learn So enroll me in school In your kidney-shaped pool In a two-piece I make quite a splash 'Cause I wanna be a smash

Both: Yes, I wanna be a hit and run Till I've won every heart

Pola: Be a queen to each king or mechanic

Ensemble: Plus you, Mr. Zanuck

Both w. Ensemble: But first, mister You have to give me the part I know all the tricks of the trade I've even invented a few

Grace: Now your interest is mounting Pola: And soon we'll be counting the lights Grace: and the nights Both: And the cash Both w. Ensemble: 'Cause I'm gonna be a Smash! Yes, I'm gonna be a smash Won't you help me be a... Smash!

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NEVER GIVE ALL THE HEART

Featuring: Nicky

Nicky: As a child, I lived in a million homes So I always would keep to myself And my lessons were learned From the stories and poems I would steal from a library shelf Yes, the books like the Roots Weren't mine to keep But the words weren't left behind And I think of them all and I can't sleep And a poet who read my mind As the wise men once wrote Never give all the heart Well, it's easy to see He was writing for me I just wish I could play that part Yes, he scribbled that love isn't worth thinking of That is fades out from kiss to kiss If I just learned those lines Well, just think of the misery I'd miss As the Irish men said Don't put your heart up to play When he warned of the cost And the heart that he lost Mister Yeats really paved the way For the men that I've known Who have clearly shown They've reading him from the start 'Cause when it comes to me Well, their kisses come free But they never give all the heart When he warned of the cost And the heart that he lost Mister Yeats really paved the way For the men that I've known Well, they've clearly shown They been reading him from the start 'Cause each time that I fall They never give all the heart

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OUR LITTLE SECRET

Featuring: Grace & Nicky

Nicky: Nobody asking me questions Nobody planning a coup Nobody with their suggestions of what not to do Nobody taking our picture Nobody turning the screw It's our little secret, just us two Outside of this room there's a cold war But you'll never know it in here There's just no defense, the heats too intense And oh, how it rises whenever you're near Yes, every person has one A pleasure that's strictly taboo It's our little secret, just us two Grace: Come here, baby Nicky: No studio execs yelling at us No paparazzi peeking through I have my own little ways to take care of you No one from Time or from News Week... Both: To document our rendezvous It's our little secret, just us two Nicky: In Hollywood you must be careful Both: You bedfellow may be a shot Nicky: From the left, from the right Baby, turn off the light Both: It's easy to do what you must in the dark Nicky: So let's do it now for our country And raise the old red, white and... Both: ...blue It's our little secret, just us two Just us two Just us two

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BROADWAY, HERE I COME

Featuring: Schatze

Schatze: I'm high above the city I'm standing on the ledge The view from here is pretty And I step off the edge And now I'm fallin', baby Through the sky, through the sky And I'm fallin', baby through the sky It's my callin', baby Don't you cry, don't you cry And I'm fallin' down through the sky Toward the street that I'm from Oh, Broadway, here I come Broadway, here I come The pressure it increases The closer that I get I could almost go to pieces But I'm not quite there yet See, I've been bravin' crazy weather Drownin' out my cries I pull myself together I'm focused on the prize I'm fallin', baby Through the sky, through the sky I'm fallin', baby through the sky It's my callin', baby Don't you cry, don't you cry 'Cause I'm fallin' down through the sky And it's a tune you can hum Oh, Broadway here I come Mmmmmmmm Will I remain the same Or will I change a little bit? Will I feel broken or totally complete? Will I retain my name when I'm the biggest, hugest hit? Or will I blend in with the rest of the street The people all are pointing I bet they'd never guess That the saint that they're anointing Is frightened of the mess But even though I fear it I'm playin' all my cards... Baby, you are gonna hear it When I give them my regards I'm fallin' baby Through the sky, through the sky Now I'm fallin', baby through the sky It's my callin', baby Don't you cry, don't you cry And I'm fallin' down through the sky And I refuse to go numb Oh, Broadway here I come Broadway, here I come Broadway, here I come Oh, Broadway, Broadway, here I come Here I come! And the last thing I hear As the impact grows near Is it a scream or a cheer? Well, never mind, I'll never find out 'Cause Broadway I am here

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THE NATIONAL PASTIME

Featuring: Pole & Ensemble

Pola: Fellas! Ensemble: Yeah? Pola: Fellas! Ensemble: Is it? Pola: Hey, team! Ensemble: Off the benches, it’s Pola!

Pola: I just got a date (She just got a date!) With baseball’s Brando! (That lucky so-and-so!) So run me ‘round the bases, Put me through my paces, And teach me all the things a slugger’s lover Should know! What’s that there? (That’s the pitcher’s mound!) Have you ever seen a shape that is so perfectly round? (Batter up!) Play ball! (You better give it your all!) ‘Cause all men like to play at The national pastime. Who’s that man? (That’s the first base coach!) Have you noticed that he signals every time I approach? (Kill the ump!) Throw him out! (Because there isn’t a doubt..) That all men like to play at The national pastime! When I was just a little girl, I liked being dainty and purty. But now that I’m giving sports a whirl, I find I kinda like to get dirty! (Yeah!) (Baby, what’s that there?) That’s the team bullpen, And I like the odds I’m seeing: no girls, all men! (Hit the deck, look alive! Beware the lady's line drive!) Because my skill and my passion’ll Elevate the national... Peanuts! Hot Dogs! Crackerjack! I don’t care, I don’t care if I ever get back! (When the season’s over, the play won’t end...) ‘Cause a baseball diamond is a girl’s best friend! Yes, my style and my fashion’ll Elevate the national Pastime!

