1 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,291 [applause] 2 00:00:56,458 --> 00:00:59,291 Hi. I'm Jon. 3 00:01:01,125 --> 00:01:03,166 I'm a musical-theater writer. 4 00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:05,583 One of the last of my species. 5 00:01:05,666 --> 00:01:06,958 [laughter] 6 00:01:07,041 --> 00:01:10,916 Sorry. So… so, you know, lately, I've been hearing this sound. 7 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,291 [slow ticking] 8 00:01:12,375 --> 00:01:16,375 Everywhere I go, like a tick, tick, tick… 9 00:01:16,458 --> 00:01:22,041 Like a time bomb in some cheesy B-movie or Saturday morning cartoon. 10 00:01:22,125 --> 00:01:25,875 The fuse has been lit. The clock counts down the seconds 11 00:01:25,958 --> 00:01:30,625 as the flame gets closer, and closer, and closer, 12 00:01:30,708 --> 00:01:33,791 until… all at once… 13 00:01:33,875 --> 00:01:35,666 [boom] 14 00:01:37,666 --> 00:01:40,083 [mimicking trumpets] 15 00:01:40,166 --> 00:01:42,083 [laughs] 16 00:01:42,583 --> 00:01:45,666 [mimicking trumpets] 17 00:01:45,750 --> 00:01:48,333 [woman] This is Jonathan Larson's story. 18 00:01:48,416 --> 00:01:50,833 Happy anniversary, I love you so much. 19 00:01:51,708 --> 00:01:53,666 [woman] Before the Tony Awards. 20 00:01:54,458 --> 00:01:56,708 Before the Pulitzer Prize. 21 00:01:57,250 --> 00:01:58,250 Before… 22 00:01:58,333 --> 00:02:01,083 We dedicate this opening night and every performance 23 00:02:01,166 --> 00:02:03,250 to our friend, Jonathan Larson. 24 00:02:03,333 --> 00:02:05,333 -[cheers] -[woman] …we lost him. 25 00:02:07,125 --> 00:02:07,958 [both scream] 26 00:02:08,041 --> 00:02:11,000 [woman] Everything you're about to see is true. 27 00:02:12,208 --> 00:02:14,583 Except for the parts Jonathan made up. 28 00:02:20,333 --> 00:02:23,333 [jovial tune playing] 29 00:02:23,416 --> 00:02:27,250 The date is January 26th, 1990. 30 00:02:27,333 --> 00:02:31,916 The setting, the barren, unfashionable no-man's-land 31 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,000 between SoHo and Greenwich Village. 32 00:02:35,083 --> 00:02:38,958 I have two keyboards, a Macintosh computer. 33 00:02:39,041 --> 00:02:40,791 -A cat. -[meows] 34 00:02:40,875 --> 00:02:43,666 An impressive collection of compact discs, 35 00:02:43,750 --> 00:02:46,541 cassettes, and records of other people's music. 36 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:51,958 Bookshelves sagging under the weight of plays and novels I didn't write. 37 00:02:52,041 --> 00:02:55,750 I have an original, dystopian rock musical… 38 00:02:55,833 --> 00:02:56,916 [tune stops] 39 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,416 …that I have spent the last eight years of my life writing… 40 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:01,541 [deep breathing] 41 00:03:01,625 --> 00:03:04,833 -…and rewriting, and rewriting. -[laughter] 42 00:03:04,916 --> 00:03:06,666 [moans] 43 00:03:07,208 --> 00:03:11,000 I have rejection letters from every major and minor producer, 44 00:03:11,083 --> 00:03:14,583 theater company, record label, and film studio in existence. 45 00:03:14,666 --> 00:03:16,333 And in just over a week… 46 00:03:19,291 --> 00:03:21,291 I will be 30 years old. 47 00:03:22,833 --> 00:03:26,166 Older than Stephen Sondheim when he had his first Broadway show. 48 00:03:26,250 --> 00:03:30,916 Older than Paul McCartney when he wrote his last song with John Lennon. 49 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,916 By the time my parents were 30, they already had two kids, 50 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,250 they had careers 51 00:03:36,333 --> 00:03:38,708 with steady paychecks, a mortgage. 52 00:03:38,791 --> 00:03:43,541 And in eight days, my youth will be over forever. 53 00:03:43,625 --> 00:03:46,041 And what exactly do I have to show for myself? 54 00:03:47,166 --> 00:03:48,291 [sighs] 55 00:03:48,875 --> 00:03:50,708 Happy birthday! 56 00:03:51,416 --> 00:03:56,958 ♪ Stop the clock ♪ 57 00:03:57,041 --> 00:04:02,500 ♪ Take time out ♪ 58 00:04:02,583 --> 00:04:05,083 ♪ Time to regroup ♪ 59 00:04:05,166 --> 00:04:10,708 ♪ Before you lose the bout ♪ 60 00:04:10,791 --> 00:04:15,791 ♪ Freeze the frame ♪ 61 00:04:16,541 --> 00:04:21,875 ♪ Back it up ♪ 62 00:04:21,958 --> 00:04:24,458 ♪ Time to refocus ♪ 63 00:04:24,541 --> 00:04:29,416 ♪ Before they wrap it up ♪ 64 00:04:30,166 --> 00:04:32,500 ♪ Years are getting shorter ♪ 65 00:04:32,583 --> 00:04:35,541 ♪ Lines on your face are getting longer ♪ 66 00:04:35,625 --> 00:04:38,333 ♪ Feel like you're treading water ♪ 67 00:04:38,416 --> 00:04:41,000 ♪ But the riptide's getting stronger ♪ 68 00:04:41,083 --> 00:04:43,458 ♪ Don't panic, don't jump ship ♪ 69 00:04:43,541 --> 00:04:46,583 ♪ Can't fight it, like taxes ♪ 70 00:04:46,666 --> 00:04:51,458 ♪ At least it happens Only once in your life ♪ 71 00:04:52,166 --> 00:04:54,708 ♪ They're singing "Happy Birthday" ♪ 72 00:04:54,791 --> 00:04:57,541 ♪ You just want to lay down and cry ♪ 73 00:04:57,625 --> 00:05:02,625 ♪ Not just another birthday, it's 30/90 ♪ 74 00:05:02,708 --> 00:05:05,125 ♪ Why can't you stay 29? ♪ 75 00:05:05,208 --> 00:05:08,500 ♪ Hell, you still feel like you're 22 ♪ 76 00:05:08,583 --> 00:05:10,916 ♪ Turn 30, 1990 ♪ 77 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,625 ♪ Bang! You're dead What can you do? ♪ 78 00:05:15,708 --> 00:05:20,041 ♪ What can you do? ♪ 79 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,083 ♪ What can you do? ♪ 80 00:05:25,333 --> 00:05:26,833 I made ten copies. 81 00:05:27,333 --> 00:05:29,000 You are an angel on earth. 82 00:05:29,083 --> 00:05:32,291 -This is the last time. Seriously. -I know. Thank you. 83 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:33,958 -No, no, no, I got you. -I'm gonna pay. 84 00:05:34,041 --> 00:05:36,916 -[Jon] I don't want you to pay. -Somebody needs to take out this trash. 85 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,125 So I hear you're moving out of Jon's place. 86 00:05:39,208 --> 00:05:41,083 That's the end of an era. 87 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:44,583 We hear him sobbing in the fridge most mornings. It's very sad. 88 00:05:44,666 --> 00:05:47,041 [Jon] No, no, no. We are not talking about that. 89 00:05:47,125 --> 00:05:49,375 Wait, Carolyn, you're coming next Friday, right? 90 00:05:49,458 --> 00:05:50,583 What's happening Friday? 91 00:05:50,666 --> 00:05:53,583 -[both] The Superbia workshop. -Surprised he hasn't mentioned it. 92 00:05:53,666 --> 00:05:54,916 That sounds vaguely familiar. 93 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,083 Guys, this is the biggest break I've ever had. This is that moment. 94 00:05:58,166 --> 00:06:01,875 It's the first time people are gonna see the show that aren't just us. 95 00:06:01,958 --> 00:06:04,291 It's good you're not putting too much pressure on it. 96 00:06:04,375 --> 00:06:06,500 -[all chuckling] -[Jon] But it's true, though. 97 00:06:06,583 --> 00:06:11,083 It's like, you get to a certain age and you stop being a writer who waits tables 98 00:06:11,166 --> 00:06:13,875 and you become a waiter with a hobby. 99 00:06:13,958 --> 00:06:16,083 Boo-Boo, you need to ask yourself, in this moment, 100 00:06:16,166 --> 00:06:19,166 are you letting yourself be led by fear or by love? 101 00:06:21,750 --> 00:06:23,000 [gasps] 102 00:06:23,083 --> 00:06:25,083 ♪ Clear the runway ♪ 103 00:06:25,166 --> 00:06:28,583 ♪ Make another pass ♪ 104 00:06:28,666 --> 00:06:30,833 ♪ Try one more approach ♪ 105 00:06:30,916 --> 00:06:33,541 ♪ Before you're out of gas ♪ 106 00:06:33,625 --> 00:06:35,958 ♪ Friends are getting fatter ♪ 107 00:06:36,041 --> 00:06:39,250 ♪ Hairs on your head are getting thinner ♪ 108 00:06:39,333 --> 00:06:41,958 ♪ Feel like a cleanup batter ♪ 109 00:06:42,041 --> 00:06:44,708 ♪ On a team that ain't a winner ♪ 110 00:06:44,791 --> 00:06:47,166 ♪ Don't freak out, don't strike out ♪ 111 00:06:47,250 --> 00:06:49,958 ♪ Can't fight it, like City Hall ♪ 112 00:06:50,041 --> 00:06:52,416 ♪ At least you're not alone ♪ 113 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:55,583 ♪ Your friends are there too ♪ 114 00:06:55,666 --> 00:06:58,125 ♪ And they're singing "Happy Birthday" ♪ 115 00:06:58,208 --> 00:07:01,166 ♪ You just wish you could run away ♪ 116 00:07:01,250 --> 00:07:03,416 ♪ Who cares about a birthday? ♪ 117 00:07:03,500 --> 00:07:06,708 ♪ But 30/90, hey ♪ 118 00:07:06,791 --> 00:07:09,083 ♪ Can you be optimistic? ♪ 119 00:07:09,166 --> 00:07:11,958 ♪ You're no longer the ingénue ♪ 120 00:07:12,041 --> 00:07:14,458 ♪ Turn 30, 1990 ♪ 121 00:07:14,541 --> 00:07:16,166 ♪ Boom! You're passé ♪ 122 00:07:16,250 --> 00:07:19,291 ♪ What can you do? ♪ 123 00:07:19,375 --> 00:07:24,500 ♪ What can you do? ♪ 124 00:07:24,583 --> 00:07:28,291 ♪ What can you do? ♪ 125 00:07:28,375 --> 00:07:30,166 You just quit? 126 00:07:30,250 --> 00:07:33,458 Well, no, I didn't just "quit" quit. I gave… I gave my notice. 127 00:07:33,541 --> 00:07:37,291 -That's exactly the same thing. -No, I have two weeks left. 128 00:07:37,375 --> 00:07:40,625 I'm allowing myself to be led by love. 129 00:07:40,708 --> 00:07:41,708 What? 130 00:07:41,791 --> 00:07:44,125 You know, Rosa's got another client. Craig Carnelia. 131 00:07:44,208 --> 00:07:46,916 This is Rosa your agent, who hasn't returned your calls in a year? 132 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,083 Yeah, yeah. That's the one. 133 00:07:48,166 --> 00:07:52,291 So she invited the entire theater industry to Craig's musical workshop last year. 134 00:07:52,375 --> 00:07:54,250 And by intermission, some producer 135 00:07:54,333 --> 00:07:58,250 had already written him a check for ten thousand dollars. 136 00:07:59,166 --> 00:08:01,666 I just wish that you didn't have to think like that. 137 00:08:01,750 --> 00:08:03,500 Well, it's expensive to make art. 138 00:08:03,583 --> 00:08:05,541 No, baby, it's expensive to make art here. 139 00:08:05,625 --> 00:08:07,750 -Yeah, but worth every penny. -[chuckles] 140 00:08:07,833 --> 00:08:10,291 -That's beautiful. -I know, right? 141 00:08:10,375 --> 00:08:12,166 How are you gonna pay for this, Jonathan? 142 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,458 ♪ Peter Pan and Tinkerbell ♪ 143 00:08:19,541 --> 00:08:22,625 ♪ Which way to Never Never Land? ♪ 144 00:08:22,708 --> 00:08:25,166 ♪ Emerald City's gone to hell ♪ 145 00:08:25,250 --> 00:08:28,416 -♪ Since the wizard blew off his command ♪ -♪ Blew off his command ♪ 146 00:08:28,500 --> 00:08:31,083 ♪ On the streets you hear the voices ♪ 147 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:33,625 ♪ Lost children, crocodiles ♪ 148 00:08:33,708 --> 00:08:35,083 ♪ You're not into ♪ 149 00:08:35,166 --> 00:08:37,625 ♪ Making choices, wicked witches ♪ 150 00:08:37,708 --> 00:08:40,375 ♪ Poppy fields or men behind the curtain ♪ 151 00:08:40,458 --> 00:08:43,000 ♪ Tiger lilies, ruby slippers ♪ 152 00:08:43,083 --> 00:08:45,958 ♪ Clock is ticking, that's for certain ♪ 153 00:08:46,041 --> 00:08:48,083 ♪ They're singing "Happy Birthday" ♪ 154 00:08:48,166 --> 00:08:51,375 -♪ Happy birthday ♪ -♪ I just wish it all were a dream ♪ 155 00:08:51,458 --> 00:08:53,916 ♪ It feels much more like doomsday ♪ 156 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,375 -♪ Fuck 30/90 ♪ -♪ 30/90 ♪ 157 00:08:56,458 --> 00:08:59,291 ♪ Seems like I'm in for a twister ♪ 158 00:08:59,375 --> 00:09:02,250 ♪ I don't see a rainbow, do you? ♪ 159 00:09:02,333 --> 00:09:04,958 ♪ Turn 30 in the '90s ♪ 160 00:09:05,041 --> 00:09:07,583 ♪ Look into my hands now The ball has passed ♪ 161 00:09:07,666 --> 00:09:10,041 ♪ I want the spoils, but not too fast ♪ 162 00:09:10,125 --> 00:09:12,875 ♪ The world is calling It's now or Neverland ♪ 163 00:09:12,958 --> 00:09:15,666 ♪ Why can't I stay a child forever and? ♪ 164 00:09:15,750 --> 00:09:18,541 ♪ 30/90, 30/90 ♪ 165 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:21,625 ♪ 30/90, 30/90 ♪ 166 00:09:21,708 --> 00:09:24,583 -♪ 30/90, 30, 30/90 ♪ -♪ 30, 30/90 ♪ 167 00:09:24,666 --> 00:09:29,416 -♪ What can I do? ♪ -♪ What can I do? ♪ 168 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:33,916 ♪ 30/90, 30, 30/90 ♪ 169 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:40,583 ♪ What can I do? ♪ 170 00:09:41,791 --> 00:09:45,458 [crowd cheering, clapping] 171 00:09:47,875 --> 00:09:50,541 Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for our band, 172 00:09:50,625 --> 00:09:53,375 and also for my very, very, very dear friends, 173 00:09:54,333 --> 00:09:57,416 Roger and Karessa on vocals. 174 00:09:57,500 --> 00:09:59,291 [applause] 175 00:10:02,375 --> 00:10:03,500 Friday night. 176 00:10:03,583 --> 00:10:05,291 -[machine beeps] -Hi, Jonathan, it's Deborah. 177 00:10:05,375 --> 00:10:07,625 Susan dropped off your music for tonight's dance-- 178 00:10:07,708 --> 00:10:10,166 -[tape rewinds] -…but I can't get the speakers to work. 179 00:10:10,250 --> 00:10:11,666 [door opens] 180 00:10:12,666 --> 00:10:15,041 -Hey, Pookie. -Hi. 181 00:10:15,125 --> 00:10:16,208 How was Philly? 182 00:10:16,291 --> 00:10:18,125 I went from the airport to a conference room 183 00:10:18,208 --> 00:10:20,250 and then back to the airport three hours later. 184 00:10:21,291 --> 00:10:22,500 -Sounds amazing. -Mm. 185 00:10:22,583 --> 00:10:24,958 [Jon] Michael was an amazing actor. 186 00:10:25,875 --> 00:10:29,375 Yeah, he was the lead of every play in high school, college. 187 00:10:29,458 --> 00:10:32,208 And then we moved to New York. 188 00:10:32,291 --> 00:10:35,000 I am sick of waking up at 5:00 189 00:10:35,083 --> 00:10:38,416 to get in line outside the Equity Building and wait all day, 190 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:41,208 praying that the director actually even agrees 191 00:10:41,291 --> 00:10:43,500 to see anyone that's non-union, and then, 192 00:10:43,583 --> 00:10:46,166 when I finally do get in the room, I sing… 193 00:10:46,250 --> 00:10:49,291 I don't know, six measures, if I'm lucky, before they cut me off 194 00:10:49,375 --> 00:10:50,708 and call me the wrong name-- 195 00:10:50,791 --> 00:10:52,541 Juan, Pedro, Carlos… lo que sea. 196 00:10:52,625 --> 00:10:57,125 And then a week later, he got a job at a fancy advertising company, 197 00:10:57,208 --> 00:11:00,333 making high five figures. [exhales] 198 00:11:00,416 --> 00:11:01,958 Healthcare, dental… 199 00:11:03,041 --> 00:11:04,375 He never looked back. 200 00:11:04,458 --> 00:11:06,250 You know, for someone who's broke, 201 00:11:06,333 --> 00:11:09,458 you could probably spend a little bit less on party planning. 202 00:11:09,541 --> 00:11:11,833 [Jon] Well, what is the point of money, 203 00:11:11,916 --> 00:11:14,125 if you're not gonna spend it on the people you love? 204 00:11:14,208 --> 00:11:16,666 -Yeah, except you don't have any money. -Oh, right. 205 00:11:16,750 --> 00:11:18,875 This has been sitting here for a week. 206 00:11:18,958 --> 00:11:22,166 -I'm on it. -Mm-hm. Yeah. You seem very on it. 207 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:25,458 Pretty soon you won't have me around to remind you to pay your bills on time. 208 00:11:25,541 --> 00:11:27,583 How will I ever survive? 209 00:11:27,666 --> 00:11:30,250 That's a very real question. Have you found a new roommate yet? 210 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,416 I've been a little busy. You know. My workshop is next week. 211 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:35,750 Wait, what workshop? 212 00:11:38,208 --> 00:11:39,791 [snickering] 213 00:11:39,875 --> 00:11:41,041 That was funny. 214 00:11:45,958 --> 00:11:47,708 [Michael] What time's the show tonight? 215 00:11:49,708 --> 00:11:50,833 Uh… 216 00:11:51,333 --> 00:11:53,083 -Curtain's at 8:00. -[Michael] Mm… 217 00:11:53,666 --> 00:11:57,625 I've heard the dancing's amazing, but the music sucks. 218 00:11:57,708 --> 00:12:00,166 [piano playing chords] 219 00:12:13,958 --> 00:12:16,208 [Jon] Susan grew up in a small town in the Midwest. 220 00:12:16,291 --> 00:12:18,291 She went to college to study biology, 221 00:12:18,375 --> 00:12:20,500 she thought she'd become a doctor, maybe teach. 222 00:12:20,583 --> 00:12:23,166 -But then she fell in love… -[all gasping] 223 00:12:23,250 --> 00:12:26,333 -…with modern dance instead. -[all exhale] 224 00:12:26,416 --> 00:12:29,250 -Every parent's dream, right? -[faint laughter] 225 00:12:29,333 --> 00:12:31,958 She moved to New York without knowing a soul. 226 00:12:32,041 --> 00:12:33,666 Four years later, she's already danced 227 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:35,458 with every major choreographer in the city. 228 00:12:35,541 --> 00:12:37,416 Paul, Trisha, Merce. 229 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:42,583 1990. This was the year she was finally gonna join a company. 230 00:12:42,666 --> 00:12:46,791 Not just go from job to job. Actually have a home, an artistic family. 231 00:12:46,875 --> 00:12:50,500 And she was ready. This was her year. She knew it. 232 00:12:50,583 --> 00:12:54,500 And then she fractured her ankle during a dress rehearsal. 233 00:12:54,583 --> 00:12:57,083 [piano continues playing] 234 00:12:58,375 --> 00:13:03,083 [Jon] Six months of rehab later, she's dancing again, it's just… 235 00:13:04,291 --> 00:13:09,000 whatever that moment was, when she knew… 236 00:13:09,083 --> 00:13:11,166 all of a sudden, she doesn't know anymore. 237 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:12,083 [gasps] 238 00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:14,000 But Susan is a real artist. 239 00:13:14,083 --> 00:13:18,375 She doesn't care about seeing her name in the New York Times. 