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Hi. I'm Jon.
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I'm a musical-theater writer.
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One of the last of my species.
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Sorry. So… so, you know, lately,
I've been hearing this sound.
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Everywhere I go,
like a tick, tick, tick…
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Like a time bomb in some cheesy B-movie
or Saturday morning cartoon.
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The fuse has been lit.
The clock counts down the seconds
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as the flame gets closer,
and closer, and closer,
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until… all at once…
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This is Jonathan Larson's story.
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Happy anniversary, I love you so much.
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Before the Tony Awards.
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Before the Pulitzer Prize.
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{\an8}Before…
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We dedicate this opening night
and every performance
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to our friend, Jonathan Larson.
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…we lost him.
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Everything
you're about to see is true.
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Except for the parts Jonathan made up.
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{\an8}The date is January 26th, 1990.
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{\an8}The setting, the barren,
unfashionable no-man's-land
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between SoHo and Greenwich Village.
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I have two keyboards,
a Macintosh computer.
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A cat.
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An impressive collection of compact discs,
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cassettes, and records
of other people's music.
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Bookshelves sagging under the weight
of plays and novels I didn't write.
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I have an original,
dystopian rock musical…
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…that I have spent the last eight years
of my life writing…
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…and rewriting, and rewriting.
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I have rejection letters
from every major and minor producer,
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theater company, record label,
and film studio in existence.
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And in just over a week…
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I will be 30 years old.
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Older than Stephen Sondheim
when he had his first Broadway show.
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Older than Paul McCartney when
he wrote his last song with John Lennon.
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By the time my parents were 30,
they already had two kids,
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they had careers
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with steady paychecks, a mortgage.
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And in eight days,
my youth will be over forever.
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And what exactly do I have
to show for myself?
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Happy birthday!
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I made ten copies.
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You are an angel on earth.
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- This is the last time. Seriously.
- I know. Thank you.
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- No, no, no, I got you.
- I'm gonna pay.
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- I don't want you to pay.
- Somebody needs to take out this trash.
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So I hear you're moving
out of Jon's place.
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That's the end of an era.
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We hear him sobbing in the fridge
most mornings. It's very sad.
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No, no, no.
We are not talking about that.
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Wait, Carolyn,
you're coming next Friday, right?
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What's happening Friday?
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- The Superbia workshop.
- Surprised he hasn't mentioned it.
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That sounds vaguely familiar.
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Guys, this is the biggest break
I've ever had. This is that moment.
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It's the first time people are gonna
see the show that aren't just us.
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It's good you're not putting
too much pressure on it.
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But it's true, though.
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It's like, you get to a certain age and
you stop being a writer who waits tables
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and you become a waiter with a hobby.
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Boo-Boo, you need to ask yourself,
in this moment,
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are you letting yourself
be led by fear or by love?
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You just quit?
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Well, no, I didn't just "quit" quit.
I gave… I gave my notice.
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- That's exactly the same thing.
- No, I have two weeks left.
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I'm allowing myself to be led by love.
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What?
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You know, Rosa's got another client.
Craig Carnelia.
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This is Rosa your agent,
who hasn't returned your calls in a year?
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Yeah, yeah. That's the one.
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So she invited the entire theater industry
to Craig's musical workshop last year.
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And by intermission, some producer
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had already written him
a check for ten thousand dollars.
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I just wish that
you didn't have to think like that.
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Well, it's expensive to make art.
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No, baby, it's expensive to make art here.
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Yeah, but worth every penny.
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- That's beautiful.
- I know, right?
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How are you gonna pay for this, Jonathan?
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Ladies and gentlemen,
please give it up for our band,
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and also for my
very, very, very dear friends,
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Roger and Karessa on vocals.
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Friday night.
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Hi, Jonathan, it's Deborah.
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Susan dropped off your music
for tonight's dance...
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…but I can't get the speakers to work.
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- Hey, Pookie.
- Hi.
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How was Philly?
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I went from the airport
to a conference room
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and then back to the airport
three hours later.
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- Sounds amazing.
- Mm.
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Michael was an amazing actor.
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Yeah, he was the lead of every play
in high school, college.
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And then we moved to New York.
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I am sick of waking up at 5:00
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to get in line outside
the Equity Building and wait all day,
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praying that the director
actually even agrees
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to see anyone that's non-union, and then,
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when I finally do get in the room, I sing…
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I don't know, six measures,
if I'm lucky, before they cut me off
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and call me the wrong name...
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Juan, Pedro, Carlos… lo que sea.
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And then a week later, he got a job
at a fancy advertising company,
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making high five figures.
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Healthcare, dental…
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He never looked back.
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You know, for someone who's broke,
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you could probably spend
a little bit less on party planning.
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Well, what is the point of money,
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if you're not gonna spend it
on the people you love?
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- Yeah, except you don't have any money.
- Oh, right.
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This has been sitting here for a week.
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- I'm on it.
- Mm-hm. Yeah. You seem very on it.
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Pretty soon you won't have me around
to remind you to pay your bills on time.
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How will I ever survive?
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That's a very real question.
Have you found a new roommate yet?
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I've been a little busy. You know.
My workshop is next week.
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Wait, what workshop?
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That was funny.
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What time's the show tonight?