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I NEVER MET A WOLF WHO DIDN’T LOVE TO HOWL

Featuring: Pola, Frankie, Nicky & Ensemble.

Pola: When you are born with sex appeal In a forest called Hollywood, You'll find more wolves at your backdoor Than that Little Red Riding Hood. Now she and her little old Gramma Could have learned from the men I've dated That a wolf can be quite a devotee Once he's domesticated!

Here's a lesson they should teach in school, When a girl gets curvy, and the boys all drool, If math and science just ain't your style, Just give that teacher a wink and a smile, For a passing grade, you won't have to wait, And you can thank him later when you graduate, Cause I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! No, I never met a man who wasn't on the prowl, If a nice diploma you wanna get, Well, then, make that teacher the student's pet, Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! You never know where a wolf might crouch, But his natural habitat's the casting couch, So take lots of pictures of the wildlife, To tell the wolf you could share with his wife, The Hunter gets captured by the game, Then Leo the Lion will be roaring your name! Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! No, I never met a man who wasn't on the prowl, If your face and figure are whistle bait, Then honey, you'll have the keys to the studio gate! Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! Ensemble: The three little piggies sure had it wrong When the wolf came-a-knockin' with that old song Pola: He was huffin' and puffin' sayin' "Marilyn, I gotcha!" I say "Come on in" & I put on Sinatra. Oh, Frankie! A wealthy wolf likes to buy his toys But he really is just one of the boys. If you've got something for which he's cravin', It sure is good that he's been savin'. Be a fan, give his cheek a peck But get his autograph on a cashier's check. Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! No, I never met a man who wasn't on the prowl. Even if that wolf's just a grey old goat Nicky: WHAT?! Pola: He still will make a nice fur coat. Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! Go, baby, go! Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! No, I never met a man who wasn't on the prowl. This wolf looks like he's ready to dine. Frankie: Tell me, where can I sign on the dotted line? Pola: Yeah, I never met a wolf who didn't love to howl! Oh, yeah!

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(LET’S START) TOMORROW TONIGHT

Featuring: Frankie & Ensemble

Frankie: Round and round goes the wheel of love Some say like Russian roulette There's a jackpot I'm dreaming of I'm ready to place my bet No need to beg, steal or borrow The future is looking bright Yes, I'm laying odds on tomorrow So let's start tomorrow tonight Can't cha feel, baby, we're in the chips Tomorrow's our lucky day I can feel gold at our fingertips We'll prosper if we parlay No time for sadness and sorrow Together, we'll fight that fight Yes, I'm laying odds on tomorrow So let's start tomorrow tonight Don't need no clover or lucky charm That rabbit can keep his foot As long as we're walkin' arm in arm It's aces, I feel So shut up and deal! I know that we're on a winning streak The future can't come too soon Let's climb together to reach that peak Then baby, we'll shoot the moon I'm high as Kilimanjaro And with you, Jack, I'm ready for flight Yes, I'm laying odds on tomorrow So let's start tomorrow tonight As long as we're walkin' arm in arm It's aces, I feel! So shut up and deal! Oh, I know that we're on a winning streak The future can't come too soon Let's climb together to reach that peak Then baby, we'll shoot the moon I'm high as Kilimanjaro And with you, Jack, I'm ready for flight Yes, I'm laying odds on tomorrow So let's start tomorrow tonight Let's start tomorrow tonight

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THE 20TH CENTURY FOX MAMBO

Featuring: Pola & Ensemble

Pola: At Paramount it's "Ooh la la." The Warner Brothers' Cha cha cha. And L.B. Mayer loves his schmaltz, So MGM made the great waltz. But the 20th Century Foxtrot It's precious, but precious! It's not hot To make the big boys hire me— Please make that rhythm fiery. Come on, boy and girls, Make me over! In this factory Where dreams can come true, Are you ready To make someone new? You're the team That must teach me to do The 20th Century Fox Mambo. Done the homework, And I'll pass the test. I'll do whatever My teacher suggests— I can do it clothed Or undressed, The 20th Century Fox Mambo. Make it up, Shake it up, Let the fantasies begin! Here's the dope: To get cast, Change the past— Make the light Just right for Cinema ... Scope! Take a gamble 'Cause it's safe to bet. Mr. Zanick ain't seen nothing yet. When we're finished He'll never forget This 20th Century Fox. Ensemble: For fame play her game, Change your name To the 20th Century Fox Make it up, Shake it up. Pola: Make me feel Like the main attraction. Change the clothes, Fix the nose, And then 5, 6, 7, 8, Action! Ensemble: Action! Pola: Now I'm blonde, But I ain't so dumb. Ensemble: No!

Pola: Hollywood will be Under my thumb. Ensemble: Yes! Pola: I'll change partners Until I become Your 20th Centurty Fox Mambo!

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