240 00:13:18,458 --> 00:13:22,750 It doesn't matter to her if she's dancing in front of five people 241 00:13:22,833 --> 00:13:24,833 or in front of five thousand. 242 00:13:24,916 --> 00:13:26,333 [slow ticking] 243 00:13:26,416 --> 00:13:28,458 And then there's the matter of us. 244 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:31,041 [applause] 245 00:13:33,250 --> 00:13:34,583 Whoo! 246 00:13:35,083 --> 00:13:37,875 ["Love Shack" by B-52s playing] 247 00:13:38,458 --> 00:13:41,291 ♪ Love shack Baby, love shack ♪ 248 00:13:42,083 --> 00:13:45,041 ♪ Love shack Baby, love shack… ♪ 249 00:13:49,958 --> 00:13:52,208 You know he can't afford all of this, right? 250 00:13:52,291 --> 00:13:54,833 [indistinct chatter] 251 00:13:54,916 --> 00:13:57,958 Well, he loves making a fuss, especially about you. 252 00:13:58,041 --> 00:13:59,291 Hm. 253 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,500 ["Love Shack" continues playing] 254 00:14:04,208 --> 00:14:06,375 After everything we've done for him… 255 00:14:06,458 --> 00:14:07,958 -[Jon] Stop! -…he walks away. 256 00:14:08,041 --> 00:14:09,666 Freddy, look, I'm leaving you my mixtapes. 257 00:14:09,750 --> 00:14:12,375 -Oh! -You can play them in remembrance of me. 258 00:14:12,458 --> 00:14:16,083 Jonathan Larson's famous Moondance Diner mixtape. 259 00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:18,833 Who doesn't love showtunes with their French toast? 260 00:14:18,916 --> 00:14:22,625 Actually, it's not just showtunes. It's a very eclectic mix. 261 00:14:22,708 --> 00:14:24,875 -Someone's very touchy about mixtapes. -Apparently. 262 00:14:24,958 --> 00:14:26,416 Okay, listen. I'm happy for you. 263 00:14:26,500 --> 00:14:27,916 -I really am. -Oh, yeah? 264 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,125 I'm also extremely bitter and jealous and envious, 265 00:14:31,208 --> 00:14:33,791 and sort of hateful towards you right now. 266 00:14:33,875 --> 00:14:36,541 I mean… he's getting out. 267 00:14:37,166 --> 00:14:38,708 And you're gonna be next. 268 00:14:38,791 --> 00:14:41,666 -Well, I got a callback last week. -Great! 269 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,958 -For a cruise. -What's wrong with a cruise? 270 00:14:44,041 --> 00:14:45,083 [snorts] 271 00:14:45,166 --> 00:14:48,250 It's an Arctic cruise, so pretty much everything. 272 00:14:48,333 --> 00:14:52,083 Uh, every single thing is wrong with that. It's in the Arctic. 273 00:14:52,708 --> 00:14:54,958 -How you feeling? -Um… 274 00:14:55,041 --> 00:14:56,666 It's been a really good week. 275 00:14:56,750 --> 00:15:00,833 T-cell count is good. My doctor feels cautiously optimistic. 276 00:15:00,916 --> 00:15:03,166 Okay, good. You look great. 277 00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:04,750 Oh, my God, thank you. I know. 278 00:15:04,833 --> 00:15:06,083 [chuckles softly] 279 00:15:06,166 --> 00:15:08,083 But for the cruise, I'm gonna have to sort of… 280 00:15:08,166 --> 00:15:10,625 -Tighten up. Pull it, pull it up. -Make it tight. 281 00:15:10,708 --> 00:15:14,041 Scott and I, we used to sing madrigals in high school. 282 00:15:14,125 --> 00:15:16,208 -What? Really? -[Scott] Yeah, yeah. 283 00:15:16,291 --> 00:15:19,083 I hated singing. I just did it for the pussy. [laughs] 284 00:15:19,166 --> 00:15:24,250 Ran into Scott in SoHo and he really… really wanted to come. 285 00:15:24,875 --> 00:15:25,791 Got it. Got it. 286 00:15:25,875 --> 00:15:28,291 I never get to go to artist parties, you know? 287 00:15:28,375 --> 00:15:30,916 It sucks. The drugs there are always the best. 288 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,500 Mm. Mm-hm… 289 00:15:32,583 --> 00:15:34,833 -Scott's in finance. -Shocking. 290 00:15:34,916 --> 00:15:38,375 -Yeah. What do you do? -I'm the future of musical theater, Scott. 291 00:15:42,166 --> 00:15:45,208 Welcome. I'm gonna get another drink. 292 00:15:47,833 --> 00:15:49,625 That guy's hilarious. 293 00:15:50,375 --> 00:15:52,500 -[laughter] -[glasses clinking] 294 00:15:53,833 --> 00:15:57,666 [tapping rhythmically] 295 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:01,958 [others join in tapping a beat] 296 00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:07,666 ♪ This is the life, bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 297 00:16:07,750 --> 00:16:10,500 ♪ This is the life, bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 298 00:16:10,583 --> 00:16:13,375 ♪ This is the life, bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 299 00:16:13,458 --> 00:16:16,500 ♪ Bohemia ♪ 300 00:16:16,583 --> 00:16:19,500 ♪ Shower's in the kitchen There might be some soap ♪ 301 00:16:19,583 --> 00:16:22,583 ♪ Dishes in the sink Brush your teeth if you can cope ♪ 302 00:16:22,666 --> 00:16:24,000 ♪ Toilet's in the closet ♪ 303 00:16:24,083 --> 00:16:27,041 ♪ You better hope There's a light bulb in there ♪ 304 00:16:27,125 --> 00:16:28,291 Not today! 305 00:16:28,375 --> 00:16:31,166 ♪ Revolving door roommates Prick up your ears ♪ 306 00:16:31,250 --> 00:16:34,083 -♪ Fourteen people in just four years ♪ -Whoo! 307 00:16:34,166 --> 00:16:37,125 ♪ Ann and Max and Jonathan And Carolyn and Kerri ♪ 308 00:16:37,208 --> 00:16:39,166 ♪ David, Tim-- No, Tim was just a guest from June ♪ 309 00:16:39,250 --> 00:16:41,458 ♪ To January Margaret, Lisa, David, Susie ♪ 310 00:16:41,541 --> 00:16:42,791 ♪ Stephen, Joe and Sam ♪ 311 00:16:42,875 --> 00:16:45,916 ♪ And Elsa, the bill collector's dream Who still is on the lam ♪ 312 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,833 ♪ Don't forget the neighbors Michelle and Gay ♪ 313 00:16:48,916 --> 00:16:51,750 -[cheering] -♪ More like a family than a family, hey ♪ 314 00:16:51,833 --> 00:16:54,333 ♪ The time is flying And everything is dying ♪ 315 00:16:54,416 --> 00:16:57,583 ♪ I thought by now I'd have a dog, a kid, a wife ♪ 316 00:16:57,666 --> 00:17:00,708 ♪ The ship is sort of sinking So let's start drinking ♪ 317 00:17:00,791 --> 00:17:03,208 ♪ Before we start thinking Is this the life? ♪ 318 00:17:03,291 --> 00:17:06,291 -Yeah! -♪ This is the life, bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 319 00:17:06,375 --> 00:17:09,416 ♪ This is the life, bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 320 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:12,375 ♪ This is the life, bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 321 00:17:12,458 --> 00:17:15,375 -♪ Bohemia ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah! ♪ 322 00:17:15,458 --> 00:17:18,458 -♪ Bohemia ♪ -One more time! 323 00:17:18,541 --> 00:17:23,166 ♪ Bohemia ♪ 324 00:17:23,250 --> 00:17:24,500 ♪ Bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪ 325 00:17:24,583 --> 00:17:27,958 [all shout and cheer] 326 00:17:28,041 --> 00:17:29,958 -Whoo! -[cheering and clapping] 327 00:17:30,041 --> 00:17:31,541 [laughing] 328 00:17:32,250 --> 00:17:33,875 That was freaking amazing! 329 00:17:34,833 --> 00:17:36,541 -Whoo! -Yeah, Scott! 330 00:17:37,333 --> 00:17:38,375 Whoa. 331 00:17:41,375 --> 00:17:44,250 Hi. Everyone's leaving. 332 00:17:44,333 --> 00:17:46,958 -I just needed some fresh air. -Okay. 333 00:17:47,041 --> 00:17:48,833 It's freezing up here. 334 00:17:48,916 --> 00:17:49,750 [Jon shuddering] 335 00:17:49,833 --> 00:17:51,000 Where is your coat? 336 00:17:51,083 --> 00:17:53,375 Oh, I don't know. It's, uh… 337 00:17:54,250 --> 00:17:55,916 It's at the bottom of a very large pile. 338 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,125 Oh! 339 00:17:57,208 --> 00:17:58,500 Mm. 340 00:17:59,291 --> 00:18:01,125 [sighing deeply] 341 00:18:03,708 --> 00:18:05,791 [Jon] Wow. That's pretty. 342 00:18:06,375 --> 00:18:07,875 That's the prison barge. 343 00:18:09,208 --> 00:18:11,750 -Oh, yeah. -[both laugh] 344 00:18:13,041 --> 00:18:17,833 I heard, uh, in Jacob's Pillow, they're hiring new teachers for the dance school. 345 00:18:18,875 --> 00:18:20,416 -Oh, yeah? -Yeah. 346 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:24,166 Work a couple of hours a week. Then the rest of the time is yours. 347 00:18:24,250 --> 00:18:27,166 -Free studio space whenever you want. -Hey… Whoa… 348 00:18:27,250 --> 00:18:29,208 -Can we just talk for a second? -Mm. 349 00:18:29,291 --> 00:18:32,000 Can we just talk about how amazing you were tonight? 350 00:18:34,250 --> 00:18:37,125 -Thank you. -I am not messing around. 351 00:18:37,208 --> 00:18:39,708 I could just watch you dancing forever. 352 00:18:44,708 --> 00:18:46,500 I was thinking of maybe applying. 353 00:18:46,583 --> 00:18:49,208 -Hm? -To the job in Jacob's Pillow. 354 00:18:49,958 --> 00:18:52,500 -We went there last summer, remember? -Oh. 355 00:18:52,583 --> 00:18:53,833 We saw the new Mark Morris. 356 00:18:53,916 --> 00:18:55,458 -Oh, yeah! -Yeah. 357 00:18:56,583 --> 00:18:58,666 -That's the place in the Berkshires? -Mm-hm. 358 00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:01,916 So, you're gonna move to the Berkshires? 359 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,041 And not have to work 30 hours a week doing word processing 360 00:19:05,125 --> 00:19:07,208 to pay the rent, why not? 361 00:19:07,291 --> 00:19:09,708 I might actually be able to get back into shape. 362 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:13,875 Okay. Yeah. All right. Let's do it. Let's move. 363 00:19:15,625 --> 00:19:17,875 -I'm being serious. -Hey, I'm being serious. 364 00:19:17,958 --> 00:19:21,375 We're gonna live in a log cabin. We're gonna hunt… acorns. 365 00:19:21,458 --> 00:19:24,708 We're gonna-- [spluttering] We're gonna gather squirrels. 366 00:19:24,791 --> 00:19:27,500 [laughing] What are you even talking about? 367 00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:29,458 -[laughs] -It's the Berkshires. 368 00:19:29,541 --> 00:19:32,208 People have vacation homes there. You've been there. 369 00:19:32,875 --> 00:19:35,666 I'm so sorry. Can we-- Can we please go inside? 370 00:19:35,750 --> 00:19:37,291 Sorry, I just feel like I'm scared-- 371 00:19:37,375 --> 00:19:39,541 I'm beginning to lose sensation in my extremities. 372 00:19:39,625 --> 00:19:41,166 You are such a baby. 373 00:19:41,750 --> 00:19:43,125 Take this. 374 00:19:45,791 --> 00:19:47,541 [Jon] Whoa. Hold on. 375 00:19:48,958 --> 00:19:51,291 -[exhales deeply] -You like? 376 00:19:54,666 --> 00:19:57,333 I thought that you were in a hurry to get back inside. 377 00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:03,625 [R&B music playing loudly] 378 00:20:05,708 --> 00:20:08,500 -[muffled music] -[moans through wall] 379 00:20:13,875 --> 00:20:16,458 You know that job in the Berkshires? 380 00:20:16,541 --> 00:20:19,416 -Yeah, sounds amazing. -I already applied for it. 381 00:20:19,500 --> 00:20:20,958 -Oh, yeah? -Yeah. 382 00:20:21,041 --> 00:20:22,958 -And I got it. -Oh… 383 00:20:23,541 --> 00:20:25,333 -Oh, yeah? That's great. -Yeah. 384 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:28,375 It starts in June. 385 00:20:28,458 --> 00:20:30,625 Okay. So this is just for the summer? 386 00:20:30,708 --> 00:20:32,541 No. Mm-mm, it's permanent. 387 00:20:36,083 --> 00:20:37,125 Jon? 388 00:20:38,166 --> 00:20:41,000 Whoa, the Berkshires? 389 00:20:41,083 --> 00:20:44,791 That is, like, so far from Midtown. 390 00:20:44,875 --> 00:20:46,541 [pained chuckle] Yeah. Yeah. 391 00:20:46,625 --> 00:20:48,541 Why is she doing this right now? 392 00:20:48,625 --> 00:20:51,041 And she says, "I want you to come with me." 393 00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:54,083 -What did you say? -I said, "Oh?" 394 00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:56,583 [laughs] 395 00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:59,833 What am I supposed to say? I didn't know what to say. 396 00:20:59,916 --> 00:21:02,666 I mean, like, I can't… I can't leave New York. 397 00:21:02,750 --> 00:21:05,000 -Oh, tell her to move in with you. -Move in where? 398 00:21:05,083 --> 00:21:06,583 You need a new roommate, right? 399 00:21:06,666 --> 00:21:09,625 It's two birds, one stone. You are very welcome. 400 00:21:10,416 --> 00:21:13,625 Okay, so, what… what about the guy that you were dating? David? 401 00:21:13,708 --> 00:21:16,500 -I thought you guys were great together. -It didn't work out. 402 00:21:18,291 --> 00:21:20,458 Oh. There's a focus group at the office this week, 403 00:21:20,541 --> 00:21:23,583 and they're looking for a few more people. How about I sign you up? 404 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:27,333 So you can lure me to the dark side? 405 00:21:27,416 --> 00:21:30,000 No! So I can introduce you to my colleagues, 406 00:21:30,083 --> 00:21:32,000 and show them how brilliant you are. 407 00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:33,500 I don't want a job in advertising. 408 00:21:33,583 --> 00:21:35,541 I don't want you to have a job in advertising. 409 00:21:35,625 --> 00:21:38,666 I want you to have a job in… jingle writing. 410 00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:41,625 -[laughs] -No, listen. 411 00:21:41,708 --> 00:21:44,250 You come up with jingles all the time for fun, Jon. 412 00:21:44,333 --> 00:21:46,375 You come up with songs about cereal we're eating. 413 00:21:46,458 --> 00:21:48,500 -[sighs] -You could get paid for that. 414 00:21:48,583 --> 00:21:51,291 Well, you know, when Superbia gets produced, 415 00:21:51,375 --> 00:21:54,708 I will be getting paid for my music anyway. So… 416 00:21:55,333 --> 00:21:56,583 That's true. 417 00:21:59,708 --> 00:22:03,541 [Michael] And we are here. Home sweet home. 418 00:22:08,125 --> 00:22:09,583 [engine stops] 419 00:22:09,666 --> 00:22:13,875 Oh… my… God! 420 00:22:15,458 --> 00:22:19,125 Michael tosses the keys to the parking attendant. 421 00:22:19,666 --> 00:22:20,666 [Michael chuckles] 422 00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:23,500 What apartment building has a parking attendant? 423 00:22:23,583 --> 00:22:24,416 [laughter] 424 00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:26,208 [up-tempo rock music playing] 425 00:22:26,291 --> 00:22:28,250 [Jon] Fresh flowers in the lobby. 426 00:22:28,333 --> 00:22:31,625 An old, white lady with a tiny dog. 427 00:22:32,083 --> 00:22:33,916 Is this real life? 428 00:22:34,625 --> 00:22:37,208 ♪ No more Walking 13 blocks ♪ 429 00:22:37,291 --> 00:22:39,416 ♪ With 30 pounds of laundry ♪ 430 00:22:39,500 --> 00:22:41,791 ♪ In the freezing dead of winter ♪ 431 00:22:44,208 --> 00:22:47,791 ♪ No more Walking up six flights of stairs ♪ 432 00:22:47,875 --> 00:22:52,083 ♪ Or throwing down the key Because there is no buzzer ♪ 433 00:22:54,291 --> 00:22:56,833 ♪ No more faulty wiring ♪ 434 00:22:56,916 --> 00:22:59,041 ♪ No more crooked floors ♪ 435 00:22:59,125 --> 00:23:02,666 ♪ No more spitting out my Ultra Brite ♪ 436 00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:04,833 ♪ On top of dirty dishes ♪ 437 00:23:04,916 --> 00:23:09,208 ♪ In the one and only sink ♪ 438 00:23:10,416 --> 00:23:14,666 -[mellow tune plays] -♪ Hello to my walk-in closets ♪ 439 00:23:14,750 --> 00:23:18,791 ♪ Tidy as Park Avenue ♪ 440 00:23:19,458 --> 00:23:23,500 ♪ Hello, my butcher block table ♪ 441 00:23:23,583 --> 00:23:25,625 ♪ I could get used ♪ 442 00:23:25,708 --> 00:23:27,750 ♪ I could get used ♪ 443 00:23:27,833 --> 00:23:30,791 ♪ I could get used to you ♪ 444 00:23:31,291 --> 00:23:34,416 [up-tempo rock music playing] 445 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:38,375 ♪ No more Climbing over sleeping people ♪ 446 00:23:38,458 --> 00:23:40,625 ♪ Before you get out the door ♪ 447 00:23:40,708 --> 00:23:42,666 ♪ Of your own building ♪ 448 00:23:44,291 --> 00:23:45,708 ♪ No more ♪ 449 00:23:45,791 --> 00:23:49,416 ♪ Noxious fumes from gas heaters That are illegal ♪ 450 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:52,958 ♪ Or will blow up While you are sleeping! ♪ 451 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,958 -♪ No more ♪ -♪ Leaky ceilings ♪ 452 00:23:57,041 --> 00:23:59,708 -♪ No more ♪ -♪ Holes in the floor ♪ 453 00:23:59,791 --> 00:24:02,625 ♪ No more Taking a shower in the kitchen ♪ 454 00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:05,083 ♪ While your roommate's Eating breakfast ♪ 455 00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:09,083 ♪ And you're getting water On his cornflakes ♪ 456 00:24:09,166 --> 00:24:10,208 [mellow tune plays] 457 00:24:10,291 --> 00:24:14,875 ♪ Hello to shiny New parquet wood floors ♪ 458 00:24:14,958 --> 00:24:19,208 ♪ As waxed as a wealthy girl's legs ♪ 459 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:23,500 ♪ Hello, dear Mr. Dishwasher ♪ 460 00:24:23,583 --> 00:24:25,875 -♪ I could get used ♪ -♪ I could get used ♪ 461 00:24:25,958 --> 00:24:28,166 -♪ I could get used ♪ -♪ I could get ♪ 462 00:24:28,250 --> 00:24:32,208 -♪ Used to you ♪ -♪ I could get used to you ♪ 463 00:24:32,291 --> 00:24:34,958 -[up-tempo rock music playing] -♪ No more… exotic ♪ 464 00:24:35,041 --> 00:24:37,333 ♪ No more… neurotic ♪ 465 00:24:37,416 --> 00:24:41,583 ♪ No more anything But pleasantly robotic ♪ 466 00:24:41,666 --> 00:24:44,125 -♪ We're movin' on up ♪ -♪ We're movin' on up ♪ 467 00:24:44,208 --> 00:24:46,708 -♪ To the East Side ♪ -♪ To the East Side ♪ 468 00:24:46,791 --> 00:24:53,791 ♪ To a deluxe apartment In the sky ♪ 469 00:24:55,125 --> 00:24:57,791 [music tempo slows] 470 00:24:57,875 --> 00:25:01,916 ♪ Hello to dear Mr. Doorman ♪ 471 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,958 ♪ Who looks like Captain Kangaroo ♪ 472 00:25:06,041 --> 00:25:10,250 ♪ Hello dear fellow, and how do you do? ♪ 473 00:25:10,333 --> 00:25:12,208 -♪ I could get used ♪ -♪ I could get used ♪ 474 00:25:12,291 --> 00:25:14,333 -♪ I could get used ♪ -♪ I could get ♪ 475 00:25:14,416 --> 00:25:18,375 -♪ Used to you ♪ -♪ I could get used to you, yeah! ♪ 476 00:25:18,458 --> 00:25:20,208 -♪ I could get used ♪ -♪ I could get used ♪ 477 00:25:20,291 --> 00:25:22,500 -♪ Even seduced ♪ -♪ Even seduced ♪ 478 00:25:22,583 --> 00:25:26,291 -♪ I could get used to you ♪ -♪ Used to you ♪ 479 00:25:26,375 --> 00:25:27,791 Ow! 480 00:25:31,208 --> 00:25:32,708 -[song ends] -[bell dings] 481 00:25:32,791 --> 00:25:34,666 [man over PA] Stand clear of the closing doors. 