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We then go to the loft of Maureen and Joanne where the phone rings. We then see Maureen in silhouette.
Voice Mail #2
(Mary/Maureen)
Hi. You've reached Maureen and Joanne. Leave a message and don't forget
"Over the Moon" – My performance, protesting the eviction of the homeless
(and artists) from the Eleventh Street Lot. Tonight at midnight in the lot between
A and B. Party at Life Café to follow.
The greeting of the message is then proceeded by a beep where we see Joanne's parents leave a message.
(Mr. Jefferson)
Well, Joanne – we're off
I tried you at the office
And they said you were stage managing or
Something.
(Mrs. Jefferson)
Remind her that those unwed mothers in Harlem
Need her legal help too.
(Mr. Jefferson)
Call Daisy for our itinerary or Alfred at
Pound Ridge
Or Eileen at the State Department in a pinch
We'll be at the spa for New Year's
Unless the senator changes his mind.
(Mrs. Jefferson)
The hearings
(Mr. Jefferson)
Oh yes Kitten
Mummy's confirmation hearing begins on the
Tenth
We'll need you alone – by the sixth.
(Mrs. Jefferson)
Harold!
(Mr. Jefferson)
You hear that?
It's three weeks away
And she's already nervous
(Mrs. Jefferson)
I am not!
(Mr. Jefferson)
For mummy's sake, kitten
No Doc Martens this time and wear a dress
Oh, and kitten – have a merry
(Mrs. Jefferson)
And a bra
They sing as they exit. We then go back to Roger and Mark's loft. Roger sits on the steel table, playing his guitar as Mark stands downstage center and talks to the audience.
Today 4 U
(Arthur/Mark)
Enter Tom Collins, computer genius, teacher, vagabond
Anarchist, who ran
Naked through the Parthenon.
Collins then comes in carrying Angel's plastic pickle tub, now filled with provisions.
(Arthur/Mark & Charles/Collins)
Bustelo – Marlboro
Banana by the bunch
A box of Captain Crunch will taste so good
(Charles/Collins)
And firewood
(Arthur/Mark)
Look – it's Santa Claus
(Charles/Collins)
Hold your applause
(John/Roger)
Oh hi.
(Charles/Collins)
'Oh hi' after seven months?
(John/Roger)
Sorry.
(Charles/Collins)
This boy could use some Stoli!
(Charles/Collins & Arthur/Mark)
Oh holy night
(John/Roger)
You struck gold at M.I.T?
(Charles/Collins)
They expelled me for my theory of actual
Reality
Which I'll soon impart
To the couch potatoes at New York
University
Still haven't left the house?
(John/Roger)
I was waiting for you, don't you know?
(Charles/Collins)
Well, tonight's the night
Come to the Life Café after Maureen's show
(John/Roger)
No flow
(Charles/Collins)
Gentleman, our benefactor on this
Christmas Eve
Whose charity is only matched by talent, I
Believe
A new member of the Alphabet City Avant-
Garde
Angel Dumott Schunard!
Angel then twirls her way in. She is gorgeously dressed up in Santa drag, with a stack of twenty-dollar bills in each hand. She hands one to both Roger and Mark.
(Javier/Angel)
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Today for you – tomorrow for me
(Charles/Collins)
And you should hear her beat!
(Arthur/Mark)
You earned this on the street?
(Javier/Angel)
It was my lucky day today on Avenue A
When a lady in a limousine drove my way
She said, "Darling be a dear haven't slept in a
Year
I need your help to make my neighbor's yappy dog disappear"
"This Akita-Evita just won't shut up
I believe if you play non-stop that pup
Will breathe its very last high-strung
Breath
I'm certain that cur will bark itself to
Death"
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Today for you – tomorrow for me
We agreed on a fee – a thousand dollar
Guarantee
Tax-free – and a bonus if I trim her tree
Now who could fortell that it would go
so well
But sure as I am here that dog is now in
Doggy hell
After an hour – Evita – in all her glory
On the window ledge of that 23rd story
Like 'Thelma and Louise' did when they got the
Blues
Swan dove into the courtyard of the Gracie Mews
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Angel then does a fabulous dance and a fantastic drum solo.
Then back to the street where I met
My sweet
Where he was moaning and groaning on the
Cold concrete
The nurse took him home for some
Mercurochrome
And I dressed his wounds and got him back on his feet
Sing it!
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Today for you – tomorrow for me
Today for you – tomorrow for me
You'll See
Benny then enters.
(Micah/Benny)
Joy to the world
Hey, you bum yeah, you, move over
Get your ass off that Range Rover!
(Arthur/Mark)
That attitude toward the homeless is exactly what
Maureen is protesting tonight
Mark then holds his camera in a close-up towards Benny.
Close up: Benjamin Coffin III, our ex-roommate who married Alison Grey, of
The Westport Grays – then bought the building and the lot next door
From his father-in-law in hopes of starting a cyber-studio
(Micah/Benny)
Maureen is protesting
Losing her performance space
Not my attitude
(John/Roger)
What happened to Benny
What happened to his heart
And the ideals he once pursued?
(Micah/Benny)
The owner of that lot next door
Has a right to do with it as he pleases
(Charles/Collins)
Happy birthday, Jesus!
(Micah/Benny)
The rent
(Arthur/Mark)
You're wasting your time
(John/Roger)
We're broke
(Arthur/Mark)
And you broke your word – this is absurd
(Micah/Benny)
There is one way you won't have to pay
(John/Roger)
I knew it!
(Micah/Benny)
Next door, the home of Cyberarts, you see
And now that the block is re-zoned
Our dream can become a reality
You'll see boys
You'll see boys
A state of the art, digital, virtual
Interactive studio
I'll forego your rent and on paper
Guarantee
That you can stay here for free
If you do me one small favor
(Arthur/Mark)
What?
(Micah/Benny)
Convince Maureen to cancel her protest
(Arthur/Mark)
Why not just get an injunction or call the cops?
(Micah/Benny)
I did, and they're on stand by
But my investors would rather
I handle this quietly
(John/Roger)
You can't quietly wipe out an entire tent city
Then watch 'It's A Wonderful Life' on TV!
(Micah/Benny)
You want to produce films and write
Songs?
You need somewhere to do it!
It's what we used to dream about
Think twice before you pooh-pooh it
You'll see boys
You'll see boys
You'll see – the beauty of a studio
That lets us do our work and get paid
With condos on the top
Whose rent keeps open our shop
Just stop the protest
And you'll have it made
You'll see – or you'll pack!
Benny then exits.
(Javier/Angel)
That boy could use some Prozac.
(John/Roger)
Or heavy drugs.
(Arthur/Mark)
Or group hugs.
(Charles/Collins)
Which reminds me
We have a detour to make tonight
Anyone who wants to can come along
(Javier/Angel)
Life Support's a group for people coping with life
You don't have to stay too long
(Arthur/Mark)
First I've got a protest to save
(Javier/Angel)
Roger?
(John/Roger)
I'm not much company you'll find
(Arthur/Mark)
Behave
(Javier/Angel)
He'll catch up later – he's just got other things on his mind
You'll see boys
(Arthur/Mark & Charles/Collins) (sitting on both sides of John/Roger and pushing him playfully)
We'll see boys
(John/Roger) (steps away with his guitar)
Let it be boys!
(Charles/Collins)
I like boys
(Javier/Angel)
Boys like me
Angel and Collins exit the stage with linked arms followed by Mark.
(All)
We'll see
Mark then turns back around. Light fades out on Roger, while one follows Mark.