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Uh…
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- Curtain's at 8:00.
- Mm…
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I've heard the dancing's amazing,
but the music sucks.
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Susan grew up
in a small town in the Midwest.
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She went to college to study biology,
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she thought she'd become
a doctor, maybe teach.
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But then she fell in love…
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…with modern dance instead.
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Every parent's dream, right?
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She moved to New York
without knowing a soul.
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Four years later, she's already danced
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with every major choreographer
in the city.
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Paul, Trisha, Merce.
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1990. This was the year
she was finally gonna join a company.
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Not just go from job to job.
Actually have a home, an artistic family.
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And she was ready.
This was her year. She knew it.
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And then she fractured her ankle
during a dress rehearsal.
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Six months of rehab later,
she's dancing again, it's just…
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Whatever that moment was, when she knew…
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All of a sudden, she doesn't know anymore.
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But Susan is a real artist.
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She doesn't care about seeing her name
in the New York Times.
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It doesn't matter to her
if she's dancing in front of five people
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or in front of five thousand.
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And then there's the matter of us.
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Whoo!
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You know he can't
afford all of this, right?
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Well, he loves making a fuss,
especially about you.
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Hm.
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After everything we've done for him…
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- Stop!
- …he walks away.
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Freddy, look, I'm leaving you my mixtapes.
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- Oh!
- You can play them in remembrance of me.
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Jonathan Larson's famous
Moondance Diner mixtape.
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Who doesn't love showtunes
with their French toast?
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Actually, it's not just showtunes.
It's a very eclectic mix.
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- Someone's very touchy about mixtapes.
- Apparently.
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Okay, listen. I'm happy for you.
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- I really am.
- Oh, yeah?
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I'm also extremely bitter
and jealous and envious,
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and sort of hateful towards you right now.
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I mean… he's getting out.
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And you're gonna be next.
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- Well, I got a callback last week.
- Great!
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- For a cruise.
- What's wrong with a cruise?
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It's an Arctic cruise,
so pretty much everything.
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Uh, every single thing is wrong with that.
It's in the Arctic.
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- How you feeling?
- Um…
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It's been a really good week.
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T-cell count is good.
My doctor feels cautiously optimistic.
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Okay, good. You look great.
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Oh, my God, thank you. I know.
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But for the cruise,
I'm gonna have to sort of…
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- Tighten up. Pull it, pull it up.
- Make it tight.
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Scott and I, we used to sing madrigals
in high school.
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- What? Really?
- Yeah, yeah.
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I hated singing.
I just did it for the pussy.
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Ran into Scott in SoHo and he really…
really wanted to come.
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Got it. Got it.
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I never get to go
to artist parties, you know?
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It sucks.
The drugs there are always the best.
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Mm. Mm-hm…
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- Scott's in finance.
- Shocking.
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- Yeah. What do you do?
- I'm the future of musical theater, Scott.
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Welcome. I'm gonna get another drink.
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That guy's hilarious.
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Not today!
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Whoo!
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Yeah!
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One more time!
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Whoo!
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That was freaking amazing!
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- Whoo!
- Yeah, Scott!
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Whoa.
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Hi. Everyone's leaving.
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- I just needed some fresh air.
- Okay.
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It's freezing up here.
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Where is your coat?
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Oh, I don't know. It's, uh…
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It's at the bottom of a very large pile.
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Oh!
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Mm.
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Wow. That's pretty.
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That's the prison barge.
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Oh, yeah.
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I heard, uh, in Jacob's Pillow, they're
hiring new teachers for the dance school.
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- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
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Work a couple of hours a week.
Then the rest of the time is yours.
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- Free studio space whenever you want.
- Hey… Whoa…
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- Can we just talk for a second?
- Mm.
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Can we just talk about
how amazing you were tonight?
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- Thank you.
- I am not messing around.
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I could just watch you dancing forever.
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I was thinking of maybe applying.
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- Hm?
- To the job in Jacob's Pillow.
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- We went there last summer, remember?
- Oh.
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We saw the new Mark Morris.
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- Oh, yeah!
- Yeah.
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- That's the place in the Berkshires?
- Mm-hm.
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So, you're gonna move to the Berkshires?
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And not have to work
30 hours a week doing word processing
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to pay the rent, why not?
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I might actually be able
to get back into shape.
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Okay. Yeah. All right.
Let's do it. Let's move.
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- I'm being serious.
- Hey, I'm being serious.
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We're gonna live in a log cabin.
We're gonna hunt… acorns.
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We're gonna...
We're gonna gather squirrels.
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What are you even talking about?
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It's the Berkshires.
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People have vacation homes there.
You've been there.
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I'm so sorry.
Can we... Can we please go inside?
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Sorry, I just feel like I'm scared...
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I'm beginning
to lose sensation in my extremities.
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You are such a baby.
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Take this.
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Whoa. Hold on.
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You like?
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I thought that you were in a hurry
to get back inside.
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You know that job in the Berkshires?
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- Yeah, sounds amazing.
- I already applied for it.
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- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
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- And I got it.
- Oh…
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- Oh, yeah? That's great.
- Yeah.
245
00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:28,375
It starts in June.
246
00:20:28,458 --> 00:20:30,625
Okay. So this is just for the summer?