482 00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:36,666 I swear to God! I'm talking to you in the back. 483 00:25:36,750 --> 00:25:38,708 Stand clear of the closing doors. 484 00:25:39,708 --> 00:25:41,916 [man] You still don't have the song? 485 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,041 [Jon] This has never happened to me before. I… [sighs] 486 00:25:45,125 --> 00:25:47,625 I don't know. I usually write a song in a day. 487 00:25:47,708 --> 00:25:50,916 Last week, I wrote a song about sugar. It took me three hours. 488 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,000 -Song about sugar? -♪ Sugar ♪ 489 00:25:53,083 --> 00:25:55,458 ♪ She is refined For a small price ♪ 490 00:25:55,541 --> 00:25:57,541 ♪ She blows my mind ♪ 491 00:25:57,625 --> 00:25:59,208 Why would you do that? 492 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:00,666 An exercise. 493 00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:02,166 In what? 494 00:26:02,250 --> 00:26:04,208 I like to see if I can write a song about anything. 495 00:26:05,125 --> 00:26:08,166 Why don't you try to see if you can write a song for your musical 496 00:26:08,250 --> 00:26:11,166 that's being presented to an audience in six days instead? 497 00:26:11,250 --> 00:26:14,958 [Jon] Ira Weitzman, head of musical theater at Playwrights Horizons. 498 00:26:15,041 --> 00:26:18,750 The first, and so far, only actual theater person 499 00:26:18,833 --> 00:26:21,541 to offer to put on a workshop of Superbia. 500 00:26:21,625 --> 00:26:25,166 I'm starting to think that maybe I don't need it. 501 00:26:25,875 --> 00:26:29,000 -You do need it. -You know… [crunching] 502 00:26:29,083 --> 00:26:31,208 …you're the only person who ever said that. 503 00:26:31,291 --> 00:26:32,375 Just so you know. 504 00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:35,708 You're telling me in the five years you've been writing this musical… 505 00:26:35,791 --> 00:26:37,083 Eight years, actually. 506 00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:39,708 …no one else has told you that you're missing a song 507 00:26:39,791 --> 00:26:41,208 for Elizabeth in the second act? 508 00:26:43,625 --> 00:26:44,458 No one. 509 00:26:46,875 --> 00:26:48,208 [Jon] Okay, I'm lying. 510 00:26:50,791 --> 00:26:53,541 [sighs] One person did say that. 511 00:27:01,958 --> 00:27:06,500 [Jon] For years, I was a part of this musical theater writing workshop. 512 00:27:08,916 --> 00:27:15,333 ♪ Liquid crystal digital readout ♪ 513 00:27:15,416 --> 00:27:19,666 ♪ Floating on a sea of gray ♪ 514 00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:26,041 [Jon] Once a week, we would gather the few surviving members of our dwindling tribe. 515 00:27:26,125 --> 00:27:31,041 We'd watch one of us present what we'd been working on to a panel of, well… 516 00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:33,666 real writers. 517 00:27:34,833 --> 00:27:38,208 The theater legends, who created the Broadway shows 518 00:27:38,291 --> 00:27:42,541 that we'd grown up dragging our parents into the city to see… 519 00:27:42,625 --> 00:27:46,333 ♪ Dividing the day away ♪ 520 00:27:46,416 --> 00:27:49,375 [Jon] The panel would change every week. 521 00:27:49,458 --> 00:27:52,666 ♪ Counting slowly ♪ 522 00:27:52,750 --> 00:27:55,833 ♪ Measuring moments… ♪ 523 00:27:56,416 --> 00:27:59,041 [Jon] The night I presented, people began to buzz 524 00:27:59,125 --> 00:28:01,416 as soon as we walked through the door. 525 00:28:02,291 --> 00:28:03,875 Is it really him? 526 00:28:05,166 --> 00:28:06,833 It was. 527 00:28:08,291 --> 00:28:12,208 Stephen Sondheim. 528 00:28:15,875 --> 00:28:18,250 -[laughter] -[man] All right, I'll start. 529 00:28:19,708 --> 00:28:20,708 I'm lost. 530 00:28:21,708 --> 00:28:23,625 I… I don't know what the show is. 531 00:28:23,708 --> 00:28:26,458 Is it social commentary? Is it science fiction? 532 00:28:26,541 --> 00:28:30,458 And the music is the same thing. Is it rock? Is it Broadway? Is it both? 533 00:28:30,541 --> 00:28:33,166 Is it neither? Steve, what did you think? 534 00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:39,583 I have to say, I disagree pretty strongly, Walter. 535 00:28:39,666 --> 00:28:42,791 I think this is a musical that knows exactly what it is. 536 00:28:44,666 --> 00:28:46,958 Yes. Yes. Of course, yes. Abso-- 537 00:28:47,041 --> 00:28:50,291 The world that you've created is really original. 538 00:28:50,375 --> 00:28:51,958 It's fascinating. 539 00:28:52,041 --> 00:28:57,208 The problem is, it's not particularly easy to follow the emotional thread. 540 00:28:57,291 --> 00:29:01,583 The details distract us from connecting with the characters. 541 00:29:01,666 --> 00:29:03,333 -Does that make sense? -Okay. Okay. 542 00:29:03,416 --> 00:29:06,416 Yes, yes. We're on the same page. That's exactly how I felt. 543 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:09,416 We're saying the same thing, just differently. 544 00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:12,875 But the music, okay, I'm sorry-- The music just wasn't there. 545 00:29:12,958 --> 00:29:15,208 I actually-- I thought the songs were swell. 546 00:29:15,791 --> 00:29:19,500 Yeah, okay… Yes. Yes. The individual songs. 547 00:29:19,583 --> 00:29:24,000 I particularly like the one the young man sings at the end of the first act. 548 00:29:24,083 --> 00:29:27,416 First rate lyric and tune. Well done. 549 00:29:29,333 --> 00:29:32,208 [Jon] "First rate lyric and tune." 550 00:29:32,291 --> 00:29:33,291 Thank you. 551 00:29:33,375 --> 00:29:38,708 Those five words were enough to keep me going for the next two years. 552 00:29:40,833 --> 00:29:44,625 You're missing a song for the young woman. Uh… 553 00:29:44,708 --> 00:29:46,208 -Elizabeth? -Elizabeth. 554 00:29:46,291 --> 00:29:48,458 It's the turning point in the show. 555 00:29:48,541 --> 00:29:51,750 Your protagonist is either gonna go in this direction or that direction. 556 00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:55,625 Someone has to wake him up, shake some sense into him. 557 00:29:56,208 --> 00:29:57,333 Okay. 558 00:29:57,416 --> 00:30:02,125 [laughing] It's so funny because I was gonna say the exact same thing. 559 00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:06,583 Can we talk musicians? Because if it's only gonna be four, 560 00:30:06,666 --> 00:30:10,291 then I gotta figure out how I'm gonna split up the bass parts. 561 00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:11,916 This is for you. Here you go. 562 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,416 -Thank you. -Yeah. Uh… 563 00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:15,666 -Jon, this is a reading. -Mm. 564 00:30:15,750 --> 00:30:16,916 You'll have a piano. 565 00:30:17,875 --> 00:30:19,375 I wrote a rock score. 566 00:30:19,458 --> 00:30:23,833 So, at the very least I'll need a synth and drums and a guitar and-- 567 00:30:23,916 --> 00:30:28,125 A great song should sound great without any instruments. 568 00:30:28,208 --> 00:30:29,500 Mm. Okay. 569 00:30:29,583 --> 00:30:31,166 Let's just do the song as a cappella. 570 00:30:31,958 --> 00:30:34,500 Oh, actually, you know what? Maybe we'll just skip the songs, 571 00:30:34,583 --> 00:30:37,666 and then we can get the audience in and out in half an hour. 572 00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:39,416 I will take a look at the budget 573 00:30:39,500 --> 00:30:43,000 and I will see if I can dig up some money for another musician. 574 00:30:43,083 --> 00:30:44,125 Two more. 575 00:30:44,625 --> 00:30:46,916 And piano is the absolute bare minimum for this. 576 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,250 Have you spoken to Rosa? 577 00:30:51,125 --> 00:30:55,583 Hey, Rosa, this is Jonathan Larson, your client. 578 00:30:55,666 --> 00:30:58,208 I've left multiple messages with your secretary. 579 00:30:58,291 --> 00:31:01,541 -Rosa Stevens is still your agent, right? -Oh, yeah. No, yeah, we… 580 00:31:01,625 --> 00:31:02,625 We talk constantly. 581 00:31:02,708 --> 00:31:05,833 Has she sent out the invites for the presentation yet? 582 00:31:05,916 --> 00:31:07,958 We haven't gotten a lot of RSVPs. 583 00:31:10,125 --> 00:31:11,500 -It's fine. -Mm. 584 00:31:11,583 --> 00:31:14,791 Nobody has more contacts in the industry than Rosa. 585 00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:17,625 I'm sure she'll get some good people there for you. 586 00:31:18,375 --> 00:31:19,500 Yeah, yeah. 587 00:31:21,541 --> 00:31:23,375 -I'll see you Monday. -Yes, sir. 588 00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:25,541 First day of rehearsal. 589 00:31:26,791 --> 00:31:29,708 And finish the song already. Please. 590 00:31:30,750 --> 00:31:32,375 -Thank you, Ira. -Thanks. 591 00:31:32,458 --> 00:31:34,375 Thank you for all this. Thank you. 592 00:31:34,458 --> 00:31:35,875 [entry bell chimes] 593 00:31:37,250 --> 00:31:38,500 [door shuts] 594 00:31:39,125 --> 00:31:42,125 [slow, quiet ticking] 595 00:31:44,416 --> 00:31:46,666 [ticking intensifies] 596 00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:51,875 Yeah. I want to leave a message for Mr. Sondheim. 597 00:31:51,958 --> 00:31:54,083 This is, um… my name is Jonathan Larson. 598 00:31:54,166 --> 00:31:56,291 Hi there, this is a message for Joe Papp. 599 00:31:56,375 --> 00:31:57,250 For Bernie Gersten. 600 00:31:57,333 --> 00:31:59,625 For the Artistic Director of the Shubert Organization. 601 00:31:59,708 --> 00:32:03,416 For La MaMa. So, it's Larson, L-A-R-S-O-N. 602 00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:06,125 No, not Parson. It's something that's never been done before. 603 00:32:06,208 --> 00:32:07,458 It's gonna be quite the event. 604 00:32:07,541 --> 00:32:11,041 It has tremendous commercial possibility. 605 00:32:11,125 --> 00:32:13,666 We're filling up fast. I want to make sure you got your spot. 606 00:32:13,750 --> 00:32:17,041 I know that his time is limited. Oh! It would be such a treat! 607 00:32:17,125 --> 00:32:19,708 Zero pressure. Ha-ha. I really want you there. 608 00:32:19,791 --> 00:32:22,125 So, can I count you in? There'll be a seat reserved for him. 609 00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:24,583 Superbia at Playwrights Horizons. It's at 10:00 a.m. 610 00:32:24,666 --> 00:32:27,333 This Friday at 10:00 a.m. I'm so excited about Friday. 611 00:32:27,416 --> 00:32:31,000 I wouldn't want you to miss it. That's all the information I can give you. 612 00:32:31,083 --> 00:32:33,583 -[hangs up phone] -[exhales deeply] 613 00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:44,583 ["Sunday in the Park with George" playing on TV] 614 00:32:44,666 --> 00:32:46,041 [man] ♪ Order! ♪ 615 00:32:48,583 --> 00:32:51,541 [Michael] They should put every Sondheim musical on PBS. 616 00:32:51,625 --> 00:32:52,833 [man on TV] ♪ Tension! ♪ 617 00:32:52,916 --> 00:32:55,166 [Jon] Well, Sunday is a pretty good start. 618 00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:58,958 I don't understand, why can't he just tell her he loves her? 619 00:32:59,583 --> 00:33:02,208 [Michael] Why can't he be an artist and love her? 620 00:33:02,291 --> 00:33:04,125 [Jon] He-- He does love her. 621 00:33:04,208 --> 00:33:06,333 [Michael] Yeah, but, like, he can't express it. 622 00:33:06,416 --> 00:33:08,208 [Jon] That's a personal problem. Yeah. 623 00:33:08,291 --> 00:33:09,708 [Michael] I'm sayin'… 624 00:33:10,666 --> 00:33:11,791 Men! 625 00:33:11,875 --> 00:33:13,875 [couple singing on TV] 626 00:33:13,958 --> 00:33:16,083 [Michael] Bernadette in that corset… 627 00:33:16,666 --> 00:33:19,041 Like, that waist is just like… [lips popping] 628 00:33:19,125 --> 00:33:21,583 -[Susan laughs] -How did he do that? 629 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:26,083 [chorus singing on TV] 630 00:33:29,916 --> 00:33:31,916 ♪ Day by day ♪ 631 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,458 ♪ Let the sunshine ♪ 632 00:33:36,708 --> 00:33:40,875 ♪ It's the end of the world As we know it ♪ 633 00:33:42,541 --> 00:33:45,166 -Did you crack it yet? -Oh, I'm getting so close. 634 00:33:46,125 --> 00:33:50,250 -Call me if you need inspiration. -No, no, don't go. Hang out. 635 00:33:50,333 --> 00:33:52,291 You can… you can sleep in your old room. 636 00:33:52,375 --> 00:33:53,875 Mm-hm. [kisses] 637 00:33:53,958 --> 00:33:56,708 -Write the song, Boo-Boo. -[groans lightly] 638 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,583 -[door shuts] -[news reporter] …with AIDS. 639 00:34:00,666 --> 00:34:02,458 North Carolina Senator, Jesse Helms, 640 00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:05,458 is worried the legislation was sending the wrong message. 641 00:34:05,541 --> 00:34:08,916 Let me say that if IV drug users and homosexual men 642 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,250 would stop their activities today, 643 00:34:12,333 --> 00:34:16,791 there would never be another case of AIDS in this country 644 00:34:16,875 --> 00:34:19,375 other than the ones already in progress. 645 00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:22,083 [news reporter] Henry Champ, at the US Capitol. 646 00:34:22,166 --> 00:34:25,250 [female reporter] The Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation 647 00:34:25,333 --> 00:34:27,416 providing nearly $3 billion… 648 00:34:35,333 --> 00:34:38,166 -Hi. -Hey. Oh, my God! I love you. 649 00:34:38,250 --> 00:34:40,000 -[chuckles] -[kisses] 650 00:34:40,083 --> 00:34:42,708 Uh, they want an answer by Wednesday. 651 00:34:42,791 --> 00:34:45,333 So I was wondering if we could maybe talk about it? 652 00:34:46,125 --> 00:34:47,250 Uh… 653 00:34:47,333 --> 00:34:48,666 -The job. -Oh. 654 00:34:51,208 --> 00:34:53,041 Yeah. Um… 655 00:34:53,750 --> 00:34:56,416 Can we, uh, talk about it tomorrow? 656 00:34:56,500 --> 00:34:59,750 'Cause I have to finish this song right now. Is that okay? 657 00:34:59,833 --> 00:35:00,750 Sure. 658 00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:03,666 You sure you're sure? 659 00:35:04,291 --> 00:35:05,416 I'm sure. 660 00:35:06,750 --> 00:35:07,875 Okay. 661 00:35:10,375 --> 00:35:12,041 You don't seem sure. 662 00:35:13,250 --> 00:35:16,083 -Good night, Jonathan. -Okay, good night. Um… 663 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,250 I'll be in. 664 00:35:27,208 --> 00:35:29,208 [ticking starts] 665 00:35:30,083 --> 00:35:33,916 [ticking continues] 666 00:35:39,791 --> 00:35:41,875 [ticking intensifies] 667 00:35:43,666 --> 00:35:46,208 [playing gentle guitar tune] 668 00:35:46,291 --> 00:35:47,916 [ticking fades] 669 00:35:52,791 --> 00:35:56,583 ♪ Break of day, the dawn is here ♪ 670 00:35:56,666 --> 00:36:00,083 ♪ Johnny's up and pacing ♪ 671 00:36:01,250 --> 00:36:04,333 ♪ Compromise or persevere ♪ 672 00:36:04,916 --> 00:36:08,625 ♪ His mind is racing ♪ 673 00:36:09,458 --> 00:36:13,291 ♪ Johnny has no guide ♪ 674 00:36:14,125 --> 00:36:17,833 ♪ Johnny wants to hide ♪ 675 00:36:17,916 --> 00:36:19,750 ♪ Can he make his mark ♪ 676 00:36:19,833 --> 00:36:25,208 ♪ If he gives up his spark? ♪ 677 00:36:25,833 --> 00:36:27,250 ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 678 00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:39,791 ♪ Susan longs to live by the sea ♪ 679 00:36:39,875 --> 00:36:43,875 ♪ She's through with competition ♪ 680 00:36:43,958 --> 00:36:48,166 ♪ Susan wants a life with me ♪ 681 00:36:48,250 --> 00:36:52,750 ♪ Johnny's got a tough decision ♪ 682 00:36:52,833 --> 00:36:57,250 ♪ Johnny has no guide ♪ 683 00:36:57,333 --> 00:37:01,041 ♪ Johnny wants to hide ♪ 684 00:37:01,125 --> 00:37:02,875 ♪ Can he settle down ♪ 685 00:37:02,958 --> 00:37:08,291 -♪ And still not drown? ♪ -♪ Drown ♪ 686 00:37:08,916 --> 00:37:12,833 ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 687 00:37:12,916 --> 00:37:16,583 ♪ Michael's gotta have it all ♪ 688 00:37:16,666 --> 00:37:20,958 ♪ His luck will never end ♪ 689 00:37:21,041 --> 00:37:24,166 ♪ Johnny's backed against a wall ♪ 690 00:37:24,250 --> 00:37:26,625 ♪ Can he bend his dream ♪ 691 00:37:26,708 --> 00:37:29,041 ♪ Just like his friend? ♪ 692 00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:35,416 -♪ Johnny sees that Susan's right ♪ -♪ Susan's right ♪ 693 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:39,375 ♪ Ambition eats right through you ♪ 694 00:37:39,458 --> 00:37:41,458 ♪ Michael doesn't see why Johnny ♪ 695 00:37:41,541 --> 00:37:43,208 -♪ Holds so tight ♪ -♪ I hold so tight ♪ 696 00:37:43,291 --> 00:37:48,041 ♪ To the things That Johnny feels are true ♪ 697 00:37:48,125 --> 00:37:50,166 ♪ Johnny has no guide ♪ 698 00:37:50,250 --> 00:37:52,333 ♪ Johnny has no guide ♪ 699 00:37:52,416 --> 00:37:55,875 -♪ Johnny wants to hide ♪ -♪ Johnny wants to hide ♪ 700 00:37:55,958 --> 00:37:57,541 ♪ How can you soar ♪ 701 00:37:57,625 --> 00:38:03,500 ♪ When you're nailed to the floor? ♪ 702 00:38:03,583 --> 00:38:05,375 ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 703 00:38:07,625 --> 00:38:12,041 -♪ Johnny has no guide ♪ -♪ Johnny has no guide ♪ 704 00:38:12,125 --> 00:38:15,375 -♪ Johnny wants to hide ♪ -♪ Johnny wants to hide ♪ 705 00:38:15,458 --> 00:38:21,916 ♪ How do you know When it's time to let go? ♪ 706 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:25,208 ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 707 00:38:25,291 --> 00:38:27,666 -♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ -♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 708 00:38:27,750 --> 00:38:29,791 -♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ -♪ Decide ♪ 709 00:38:29,875 --> 00:38:33,541 -♪ Decide ♪ -♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 710 00:38:33,625 --> 00:38:35,958 -♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ -♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 711 00:38:36,041 --> 00:38:38,375 ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 712 00:38:38,458 --> 00:38:40,958 ♪ Decide ♪ 713 00:38:41,041 --> 00:38:42,166 ♪ Decide ♪ 714 00:38:42,250 --> 00:38:43,875 -♪ Decide, decide ♪ -♪ Decide ♪ 715 00:38:43,958 --> 00:38:50,916 -♪ Decide, decide ♪ -♪ Decide ♪ 716 00:38:53,541 --> 00:39:00,291 ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ 717 00:39:01,291 --> 00:39:03,291 [Carolyn] Freddy's in the emergency room. 718 00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,583 What? 719 00:39:04,666 --> 00:39:07,583 He woke up Saturday morning with a fever, he could-- 720 00:39:08,666 --> 00:39:10,500 He couldn't stop shivering. 