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original broadway cast of tootsie - opening number lyrics

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the night is falling on manhattan
and soon the daylight will be gone
antic-p-tion’s all around you
as one by one the lights are coming on

and your feet wanna fly
and your pulse wants to raise
’cause your free and you’re young
and you’re in the right place

you’re right here
you’re right now
you’re a part of new york
as the night comes alive
in the heart of new york

nothing more exciting
nowhere more delicious
everything’s inviting
everything’s the best
every soul is soaring
everyone’s ambitious
no one here is boring
nothing in the world
is like the feeling

[?, spoken}
the feeling that
anything is possible here
even the impossible
is possibly possible in

[ensemble, sung]
new york

[?, spoken]
you dream when you’re awake
any dream can be
a dream come true in

[ensemble, sung]
new york

[michael dorsey, spoken]
underneath this city that is all pavement
is a city that’s all heart

[ensemble, sung]
god, this is exciting
don’t you feel giddy
man, there is nothing like it
boy, this is the best

[michael dorsey, spoken]
stop

[ensemble, sung]
now your light is shining

[michael dorsey, spoken]
stop

[ensemble, sung]
wow, this is a city

[michael dorsey, spoken]
stop

[ron carlisle, spoken]
stop

[michael dorsey, spoken]
ron
ron
ron

[ron carlisle, spoken]
stop

[michael dorsey, spoken]
ron

[ron carlisle, spoken]
alright everybody
let’s all stop the rehearsal again
because, because mitchel has
another compelling question

[michael dorsey, spoken]
it’s michael, dorsey
and would my character say
“the city is all heart”?
he is a traumatized war vet
evicted from his rent-controlled apartment
during the sewage-baked heat of summer
all heart? i don’t think so

[ron carlisle, spoken]
where in the history of the printed libretto
does it say any of that?

[michael dorsey, spoken]
it’s the back story i gave him

[ron carlisle, spoken]
backstory?
he, he doesn’t even have a name
he is “guy who walks by”

[michael dorsey, spoken]
my character deserves his truth
i am just saying what every
other actor on this stage
is thinking

[ron carlisle, spoken]
lovely
this is a ron carlisle show
my vision
me creating a living aggregate
out of the imagination of nothing
you want out?
you’re out

[michael dorsey, spoken]
of the whole song?

[ron carlisle, spoken]
ha, of the whole show
of any show i ever do
in the pantheon of ever
and then even after that
after that

[michael dorsey, spoken]
this opening number is [?] and dishonest
directed by an inept, derivative hack
and this musical
sucks

[ensemble, sung]
this is the tale of michael dorsey
he is the center of the plot
is he an actor?
yes, of course, he is
is he successful?
yes, of course, he’s not

that doesn’t mean he isn’t real good
though i would tend to disagree
he really good as [?] good
but you won’t see his fame on the marquis

[michael dorsey, spoken]
carla, i threw it all away for you
just to cross that bridge, carla
that d-mn bridge

[?, spoken]
that’s fine mr. dorsey
we’re looking for someone younger

[michael dorsey, spoken]
oh, i can be younger

[?, spoken]
actually, we’re looking for someone shorter

[michael dorsey, spoken]
oh wait
see, i can be shorter

[?, spoken]
actually, were looking for somebody different

[michael dorsey, spoken]
sounds to me like you don’t know
what the h-ll you’re looking for

[?, spoken]
we’re looking for somebody else
get out!

[ensemble, sung]
and now there is something quite familiar
he feels it lighting like a mood
he’s feeling victimized and bitter
like nothing good is gonna happen soon
the odor of humiliation
begins to [?] the room
[?]

[michael dorsey, spoken]
mommy, daddy, come quick
something’s wrong with buiscuit
he was chasing his tail
and then he fell down the well

[?, spoken]
that’s good, but can you do it happier?

[michael dorsey, spoken]
happier?
the kid’s dog just plunged down a well to its death
why would he be happy?

[?, spoken]
‘cuz im the director
and that’s how the playwright wrote it

[michael dorsey, spoken]
then tell the playwright he is wrong

[?, spoken]
i’m also the playwright
get out!

[ensemble, sung]
and his feet start to fly
and your hands start to wave
as he can’t get a job
and he can’t catch a break
but he’s free
and he’s young

he’s not young

yeah, that’s true

already hard to [?]
who’s exactly not you!

someone more exciting
someone more attractive
someone they can deal with
not a [?] jerk
they need someone nicer
someone less reactive
can you really blame them?
will he ever work?

[?, spoken]
get out!

[ensemble, sung]
wow, he’s landing zero
dude is so pathetic
how does he keep going
maybe he should stop
no, it’s not [?] happen
soon they’ll all be clapping
soon he’s gonna make it
he’s gonna make it to the top
he’s gonna make it to the top
he’s gonna make it to the

[michael dorsey, spoken]
no more orders
kitchen’s closed!

[ensemble, sung]
…top

- original broadway cast of tootsie lyrics

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