247
00:20:30,708 --> 00:20:32,541
No. Mm-mm, it's permanent.
248
00:20:36,083 --> 00:20:37,125
Jon?
249
00:20:38,166 --> 00:20:41,000
Whoa, the Berkshires?
250
00:20:41,083 --> 00:20:44,791
That is, like, so far from Midtown.
251
00:20:44,875 --> 00:20:46,541
Yeah. Yeah.
252
00:20:46,625 --> 00:20:48,541
Why is she doing this right now?
253
00:20:48,625 --> 00:20:51,041
And she says,
"I want you to come with me."
254
00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:54,083
- What did you say?
- I said, "Oh?"
255
00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:59,833
What am I supposed to say?
I didn't know what to say.
256
00:20:59,916 --> 00:21:02,666
I mean, like, I can't…
I can't leave New York.
257
00:21:02,750 --> 00:21:05,000
- Oh, tell her to move in with you.
- Move in where?
258
00:21:05,083 --> 00:21:06,583
You need a new roommate, right?
259
00:21:06,666 --> 00:21:09,625
It's two birds, one stone.
You are very welcome.
260
00:21:10,416 --> 00:21:13,625
Okay, so, what… what about the guy
that you were dating? David?
261
00:21:13,708 --> 00:21:16,500
- I thought you guys were great together.
- It didn't work out.
262
00:21:18,291 --> 00:21:20,458
Oh. There's a focus group
at the office this week,
263
00:21:20,541 --> 00:21:23,583
and they're looking for a few more people.
How about I sign you up?
264
00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:27,333
So you can lure me to the dark side?
265
00:21:27,416 --> 00:21:30,000
No! So I can introduce you
to my colleagues,
266
00:21:30,083 --> 00:21:32,000
and show them how brilliant you are.
267
00:21:32,083 --> 00:21:33,500
I don't want a job in advertising.
268
00:21:33,583 --> 00:21:35,541
I don't want you
to have a job in advertising.
269
00:21:35,625 --> 00:21:38,666
I want you to have a job in…
jingle writing.
270
00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:41,625
No, listen.
271
00:21:41,708 --> 00:21:44,250
You come up with jingles
all the time for fun, Jon.
272
00:21:44,333 --> 00:21:46,375
You come up with songs
about cereal we're eating.
273
00:21:46,458 --> 00:21:48,500
You could get paid for that.
274
00:21:48,583 --> 00:21:51,291
Well, you know,
when Superbia gets produced,
275
00:21:51,375 --> 00:21:54,708
I will be getting paid
for my music anyway. So…
276
00:21:55,333 --> 00:21:56,583
That's true.
277
00:21:59,708 --> 00:22:03,541
And we are here.
Home sweet home.
278
00:22:09,666 --> 00:22:13,875
Oh… my… God!
279
00:22:15,458 --> 00:22:19,125
Michael tosses the keys
to the parking attendant.
280
00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:23,500
What apartment building
has a parking attendant?
281
00:22:26,291 --> 00:22:28,250
Fresh flowers in the lobby.
282
00:22:28,333 --> 00:22:31,625
An old, white lady with a tiny dog.
283
00:22:32,083 --> 00:22:33,916
Is this real life?
284
00:25:26,375 --> 00:25:27,791
Ow!
285
00:25:32,791 --> 00:25:34,666
Stand clear
of the closing doors.
286
00:25:34,750 --> 00:25:36,666
I swear to God!
I'm talking to you in the back.
287
00:25:36,750 --> 00:25:38,708
Stand clear of the closing doors.
288
00:25:39,708 --> 00:25:41,916
You still don't have the song?
289
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,041
This has never happened
to me before. I…
290
00:25:45,125 --> 00:25:47,625
I don't know.
I usually write a song in a day.
291
00:25:47,708 --> 00:25:50,916
Last week, I wrote a song about sugar.
It took me three hours.
292
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,000
Song about sugar?
293
00:25:57,625 --> 00:25:59,208
Why would you do that?
294
00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:00,666
An exercise.
295
00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:02,166
In what?
296
00:26:02,250 --> 00:26:04,208
I like to see
if I can write a song about anything.
297
00:26:05,125 --> 00:26:08,166
Why don't you try to see
if you can write a song for your musical
298
00:26:08,250 --> 00:26:11,166
that's being presented
to an audience in six days instead?
299
00:26:11,250 --> 00:26:14,958
Ira Weitzman, head of
musical theater at Playwrights Horizons.
300
00:26:15,041 --> 00:26:18,750
The first, and so far,
only actual theater person
301
00:26:18,833 --> 00:26:21,541
to offer to put on a workshop of Superbia.
302
00:26:21,625 --> 00:26:25,166
I'm starting to think
that maybe I don't need it.
303
00:26:25,875 --> 00:26:29,000
- You do need it.
- You know…
304
00:26:29,083 --> 00:26:31,208
…you're the only person
who ever said that.
305
00:26:31,291 --> 00:26:32,375
Just so you know.
306
00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:35,708
You're telling me in the five years
you've been writing this musical…
307
00:26:35,791 --> 00:26:37,083
Eight years, actually.
308
00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:39,708
…no one else has told you
that you're missing a song
309
00:26:39,791 --> 00:26:41,208
for Elizabeth in the second act?