721 00:39:10,583 --> 00:39:12,666 Wait, wait, no. Wait. 722 00:39:13,458 --> 00:39:16,583 La-- He told me last week his T-cell count-- 723 00:39:16,666 --> 00:39:20,083 The doctor said that it was exactly where they wanted it, four days ago. 724 00:39:20,166 --> 00:39:21,750 I guess it changed. 725 00:39:23,625 --> 00:39:24,791 Shit. 726 00:39:29,875 --> 00:39:32,250 -He's gonna be fine. -Yeah, you know… you're right. 727 00:39:32,333 --> 00:39:34,375 I mean it. He's gonna be fine. Think about it. 728 00:39:34,458 --> 00:39:37,208 You know how stubborn he is. He's a pain in the ass. 729 00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:38,958 -Right? -Yeah. 730 00:39:39,041 --> 00:39:41,791 Frankly, we should be pissed at him that he's left us understaffed. 731 00:39:41,875 --> 00:39:43,083 -At Sunday brunch. -Right. 732 00:39:43,166 --> 00:39:44,666 -You know what I'm saying? -Yeah. 733 00:39:47,583 --> 00:39:48,750 Okay. 734 00:39:48,833 --> 00:39:50,041 [sighs] 735 00:39:51,916 --> 00:39:54,541 [Jon] Freddy, shit! I should go to the hospital. 736 00:39:54,625 --> 00:39:57,125 When am I gonna go to the hospital? I need to write. 737 00:39:57,208 --> 00:39:59,375 When am I gonna write? I need to talk to Susan. 738 00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:02,625 I need to see Freddy. I should call Susan. Why can't I write this song? 739 00:40:02,708 --> 00:40:05,166 How can you possibly be thinking about your show 740 00:40:05,250 --> 00:40:06,875 when your friend is in the hospital? 741 00:40:06,958 --> 00:40:08,291 -What am I doing here? -[ticking] 742 00:40:08,375 --> 00:40:11,958 I need to leave. I need to walk out that door and go. 743 00:40:12,041 --> 00:40:13,958 [entry bell chimes] 744 00:40:14,041 --> 00:40:18,000 But it's 9:30 on a Sunday morning at the Moondance Diner. 745 00:40:18,791 --> 00:40:20,541 I'm not going anywhere. 746 00:40:22,541 --> 00:40:23,875 [cook] Eggs up! 747 00:40:23,958 --> 00:40:25,625 [overlapping, indistinct chatter] 748 00:40:27,083 --> 00:40:28,291 [laughter, chattering] 749 00:40:28,375 --> 00:40:31,750 Do you have any of that wonderful Jewish bread? 750 00:40:31,833 --> 00:40:35,291 It's "holly," dear. They call it "holly" bread. 751 00:40:35,375 --> 00:40:37,125 Would you like some challah bread? 752 00:40:37,208 --> 00:40:38,916 -[cook] Somebody pick up these eggs. -[rings] 753 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,583 [Jon] Tranquilo, tranquilo. 754 00:40:40,666 --> 00:40:42,083 Ya, tranquilo. ¡Termina tu obra! 755 00:40:42,958 --> 00:40:45,875 Harrington for four. Harrington? Harrington? 756 00:40:45,958 --> 00:40:46,916 [exhales deeply] 757 00:40:47,750 --> 00:40:48,791 Uh, ex-- 758 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,916 Moondance. What do you want? 759 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:54,500 That was a Ghostbusters reference. 760 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,041 Do we take reservations? No, we do not-- We're a diner. 761 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,916 -Where's my rye bread? -[Jon] Name, please? 762 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,916 -Richard. -Richard. How many? 763 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,625 -Caplan. -Richard Caplan. 764 00:41:05,708 --> 00:41:07,208 How many in your party? 765 00:41:07,291 --> 00:41:09,458 -With a "C." -Got it. How many in your party? 766 00:41:09,541 --> 00:41:11,666 "C" as in "cat." 767 00:41:11,750 --> 00:41:13,375 -I understand. -[woman] Can we order? 768 00:41:13,458 --> 00:41:14,833 One second. How many in your party? 769 00:41:14,916 --> 00:41:17,083 It's not a math test. 770 00:41:17,166 --> 00:41:19,250 -Order. -[piano trills] 771 00:41:20,625 --> 00:41:22,250 [Jon] Thank you for your patience. 772 00:41:22,333 --> 00:41:24,500 I said an omelet with no yolks. 773 00:41:25,208 --> 00:41:26,916 This is why you're just a waiter. 774 00:41:28,041 --> 00:41:29,500 Tension. 775 00:41:32,541 --> 00:41:34,916 Major vomit situation in the ladies' room. 776 00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:37,666 -Check! -Can we get two more mimosas, please? 777 00:41:37,750 --> 00:41:39,583 'Cause she got a new job, okay? 778 00:41:39,666 --> 00:41:41,500 Either put some Baileys in this coffee 779 00:41:41,583 --> 00:41:43,791 or put some vodka in this orange juice, please. 780 00:41:43,875 --> 00:41:46,625 -[woman 1] Something. -[woman 2 laughs] 781 00:41:46,708 --> 00:41:48,291 Balance. 782 00:41:53,958 --> 00:41:55,333 [cook] BLT up. 783 00:41:55,416 --> 00:41:57,208 ¡Si se quejan de que se enfría, no es culpa mía! 784 00:41:57,916 --> 00:41:59,791 -[till beeps continuously] -Fudge! 785 00:41:59,875 --> 00:42:02,000 -Carolyn. -[woman 3] Can we get the check? 786 00:42:03,625 --> 00:42:04,500 [phone ringing] 787 00:42:04,583 --> 00:42:05,708 -Carolyn? -Hey. 788 00:42:05,791 --> 00:42:07,708 -Excuse me. Do you have any Baileys? -One sec. 789 00:42:07,791 --> 00:42:09,291 Jesus Christ! 790 00:42:09,375 --> 00:42:11,750 -[bell dinging rapidly] -[chatter building] 791 00:42:11,833 --> 00:42:13,875 -[noises stop] -Brunch. 792 00:42:13,958 --> 00:42:16,291 [piano intro playing] 793 00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:26,541 ♪ Sunday ♪ 794 00:42:26,625 --> 00:42:32,333 ♪ In the blue, silver chromium diner ♪ 795 00:42:32,416 --> 00:42:37,000 ♪ On the green, purple Yellow, red stools ♪ 796 00:42:37,583 --> 00:42:41,875 ♪ Sit the fools ♪ 797 00:42:41,958 --> 00:42:47,375 ♪ Who should eat at home ♪ 798 00:42:47,458 --> 00:42:53,083 -♪ Instead they pay on Sunday ♪ -♪ Sunday ♪ 799 00:42:53,166 --> 00:42:58,166 ♪ For a cool orange juice or a bagel ♪ 800 00:42:58,791 --> 00:43:03,416 ♪ On the soft, green cylindrical stools ♪ 801 00:43:03,500 --> 00:43:07,750 ♪ Sit the fools ♪ 802 00:43:07,833 --> 00:43:12,875 ♪ Drinking cinnamon coffee ♪ 803 00:43:12,958 --> 00:43:19,666 ♪ Or decaffeinated tea ♪ 804 00:43:19,750 --> 00:43:25,416 -♪ Forever ♪ -♪ Forever ♪ 805 00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:29,791 ♪ Forever ♪ 806 00:43:29,875 --> 00:43:35,041 ♪ In the blue, silver chromium diner ♪ 807 00:43:35,125 --> 00:43:39,625 ♪ Drips the green, orange, violet drool ♪ 808 00:43:39,708 --> 00:43:44,083 ♪ From the fools ♪ 809 00:43:44,166 --> 00:43:49,708 ♪ Who'd pay less at home ♪ 810 00:43:49,791 --> 00:43:51,583 ♪ Drinking coffee ♪ 811 00:43:51,666 --> 00:43:56,875 ♪ Light ♪ 812 00:43:56,958 --> 00:44:01,333 ♪ And dark ♪ 813 00:44:02,375 --> 00:44:07,666 ♪ And cholesterol ♪ 814 00:44:07,750 --> 00:44:11,750 ♪ And bums, bums, bums, bums Bums, bums, bums, bums, bums ♪ 815 00:44:11,833 --> 00:44:16,708 ♪ People screaming for their toast ♪ 816 00:44:17,500 --> 00:44:22,291 ♪ In a small SoHo cafe ♪ 817 00:44:22,375 --> 00:44:29,166 ♪ On an island in Two Rivers ♪ 818 00:44:32,625 --> 00:44:37,083 ♪ On an ordinary ♪ 819 00:44:37,166 --> 00:44:41,750 ♪ Sunday ♪ 820 00:44:41,833 --> 00:44:46,458 ♪ Sunday ♪ 821 00:44:46,541 --> 00:44:52,541 ♪ Sunday ♪ 822 00:44:53,916 --> 00:45:00,750 ♪ Brunch ♪ 823 00:45:01,625 --> 00:45:02,791 [song ends] 824 00:45:04,708 --> 00:45:06,000 [sighs] 825 00:45:06,083 --> 00:45:07,958 Monday morning. 826 00:45:09,458 --> 00:45:14,333 My first day of rehearsals for the Superbia workshop, which is still, 827 00:45:14,416 --> 00:45:18,583 in case you'd forgotten, missing its crucial Act Two musical number. 828 00:45:18,666 --> 00:45:19,958 [laughter] 829 00:45:20,041 --> 00:45:23,416 I make my way there through the land of the dead… 830 00:45:23,500 --> 00:45:25,291 the Theater District. 831 00:45:26,500 --> 00:45:28,791 [hip-hop beats playing] 832 00:45:35,666 --> 00:45:37,666 ♪ Walk through Times Square And what do you see? ♪ 833 00:45:37,750 --> 00:45:40,000 ♪ Ugliness where Architecture used to be ♪ 834 00:45:40,083 --> 00:45:42,333 ♪ The glamour and style Have been replaced by gaud ♪ 835 00:45:42,416 --> 00:45:44,875 ♪ Like the sixty-dollar spectacle It's all a fraud ♪ 836 00:45:44,958 --> 00:45:47,083 -♪ That's the play game ♪ -♪ That's the play game ♪ 837 00:45:47,166 --> 00:45:49,333 ♪ So why do I want To play the play game? ♪ 838 00:45:49,416 --> 00:45:51,791 -♪ That's the play game ♪ -♪ That's the play game ♪ 839 00:45:51,875 --> 00:45:54,291 ♪ I must be insane To play the play game ♪ 840 00:45:54,375 --> 00:45:56,291 ♪ Even off Broadway It's no guarantee ♪ 841 00:45:56,375 --> 00:45:58,625 ♪ That some MBA Won't decide what you see ♪ 842 00:45:58,708 --> 00:46:01,208 ♪ Just like America, lackin' innovation ♪ 843 00:46:01,291 --> 00:46:03,625 ♪ Just gettin' by On glitz and reputation ♪ 844 00:46:03,708 --> 00:46:05,541 ♪ Just like America, on the decline ♪ 845 00:46:05,625 --> 00:46:08,166 ♪ Unconcerned with the product Just the bottom line ♪ 846 00:46:08,250 --> 00:46:11,041 ♪ Write for the movies, write for TV So what if it's crap? ♪ 847 00:46:11,125 --> 00:46:12,583 ♪ At least you won't write for free ♪ 848 00:46:12,666 --> 00:46:14,958 ♪ Make thousands of dollars For a first draft ♪ 849 00:46:15,041 --> 00:46:17,500 ♪ Your life won't depend On whether Frank Rich laughed ♪ 850 00:46:17,583 --> 00:46:19,708 ♪ So just forget Shakespeare Beckett, Molière ♪ 851 00:46:19,791 --> 00:46:21,958 -♪ That's the play game ♪ -♪ That's the play game ♪ 852 00:46:22,041 --> 00:46:24,291 ♪ Why do I want to play the play game? ♪ 853 00:46:24,375 --> 00:46:25,625 [laughter] 854 00:46:25,708 --> 00:46:27,791 ♪ That's the play game Must be insane ♪ 855 00:46:27,875 --> 00:46:29,125 ♪ To play the play game ♪ 856 00:46:29,208 --> 00:46:31,375 -♪ That's the play game ♪ -♪ That's the play game ♪ 857 00:46:31,458 --> 00:46:33,791 -♪ That's the play game ♪ -♪ That's the play game ♪ 858 00:46:33,875 --> 00:46:36,208 -♪ That's the play game ♪ -♪ That's the play game ♪ 859 00:46:36,291 --> 00:46:38,083 ♪ That's the play game ♪ 860 00:46:38,166 --> 00:46:39,958 ♪ Why do I care? ♪ 861 00:46:40,041 --> 00:46:43,041 I'll be auditioning for the role of Old Deuteronomy. 862 00:46:43,125 --> 00:46:46,708 On behalf of Playwrights Horizons, I want to welcome everyone 863 00:46:46,791 --> 00:46:52,500 and thank you all for taking part in this very exciting new musical 864 00:46:52,583 --> 00:46:56,166 by a very exciting young writer, Jonathan Larson. 865 00:46:56,250 --> 00:46:58,791 [cheering, clapping] 866 00:46:58,875 --> 00:47:00,375 He's not even 30. 867 00:47:00,458 --> 00:47:02,833 Oh, wow. Thank you, Ira. 868 00:47:02,916 --> 00:47:09,208 Um… this is the first real workshop that this musical has ever had. 869 00:47:10,208 --> 00:47:12,708 And now you guys are part of the family. 870 00:47:12,791 --> 00:47:16,458 So, any questions before we, uh, get going? 871 00:47:18,333 --> 00:47:19,958 -Yeah, no. Yeah. -[woman] Um… 872 00:47:20,625 --> 00:47:24,375 Could you… um… Could you explain it, maybe? 873 00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:25,958 Yeah. Explain what? 874 00:47:27,041 --> 00:47:30,458 Oh, just the musical. The story. 875 00:47:30,541 --> 00:47:34,625 It's a little, um, confusing in certain places. Not in a bad way. 876 00:47:34,708 --> 00:47:39,500 Superbia, a satire set in the future on a poisoned planet Earth, 877 00:47:39,583 --> 00:47:43,083 where the vast majority of humanity spend their entire lives 878 00:47:43,166 --> 00:47:47,208 just staring at the screens of their media transmitters, 879 00:47:47,291 --> 00:47:51,708 watching the tiny elite of the rich and powerful, 880 00:47:51,791 --> 00:47:56,166 who film their own fabulous lives like TV shows. 881 00:47:57,875 --> 00:48:02,666 A world where human emotion has been outlawed. 882 00:48:03,458 --> 00:48:07,916 This will be the first musical written for the MTV generation. 883 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:09,458 This is my-- 884 00:48:09,541 --> 00:48:13,083 Is it supposed to be aliens? I wasn't sure if it was all, like, aliens. 885 00:48:13,166 --> 00:48:18,208 Nope, not aliens. Um… But it is set in the future. 886 00:48:18,291 --> 00:48:20,000 [upbeat melody plays] 887 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:23,958 ♪ The color scheme for the day Is black-red-black ♪ 888 00:48:24,041 --> 00:48:27,208 ♪ The drug, of course Will be the kilowatt ♪ 889 00:48:27,291 --> 00:48:31,500 ♪ The trend today is to say The adjective "fun" a lot ♪ 890 00:48:31,583 --> 00:48:33,666 It's perfect. Keep going. Keep going. 891 00:48:33,750 --> 00:48:36,750 ♪ Studd star, you have received Two nominations ♪ 892 00:48:36,833 --> 00:48:39,333 ♪ "Face of the Year" And "Best Hair" ♪ 893 00:48:40,208 --> 00:48:42,916 ♪ Prepare a speech For your photo opportunity ♪ 894 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:45,375 ♪ Your agent Tim Pursent will be there ♪ 895 00:48:45,458 --> 00:48:46,416 I love it. I love it. 896 00:48:47,125 --> 00:48:50,250 -[Ira] You told me you needed a drummer. -[Jon] Oh, my goodness. 897 00:48:50,333 --> 00:48:52,666 Good night. Wonderful work. Really wonderful work. 898 00:48:53,375 --> 00:48:58,333 No… [strained laughter] I… I told you I needed a band. 899 00:48:58,958 --> 00:49:01,166 It's 100 dollars for every musician. 900 00:49:01,958 --> 00:49:07,291 Yeah. And your annual operating budget is half a million dollars? 901 00:49:08,041 --> 00:49:10,625 So far we're up to 12 RSVPs, Jon. 902 00:49:10,708 --> 00:49:12,708 You don't need a band with an audience of 12 people. 903 00:49:12,791 --> 00:49:13,916 You'll outnumber them. 904 00:49:16,208 --> 00:49:17,875 If you want more musicians, 905 00:49:17,958 --> 00:49:21,125 you're gonna have to find the money for it somewhere else. 906 00:49:22,208 --> 00:49:23,291 I'm sorry. 907 00:49:25,500 --> 00:49:26,750 Thank you for everything. 908 00:49:29,708 --> 00:49:32,291 [piano music fades] 909 00:49:32,375 --> 00:49:34,625 [monitor beeping steadily] 910 00:49:39,750 --> 00:49:42,833 [Jon] I went to three friends' funerals last year. 911 00:49:43,750 --> 00:49:46,125 The oldest one was 27. 912 00:49:47,291 --> 00:49:50,625 Pam, Gordon, Ally. 913 00:49:51,875 --> 00:49:53,875 Freddy's not even… 914 00:49:53,958 --> 00:49:56,458 He turned 25 two weeks ago. 915 00:49:57,416 --> 00:49:59,916 And nobody's doing enough. 916 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,791 I'm not doing enough. 917 00:50:01,875 --> 00:50:05,208 There's not enough time, or maybe I'm just wasting my time. 918 00:50:05,291 --> 00:50:07,083 And what about Susan's time? 919 00:50:07,166 --> 00:50:08,958 When am I gonna talk to Susan? 920 00:50:09,041 --> 00:50:11,416 What am I gonna say? I don't know what to say. 921 00:50:11,500 --> 00:50:15,125 So Susan waits, and the time keeps ticking. 922 00:50:15,208 --> 00:50:18,250 Tick, tick, tick. 923 00:50:18,333 --> 00:50:20,791 And I have three days left until the workshop. 924 00:50:20,875 --> 00:50:24,416 Three days left to write this song. And if the song doesn't work, 925 00:50:24,500 --> 00:50:27,916 the show doesn't work, and then it's all been a waste of time. 926 00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,250 Who gives a shit about a song? 927 00:50:30,791 --> 00:50:32,791 And I miss Michael. 928 00:50:32,875 --> 00:50:35,000 I need to talk to Michael. 929 00:50:35,083 --> 00:50:37,583 I don't have time to talk to Michael. 930 00:50:43,458 --> 00:50:48,333 ♪ Everyone who ever has Or ever will be anyone will be there ♪ 931 00:50:49,125 --> 00:50:52,500 ♪ Never in the history Of entertainment will there be an affair ♪ 932 00:50:52,583 --> 00:50:54,083 Make sure you're not speeding up. 933 00:50:54,750 --> 00:50:56,166 ♪ Quite like it ♪ 934 00:50:56,250 --> 00:50:58,750 ♪ The event of the century ♪ 935 00:50:58,833 --> 00:51:01,083 ♪ The quintessential social adventure… ♪ 936 00:51:01,166 --> 00:51:04,208 I'm missing consonants in "quintessential social adventure." 937 00:51:05,416 --> 00:51:07,250 -Hi. Thanks. -It sounds great. 938 00:51:07,333 --> 00:51:09,333 Why didn't you tell me you were coming? 939 00:51:09,416 --> 00:51:12,291 -I thought it might be a nice surprise. -Oh, no. It is. It is. 940 00:51:12,375 --> 00:51:13,875 Okay. It's Tuesday. 941 00:51:16,083 --> 00:51:17,541 Mm… 942 00:51:17,625 --> 00:51:21,291 I need to give them the decision about the job by tomorrow, so… 943 00:51:21,375 --> 00:51:24,291 Is there a moment where you can take a break? 944 00:51:25,125 --> 00:51:29,041 I can't. No, the actors take breaks. I don't… I don't have any breaks. 945 00:51:29,125 --> 00:51:31,708 I just don't know what I'm gonna do. So… 946 00:51:31,791 --> 00:51:33,041 Um… 947 00:51:33,125 --> 00:51:35,041 Can you… Can you ask for an extension? 