310
00:26:43,625 --> 00:26:44,458
No one.
311
00:26:46,875 --> 00:26:48,208
Okay, I'm lying.
312
00:26:50,791 --> 00:26:53,541
One person did say that.
313
00:27:01,958 --> 00:27:06,500
For years, I was a part
of this musical theater writing workshop.
314
00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:26,041
Once a week, we would gather the few
surviving members of our dwindling tribe.
315
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…
316
00:27:32,083 --> 00:27:33,666
Real writers.
317
00:27:34,833 --> 00:27:38,208
The theater legends,
who created the Broadway shows
318
00:27:38,291 --> 00:27:42,541
that we'd grown up dragging our parents
into the city to see…
319
00:27:46,416 --> 00:27:49,375
The panel would change every week.
320
00:27:56,416 --> 00:27:59,041
The night I presented,
people began to buzz
321
00:27:59,125 --> 00:28:01,416
as soon as we walked through the door.
322
00:28:02,291 --> 00:28:03,875
Is it really him?
323
00:28:05,166 --> 00:28:06,833
It was.
324
00:28:08,291 --> 00:28:12,208
Stephen Sondheim.
325
00:28:15,875 --> 00:28:18,250
All right, I'll start.
326
00:28:19,708 --> 00:28:20,708
I'm lost.
327
00:28:21,708 --> 00:28:23,625
I… I don't know what the show is.
328
00:28:23,708 --> 00:28:26,458
Is it social commentary?
Is it science fiction?
329
00:28:26,541 --> 00:28:30,458
And the music is the same thing.
Is it rock? Is it Broadway? Is it both?
330
00:28:30,541 --> 00:28:33,166
Is it neither? Steve, what did you think?
331
00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:39,583
I have to say,
I disagree pretty strongly, Walter.
332
00:28:39,666 --> 00:28:42,791
I think this is a musical
that knows exactly what it is.
333
00:28:44,666 --> 00:28:46,958
Yes. Yes. Of course, yes. Abso...
334
00:28:47,041 --> 00:28:50,291
The world that you've created
is really original.
335
00:28:50,375 --> 00:28:51,958
It's fascinating.
336
00:28:52,041 --> 00:28:57,208
The problem is, it's not particularly easy
to follow the emotional thread.
337
00:28:57,291 --> 00:29:01,583
The details distract us
from connecting with the characters.
338
00:29:01,666 --> 00:29:03,333
- Does that make sense?
- Okay. Okay.
339
00:29:03,416 --> 00:29:06,416
Yes, yes. We're on the same page.
That's exactly how I felt.
340
00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:09,416
We're saying the same thing,
just differently.
341
00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:12,875
But the music, okay, I'm sorry...
The music just wasn't there.
342
00:29:12,958 --> 00:29:15,208
I actually...
I thought the songs were swell.
343
00:29:15,791 --> 00:29:19,500
Yeah, okay… Yes. Yes.
The individual songs.
344
00:29:19,583 --> 00:29:24,000
I particularly like the one the young man
sings at the end of the first act.
345
00:29:24,083 --> 00:29:27,416
First rate lyric and tune. Well done.
346
00:29:29,333 --> 00:29:32,208
"First rate lyric and tune."
347
00:29:32,291 --> 00:29:33,291
Thank you.
348
00:29:33,375 --> 00:29:38,708
Those five words were enough
to keep me going for the next two years.
349
00:29:40,833 --> 00:29:44,625
You're missing a song
for the young woman. Uh…
350
00:29:44,708 --> 00:29:46,208
- Elizabeth?
- Elizabeth.
351
00:29:46,291 --> 00:29:48,458
It's the turning point in the show.
352
00:29:48,541 --> 00:29:51,750
Your protagonist is either gonna go
in this direction or that direction.
353
00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:55,625
Someone has to wake him up,
shake some sense into him.
354
00:29:56,208 --> 00:29:57,333
Okay.
355
00:29:57,416 --> 00:30:02,125
It's so funny because I was
gonna say the exact same thing.
356
00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:06,583
Can we talk musicians?
Because if it's only gonna be four,
357
00:30:06,666 --> 00:30:10,291
then I gotta figure out how
I'm gonna split up the bass parts.
358
00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:11,916
This is for you. Here you go.
359
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,416
- Thank you.
- Yeah. Uh…
360
00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:15,666
- Jon, this is a reading.
- Mm.
361
00:30:15,750 --> 00:30:16,916
You'll have a piano.
362
00:30:17,875 --> 00:30:19,375
I wrote a rock score.
363
00:30:19,458 --> 00:30:23,833
So, at the very least I'll need a synth
and drums and a guitar and...
364
00:30:23,916 --> 00:30:28,125
A great song should sound great
without any instruments.
365
00:30:28,208 --> 00:30:29,500
Mm. Okay.
366
00:30:29,583 --> 00:30:31,166
Let's just do the song as a cappella.
367
00:30:31,958 --> 00:30:34,500
Oh, actually, you know what?
Maybe we'll just skip the songs,
368
00:30:34,583 --> 00:30:37,666
and then we can get the audience
in and out in half an hour.
369
00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:39,416
I will take a look at the budget
370
00:30:39,500 --> 00:30:43,000
and I will see if I can dig up
some money for another musician.