948 00:51:36,041 --> 00:51:39,250 I'm sorry, can we… Can we talk about this tonight? 949 00:51:39,333 --> 00:51:41,333 I'm so… One second. 950 00:51:41,416 --> 00:51:43,583 This is… Can we get this section… 951 00:51:43,666 --> 00:51:46,166 ♪ …there ♪ 952 00:51:46,250 --> 00:51:48,750 [whispers, unintelligible] 953 00:51:54,375 --> 00:51:57,375 [drums join piano] 954 00:51:57,458 --> 00:51:59,208 -♪ A nomination ♪ -♪ A nomination? ♪ 955 00:51:59,291 --> 00:52:01,250 ♪ A nomination for a Face Award ♪ 956 00:52:01,333 --> 00:52:04,083 -♪ A Face Award ♪ -♪ Let's plug in ♪ 957 00:52:04,166 --> 00:52:05,958 ♪ Does this mean That I'll be on the air? ♪ 958 00:52:06,041 --> 00:52:07,166 ♪ You already were ♪ 959 00:52:07,250 --> 00:52:09,458 -♪ Last night, what a sight you were ♪ -♪ I was? ♪ 960 00:52:09,541 --> 00:52:11,416 ♪ You were You played with my laser ♪ 961 00:52:11,500 --> 00:52:13,083 ♪ You thought it was a razor ♪ 962 00:52:13,166 --> 00:52:16,375 ♪ I'm positive that's what Caused such a scene ♪ 963 00:52:16,458 --> 00:52:20,000 ♪ We can get on the air My music box on the air ♪ 964 00:52:20,083 --> 00:52:22,708 ♪ Where? Who? What does this mean? ♪ 965 00:52:22,791 --> 00:52:27,875 ♪ Everyone who ever has Or ever will be anyone will be there ♪ 966 00:52:27,958 --> 00:52:29,625 [music fades] 967 00:52:29,708 --> 00:52:33,791 -[sighs nervously] -I can give you 50 for everything. 968 00:52:34,875 --> 00:52:37,291 You're gonna sell it for five times that amount. 969 00:52:37,375 --> 00:52:38,791 Fifty's the best I can do. 970 00:52:38,875 --> 00:52:40,208 [sighs] 971 00:52:43,125 --> 00:52:45,125 -Cash? -Great. 972 00:52:49,083 --> 00:52:52,083 [sarcastic] Oh, no. He's keeping the Godspell. 973 00:52:53,125 --> 00:52:54,708 "Day by Day." 974 00:52:54,791 --> 00:52:56,083 [music continues] 975 00:52:56,166 --> 00:52:58,000 Yeah, yeah. I love it. 976 00:52:58,083 --> 00:52:59,583 Ah, ah, ah! 977 00:52:59,666 --> 00:53:04,083 [Michael] I'd love to take you to lunch. Celebrate your birthday. 978 00:53:04,166 --> 00:53:05,458 I can't this week. 979 00:53:06,625 --> 00:53:09,500 I could really use your advice on some things. 980 00:53:09,583 --> 00:53:12,250 Hey, Michael? I'm sorry, can I call you back later? 981 00:53:12,333 --> 00:53:15,041 I'm just… I'm right in the middle of something here. 982 00:53:15,833 --> 00:53:18,125 Oh, uh, that focus group I mentioned… 983 00:53:19,125 --> 00:53:21,333 They're still looking for one more person to sign up. 984 00:53:21,416 --> 00:53:24,125 It's Thursday at 11:00. I know money's tight for you right now. 985 00:53:24,208 --> 00:53:25,625 You know what? Never mind. 986 00:53:25,708 --> 00:53:28,416 Uh, wait. How much does it pay? 987 00:53:28,500 --> 00:53:31,500 It's only 75 bucks, but it could be a thing. 988 00:53:34,583 --> 00:53:35,500 I'll be there. 989 00:53:35,583 --> 00:53:37,916 Thank you really. That's… Yeah, thank you. 990 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,416 -Wow. -Okay, bye. Bye-bye. 991 00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:41,833 All right, see you. 992 00:53:52,458 --> 00:53:54,333 [music builds] 993 00:53:56,083 --> 00:53:58,166 [full rock band plays] 994 00:53:58,250 --> 00:54:02,166 ♪ Everyone who ever has Or ever will be anyone will be there ♪ 995 00:54:02,250 --> 00:54:04,291 -You were right. -I know. 996 00:54:04,375 --> 00:54:07,500 ♪ Never in the history Of entertainment will there be ♪ 997 00:54:07,583 --> 00:54:11,083 ♪ An affair quite like it ♪ 998 00:54:11,166 --> 00:54:13,708 ♪ The event of the century ♪ 999 00:54:13,791 --> 00:54:16,208 ♪ The quintessential social adventure ♪ 1000 00:54:16,291 --> 00:54:20,000 ♪ We cannot afford to miss This night of bliss ♪ 1001 00:54:20,083 --> 00:54:22,541 ♪ The 31st annual Face Awards ♪ 1002 00:54:22,625 --> 00:54:26,041 ♪ Presentation ceremony Live via satellite in color ♪ 1003 00:54:26,125 --> 00:54:29,250 ♪ It's an 18-hour function With commercial interruption ♪ 1004 00:54:29,333 --> 00:54:32,791 ♪ From a marvelous, glorious Slam bang glamorama ♪ 1005 00:54:32,875 --> 00:54:36,000 ♪ Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows ♪ 1006 00:54:36,083 --> 00:54:39,291 ♪ Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows ♪ 1007 00:54:39,375 --> 00:54:42,791 ♪ Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone will be ♪ 1008 00:54:42,875 --> 00:54:47,958 ♪ There ♪ 1009 00:54:48,041 --> 00:54:49,750 [music ends] 1010 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,375 [sighs] 1011 00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:57,958 -Can I hear it? -[laughs nervously] 1012 00:54:58,041 --> 00:54:59,958 -Huh? -The new song. 1013 00:55:02,166 --> 00:55:05,125 -Any day now. -[light chuckle] 1014 00:55:05,208 --> 00:55:07,916 -You're killin' me, Larson. -[strained laugh] 1015 00:55:10,375 --> 00:55:12,916 [playing gentle tune] 1016 00:55:17,375 --> 00:55:19,333 -[phone rings] -Oh, sh… 1017 00:55:19,958 --> 00:55:21,208 Shh! 1018 00:55:24,083 --> 00:55:26,750 -[phone continues ringing] -My God. 1019 00:55:28,625 --> 00:55:30,416 [answering machine] ♪ Speak ♪ 1020 00:55:30,500 --> 00:55:31,958 [beep] 1021 00:55:32,458 --> 00:55:35,375 [Susan] Hey, it's me. Just pick up the phone. 1022 00:55:35,458 --> 00:55:37,916 I know you're screening your calls. 1023 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:40,833 Every light is on in your apartment right now. 1024 00:55:47,833 --> 00:55:49,125 I can see you! 1025 00:55:52,125 --> 00:55:53,166 [sighs] 1026 00:55:55,916 --> 00:55:58,875 Hey. Hi. You could have called first. 1027 00:55:58,958 --> 00:56:00,750 -I just did. -Mm. 1028 00:56:00,833 --> 00:56:02,333 It's good to see you too. 1029 00:56:02,916 --> 00:56:04,416 [exhales] 1030 00:56:05,625 --> 00:56:08,208 [Jon] I didn't mean it like that. 1031 00:56:09,416 --> 00:56:11,541 -Jesus, Jonathan. -[sighs] 1032 00:56:11,625 --> 00:56:13,250 I need you to talk to me. 1033 00:56:14,083 --> 00:56:15,708 I'm writing, Susan. I'm writing. 1034 00:56:15,791 --> 00:56:18,916 You're gonna write a great American musical in the next ten minutes? 1035 00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:21,000 Thank you for being so supportive of my work. 1036 00:56:21,083 --> 00:56:24,166 [scoffs] Because you've been such a champion of mine? 1037 00:56:24,250 --> 00:56:26,500 -What's that supposed to mean? -What do you think it means? 1038 00:56:28,375 --> 00:56:32,250 And now, ladies and gentlemen, we present you with… 1039 00:56:32,333 --> 00:56:33,250 [drum roll] 1040 00:56:33,333 --> 00:56:39,375 …scenes from a modern romance as told in song. 1041 00:56:47,083 --> 00:56:48,625 I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I-- 1042 00:56:48,708 --> 00:56:51,958 I'm not allowed to talk about my needs. What needs? 1043 00:56:52,041 --> 00:56:54,791 -Did I say that? -You didn't have to say it. It's implied. 1044 00:56:54,875 --> 00:56:56,500 How is it implied? 1045 00:56:56,583 --> 00:57:00,791 You're the artist and I'm the girlfriend. That's how you feel, right? 1046 00:57:00,875 --> 00:57:05,875 ♪ I feel bad That you feel bad ♪ 1047 00:57:05,958 --> 00:57:11,333 ♪ About me feeling bad About you feeling bad ♪ 1048 00:57:11,416 --> 00:57:16,750 ♪ About what I said About what you said ♪ 1049 00:57:16,833 --> 00:57:20,666 ♪ About me not being able ♪ 1050 00:57:20,750 --> 00:57:27,750 ♪ To share a feeling ♪ 1051 00:57:27,833 --> 00:57:31,791 -Can we talk about this later, please? -When, Jonathan? When is later? 1052 00:57:32,375 --> 00:57:34,125 Not tonight. 1053 00:57:35,583 --> 00:57:39,291 ♪ If I thought that What you thought ♪ 1054 00:57:39,375 --> 00:57:43,958 ♪ Was that I hadn't thought About sharing my thoughts ♪ 1055 00:57:44,041 --> 00:57:48,125 ♪ Then my reaction To your reaction ♪ 1056 00:57:48,208 --> 00:57:54,416 ♪ To my reaction Would have been more revealing ♪ 1057 00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:58,041 I have been rehearsing all day. I have been up since four this morning. 1058 00:57:58,125 --> 00:58:02,875 I have been trying to write a song for a week and I am nowhere. 1059 00:58:02,958 --> 00:58:04,958 ♪ I was afraid that you'd be afraid ♪ 1060 00:58:05,041 --> 00:58:08,750 ♪ If I told you that I was afraid of intimacy ♪ 1061 00:58:08,833 --> 00:58:11,833 I've been telling you how unhappy I am for months. 1062 00:58:11,916 --> 00:58:14,708 ♪ If you don't have a problem With my problem ♪ 1063 00:58:14,791 --> 00:58:18,125 ♪ Maybe the problem's Simply co-dependency ♪ 1064 00:58:18,208 --> 00:58:22,416 Everyone's unhappy in New York! That's what New York is! 1065 00:58:22,500 --> 00:58:24,041 -♪ I was wrong to ♪ -♪ Say you were wrong to ♪ 1066 00:58:24,125 --> 00:58:26,041 -♪ Say I was wrong about ♪ -♪ You being wrong ♪ 1067 00:58:26,125 --> 00:58:28,375 -♪ When you rang to say ♪ -♪ The ring was the wrong thing to bring ♪ 1068 00:58:28,458 --> 00:58:32,041 ♪ If I meant what I said When I said "rings bored me" ♪ 1069 00:58:32,125 --> 00:58:34,166 I don't know how to get through to you anymore. 1070 00:58:34,250 --> 00:58:36,958 You keep shutting me out, you keep putting up these fences. 1071 00:58:37,041 --> 00:58:40,583 -I'm not. I'm not shutting you out. -You're a million miles away all the time. 1072 00:58:40,666 --> 00:58:44,000 -Actually, I'm right here. -Are you, Jonathan? 1073 00:58:44,083 --> 00:58:46,375 Actually? Because I know you. 1074 00:58:46,458 --> 00:58:48,041 ♪ I'm not mad That you got mad ♪ 1075 00:58:48,125 --> 00:58:53,625 ♪ When I got mad When you said I should go drop dead ♪ 1076 00:58:53,708 --> 00:58:55,375 ♪ If I were you And I'd done what I'd done ♪ 1077 00:58:55,458 --> 00:58:57,291 ♪ I'd do what you did When I gave you the ring ♪ 1078 00:58:57,375 --> 00:59:00,041 ♪ Having said what I said ♪ 1079 00:59:00,708 --> 00:59:04,875 You're right. I've been distracted, but I promise you, after the workshop-- 1080 00:59:04,958 --> 00:59:06,083 After the workshop. 1081 00:59:06,666 --> 00:59:08,833 After the workshop! 1082 00:59:08,916 --> 00:59:11,083 Everything is after the workshop. 1083 00:59:11,166 --> 00:59:12,166 Yeah. 1084 00:59:12,250 --> 00:59:15,125 What if the workshop happens and nothing changes? 1085 00:59:15,208 --> 00:59:17,333 No producer with a big check. 1086 00:59:17,416 --> 00:59:19,500 You don't go straight to Broadway. 1087 00:59:19,583 --> 00:59:25,000 You're still a waiter, you're still living in this apartment, you're still broke. 1088 00:59:25,083 --> 00:59:29,250 What then, Jonathan? What about me? 1089 00:59:29,333 --> 00:59:31,666 ♪ I feel bad that you feel bad About me feeling bad ♪ 1090 00:59:31,750 --> 00:59:34,166 ♪ About you feeling bad about what I said About what you said ♪ 1091 00:59:34,250 --> 00:59:36,750 ♪ About me not being Able to share a feeling ♪ 1092 00:59:36,833 --> 00:59:39,375 ♪ Feeling badly about you ♪ 1093 00:59:39,458 --> 00:59:41,083 I can't move to the Berkshires. 1094 00:59:41,166 --> 00:59:42,458 [scoffs] 1095 00:59:42,541 --> 00:59:44,500 I can't leave my career behind. 1096 00:59:45,291 --> 00:59:46,958 You think I don't know that? 1097 00:59:47,875 --> 00:59:48,750 What? 1098 00:59:50,083 --> 00:59:54,083 What are you…? What is this? What do you want? 1099 00:59:54,833 --> 00:59:56,458 [dry chuckle] 1100 00:59:56,541 --> 01:00:00,583 I guess I just… I wanted you to tell me not to go. 1101 01:00:03,541 --> 01:00:05,375 ♪ If I thought that what you thought ♪ 1102 01:00:05,458 --> 01:00:07,041 ♪ Was I hadn't thought About sharing my thoughts ♪ 1103 01:00:07,125 --> 01:00:09,333 ♪ Then my reaction to your reaction To my reaction ♪ 1104 01:00:09,416 --> 01:00:13,166 -♪ Would have been more revealing ♪ -♪ When I reacted to you ♪ 1105 01:00:13,250 --> 01:00:15,666 Of course I don't want you to go. 1106 01:00:16,791 --> 01:00:19,083 -Really? -Obviously. 1107 01:00:19,166 --> 01:00:21,541 'Cause this is the first time you've ever said it. 1108 01:00:42,500 --> 01:00:43,958 Oh, my God. 1109 01:00:44,666 --> 01:00:46,583 ♪ Now it's out in the open ♪ 1110 01:00:46,666 --> 01:00:50,250 You're thinking about how you can turn this into a song. Aren't you? 1111 01:00:51,416 --> 01:00:53,666 ♪ Now it's off our chest ♪ 1112 01:00:55,208 --> 01:00:57,208 No. What? 1113 01:00:58,166 --> 01:01:02,375 You know what, Jonathan? I'm done. 1114 01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:06,375 Susan? Susan, wait. 1115 01:01:06,458 --> 01:01:10,125 I hope that you have an amazing workshop. 1116 01:01:10,208 --> 01:01:13,166 Susan, hold on. Susan? 1117 01:01:13,250 --> 01:01:16,208 ♪ Now it's 4:00 a.m. And we have therapy tomorrow ♪ 1118 01:01:16,291 --> 01:01:18,375 ♪ It's too late to screw ♪ 1119 01:01:18,458 --> 01:01:20,875 ♪ So let's just get some rest ♪ 1120 01:01:22,750 --> 01:01:26,291 [cheering, applause] 1121 01:01:28,750 --> 01:01:30,083 [horn beeps] 1122 01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:33,541 [ticking starts] 1123 01:01:42,958 --> 01:01:45,083 [horn honking in the distance] 1124 01:01:45,666 --> 01:01:48,333 So, just waiting on one more person. 1125 01:01:48,416 --> 01:01:50,250 -[tired sigh] -Enjoy those waters. 1126 01:01:50,333 --> 01:01:51,416 [laughing] 1127 01:01:51,500 --> 01:01:52,666 -So… -[door opens] 1128 01:01:53,416 --> 01:01:54,250 I'm Jon. 1129 01:01:54,333 --> 01:01:56,708 -Yes, Mr. Larson, you're Michael's friend. -Yeah. 1130 01:01:56,791 --> 01:01:58,500 -How are you? -Good. You're late. 1131 01:01:58,583 --> 01:01:59,916 -Oh. -Okay. 1132 01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,458 -Sorry about that. -That's okay. 1133 01:02:01,541 --> 01:02:04,041 -No, because of the subway. -Yeah, I'm sure. 1134 01:02:04,125 --> 01:02:05,666 Take a seat when you can. 1135 01:02:05,750 --> 01:02:07,041 -Hi. -Welcome. 1136 01:02:07,125 --> 01:02:08,583 Oh. Thanks. 1137 01:02:08,666 --> 01:02:10,541 You sure there's no way to get into the bathroom? 1138 01:02:10,625 --> 01:02:12,458 Oh, no, you're not allowed to use the bathroom. 1139 01:02:12,541 --> 01:02:15,208 Sorry, did she mention when we were gonna get paid? 1140 01:02:15,291 --> 01:02:18,791 Okay, um, so now that we're all here… 1141 01:02:18,875 --> 01:02:21,083 -Hi. -Hey. 1142 01:02:21,166 --> 01:02:24,583 Why don't we begin with a quick brainstorming session? Right? 1143 01:02:24,666 --> 01:02:28,041 Just to get those creative juices flowing. You know what I mean? It'll be fun. 1144 01:02:30,125 --> 01:02:31,541 Two hours of this. 1145 01:02:31,625 --> 01:02:35,083 -For one extra musician. -[laughter] 1146 01:02:35,166 --> 01:02:37,958 So why don't we start by you just throwing out some ideas 1147 01:02:38,041 --> 01:02:41,916 when you hear me say the word "America." 1148 01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:44,041 -George Washington. -Excellent. 1149 01:02:44,125 --> 01:02:46,375 -Abraham Lincoln. -Abraham Lincoln. Okay. 1150 01:02:46,458 --> 01:02:49,166 Empire, racism, genocide, Vietnam. 1151 01:02:49,250 --> 01:02:50,666 Grover Cleveland. 1152 01:02:52,375 --> 01:02:54,375 -The Constitution? -Yes. 1153 01:02:54,458 --> 01:02:56,458 -Yeah. -Magna Carta. 1154 01:02:57,083 --> 01:02:58,166 -The Bill of Rights. -Mm-hm. 1155 01:02:58,250 --> 01:03:00,500 -The right thing to do. -Ooh. 1156 01:03:00,583 --> 01:03:04,375 -[older woman] The right stuff. -Right stuff. 1157 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:06,666 An open road at sunset. 1158 01:03:09,083 --> 01:03:10,541 Wind in your hair. 1159 01:03:11,875 --> 01:03:15,291 Nothing in your way, except horizon. 1160 01:03:19,500 --> 01:03:23,625 That is beautiful, Mr. Larson. 1161 01:03:23,708 --> 01:03:27,208 Wow. Okay. That goes on the board. 1162 01:03:27,833 --> 01:03:30,708 -The sun. -Sunrise. 1163 01:03:31,291 --> 01:03:32,916 The dawn of a new day. 1164 01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:36,083 -Oh! Where did you come from? -It all goes back. 1165 01:03:36,166 --> 01:03:38,958 -You're amazing. -That is incredible. 1166 01:03:39,041 --> 01:03:41,041 A window looking out on a field. 1167 01:03:41,125 --> 01:03:44,500 Oh, and I look out, and I see the bunnies and little squirrelies-- 1168 01:03:44,583 --> 01:03:46,625 The beating heart of the nation. 1169 01:03:47,125 --> 01:03:49,291 -Ooh! -[director] Oh, my gosh. 1170 01:03:49,375 --> 01:03:52,041 -Absolutely. That's absolutely what it is. -Beautiful. 1171 01:03:52,125 --> 01:03:55,208 -I've never even heard that before. -You are gifted. 1172 01:03:56,708 --> 01:03:58,500 I could get used to this. 1173 01:03:58,583 --> 01:04:00,916 [Jon] I could get paid for this. 1174 01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:04,666 I could get health care. A 401(k). 1175 01:04:05,541 --> 01:04:10,125 A BMW. A luxury apartment… on Central Park West. 1176 01:04:10,208 --> 01:04:12,791 -No, no, no… East. -[laughter] 1177 01:04:12,875 --> 01:04:18,041 I could actually be rewarded for my creativity, 1178 01:04:18,125 --> 01:04:21,416 instead of rejected and ignored. 1179 01:04:22,416 --> 01:04:24,416 This could be the rest of my life. 1180 01:04:25,208 --> 01:04:29,166 Now that we have all those fabulous ideas of yours in our heads, 1181 01:04:29,250 --> 01:04:32,125 we are going to turn to the task at hand. 1182 01:04:32,208 --> 01:04:36,916 We are here to develop a name of a revolutionary consumer product 1183 01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:39,208 that is just about to hit your shelves. 1184 01:04:39,291 --> 01:04:40,500 Oh. Wow. 1185 01:04:40,583 --> 01:04:41,791 This is where we're gonna need 1186 01:04:41,875 --> 01:04:44,458 that incredible imagination of yours, Mr. Larson. 1187 01:04:44,541 --> 01:04:48,708 So the product we're looking at is a tasteless, odorless chemical compound 1188 01:04:48,791 --> 01:04:51,625 that will be used as a fat substitute in cooking. 