371
00:30:43,083 --> 00:30:44,125
Two more.
372
00:30:44,625 --> 00:30:46,916
And piano is the absolute
bare minimum for this.
373
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,250
Have you spoken to Rosa?
374
00:30:51,125 --> 00:30:55,583
Hey, Rosa, this is Jonathan Larson,
your client.
375
00:30:55,666 --> 00:30:58,208
I've left multiple messages
with your secretary.
376
00:30:58,291 --> 00:31:01,541
- Rosa Stevens is still your agent, right?
- Oh, yeah. No, yeah, we…
377
00:31:01,625 --> 00:31:02,625
We talk constantly.
378
00:31:02,708 --> 00:31:05,833
Has she sent out the invites
for the presentation yet?
379
00:31:05,916 --> 00:31:07,958
We haven't gotten a lot of RSVPs.
380
00:31:10,125 --> 00:31:11,500
- It's fine.
- Mm.
381
00:31:11,583 --> 00:31:14,791
Nobody has more contacts
in the industry than Rosa.
382
00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:17,625
I'm sure she'll get some
good people there for you.
383
00:31:18,375 --> 00:31:19,500
Yeah, yeah.
384
00:31:21,541 --> 00:31:23,375
- I'll see you Monday.
- Yes, sir.
385
00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:25,541
First day of rehearsal.
386
00:31:26,791 --> 00:31:29,708
And finish the song already. Please.
387
00:31:30,750 --> 00:31:32,375
- Thank you, Ira.
- Thanks.
388
00:31:32,458 --> 00:31:34,375
Thank you for all this. Thank you.
389
00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:51,875
Yeah. I want to leave a message
for Mr. Sondheim.
390
00:31:51,958 --> 00:31:54,083
This is, um… my name is Jonathan Larson.
391
00:31:54,166 --> 00:31:56,291
Hi there, this is a message for Joe Papp.
392
00:31:56,375 --> 00:31:57,250
For Bernie Gersten.
393
00:31:57,333 --> 00:31:59,625
For the Artistic Director
of the Shubert Organization.
394
00:31:59,708 --> 00:32:03,416
For La MaMa. So, it's Larson, L-A-R-S-O-N.
395
00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:06,125
No, not Parson. It's something
that's never been done before.
396
00:32:06,208 --> 00:32:07,458
It's gonna be quite the event.
397
00:32:07,541 --> 00:32:11,041
It has tremendous commercial possibility.
398
00:32:11,125 --> 00:32:13,666
We're filling up fast.
I want to make sure you got your spot.
399
00:32:13,750 --> 00:32:17,041
I know that his time is limited.
Oh! It would be such a treat!
400
00:32:17,125 --> 00:32:19,708
Zero pressure.
Ha-ha. I really want you there.
401
00:32:19,791 --> 00:32:22,125
So, can I count you in?
There'll be a seat reserved for him.
402
00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:24,583
Superbia at Playwrights Horizons.
It's at 10:00 a.m.
403
00:32:24,666 --> 00:32:27,333
This Friday at 10:00 a.m.
I'm so excited about Friday.
404
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.
405
00:32:48,583 --> 00:32:51,541
They should put
every Sondheim musical on PBS.
406
00:32:52,916 --> 00:32:55,166
Well, Sunday is a pretty good start.
407
00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:58,958
I don't understand,
why can't he just tell her he loves her?
408
00:32:59,583 --> 00:33:02,208
Why can't he be an artist
and love her?
409
00:33:02,291 --> 00:33:04,125
He... He does love her.
410
00:33:04,208 --> 00:33:06,333
Yeah, but, like,
he can't express it.
411
00:33:06,416 --> 00:33:08,208
That's a personal problem. Yeah.
412
00:33:08,291 --> 00:33:09,708
I'm sayin'…
413
00:33:10,666 --> 00:33:11,791
Men!
414
00:33:13,958 --> 00:33:16,083
Bernadette in that corset…
415
00:33:16,666 --> 00:33:19,041
Like, that waist is just like…
416
00:33:19,125 --> 00:33:21,583
How did he do that?
417
00:33:42,541 --> 00:33:45,166
- Did you crack it yet?
- Oh, I'm getting so close.
418
00:33:46,125 --> 00:33:50,250
- Call me if you need inspiration.
- No, no, don't go. Hang out.
419
00:33:50,333 --> 00:33:52,291
You can… you can sleep in your old room.
420
00:33:52,375 --> 00:33:53,875
Mm-hm.
421
00:33:53,958 --> 00:33:56,708
Write the song, Boo-Boo.
422
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,583
…with AIDS.
423
00:34:00,666 --> 00:34:02,458
North Carolina Senator, Jesse Helms,
424
00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:05,458
is worried the legislation
was sending the wrong message.
425
00:34:05,541 --> 00:34:08,916
Let me say that if IV drug users
and homosexual men
426
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,250
would stop their activities today,
427
00:34:12,333 --> 00:34:16,791
there would never be
another case of AIDS in this country
428
00:34:16,875 --> 00:34:19,375
other than the ones already in progress.
429
00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:22,083
Henry Champ, at the US Capitol.