1189 01:04:51,708 --> 01:04:52,583 Mm. 1190 01:04:52,666 --> 01:04:57,083 And it's been successfully tested on a number of mammals. 1191 01:04:57,166 --> 01:04:58,958 Well, that's good. Mm. 1192 01:04:59,041 --> 01:05:01,166 There are some side effects associated with the product 1193 01:05:01,250 --> 01:05:03,125 that I've been instructed to tell you about. 1194 01:05:03,208 --> 01:05:05,000 So it's skin scales. 1195 01:05:05,750 --> 01:05:07,458 Um… full hair loss. 1196 01:05:07,541 --> 01:05:10,125 -Hair, eyebrows, eyelashes… -[ominous music plays] 1197 01:05:10,208 --> 01:05:12,458 This could be the rest of my life. 1198 01:05:12,541 --> 01:05:15,458 And finally, in a small number of users, 1199 01:05:15,541 --> 01:05:18,166 there were reports of toxic shock syndrome… 1200 01:05:18,958 --> 01:05:22,375 resulting in a brief hospitalization. 1201 01:05:22,958 --> 01:05:25,416 -[man] Eh, no big deal. -There are no bad ideas. 1202 01:05:26,125 --> 01:05:27,083 [ticking starts] 1203 01:05:27,166 --> 01:05:29,333 -Free oil. -Love it. 1204 01:05:29,416 --> 01:05:31,291 -Oil free. -Okay. 1205 01:05:31,375 --> 01:05:35,208 -That's the same thing she just said. -I switched the words around. 1206 01:05:35,291 --> 01:05:37,541 [director] That's totally fine, Kim. Thank you so much. 1207 01:05:37,625 --> 01:05:39,458 -The American Dream. -Okay, well… 1208 01:05:39,541 --> 01:05:41,250 -[Kim] Dreams of freedom. -Okay. 1209 01:05:41,333 --> 01:05:43,666 -[man] Nutra-oil. -That's not bad, Todd. 1210 01:05:43,750 --> 01:05:45,750 [Todd] Waist oil. No. 1211 01:05:45,833 --> 01:05:49,291 -[ticking intensifies] -[dialogue fades] 1212 01:05:49,375 --> 01:05:51,958 [discordant music builds] 1213 01:05:52,541 --> 01:05:53,708 I got it. 1214 01:05:54,541 --> 01:05:56,708 [laughs triumphantly] 1215 01:05:56,791 --> 01:05:59,666 -I have it. I have the exact-- -Go, go! 1216 01:05:59,750 --> 01:06:03,083 You wanna hear? I got the exact right thing for this product. 1217 01:06:04,583 --> 01:06:06,500 Chubstitute. 1218 01:06:10,166 --> 01:06:11,875 [Michael] Chubstitute? 1219 01:06:11,958 --> 01:06:14,375 -It's a joke. -It's not funny. 1220 01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:18,375 -Well, maybe not to you but-- -I recommended you, Jon. 1221 01:06:19,208 --> 01:06:21,458 I put my name on the line for you. 1222 01:06:22,250 --> 01:06:24,875 -Tell them I had a stroke. -It isn't funny. 1223 01:06:26,333 --> 01:06:27,916 This is my life. 1224 01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:31,541 No, it's not your life, it's advertising. 1225 01:06:31,625 --> 01:06:33,708 It's figuring out how to trick people 1226 01:06:33,791 --> 01:06:36,833 into buying shit that they don't want. 1227 01:06:36,916 --> 01:06:39,000 Actually, it's a lot more complicated than that. 1228 01:06:39,083 --> 01:06:41,833 I don't understand how you can take any of this seriously. 1229 01:06:41,916 --> 01:06:44,166 -Because they pay me to. -Money isn't everything. 1230 01:06:44,250 --> 01:06:46,833 -Well, it doesn't hurt. -Are you sure about that? 1231 01:06:48,041 --> 01:06:50,541 What are you doing with your life that's so noble? 1232 01:06:52,208 --> 01:06:55,375 -I'm making art. -That's what the world needs. More art. 1233 01:06:55,458 --> 01:06:59,416 Actually, yes. And at least I'm not perpetuating a system that's-- 1234 01:06:59,500 --> 01:07:00,958 Spare the self-righteousness, Jon. 1235 01:07:01,041 --> 01:07:02,708 You're writing musicals in your living room, 1236 01:07:02,791 --> 01:07:04,500 you're not saving the rainforest. 1237 01:07:07,125 --> 01:07:08,416 [whispers] Wow. 1238 01:07:09,416 --> 01:07:11,833 Gosh, I wish I could be more like you, 1239 01:07:11,916 --> 01:07:14,916 and spend my life caring about driving the right car 1240 01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:17,333 and wearing the right suits and living in a doorman building. 1241 01:07:17,416 --> 01:07:20,375 Why shouldn't I want those things, Jon? Not all of us have options you do. 1242 01:07:20,458 --> 01:07:22,625 All the things that you take for granted. 1243 01:07:22,708 --> 01:07:25,375 -What? Like what? -Like a life with the person you love. 1244 01:07:25,458 --> 01:07:30,416 Do you know what I would give for that? You-- You turn your nose up at it. 1245 01:07:30,500 --> 01:07:33,125 If that's what you want, what's stopping you? 1246 01:07:33,208 --> 01:07:36,833 What's stopping me? How about Jesse Helms and the Moral Majority? 1247 01:07:36,916 --> 01:07:39,083 How about the people that run this country? 1248 01:07:39,166 --> 01:07:41,541 I can't get married. I can't have kids. 1249 01:07:41,625 --> 01:07:46,625 Half our friends are dying and the other half are scared to death they are next. 1250 01:07:46,708 --> 01:07:49,291 So, I'm sorry for getting a nice car, Jon. 1251 01:07:49,375 --> 01:07:52,958 I'm sorry for moving into an apartment with central heating. 1252 01:07:53,041 --> 01:07:56,750 I'm sorry for enjoying my life while I still have time. 1253 01:07:56,833 --> 01:07:57,875 I gotta go. 1254 01:07:57,958 --> 01:07:59,083 Hey. 1255 01:08:00,291 --> 01:08:01,833 You wanna come take the subway? 1256 01:08:01,916 --> 01:08:03,916 -[Michael] I'd rather walk. -Michael. 1257 01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:04,916 Michael. 1258 01:08:08,708 --> 01:08:09,875 [phone ringing] 1259 01:08:09,958 --> 01:08:11,958 -[footsteps approach] -[door opens] 1260 01:08:14,458 --> 01:08:15,458 Hello? 1261 01:08:15,541 --> 01:08:18,416 [woman] Johnny, darling. It's Rosa. 1262 01:08:18,500 --> 01:08:20,125 [gasps] 1263 01:08:20,208 --> 01:08:22,333 -Hello? -Rosa Stevens? 1264 01:08:22,416 --> 01:08:25,833 -Are we excited for tomorrow? -Tomorrow? 1265 01:08:26,541 --> 01:08:28,500 The presentation. You remembered the presentation? 1266 01:08:28,583 --> 01:08:31,583 Remembered it? I got every producer in town coming. 1267 01:08:31,666 --> 01:08:32,833 -[sighs] -[Rosa laughs] 1268 01:08:32,916 --> 01:08:34,791 -[laughs] -So it better be good. 1269 01:08:34,875 --> 01:08:39,500 Yeah, it's, uh… it's gonna be amazing. 1270 01:08:39,583 --> 01:08:42,208 Let's see if we can't get a bidding war started 1271 01:08:42,291 --> 01:08:44,916 on this musical of yours. What do you say? 1272 01:08:45,791 --> 01:08:48,208 Yes, sure. [laughs nervously] 1273 01:08:48,291 --> 01:08:50,166 Okay, doll. 1274 01:08:50,250 --> 01:08:53,833 Charlie, get me Hal Prince on the line. 1275 01:08:53,916 --> 01:08:55,250 Rosa? Um, I-- 1276 01:08:55,333 --> 01:08:56,833 [dial tone] 1277 01:08:56,916 --> 01:08:58,958 [breathing deeply] 1278 01:09:03,416 --> 01:09:05,750 [up-tempo rock music playing] 1279 01:09:18,250 --> 01:09:19,125 [gagging] 1280 01:09:20,458 --> 01:09:21,750 I'm so sorry. 1281 01:09:31,125 --> 01:09:32,333 [door squeaks] 1282 01:09:33,750 --> 01:09:35,208 Yeah. I know, I know, I know. 1283 01:09:47,416 --> 01:09:49,000 [music stops] 1284 01:09:49,083 --> 01:09:51,500 [kettle whistle dying] 1285 01:09:54,666 --> 01:09:56,083 [whispers] Oh, no. 1286 01:09:57,166 --> 01:09:59,791 Why wouldn't you have called me to tell me my payment was late 1287 01:09:59,875 --> 01:10:02,000 before you just cut off my power? 1288 01:10:02,083 --> 01:10:04,291 How is--? How does that make sense? 1289 01:10:04,375 --> 01:10:06,541 [man] Sir, as I explained before, you received a notice-- 1290 01:10:06,625 --> 01:10:08,208 No, no, no, listen. 1291 01:10:08,291 --> 01:10:10,500 You don't understand. I have a workshop. 1292 01:10:10,583 --> 01:10:14,500 I have a public presentation of my musical in 12 hours… 1293 01:10:14,583 --> 01:10:17,166 Sir, if you are going to raise your voice… 1294 01:10:17,250 --> 01:10:18,750 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 1295 01:10:18,833 --> 01:10:22,208 Look, look, look. I can pay you over the phone, right now. 1296 01:10:22,291 --> 01:10:25,875 -I have my credit card right here… -The billing office is closed. 1297 01:10:25,958 --> 01:10:28,416 I would love to figure it out right now. 1298 01:10:28,500 --> 01:10:30,666 The billing office is closed for the night. 1299 01:10:30,750 --> 01:10:32,041 [breathing heavily] 1300 01:10:32,125 --> 01:10:35,416 -What am I gonna do? -Sir, like I've said, call-- 1301 01:10:35,500 --> 01:10:38,291 [panting] 1302 01:10:41,791 --> 01:10:43,375 [keypad beeping] 1303 01:10:45,833 --> 01:10:48,291 [line ringing] 1304 01:10:48,375 --> 01:10:52,125 -[woman] Hello? -Hey, Beth. Hey. 1305 01:10:52,208 --> 01:10:54,666 How are you? It's Jon. 1306 01:10:54,750 --> 01:10:55,791 Hi, Jon. 1307 01:10:55,875 --> 01:10:58,708 Hi, um… is Susan there? 1308 01:10:58,791 --> 01:11:00,583 She doesn't wanna talk to you, Jon. 1309 01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:03,833 Yeah. 1310 01:11:04,750 --> 01:11:05,875 Um… 1311 01:11:06,875 --> 01:11:08,291 Sure, sure. Uh… 1312 01:11:08,375 --> 01:11:12,375 Well, can you… um… can you give her a message for me? 1313 01:11:12,458 --> 01:11:15,208 -What is it? -Well, it's just, you know… 1314 01:11:16,250 --> 01:11:20,333 I wanted to remind her that tomorrow is my workshop and you know, I… 1315 01:11:21,041 --> 01:11:24,000 I know I don't have any right to ask this. It's just that… 1316 01:11:25,916 --> 01:11:28,250 I would just really love her to be there. 1317 01:11:28,791 --> 01:11:30,500 I'll tell her you called. 1318 01:11:30,583 --> 01:11:31,916 [line clicks] 1319 01:11:37,250 --> 01:11:38,833 [Jon] Here I am. 1320 01:11:38,916 --> 01:11:40,250 [ticking starts] 1321 01:11:41,125 --> 01:11:44,541 The musical to which I have devoted my youth 1322 01:11:44,625 --> 01:11:49,750 is about to be put on public display for every producer in New York. 1323 01:11:49,833 --> 01:11:51,625 [ticking continues] 1324 01:11:51,708 --> 01:11:56,083 I haven't written a single note or a single lyric 1325 01:11:56,166 --> 01:11:59,625 of the most important song in the show. 1326 01:12:01,375 --> 01:12:03,166 I have no electricity. 1327 01:12:04,125 --> 01:12:08,375 My best friend is furious with me. My girlfriend isn't speaking to me. 1328 01:12:09,375 --> 01:12:13,000 And there is only one thing I can think of to do: 1329 01:12:15,625 --> 01:12:16,625 Swim. 1330 01:12:16,708 --> 01:12:19,000 [propulsive rock music playing] 1331 01:12:24,916 --> 01:12:29,333 ♪ I hate this locker room Why won't Susan answer my calls? ♪ 1332 01:12:29,416 --> 01:12:32,833 ♪ Sweat, wet, echo Smell, hell, rap ♪ 1333 01:12:32,916 --> 01:12:35,791 ♪ Pump up the volume Hot, wet, hot sweat ♪ 1334 01:12:35,875 --> 01:12:37,333 ♪ How's the water? ♪ 1335 01:12:37,416 --> 01:12:39,583 ♪ Stretch, stretch Spit in the mask ♪ 1336 01:12:39,666 --> 01:12:41,208 ♪ Cloudy vision Test the water ♪ 1337 01:12:41,291 --> 01:12:44,416 ♪ Contemplate the dive The shock to the skin ♪ 1338 01:12:44,500 --> 01:12:48,791 ♪ Anticipate the pain, the pain, the pain The pain, the pain now ♪ 1339 01:12:48,875 --> 01:12:51,916 ♪ One, two, three, Oh, bite the air, seven ♪ 1340 01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:54,000 ♪ There's that girl One, two, three ♪ 1341 01:12:54,083 --> 01:12:56,541 ♪ Oh, bite the air Smooth, soft skin ♪ 1342 01:12:56,625 --> 01:12:59,166 ♪ Two, three Oh, bite the-- Thirteen ♪ 1343 01:12:59,250 --> 01:13:02,375 ♪ Long legs, brown skin and wet hair ♪ 1344 01:13:02,458 --> 01:13:05,833 ♪ Whoa, and wet hair ♪ 1345 01:13:05,916 --> 01:13:08,875 ♪ Has Rosa even listened to my tape? ♪ 1346 01:13:08,958 --> 01:13:12,541 ♪ Kick, stretch, windmill arms See the hand, point the feet ♪ 1347 01:13:12,625 --> 01:13:16,375 ♪ Wet hair Relax, this guy's too slow ♪ 1348 01:13:16,458 --> 01:13:18,500 ♪ Fifteen Can I make it to 40? ♪ 1349 01:13:18,583 --> 01:13:20,458 ♪ Too slow Touch his heel, move! ♪ 1350 01:13:20,541 --> 01:13:22,583 ♪ Answer my calls! Red thin stripe ♪ 1351 01:13:22,666 --> 01:13:26,333 ♪ Fifty feet, sixty feet She looks like Susan ♪ 1352 01:13:26,416 --> 01:13:28,041 ♪ Susan's beautiful ♪ 1353 01:13:28,666 --> 01:13:31,750 ♪ Out, don't think, out, out Let it out ♪ 1354 01:13:31,833 --> 01:13:35,041 ♪ Keep the shoulder down, down ♪ 1355 01:13:35,125 --> 01:13:37,208 ♪ Easy, not too hard ♪ 1356 01:13:37,291 --> 01:13:41,958 ♪ Find the movement's origin ♪ 1357 01:13:42,041 --> 01:13:45,041 ♪ Hands, no Shoulder, no ♪ 1358 01:13:45,125 --> 01:13:46,791 ♪ Elbows, no ♪ 1359 01:13:46,875 --> 01:13:49,875 ♪ Lower, from the back Yes, lower ♪ 1360 01:13:49,958 --> 01:13:52,333 ♪ Thirty-nine, 40 ♪ 1361 01:13:52,416 --> 01:13:54,458 ♪ Center, center ♪ 1362 01:13:54,541 --> 01:13:57,375 [atmospheric piano interlude begins] 1363 01:14:20,708 --> 01:14:23,541 ♪ Forward motion ♪ 1364 01:14:23,625 --> 01:14:26,500 ♪ Through the water ♪ 1365 01:14:26,583 --> 01:14:28,375 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1366 01:14:28,458 --> 01:14:31,125 -♪ Escape ♪ -♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1367 01:14:31,208 --> 01:14:33,875 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1368 01:14:33,958 --> 01:14:37,208 ♪ I am soaring ♪ 1369 01:14:37,291 --> 01:14:40,458 -♪ I'm the water ♪ -♪ You're on the air ♪ 1370 01:14:40,541 --> 01:14:43,583 -♪ You as the knight ♪ -♪ I'm underground ♪ 1371 01:14:43,666 --> 01:14:46,958 ♪ Me as the queen ♪ 1372 01:14:53,708 --> 01:14:55,791 [rock music resumes] 1373 01:15:22,750 --> 01:15:24,333 [music stops] 1374 01:15:24,416 --> 01:15:26,875 [clock ticking] 1375 01:15:26,958 --> 01:15:28,625 [Jon] The show is about to begin. 1376 01:15:29,666 --> 01:15:32,333 The room is completely empty. 1377 01:15:34,541 --> 01:15:39,041 The show is about to begin, and I am looking 1378 01:15:39,125 --> 01:15:43,833 at 60 empty folding chairs. 1379 01:15:43,916 --> 01:15:45,000 [door opens] 1380 01:15:45,083 --> 01:15:47,166 [ticking continues] 1381 01:15:47,791 --> 01:15:48,708 [whispers] Hi. 1382 01:15:49,708 --> 01:15:51,291 Hey, boy genius. 1383 01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:53,458 [ticking continues] 1384 01:15:53,541 --> 01:15:55,500 I'm turning 30 on Sunday, you know. 1385 01:15:56,208 --> 01:15:57,791 Oh, well, happy birthday. 1386 01:15:58,500 --> 01:15:59,375 Thank you. 1387 01:16:00,625 --> 01:16:03,458 -Thirty's still young, you know. -No one's here. 1388 01:16:04,625 --> 01:16:06,583 Oh. It's not even 9:00. 1389 01:16:08,791 --> 01:16:11,166 The presentation doesn't start till 10:00. 1390 01:16:11,250 --> 01:16:13,750 -[ticking stops] -[sighs with relief] 1391 01:16:16,666 --> 01:16:17,791 [Jon] Oh… 1392 01:16:18,375 --> 01:16:19,750 That's good. 1393 01:16:20,333 --> 01:16:22,208 -Cool. [laughs] -[laughing] 1394 01:16:22,291 --> 01:16:24,416 Okay. [panting] 1395 01:16:25,208 --> 01:16:27,416 -Can you sight read? -Yeah. 1396 01:16:30,625 --> 01:16:32,166 [exhales] 1397 01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:37,500 [Jon] Slowly, miraculously, people start to show up. 1398 01:16:37,583 --> 01:16:40,291 -Johnny. -[Jon] Be right back. 1399 01:16:40,375 --> 01:16:43,708 This is phenomenal. Look at the space, it's just phenomenal. 1400 01:16:43,791 --> 01:16:47,333 -It's a rehearsal studio, Dad. -It's a Broadway rehearsal studio. 1401 01:16:47,416 --> 01:16:50,416 -This is the real thing. -We're so excited for you, dear. 1402 01:16:50,500 --> 01:16:52,875 -Thank you. -Are they paying you? 1403 01:16:54,375 --> 01:16:56,166 -No. -[sighs] 1404 01:16:56,250 --> 01:16:58,458 -Next time. -Sure. 1405 01:16:58,541 --> 01:17:01,208 -[father] Oh, look, for us. -No, that's not… 1406 01:17:01,291 --> 01:17:04,333 -That's for someone else, actually. -Mm. Do you like that? 1407 01:17:04,416 --> 01:17:08,416 You can literally sit in any other seat. 1408 01:17:09,291 --> 01:17:11,291 -Okay. Break a leg. -Shall we sit there? 1409 01:17:11,375 --> 01:17:13,791 -I love you. Thank you. -I love you. 1410 01:17:20,000 --> 01:17:21,958 His hair is ridiculous. 1411 01:17:22,041 --> 01:17:24,625 [low, indistinct chatter] 1412 01:17:29,083 --> 01:17:30,083 Good turnout. 1413 01:17:32,041 --> 01:17:33,875 Yeah, mostly friends. 1414 01:17:34,916 --> 01:17:36,708 Mm, what a nightmare. 1415 01:17:38,291 --> 01:17:40,291 [both chuckle lightly] 1416 01:17:41,833 --> 01:17:45,416 Thank you… for being here. 1417 01:17:46,583 --> 01:17:49,625 Wild horses, Jon. You know that. 1418 01:17:53,125 --> 01:17:56,375 -Oh! Okay. Break legs. -Yeah. 1419 01:17:59,416 --> 01:18:01,791 Oh. Thank you. Thank you. 1420 01:18:02,500 --> 01:18:04,875 Ira, you son of a gun. 1421 01:18:04,958 --> 01:18:08,166 -Jonathan, how are you? -Rosa. 1422 01:18:09,958 --> 01:18:12,541 -Jon Larson. -Oh, there he is. 1423 01:18:12,625 --> 01:18:16,750 Just the man I'm looking for. You nervous? Don't be nervous. 1424 01:18:16,833 --> 01:18:19,833 -Yeah. A little nervous. Sure. -Of course you're nervous. 1425 01:18:19,916 --> 01:18:24,791 The first presentation of your musical is like having a colonoscopy in Times Square. 1426 01:18:24,875 --> 01:18:27,416 Only with a colonoscopy, the worst thing that could happen 1427 01:18:27,500 --> 01:18:29,333 is you find out you have cancer. 1428 01:18:29,416 --> 01:18:32,958 With a musical, you find out you're already dead. 1429 01:18:35,958 --> 01:18:38,416 Have a good show. Can't wait to see what you did. 1430 01:18:44,791 --> 01:18:47,541 We can't keep waiting. It's quarter past. 1431 01:18:47,625 --> 01:18:49,208 I know. I know. I know. 1432 01:18:49,833 --> 01:18:51,333 -Break a leg. -Okay. 1433 01:18:52,333 --> 01:18:54,041 Come here. Thank you. 1434 01:18:54,833 --> 01:18:56,166 [sighs] 1435 01:19:10,625 --> 01:19:13,208 Hello. Hi, welcome. 1436 01:19:14,416 --> 01:19:16,041 I'm Jonathan Larson. 1437 01:19:16,125 --> 01:19:18,000 [applause, cheering] 1438 01:19:18,083 --> 01:19:20,583 Whoa… Hey, well… 1439 01:19:20,666 --> 01:19:24,625 You don't have to do that. Thank you so much, that was very kind. Uh… 1440 01:19:24,708 --> 01:19:27,416 Thank you for being here, um, this morning. 