430
00:34:22,166 --> 00:34:25,250
The Senate
has overwhelmingly approved legislation
431
00:34:25,333 --> 00:34:27,416
providing nearly $3 billion…
432
00:34:35,333 --> 00:34:38,166
- Hi.
- Hey. Oh, my God! I love you.
433
00:34:40,083 --> 00:34:42,708
Uh, they want an answer by Wednesday.
434
00:34:42,791 --> 00:34:45,333
So I was wondering
if we could maybe talk about it?
435
00:34:46,125 --> 00:34:47,250
Uh…
436
00:34:47,333 --> 00:34:48,666
- The job.
- Oh.
437
00:34:51,208 --> 00:34:53,041
Yeah. Um…
438
00:34:53,750 --> 00:34:56,416
Can we, uh, talk about it tomorrow?
439
00:34:56,500 --> 00:34:59,750
'Cause I have to finish
this song right now. Is that okay?
440
00:34:59,833 --> 00:35:00,750
Sure.
441
00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:03,666
You sure you're sure?
442
00:35:04,291 --> 00:35:05,416
I'm sure.
443
00:35:06,750 --> 00:35:07,875
Okay.
444
00:35:10,375 --> 00:35:12,041
You don't seem sure.
445
00:35:13,250 --> 00:35:16,083
- Good night, Jonathan.
- Okay, good night. Um…
446
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,250
I'll be in.
447
00:39:01,291 --> 00:39:03,291
Freddy's in the emergency room.
448
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,583
What?
449
00:39:04,666 --> 00:39:07,583
He woke up Saturday morning
with a fever, he could...
450
00:39:08,666 --> 00:39:10,500
He couldn't stop shivering.
451
00:39:10,583 --> 00:39:12,666
Wait, wait, no. Wait.
452
00:39:13,458 --> 00:39:16,583
La... He told me last week
his T-cell count...
453
00:39:16,666 --> 00:39:20,083
The doctor said that it was exactly
where they wanted it, four days ago.
454
00:39:20,166 --> 00:39:21,750
I guess it changed.
455
00:39:23,625 --> 00:39:24,791
Shit.
456
00:39:29,875 --> 00:39:32,250
- He's gonna be fine.
- Yeah, you know… you're right.
457
00:39:32,333 --> 00:39:34,375
I mean it. He's gonna be fine.
Think about it.
458
00:39:34,458 --> 00:39:37,208
You know how stubborn he is.
He's a pain in the ass.
459
00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:38,958
- Right?
- Yeah.
460
00:39:39,041 --> 00:39:41,791
Frankly, we should be pissed at him
that he's left us understaffed.
461
00:39:41,875 --> 00:39:43,083
- At Sunday brunch.
- Right.
462
00:39:43,166 --> 00:39:44,666
- You know what I'm saying?
- Yeah.
463
00:39:47,583 --> 00:39:48,750
Okay.
464
00:39:51,916 --> 00:39:54,541
Freddy, shit!
I should go to the hospital.
465
00:39:54,625 --> 00:39:57,125
When am I gonna go to the hospital?
I need to write.
466
00:39:57,208 --> 00:39:59,375
When am I gonna write?
I need to talk to Susan.
467
00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:02,625
I need to see Freddy. I should call Susan.
Why can't I write this song?
468
00:40:02,708 --> 00:40:05,166
How can you possibly be thinking
about your show
469
00:40:05,250 --> 00:40:06,875
when your friend is in the hospital?
470
00:40:06,958 --> 00:40:08,291
What am I doing here?
471
00:40:08,375 --> 00:40:11,958
I need to leave.
I need to walk out that door and go.
472
00:40:14,041 --> 00:40:18,000
But it's 9:30 on a Sunday morning
at the Moondance Diner.
473
00:40:18,791 --> 00:40:20,541
I'm not going anywhere.
474
00:40:22,541 --> 00:40:23,875
Eggs up!
475
00:40:28,375 --> 00:40:31,750
Do you have any of that
wonderful Jewish bread?
476
00:40:31,833 --> 00:40:35,291
It's "holly," dear.
They call it "holly" bread.
477
00:40:35,375 --> 00:40:37,125
Would you like some challah bread?
478
00:40:37,208 --> 00:40:38,916
Somebody pick up these eggs.
479
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,583
Tranquilo, tranquilo.
480
00:40:40,666 --> 00:40:42,083
Ya, tranquilo. ¡Termina tu obra!
481
00:40:42,958 --> 00:40:45,875
Harrington for four.
Harrington? Harrington?
482
00:40:47,750 --> 00:40:48,791
Uh, ex...
483
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,916
Moondance. What do you want?
484
00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:54,500
That was a Ghostbusters reference.
485
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,041
Do we take reservations?
No, we do not... We're a diner.
486
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,916
- Where's my rye bread?
- Name, please?
487
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,916
- Richard.
- Richard. How many?
488
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,625
- Caplan.
- Richard Caplan.
489
00:41:05,708 --> 00:41:07,208
How many in your party?
490
00:41:07,291 --> 00:41:09,458
- With a "C."
- Got it. How many in your party?
491
00:41:09,541 --> 00:41:11,666
"C" as in "cat."
492
00:41:11,750 --> 00:41:13,375
- I understand.
- Can we order?