1441 01:19:27,500 --> 01:19:28,833 -This is, um… -[door shuts] 1442 01:19:34,833 --> 01:19:37,666 -[whispering] That's Stephen Sondheim. -Right. Like I was saying… 1443 01:19:37,750 --> 01:19:41,000 Thank you all for being here. This is my musical, Superbia, 1444 01:19:41,083 --> 01:19:45,166 and I've been working on it for… a little while now. 1445 01:19:45,250 --> 01:19:46,666 [chuckles lightly] 1446 01:19:46,750 --> 01:19:49,458 And I just really hope you all like it. 1447 01:19:51,250 --> 01:19:52,291 Thank you. 1448 01:19:52,375 --> 01:19:54,041 [applause] 1449 01:19:57,916 --> 01:20:00,041 [up-tempo music begins] 1450 01:20:01,166 --> 01:20:05,583 And the next hour and a half are a blur. 1451 01:20:06,666 --> 01:20:12,125 ♪ Everyone who ever has Or ever will be anyone will be there ♪ 1452 01:20:12,833 --> 01:20:19,375 ♪ Never in the history of entertainment Will there be an affair quite like it ♪ 1453 01:20:19,458 --> 01:20:22,041 ♪ The event of the century ♪ 1454 01:20:22,125 --> 01:20:24,333 ♪ The quintessential social adventure ♪ 1455 01:20:24,416 --> 01:20:28,458 ♪ We cannot afford to miss This night of bliss ♪ 1456 01:20:28,541 --> 01:20:31,833 ♪ Everyone who's anyone knows Everyone who's anyone knows ♪ 1457 01:20:31,916 --> 01:20:34,958 ♪ Everyone who's anyone Everyone who's anyone knows ♪ 1458 01:20:35,041 --> 01:20:42,041 ♪ Everyone will be there ♪ 1459 01:20:43,375 --> 01:20:44,791 And then… 1460 01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:49,541 Karessa steps forward to sing my new song. 1461 01:20:50,458 --> 01:20:52,333 Not even 12 hours old. 1462 01:20:52,916 --> 01:20:54,375 I close my eyes. 1463 01:20:55,666 --> 01:20:57,291 I brace myself. 1464 01:20:58,416 --> 01:21:00,333 I don't dare take a breath. 1465 01:21:01,125 --> 01:21:04,125 [lilting melody plays] 1466 01:21:04,708 --> 01:21:06,416 But when I open my eyes… 1467 01:21:07,833 --> 01:21:09,708 I don't see Karessa there. 1468 01:21:22,500 --> 01:21:25,375 ♪ You're on the air ♪ 1469 01:21:27,083 --> 01:21:30,125 ♪ I'm underground ♪ 1470 01:21:32,250 --> 01:21:37,291 ♪ Signal's fading ♪ 1471 01:21:37,375 --> 01:21:41,166 ♪ Can't be found ♪ 1472 01:21:42,333 --> 01:21:46,041 ♪ I finally open up ♪ 1473 01:21:47,541 --> 01:21:50,833 ♪ For you, I would do anything ♪ 1474 01:21:52,791 --> 01:21:57,041 ♪ But you've turned off the volume ♪ 1475 01:21:57,708 --> 01:22:04,708 ♪ Just when I've begun to sing ♪ 1476 01:22:06,125 --> 01:22:07,833 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1477 01:22:07,916 --> 01:22:11,375 ♪ Defenses are not the way to go ♪ 1478 01:22:11,458 --> 01:22:15,708 ♪ And you know, or at least you knew ♪ 1479 01:22:15,791 --> 01:22:19,791 ♪ Can't you recall when this all began ♪ 1480 01:22:19,875 --> 01:22:22,666 ♪ It was only you and me ♪ 1481 01:22:22,750 --> 01:22:29,750 ♪ It was only me and you ♪ 1482 01:22:31,708 --> 01:22:35,375 ♪ I have to laugh ♪ 1483 01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:39,791 ♪ We sure put on a show ♪ 1484 01:22:41,333 --> 01:22:46,000 ♪ Love is passé in this day and age ♪ 1485 01:22:46,083 --> 01:22:50,083 ♪ How can we expect it to grow? ♪ 1486 01:22:51,250 --> 01:22:55,125 ♪ You as the knight ♪ 1487 01:22:56,291 --> 01:22:59,958 ♪ Me as the queen ♪ 1488 01:23:01,416 --> 01:23:06,083 ♪ All I've got tonight ♪ 1489 01:23:06,166 --> 01:23:13,166 ♪ Is static on a screen ♪ 1490 01:23:14,125 --> 01:23:17,541 ♪ Come to your senses Suspense is fine ♪ 1491 01:23:17,625 --> 01:23:20,083 ♪ If you're just an empty image ♪ 1492 01:23:20,166 --> 01:23:23,458 ♪ Emanating out of a screen ♪ 1493 01:23:23,541 --> 01:23:27,458 ♪ Baby, be real You can feel again ♪ 1494 01:23:27,541 --> 01:23:30,541 ♪ You don't need a music box melody ♪ 1495 01:23:30,625 --> 01:23:34,333 ♪ To know what I mean ♪ 1496 01:23:34,416 --> 01:23:38,750 ♪ Deep in my eyes What do you see? ♪ 1497 01:23:39,500 --> 01:23:44,625 ♪ Deep in my sighs Listen to me ♪ 1498 01:23:44,708 --> 01:23:49,208 ♪ Let the music commence from inside ♪ 1499 01:23:49,291 --> 01:23:53,541 ♪ Not only one sense, but use all five ♪ 1500 01:23:53,625 --> 01:23:56,375 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1501 01:23:56,458 --> 01:23:58,583 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1502 01:23:58,666 --> 01:24:03,708 -♪ Come to your senses, yeah ♪ -♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1503 01:24:03,791 --> 01:24:06,208 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1504 01:24:06,291 --> 01:24:13,250 ♪ Baby, come back ♪ 1505 01:24:14,041 --> 01:24:21,041 ♪ Alive ♪ 1506 01:24:26,833 --> 01:24:29,375 [clapping, cheering] 1507 01:24:37,333 --> 01:24:38,750 Whoo! 1508 01:24:42,958 --> 01:24:44,375 [breathing shakily] 1509 01:24:48,041 --> 01:24:49,708 [phone rings] 1510 01:24:50,583 --> 01:24:52,875 -Hello? -Hi, honey, it's Rosa. 1511 01:24:52,958 --> 01:24:54,916 Hi, Rosa. Thank you so much for calling. 1512 01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:57,791 Well, you already left six messages. 1513 01:24:57,875 --> 01:25:02,083 [chuckles] Yeah. Um… So have you heard anything yet? 1514 01:25:02,166 --> 01:25:07,125 Honey, I have heard nothing but raves all day long. 1515 01:25:07,208 --> 01:25:09,708 I'm getting call after call after call. 1516 01:25:10,875 --> 01:25:12,083 Wow. [chuckles] 1517 01:25:12,166 --> 01:25:15,375 Okay. Yes! That's great news. 1518 01:25:15,458 --> 01:25:19,041 Everyone is telling me the same thing. "That Jonathan Larson!" 1519 01:25:19,125 --> 01:25:22,041 "I can't wait to see what he does next." 1520 01:25:23,625 --> 01:25:26,666 What do you mean, what I do next? What about Superbia? 1521 01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:31,083 I always told you, it was a tough sell. 1522 01:25:31,166 --> 01:25:33,208 It's too arty for Broadway. 1523 01:25:33,291 --> 01:25:36,500 Tourists aren't gonna shell out 50 dollars 1524 01:25:36,583 --> 01:25:39,083 to see a show about spaceships and robots. 1525 01:25:39,166 --> 01:25:42,833 Um… That's not what it's about. Um… 1526 01:25:42,916 --> 01:25:45,541 Well, of course, I know that, Jonathan. 1527 01:25:45,625 --> 01:25:49,583 But you know these producers, they care about one thing and one thing only. 1528 01:25:49,666 --> 01:25:54,541 Okay. Uh… So what about Off-Broadway? 1529 01:25:54,625 --> 01:25:57,083 It's too expensive for Off. 1530 01:25:57,750 --> 01:26:00,958 You got a cast of thousands, with the special effects… 1531 01:26:01,041 --> 01:26:03,416 Uh… Charlie, tell him I'll be on in a sec. 1532 01:26:03,500 --> 01:26:05,416 -Listen, sweetie, I gotta run. -I'm sorry, Rosa… 1533 01:26:05,500 --> 01:26:08,708 Congratulations on a terrific presentation. 1534 01:26:08,791 --> 01:26:10,208 Rosa, Rosa, hold on. 1535 01:26:10,791 --> 01:26:12,750 So, okay… 1536 01:26:13,541 --> 01:26:16,041 So what am I supposed to do now? 1537 01:26:19,125 --> 01:26:21,041 You start writing the next one. 1538 01:26:21,833 --> 01:26:25,208 And after you finish that one, you start on the next. 1539 01:26:25,291 --> 01:26:31,000 And on and on, and that's what it is to be a writer, honey. 1540 01:26:31,791 --> 01:26:34,541 You just keep throwing them against the wall 1541 01:26:34,625 --> 01:26:39,541 and hoping against hope that eventually, something sticks. 1542 01:26:43,750 --> 01:26:45,041 [phone beeps] 1543 01:26:46,875 --> 01:26:47,708 Listen. 1544 01:26:47,791 --> 01:26:52,458 Little advice from someone who's been in this business a long, long time? 1545 01:26:54,500 --> 01:27:00,208 On the next one, maybe try writing about what you know. 1546 01:27:04,208 --> 01:27:05,583 Okay, kiddo? 1547 01:27:07,250 --> 01:27:08,083 Yeah. 1548 01:27:08,833 --> 01:27:11,416 Start sharpening those pencils. 1549 01:27:12,208 --> 01:27:13,666 Yeah, yeah. 1550 01:27:14,708 --> 01:27:15,875 [phone disconnects] 1551 01:27:20,375 --> 01:27:22,375 [busy tone] 1552 01:27:23,625 --> 01:27:27,791 I think let's give it a minute and see what happens next week. 1553 01:27:27,875 --> 01:27:29,291 Hey, I need a job. 1554 01:27:29,375 --> 01:27:32,750 -Can you hold on a second? -I'll apologize to the focus group lady. 1555 01:27:32,833 --> 01:27:35,916 I will never say anything bad about marketing research ever again, 1556 01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:37,333 I swear to God. 1557 01:27:37,416 --> 01:27:39,208 I'm gonna call you right back. 1558 01:27:39,291 --> 01:27:41,250 I wanna do what you do. I wanna have what you have. 1559 01:27:41,333 --> 01:27:45,666 I want the BMW, I want the doorman, I want it, I want all of it. Okay? 1560 01:27:45,750 --> 01:27:47,875 -What's going on? -Oh, it's good. It's good. 1561 01:27:47,958 --> 01:27:49,916 I just spent the last eight years killing myself 1562 01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:52,041 on a musical that's never gonna happen. 1563 01:27:52,125 --> 01:27:55,333 I find that very hard to believe. It was incredible this morning. 1564 01:27:55,416 --> 01:27:57,875 Well…But not incredible enough. 1565 01:27:58,375 --> 01:27:59,708 I can't do it again, Mike. 1566 01:27:59,791 --> 01:28:03,333 I can't stomach five more years of waiting tables, 1567 01:28:03,416 --> 01:28:06,708 five more years of writing things that no one will ever see 1568 01:28:06,791 --> 01:28:08,875 while Broadway just churns out mega-musicals 1569 01:28:08,958 --> 01:28:12,125 without a hint of even the slightest thing original 1570 01:28:12,208 --> 01:28:16,416 or, God forbid, something to actually say about the world! 1571 01:28:17,708 --> 01:28:18,916 Are you done? 1572 01:28:19,958 --> 01:28:22,666 -No, actually-- -The presentation, Jon, it was amazing. 1573 01:28:23,958 --> 01:28:26,625 It would be a tragedy to give up what you have. 1574 01:28:27,666 --> 01:28:30,500 -You did it. -Please! [laughs] 1575 01:28:30,583 --> 01:28:32,583 I was a mediocre actor. 1576 01:28:32,666 --> 01:28:35,916 Do you know how many mediocre actors there are in New York City? 1577 01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:38,958 Do you know how many Jonathan Larsons there are? 1578 01:28:39,958 --> 01:28:40,916 One. 1579 01:28:43,166 --> 01:28:45,916 I can't keep wasting my time, Mike. 1580 01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:48,416 -I turn 30 in two days. -And? 1581 01:28:49,416 --> 01:28:53,750 And Stephen Sondheim was 27 when he had his first show on Broadway. 1582 01:28:53,833 --> 01:28:56,791 Well, guess what? You're not Stephen Sondheim. Wait a little longer-- 1583 01:28:56,875 --> 01:28:59,291 I'm not waiting anymore. I can't keep waiting. This is my life. 1584 01:28:59,375 --> 01:29:02,083 -I understand. -No, you don't. I'm running out of time. 1585 01:29:02,875 --> 01:29:06,875 -You are not running out of time. -You don't know anything about it. 1586 01:29:06,958 --> 01:29:08,541 I'm HIV-positive. 1587 01:29:16,833 --> 01:29:17,833 What? 1588 01:29:23,750 --> 01:29:26,250 -How long have you known? -A few days. 1589 01:29:31,166 --> 01:29:32,250 Who knows? 1590 01:29:33,666 --> 01:29:35,416 I might get lucky. People do. 1591 01:29:37,375 --> 01:29:40,000 Live a year, longer even. 1592 01:29:42,833 --> 01:29:46,625 Anyway, I think I might know a thing or two about running out of time. 1593 01:29:47,708 --> 01:29:49,208 Why didn't you tell me sooner? 1594 01:29:55,750 --> 01:29:56,750 You tried. 1595 01:30:01,958 --> 01:30:04,625 -[phone rings] -[woman] Jill Kramer returning, line two. 1596 01:30:06,750 --> 01:30:08,458 I have to take that. 1597 01:30:08,541 --> 01:30:11,583 -Mike-- -I can't talk about this now, please. 1598 01:30:15,541 --> 01:30:18,500 Jill. Hey, it's Michael. 1599 01:30:18,583 --> 01:30:21,166 Yeah, I just want to see how the Downy account was going. 1600 01:30:21,250 --> 01:30:23,875 -[ticking starts] -Mm-hm. 1601 01:30:23,958 --> 01:30:27,291 -[elevator dings] -[indistinct chatter] 1602 01:30:32,250 --> 01:30:34,291 [Jon] I think of the day I met Michael. 1603 01:30:34,375 --> 01:30:36,166 [ticking continues] 1604 01:30:36,250 --> 01:30:40,375 [Jon] It was the first day at sleep-away camp, 22 years ago. 1605 01:30:41,583 --> 01:30:42,958 We were eight. 1606 01:30:44,125 --> 01:30:47,666 I think of high school, all the shows we did together. 1607 01:30:49,000 --> 01:30:50,208 [elevator dings] 1608 01:30:55,958 --> 01:31:02,083 ♪ Is this real life? ♪ 1609 01:31:02,833 --> 01:31:05,916 I think of the summer that our parents decided to stay 1610 01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:09,916 in the same town in Cape Cod, a mile away from each other. 1611 01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:12,541 And we'd meet on the beach every night and, um… 1612 01:31:13,791 --> 01:31:19,500 we'd just sit there talking till three in the morning about our plans. 1613 01:31:21,458 --> 01:31:25,333 [crying] About how one day we were gonna move to the city together and… 1614 01:31:25,416 --> 01:31:26,250 [sniffles] 1615 01:31:26,333 --> 01:31:30,000 …find a cheap apartment and be discovered, 1616 01:31:30,750 --> 01:31:32,458 and change the world. 1617 01:31:33,375 --> 01:31:36,125 [woman on recording] Hey, you've reached Susan, Beth-- 1618 01:31:36,208 --> 01:31:37,250 [phone clatters] 1619 01:31:39,333 --> 01:31:42,625 [Jon] I think of the first summer back from college. 1620 01:31:42,708 --> 01:31:46,875 We smoked a bowl on Kennedy breakwater and Michael told me he was gay. 1621 01:31:47,750 --> 01:31:53,708 ♪ Is this real life? ♪ 1622 01:31:55,041 --> 01:31:58,500 ♪ Is this real life? ♪ 1623 01:31:58,583 --> 01:32:01,625 [Jon] I think of our friends, so many. 1624 01:32:02,541 --> 01:32:04,791 -I think of their funerals. -[sobbing] 1625 01:32:04,875 --> 01:32:07,000 [Jon] I think of their parents not even 50, 1626 01:32:07,083 --> 01:32:09,833 saying the Kaddish over their children. 1627 01:32:09,916 --> 01:32:15,291 ♪ Is this real life? ♪ 1628 01:32:16,625 --> 01:32:19,250 [Jon] I think of them and I think of Michael. 1629 01:32:19,333 --> 01:32:23,083 And before I understand what's happening, I start running. 1630 01:32:23,166 --> 01:32:29,458 ♪ Is this real life? ♪ 1631 01:32:30,125 --> 01:32:33,208 Past the pond, past the carousel. 1632 01:32:33,291 --> 01:32:36,041 [ticking intensifies] 1633 01:32:37,208 --> 01:32:40,041 ♪ Is this real life? ♪ 1634 01:32:40,125 --> 01:32:43,875 [Jon] The ticking is so loud now, I can't hear anything. 1635 01:32:43,958 --> 01:32:47,000 ♪ Is this real? Is this real? ♪ 1636 01:32:47,083 --> 01:32:48,625 ♪ Is this real? ♪ 1637 01:32:48,708 --> 01:32:51,875 My heartbeat is pounding in my throat. 1638 01:32:51,958 --> 01:32:55,291 The wind is shrieking through the trees. 1639 01:32:55,375 --> 01:32:57,166 The sky is darkening. 1640 01:32:57,250 --> 01:33:01,083 I want it to stop. [crying] I want it all to stop! 1641 01:33:02,208 --> 01:33:04,875 [ticking continues] 1642 01:33:05,791 --> 01:33:08,125 [birds calling] 1643 01:33:09,291 --> 01:33:11,791 [ticking continues] 1644 01:33:37,291 --> 01:33:40,000 [ticking accelerates] 1645 01:34:03,541 --> 01:34:05,041 [ticking stops] 1646 01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:07,500 [exhales deeply] 1647 01:34:10,000 --> 01:34:13,250 [gentle melody plays] 1648 01:34:24,958 --> 01:34:27,958 ♪ When I was nine ♪ 1649 01:34:28,041 --> 01:34:31,666 ♪ Michael and I ♪ 1650 01:34:31,750 --> 01:34:36,458 ♪ Entered a talent show down at the Y ♪ 1651 01:34:38,333 --> 01:34:43,583 ♪ Nine a.m. Went to rehearse by some stairs ♪ 1652 01:34:44,666 --> 01:34:46,958 [sobbing] ♪ Mike couldn't sing ♪ 1653 01:34:47,041 --> 01:34:49,833 ♪ I said, "No one cares" ♪ 1654 01:34:50,541 --> 01:34:55,791 ♪ We sang "Yellow Bird" ♪ 1655 01:34:56,666 --> 01:35:00,666 ♪ And "Let's Go Fly a Kite" ♪ 1656 01:35:01,666 --> 01:35:05,041 ♪ Over and over and over ♪ 1657 01:35:05,125 --> 01:35:09,750 ♪ Till we got it right ♪ 1658 01:35:10,375 --> 01:35:13,291 ♪ When we emerged ♪ 1659 01:35:14,166 --> 01:35:16,375 ♪ From the YMCA ♪ 1660 01:35:17,166 --> 01:35:18,791 ♪ Three o'clock sun ♪ 1661 01:35:18,875 --> 01:35:24,666 ♪ Had made the grass hay ♪ 1662 01:35:26,458 --> 01:35:33,291 ♪ I thought Hey, what a way to spend the day ♪ 1663 01:35:34,541 --> 01:35:40,041 ♪ Hey, what a way to spend the day ♪ 1664 01:35:41,416 --> 01:35:44,291 ♪ I make a vow ♪ 1665 01:35:45,000 --> 01:35:47,958 ♪ Right here and now ♪ 1666 01:35:48,625 --> 01:35:51,166 ♪ I'm gonna spend ♪ 1667 01:35:52,000 --> 01:35:53,833 ♪ My time this way ♪ 1668 01:35:55,291 --> 01:35:57,458 ♪ When I was sixteen ♪ 1669 01:35:58,500 --> 01:36:01,416 ♪ Michael and I ♪ 1670 01:36:01,500 --> 01:36:04,416 ♪ Got parts in West Side ♪ 1671 01:36:04,500 --> 01:36:07,541 ♪ At White Plains High ♪ 1672 01:36:07,625 --> 01:36:12,791 ♪ Three o'clock Went to rehearse in the gym ♪ 1673 01:36:13,666 --> 01:36:17,458 [laughing] ♪ Mike played Doc Who did not sing ♪ 1674 01:36:17,541 --> 01:36:18,958 ♪ Fine with him ♪ 1675 01:36:19,041 --> 01:36:24,083 ♪ We sang "Got a rocket in your pocket" ♪ 1676 01:36:24,166 --> 01:36:28,458 ♪ And "The Jets are gonna Have their day tonight" ♪ 1677 01:36:28,541 --> 01:36:31,458 ♪ Over and over and over ♪ 1678 01:36:31,541 --> 01:36:36,500 ♪ Till we got it right ♪ 1679 01:36:37,000 --> 01:36:39,875 ♪ When we emerged ♪ 1680 01:36:40,958 --> 01:36:43,375 ♪ Wiped out by that play ♪ 1681 01:36:44,250 --> 01:36:47,250 ♪ Nine o'clock stars ♪ 1682 01:36:47,333 --> 01:36:50,916 ♪ And moon lit the way ♪ 1683 01:36:53,625 --> 01:36:55,416 ♪ I thought, hey ♪ 1684 01:36:56,208 --> 01:36:59,958 ♪ What a way to spend the day ♪ 1685 01:37:01,625 --> 01:37:07,125 ♪ Hey, what a way to spend the day ♪ 1686 01:37:07,875 --> 01:37:11,541 ♪ I made a vow ♪ 1687 01:37:11,625 --> 01:37:14,625 ♪ I wonder now ♪ 1688 01:37:14,708 --> 01:37:20,000 ♪ Am I cut out To spend my time this way? ♪ 1689 01:37:21,291 --> 01:37:23,833 ♪ I'm twenty-nine ♪ 1690 01:37:24,708 --> 01:37:27,041 ♪ Michael and I ♪ 1691 01:37:28,000 --> 01:37:33,333 ♪ Live on the West Side of SoHo, NY ♪ 1692 01:37:34,375 --> 01:37:39,708 ♪ Nine o'clock, I write a lyric or two ♪ 1693 01:37:40,500 --> 01:37:46,625 ♪ Mike sings his song now on Mad Avenue ♪ 1694 01:37:46,708 --> 01:37:50,625 ♪ I sing, "Come to your senses" ♪ 1695 01:37:50,708 --> 01:37:57,208 ♪ "Defenses are not the way to go" ♪ 1696 01:37:58,541 --> 01:38:01,833 ♪ Over and over and over ♪ 1697 01:38:01,916 --> 01:38:06,250 ♪ And over and over And over and over ♪ 1698 01:38:06,333 --> 01:38:11,083 ♪ Till I get it right ♪ 1699 01:38:11,166 --> 01:38:16,375 ♪ When I emerge from B Minor or A ♪ 1700 01:38:18,375 --> 01:38:21,916 ♪ Five o'clock, diner calls ♪ 1701 01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:28,375 ♪ I'm on my way ♪ 1702 01:38:30,916 --> 01:38:33,125 ♪ I think, hey ♪ 1703 01:38:33,208 --> 01:38:37,458 ♪ What a way to spend a day ♪ 1704 01:38:38,916 --> 01:38:44,416 ♪ Hey, what a way to spend a day ♪ 1705 01:38:45,541 --> 01:38:48,291 ♪ I make a vow ♪ 1706 01:38:49,208 --> 01:38:55,875 ♪ Right here and now ♪ 1707 01:38:57,291 --> 01:39:00,125 ♪ I'm gonna spend ♪ 1708 01:39:01,375 --> 01:39:04,208 ♪ My time this way ♪ 1709 01:39:06,583 --> 01:39:09,416 ♪ I'm gonna spend ♪ 1710 01:39:10,958 --> 01:39:17,958 ♪ My time this way ♪ 1711 01:39:23,291 --> 01:39:24,875 [sighs shakily] 1712 01:39:29,791 --> 01:39:31,000 [doorbell rings] 1713 01:39:33,458 --> 01:39:38,125 Hey. Whatever happens next, I'm here. I promise. 