493
00:41:13,458 --> 00:41:14,833
One second. How many in your party?
494
00:41:14,916 --> 00:41:17,083
It's not a math test.
495
00:41:17,166 --> 00:41:19,250
Order.
496
00:41:20,625 --> 00:41:22,250
Thank you for your patience.
497
00:41:22,333 --> 00:41:24,500
I said an omelet with no yolks.
498
00:41:25,208 --> 00:41:26,916
This is why you're just a waiter.
499
00:41:28,041 --> 00:41:29,500
Tension.
500
00:41:32,541 --> 00:41:34,916
Major vomit situation in the ladies' room.
501
00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:37,666
- Check!
- Can we get two more mimosas, please?
502
00:41:37,750 --> 00:41:39,583
'Cause she got a new job, okay?
503
00:41:39,666 --> 00:41:41,500
Either put some Baileys in this coffee
504
00:41:41,583 --> 00:41:43,791
or put some vodka
in this orange juice, please.
505
00:41:43,875 --> 00:41:46,625
Something.
506
00:41:46,708 --> 00:41:48,291
Balance.
507
00:41:53,958 --> 00:41:55,333
BLT up.
508
00:41:55,416 --> 00:41:57,208
¡Si se quejan de que se enfría,
no es culpa mía!
509
00:41:57,916 --> 00:41:59,791
Fudge!
510
00:41:59,875 --> 00:42:02,000
- Carolyn.
- Can we get the check?
511
00:42:04,583 --> 00:42:05,708
- Carolyn?
- Hey.
512
00:42:05,791 --> 00:42:07,708
- Excuse me. Do you have any Baileys?
- One sec.
513
00:42:07,791 --> 00:42:09,291
Jesus Christ!
514
00:42:11,833 --> 00:42:13,875
Brunch.
515
00:45:06,083 --> 00:45:07,958
Monday morning.
516
00:45:09,458 --> 00:45:14,333
My first day of rehearsals
for the Superbia workshop, which is still,
517
00:45:14,416 --> 00:45:18,583
in case you'd forgotten, missing its
crucial Act Two musical number.
518
00:45:20,041 --> 00:45:23,416
I make my way there
through the land of the dead…
519
00:45:23,500 --> 00:45:25,291
The Theater District.
520
00:46:40,041 --> 00:46:43,041
I'll be auditioning for the role
of Old Deuteronomy.
521
00:46:43,125 --> 00:46:46,708
On behalf of Playwrights Horizons,
I want to welcome everyone
522
00:46:46,791 --> 00:46:52,500
and thank you all for taking part
in this very exciting new musical
523
00:46:52,583 --> 00:46:56,166
by a very exciting young writer,
Jonathan Larson.
524
00:46:58,875 --> 00:47:00,375
He's not even 30.
525
00:47:00,458 --> 00:47:02,833
Oh, wow. Thank you, Ira.
526
00:47:02,916 --> 00:47:09,208
Um… this is the first real workshop
that this musical has ever had.
527
00:47:10,208 --> 00:47:12,708
And now you guys are part of the family.
528
00:47:12,791 --> 00:47:16,458
So, any questions
before we, uh, get going?
529
00:47:18,333 --> 00:47:19,958
- Yeah, no. Yeah.
- Um…
530
00:47:20,625 --> 00:47:24,375
Could you… um…
Could you explain it, maybe?
531
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:25,958
Yeah. Explain what?
532
00:47:27,041 --> 00:47:30,458
Oh, just the musical. The story.
533
00:47:30,541 --> 00:47:34,625
It's a little, um, confusing
in certain places. Not in a bad way.
534
00:47:34,708 --> 00:47:39,500
Superbia, a satire set in the future
on a poisoned planet Earth,
535
00:47:39,583 --> 00:47:43,083
where the vast majority of humanity
spend their entire lives
536
00:47:43,166 --> 00:47:47,208
just staring at the screens
of their media transmitters,
537
00:47:47,291 --> 00:47:51,708
watching the tiny elite
of the rich and powerful,
538
00:47:51,791 --> 00:47:56,166
who film their own fabulous lives
like TV shows.
539
00:47:57,875 --> 00:48:02,666
A world where human emotion
has been outlawed.
540
00:48:03,458 --> 00:48:07,916
This will be the first musical written
for the MTV generation.
541
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:09,458
This is my...
542
00:48:09,541 --> 00:48:13,083
Is it supposed to be aliens?
I wasn't sure if it was all, like, aliens.
543
00:48:13,166 --> 00:48:18,208
Nope, not aliens. Um…
But it is set in the future.
544
00:48:31,583 --> 00:48:33,666
It's perfect. Keep going. Keep going.
545
00:48:45,458 --> 00:48:46,416
I love it. I love it.
546
00:48:47,125 --> 00:48:50,250
- You told me you needed a drummer.
- Oh, my goodness.
547
00:48:50,333 --> 00:48:52,666
Good night. Wonderful work.
Really wonderful work.
548
00:48:53,375 --> 00:48:58,333
No…
I… I told you I needed a band.
549
00:48:58,958 --> 00:49:01,166
It's 100 dollars for every musician.
550
00:49:01,958 --> 00:49:07,291
Yeah. And your annual operating budget
is half a million dollars?