1714 01:39:39,958 --> 01:39:43,458 There's, um… there's a support group, it's called Friends In Deed. 1715 01:39:43,541 --> 01:39:45,875 I just called them. They have a meeting tomorrow morning. 1716 01:39:45,958 --> 01:39:48,833 -You look like shit. -[laughs] 1717 01:39:48,916 --> 01:39:50,041 I'm so cold. 1718 01:39:50,125 --> 01:39:51,541 [both chuckle] 1719 01:39:51,625 --> 01:39:52,833 Come on. 1720 01:39:54,916 --> 01:39:56,375 Oh, Mike. 1721 01:39:57,916 --> 01:40:00,125 -[both crying] -I'm sorry. 1722 01:40:07,208 --> 01:40:08,541 Sunday. 1723 01:40:10,666 --> 01:40:12,958 My 30th birthday. 1724 01:40:18,333 --> 01:40:21,000 [phone rings] 1725 01:40:25,458 --> 01:40:27,958 [phone continues to ring] 1726 01:40:29,000 --> 01:40:31,833 -[Jon on machine] ♪ Speak ♪ -[beeps] 1727 01:40:31,916 --> 01:40:33,500 Jon? Steve Sondheim here. 1728 01:40:33,583 --> 01:40:36,291 Rosa gave me this number, I hope it's okay to call you. 1729 01:40:36,375 --> 01:40:39,041 I didn't get a chance to speak with you after the reading, 1730 01:40:39,125 --> 01:40:42,000 but I just wanted to say it was really good. 1731 01:40:42,083 --> 01:40:43,625 Congratulations. 1732 01:40:43,708 --> 01:40:46,708 I'd love to get together and talk to you about it, if you have any interest. 1733 01:40:46,791 --> 01:40:48,208 -No pressure. -[chuckles] 1734 01:40:48,291 --> 01:40:52,458 The main thing though, is that it's first-rate work and has a future. 1735 01:40:52,541 --> 01:40:53,958 And so do you. 1736 01:40:54,041 --> 01:40:56,708 I'll call you later with some thoughts, if that's okay. 1737 01:40:56,791 --> 01:40:58,833 Meanwhile, be proud. 1738 01:41:00,750 --> 01:41:02,041 [clicks] 1739 01:41:30,958 --> 01:41:34,791 You know, there was a small-- very, very small piece of me 1740 01:41:34,875 --> 01:41:39,000 that was the teensiest bit happy to hear you're not leaving. 1741 01:41:39,791 --> 01:41:42,166 I'd have been sad not to see you every Sunday morning. 1742 01:41:42,250 --> 01:41:43,458 Oh. Cheers. 1743 01:41:44,208 --> 01:41:47,375 I told Freddy. He's pissed off at your agent. 1744 01:41:47,458 --> 01:41:50,208 -[both chuckle] -How is he? 1745 01:41:51,000 --> 01:41:53,291 -He should be going home soon. -Really? 1746 01:41:53,375 --> 01:41:55,583 Yes. Yes. [laughing] 1747 01:41:55,666 --> 01:41:58,666 -[glasses clink] -[whispers] God… 1748 01:42:07,916 --> 01:42:08,958 Oh. 1749 01:42:16,375 --> 01:42:18,875 -Uh, I'll be-- Yeah. -You go handle that. 1750 01:42:20,333 --> 01:42:21,458 [entry bell chimes] 1751 01:42:22,833 --> 01:42:24,375 -Hi. -Hi. 1752 01:42:24,458 --> 01:42:25,791 I didn't know you were, um… 1753 01:42:25,875 --> 01:42:29,000 I wasn't sure whether you would want me here. 1754 01:42:30,666 --> 01:42:32,000 [chuckles lightly] 1755 01:42:33,166 --> 01:42:34,583 I'm so happy you're here. 1756 01:42:36,958 --> 01:42:39,708 So how was the reading? Did anybody--? 1757 01:42:44,916 --> 01:42:48,083 -I'm sorry. -No, it's okay. 1758 01:42:51,083 --> 01:42:54,000 -I really wanted to be there. I just-- -Susan… 1759 01:42:55,916 --> 01:42:57,125 I know. 1760 01:43:02,041 --> 01:43:03,708 What are you gonna do now? 1761 01:43:05,958 --> 01:43:07,291 I'm gonna start the next one. 1762 01:43:13,041 --> 01:43:14,583 I decided to take the job. 1763 01:43:17,541 --> 01:43:18,541 [softly] Okay. 1764 01:43:22,958 --> 01:43:24,083 I'm happy for you. 1765 01:43:28,250 --> 01:43:29,583 Happy birthday. 1766 01:43:32,583 --> 01:43:33,666 Thank you. 1767 01:43:34,875 --> 01:43:37,416 You really didn't have to get me anything. 1768 01:43:49,250 --> 01:43:50,833 It's for the next one. 1769 01:43:54,208 --> 01:43:55,750 Got any ideas? 1770 01:43:59,791 --> 01:44:01,000 Just questions. 1771 01:44:02,666 --> 01:44:04,833 That seems like a really good place to start. 1772 01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:17,375 Goodbye, Jonathan. 1773 01:44:25,958 --> 01:44:29,041 [Susan] The next one was tick, tick… BOOM! 1774 01:44:29,125 --> 01:44:34,083 After that, he went back to a project he'd started and put away, called Rent. 1775 01:44:35,708 --> 01:44:38,375 It ran on Broadway for 12 years. 1776 01:44:40,041 --> 01:44:43,125 It changed the definition of what a musical could be. 1777 01:44:44,333 --> 01:44:46,291 What it could sound like. 1778 01:44:47,416 --> 01:44:49,583 The kinds of stories it could tell. 1779 01:44:50,583 --> 01:44:53,166 Jonathan never got to see it. 1780 01:44:53,666 --> 01:44:58,458 The night before Rent's first public performance, he died… 1781 01:44:58,541 --> 01:45:00,625 from a sudden aortic aneurysm. 1782 01:45:02,041 --> 01:45:03,916 He was 35 years old. 1783 01:45:16,541 --> 01:45:19,208 He still had so many questions. 1784 01:45:19,291 --> 01:45:22,083 [piano melody playing] 1785 01:45:22,166 --> 01:45:27,333 ♪ Why do we play with fire? ♪ 1786 01:45:27,416 --> 01:45:33,750 ♪ Why do we run our finger Through the flame? ♪ 1787 01:45:34,583 --> 01:45:38,416 ♪ Why do we leave Our hand on the stove ♪ 1788 01:45:39,291 --> 01:45:43,208 ♪ Although we know We're in for some pain? ♪ 1789 01:45:43,291 --> 01:45:50,291 ♪ Oh, why do we refuse To hang a light ♪ 1790 01:45:50,958 --> 01:45:54,250 ♪ When the streets are dangerous? ♪ 1791 01:45:55,916 --> 01:45:59,791 ♪ Why does it take an accident ♪ 1792 01:46:00,916 --> 01:46:06,125 ♪ Before the truth gets through to us? ♪ 1793 01:46:06,208 --> 01:46:10,708 ♪ Cages or wings Which do you prefer? ♪ 1794 01:46:11,500 --> 01:46:15,458 ♪ Ask the birds ♪ 1795 01:46:15,541 --> 01:46:17,875 ♪ Fear or love, baby ♪ 1796 01:46:17,958 --> 01:46:20,458 ♪ Don't say the answer ♪ 1797 01:46:20,541 --> 01:46:27,250 ♪ Actions speak louder than words ♪ 1798 01:46:28,333 --> 01:46:34,541 ♪ Why should we try to be our best ♪ 1799 01:46:34,625 --> 01:46:39,166 ♪ When we can just get by And still gain? ♪ 1800 01:46:40,125 --> 01:46:42,708 ♪ Why do we nod our heads ♪ 1801 01:46:43,333 --> 01:46:45,708 ♪ Although we know ♪ 1802 01:46:45,791 --> 01:46:49,833 ♪ The boss is wrong as rain? ♪ 1803 01:46:49,916 --> 01:46:52,958 ♪ Why should we blaze a trail ♪ 1804 01:46:53,041 --> 01:46:56,041 ♪ When the well-worn path Seems safe and ♪ 1805 01:46:56,125 --> 01:46:58,541 ♪ So inviting? ♪ 1806 01:46:58,625 --> 01:47:02,208 ♪ How, as we travel ♪ 1807 01:47:02,291 --> 01:47:05,625 ♪ Can we see the dismay ♪ 1808 01:47:05,708 --> 01:47:09,000 ♪ And keep from fighting? ♪ 1809 01:47:09,875 --> 01:47:11,500 ♪ Cages or wings ♪ 1810 01:47:11,583 --> 01:47:14,166 -♪ Cages or wings ♪ -♪ Which do you prefer? ♪ 1811 01:47:14,875 --> 01:47:18,833 ♪ Ask the birds ♪ 1812 01:47:18,916 --> 01:47:23,375 ♪ Fear or love, baby Don't say the answer ♪ 1813 01:47:23,458 --> 01:47:25,875 ♪ Actions speak louder than words ♪ 1814 01:47:25,958 --> 01:47:28,666 ♪ Louder than, louder than ♪ 1815 01:47:28,750 --> 01:47:33,666 ♪ What does it take To wake up a generation? ♪ 1816 01:47:33,750 --> 01:47:38,291 ♪ How can you make someone Take off and fly? ♪ 1817 01:47:38,375 --> 01:47:43,375 ♪ If we don't wake up And shake up the nation ♪ 1818 01:47:43,458 --> 01:47:48,791 ♪ We'll eat the dust Of the world wondering why ♪ 1819 01:47:48,875 --> 01:47:55,375 -♪ Why? ♪ -♪ Why? ♪ 1820 01:47:55,458 --> 01:47:58,291 ♪ Why? ♪ 1821 01:47:59,208 --> 01:48:02,458 ♪ Why do we stay with lovers ♪ 1822 01:48:02,541 --> 01:48:05,333 ♪ Who we know, down deep ♪ 1823 01:48:05,416 --> 01:48:08,000 ♪ Just aren't right? ♪ 1824 01:48:08,083 --> 01:48:09,375 ♪ Why… ♪ 1825 01:48:09,458 --> 01:48:15,166 -♪ Would we rather ♪ -♪ Put ourselves through hell ♪ 1826 01:48:15,250 --> 01:48:19,208 ♪ Than sleep alone at night? ♪ 1827 01:48:19,291 --> 01:48:24,541 ♪ Why do we follow leaders Who never lead? ♪ 1828 01:48:24,625 --> 01:48:30,208 ♪ Why does it take catastrophe To start a revolution? ♪ 1829 01:48:30,291 --> 01:48:33,375 ♪ If we're so free, tell me why ♪ 1830 01:48:33,458 --> 01:48:38,333 ♪ Someone tell me why So many people bleed ♪ 1831 01:48:39,041 --> 01:48:40,125 ♪ Cages or wings ♪ 1832 01:48:40,208 --> 01:48:43,875 -♪ Cages or wings ♪ -♪ Which do you prefer? ♪ 1833 01:48:43,958 --> 01:48:48,083 ♪ Ask the birds ♪ 1834 01:48:48,166 --> 01:48:52,375 ♪ Fear or love, baby Don't say the answer ♪ 1835 01:48:52,458 --> 01:48:54,791 ♪ Actions speak louder than ♪ 1836 01:48:54,875 --> 01:48:57,291 ♪ Louder than, louder than ♪ 1837 01:48:57,375 --> 01:48:59,916 ♪ Louder than, louder than ♪ 1838 01:49:01,083 --> 01:49:03,291 ♪ Cages or wings ♪ 1839 01:49:03,375 --> 01:49:06,041 ♪ Which do you prefer? ♪ 1840 01:49:06,125 --> 01:49:09,958 ♪ Ask the birds ♪ 1841 01:49:10,041 --> 01:49:14,833 ♪ Fear or love, baby Don't say the answer ♪ 1842 01:49:14,916 --> 01:49:17,291 ♪ Actions speak louder ♪ 1843 01:49:17,375 --> 01:49:19,833 ♪ Louder than, louder than ♪ 1844 01:49:19,916 --> 01:49:22,208 ♪ They speak louder ♪ 1845 01:49:22,291 --> 01:49:24,666 ♪ Louder than, louder than ♪ 1846 01:49:24,750 --> 01:49:29,875 ♪ Actions speak louder than ♪ 1847 01:49:31,125 --> 01:49:35,000 ["Happy Birthday" playing] 1848 01:49:55,791 --> 01:49:57,208 Make a wish. 1849 01:50:05,583 --> 01:50:10,708 [music builds to crescendo] 1850 01:50:10,791 --> 01:50:13,458 [music peaks, fades] 1851 01:50:16,250 --> 01:50:18,250 [guitar melody plays] 1852 01:50:23,416 --> 01:50:26,416 ["Come To Your Senses" performed by Jazmine Sullivan] 1853 01:50:27,000 --> 01:50:30,166 ♪ You're on the air ♪ 1854 01:50:31,583 --> 01:50:35,916 ♪ I'm underground ♪ 1855 01:50:36,666 --> 01:50:41,166 ♪ Signal's fading ♪ 1856 01:50:41,750 --> 01:50:45,708 ♪ Can't be found ♪ 1857 01:50:46,291 --> 01:50:51,416 ♪ I finally open up ♪ 1858 01:50:51,500 --> 01:50:56,583 ♪ For you I would do anything ♪ 1859 01:50:56,666 --> 01:51:00,916 ♪ But you've turned off the volume ♪ 1860 01:51:01,500 --> 01:51:08,500 ♪ Just when I've begun to sing ♪ 1861 01:51:09,833 --> 01:51:11,708 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1862 01:51:11,791 --> 01:51:15,208 ♪ Defenses are not the way to go ♪ 1863 01:51:15,291 --> 01:51:19,958 ♪ And you know Or at least you knew ♪ 1864 01:51:20,041 --> 01:51:22,875 ♪ Everything's strange, you've changed ♪ 1865 01:51:22,958 --> 01:51:27,041 ♪ And I don't know what to do To get through ♪ 1866 01:51:27,125 --> 01:51:34,125 ♪ I don't know what to do ♪ 1867 01:51:35,916 --> 01:51:38,500 ♪ I have to laugh ♪ 1868 01:51:40,041 --> 01:51:44,416 ♪ You sure put on a show ♪ 1869 01:51:45,500 --> 01:51:50,208 ♪ Love is passé in this day and age ♪ 1870 01:51:50,291 --> 01:51:55,041 ♪ How can we expect it to grow? ♪ 1871 01:51:55,708 --> 01:52:00,375 ♪ You as the knight ♪ 1872 01:52:01,041 --> 01:52:04,625 ♪ Me as the queen ♪ 1873 01:52:05,916 --> 01:52:10,416 ♪ All I've got tonight ♪ 1874 01:52:10,500 --> 01:52:17,500 ♪ Is static on a screen ♪ 1875 01:52:18,583 --> 01:52:20,500 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1876 01:52:20,583 --> 01:52:24,166 ♪ The fences inside are not for real ♪ 1877 01:52:24,250 --> 01:52:28,875 ♪ If we feel as we did, and I do ♪ 1878 01:52:28,958 --> 01:52:32,833 ♪ Can't you recall when this all began ♪ 1879 01:52:32,916 --> 01:52:35,583 ♪ It was only you and me ♪ 1880 01:52:35,666 --> 01:52:40,833 ♪ It was only me and you ♪ 1881 01:52:45,458 --> 01:52:52,041 ♪ But now the air is Filled with confusion ♪ 1882 01:52:55,250 --> 01:53:02,250 ♪ We replace care with illusion ♪ 1883 01:53:04,791 --> 01:53:09,416 ♪ How come it's cool to be cold ♪ 1884 01:53:09,500 --> 01:53:13,625 ♪ When nothing lasts anymore ♪ 1885 01:53:14,500 --> 01:53:18,875 ♪ When love becomes disposable ♪ 1886 01:53:18,958 --> 01:53:25,166 ♪ This is the shape of things We cannot ignore ♪ 1887 01:53:28,791 --> 01:53:32,833 ♪ Come to your senses Suspense is fine ♪ 1888 01:53:32,916 --> 01:53:35,375 ♪ If you're just an empty image ♪ 1889 01:53:35,458 --> 01:53:39,041 ♪ Emanating out of a screen ♪ 1890 01:53:39,125 --> 01:53:42,750 ♪ Baby, be real, you can feel again ♪ 1891 01:53:42,833 --> 01:53:46,416 ♪ You don't need a music box melody ♪ 1892 01:53:46,500 --> 01:53:50,083 ♪ To know what I mean ♪ 1893 01:53:50,166 --> 01:53:53,583 ♪ So come to your senses ♪ 1894 01:53:55,458 --> 01:54:00,458 ♪ Will you come to your senses ♪ 1895 01:54:00,541 --> 01:54:05,791 ♪ Yeah, come to your senses ♪ 1896 01:54:05,875 --> 01:54:11,666 ♪ Come to your senses ♪ 1897 01:54:18,750 --> 01:54:20,750 [song ends] 1898 01:54:20,833 --> 01:54:22,833 [rhythmic shaking starts] 1899 01:54:32,791 --> 01:54:36,250 ["Green Green Dress" performed by Andrew Garfield and Alexandra Shipp] 1900 01:54:36,333 --> 01:54:39,291 ♪ Deep, dark velvet hugs your silhouette ♪ 1901 01:54:39,375 --> 01:54:42,541 ♪ Black silk stockings, you're my Juliet ♪ 1902 01:54:42,625 --> 01:54:45,791 ♪ Soft long hair Baby, beautiful blue eyes ♪ 1903 01:54:45,875 --> 01:54:48,916 ♪ Cool me down before I jump Into your thighs ♪ 1904 01:54:49,000 --> 01:54:51,833 ♪ The green, green dress Twenty buttons and a strap ♪ 1905 01:54:51,916 --> 01:54:55,708 ♪ The green, green dress What a pleasure to unwrap ♪ 1906 01:54:55,791 --> 01:54:58,833 ♪ Green dress, oh what it can do ♪ 1907 01:54:58,916 --> 01:55:04,000 ♪ What the green, green dress Does to me on you ♪ 1908 01:55:04,083 --> 01:55:06,916 ♪ Me on you ♪ 1909 01:55:14,291 --> 01:55:17,291 ♪ Let's find a chair Where we can sit and talk ♪ 1910 01:55:17,375 --> 01:55:20,500 ♪ Or get some fresh air Maybe we could take a walk ♪ 1911 01:55:20,583 --> 01:55:23,666 ♪ Tell me what you're thinkin' Talk about your day ♪ 1912 01:55:23,750 --> 01:55:26,750 ♪ Tell me what to do I'll do anything you say ♪ 1913 01:55:26,833 --> 01:55:29,875 ♪ Yeah, the green, green dress Twenty buttons and a strap ♪ 1914 01:55:29,958 --> 01:55:33,541 -♪ The green, green dress ♪ -♪ What a pleasure to unwrap ♪ 1915 01:55:33,625 --> 01:55:36,625 ♪ The green dress, oh what it can do ♪ 1916 01:55:36,708 --> 01:55:41,625 -♪ What the green, green dress ♪ -♪ Does to me on you ♪ 1917 01:55:41,708 --> 01:55:45,041 -♪ Me on you ♪ -♪ You ♪ 1918 01:55:45,708 --> 01:55:48,916 ♪ Can I hear you laugh, babe? Can you make me smile? ♪ 1919 01:55:49,000 --> 01:55:52,041 ♪ I'll forget what's on my mind For a while ♪ 1920 01:55:52,125 --> 01:55:54,958 ♪ Can I tie you up, love? If you tell me yes ♪ 1921 01:55:55,041 --> 01:55:58,416 ♪ I'll unbutton every button Down your green, green ♪ 1922 01:55:58,500 --> 01:56:04,583 ♪ Dress ♪ 1923 01:56:04,666 --> 01:56:07,791 ♪ The green, green dress Twenty buttons and a strap ♪ 1924 01:56:07,875 --> 01:56:11,375 ♪ The green, green dress What a pleasure to unwrap ♪ 1925 01:56:11,458 --> 01:56:14,416 ♪ Green dress, oh what it can do ♪ 1926 01:56:14,500 --> 01:56:19,750 -♪ What the green, green dress ♪ -♪ Does to me on you ♪ 1927 01:56:19,833 --> 01:56:22,875 -♪ Me on you ♪ -♪ You ♪ 1928 01:56:22,958 --> 01:56:26,166 -♪ Me on the green, green dress ♪ -♪ Green, green dress ♪ 1929 01:56:26,250 --> 01:56:29,250 -♪ Me on the green, green dress ♪ -♪ Green, green dress ♪ 1930 01:56:29,333 --> 01:56:32,500 -♪ Me on you ♪ -♪ You ♪ 1931 01:56:38,708 --> 01:56:41,916 ♪ The green, green dress ♪ 1932 01:56:42,000 --> 01:56:45,166 ♪ The green, green dress ♪ 1933 01:56:45,250 --> 01:56:48,166 -♪ The green, green dress ♪ -♪ Green, green dress ♪ 1934 01:56:48,250 --> 01:56:52,958 ♪ The green, green dress ♪ 1935 01:56:53,041 --> 01:56:54,125 [song ends] 1936 01:56:54,208 --> 01:56:56,500 -[drumsticks clacking] -[man] One, two… 1937 01:56:56,583 --> 01:56:58,583 [upbeat music playing] 1938 01:57:05,583 --> 01:57:08,583 ["Only Takes a Few" performed by The Mountain Goats] 1939 01:57:08,666 --> 01:57:14,416 ♪ "Almost missed this one," he said I stared at the honky-tonk piano ♪ 1940 01:57:15,416 --> 01:57:20,083 ♪ Sure beats living in town The beach is a half a mile away ♪ 1941 01:57:20,833 --> 01:57:26,208 ♪ "Not much of the cat," I said He stared down underneath the couch ♪ 1942 01:57:27,208 --> 01:57:31,666 ♪ It doesn't matter much to me Not gonna beat it anyway ♪ 1943 01:57:33,458 --> 01:57:38,958 ♪ It only takes a few cents more To go first class ♪ 1944 01:57:39,458 --> 01:57:43,291 ♪ First class only takes a few ♪ 1945 01:57:45,166 --> 01:57:50,666 ♪ It only takes a few cents more To go first class ♪ 1946 01:57:51,166 --> 01:57:54,458 ♪ First class only takes a few ♪ 1947 01:58:11,458 --> 01:58:13,458 [song ends] 1948 01:58:13,541 --> 01:58:15,541 [dramatic piano melody plays]