551
00:49:08,041 --> 00:49:10,625
So far we're up to 12 RSVPs, Jon.
552
00:49:10,708 --> 00:49:12,708
You don't need a band
with an audience of 12 people.
553
00:49:12,791 --> 00:49:13,916
You'll outnumber them.
554
00:49:16,208 --> 00:49:17,875
If you want more musicians,
555
00:49:17,958 --> 00:49:21,125
you're gonna have to find
the money for it somewhere else.
556
00:49:22,208 --> 00:49:23,291
I'm sorry.
557
00:49:25,500 --> 00:49:26,750
Thank you for everything.
558
00:49:39,750 --> 00:49:42,833
I went to three
friends' funerals last year.
559
00:49:43,750 --> 00:49:46,125
The oldest one was 27.
560
00:49:47,291 --> 00:49:50,625
Pam, Gordon, Ally.
561
00:49:51,875 --> 00:49:53,875
Freddy's not even…
562
00:49:53,958 --> 00:49:56,458
He turned 25 two weeks ago.
563
00:49:57,416 --> 00:49:59,916
And nobody's doing enough.
564
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,791
I'm not doing enough.
565
00:50:01,875 --> 00:50:05,208
There's not enough time,
or maybe I'm just wasting my time.
566
00:50:05,291 --> 00:50:07,083
And what about Susan's time?
567
00:50:07,166 --> 00:50:08,958
When am I gonna talk to Susan?
568
00:50:09,041 --> 00:50:11,416
What am I gonna say?
I don't know what to say.
569
00:50:11,500 --> 00:50:15,125
So Susan waits,
and the time keeps ticking.
570
00:50:15,208 --> 00:50:18,250
Tick, tick, tick.
571
00:50:18,333 --> 00:50:20,791
And I have three days left
until the workshop.
572
00:50:20,875 --> 00:50:24,416
Three days left to write this song.
And if the song doesn't work,
573
00:50:24,500 --> 00:50:27,916
the show doesn't work,
and then it's all been a waste of time.
574
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,250
Who gives a shit about a song?
575
00:50:30,791 --> 00:50:32,791
And I miss Michael.
576
00:50:32,875 --> 00:50:35,000
I need to talk to Michael.
577
00:50:35,083 --> 00:50:37,583
I don't have time to talk to Michael.
578
00:50:52,583 --> 00:50:54,083
Make sure you're not speeding up.
579
00:51:01,166 --> 00:51:04,208
I'm missing consonants
in "quintessential social adventure."
580
00:51:05,416 --> 00:51:07,250
- Hi. Thanks.
- It sounds great.
581
00:51:07,333 --> 00:51:09,333
Why didn't you tell me you were coming?
582
00:51:09,416 --> 00:51:12,291
- I thought it might be a nice surprise.
- Oh, no. It is. It is.
583
00:51:12,375 --> 00:51:13,875
Okay. It's Tuesday.
584
00:51:16,083 --> 00:51:17,541
Mm…
585
00:51:17,625 --> 00:51:21,291
I need to give them the decision
about the job by tomorrow, so…
586
00:51:21,375 --> 00:51:24,291
Is there a moment
where you can take a break?
587
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.
588
00:51:29,125 --> 00:51:31,708
I just don't know what I'm gonna do. So…
589
00:51:31,791 --> 00:51:33,041
Um…
590
00:51:33,125 --> 00:51:35,041
Can you… Can you ask for an extension?
591
00:51:36,041 --> 00:51:39,250
I'm sorry, can we…
Can we talk about this tonight?
592
00:51:39,333 --> 00:51:41,333
I'm so… One second.
593
00:51:41,416 --> 00:51:43,583
This is… Can we get this section…
594
00:52:29,708 --> 00:52:33,791
I can give you 50 for everything.
595
00:52:34,875 --> 00:52:37,291
You're gonna sell it
for five times that amount.
596
00:52:37,375 --> 00:52:38,791
Fifty's the best I can do.
597
00:52:43,125 --> 00:52:45,125
- Cash?
- Great.
598
00:52:49,083 --> 00:52:52,083
Oh, no.
He's keeping the Godspell.
599
00:52:53,125 --> 00:52:54,708
"Day by Day."
600
00:52:56,166 --> 00:52:58,000
Yeah, yeah. I love it.
601
00:52:58,083 --> 00:52:59,583
Ah, ah, ah!
602
00:52:59,666 --> 00:53:04,083
I'd love to take you to lunch.
Celebrate your birthday.
603
00:53:04,166 --> 00:53:05,458
I can't this week.
604
00:53:06,625 --> 00:53:09,500
I could really use
your advice on some things.
605
00:53:09,583 --> 00:53:12,250
Hey, Michael? I'm sorry,
can I call you back later?
606
00:53:12,333 --> 00:53:15,041
I'm just… I'm right in the middle
of something here.
607
00:53:15,833 --> 00:53:18,125
Oh, uh, that focus group I mentioned…
608
00:53:19,125 --> 00:53:21,333
They're still looking
for one more person to sign up.
609
00:53:21,416 --> 00:53:24,125
It's Thursday at 11:00.
I know money's tight for you right now.
610
00:53:24,208 --> 00:53:25,625
You know what? Never mind.
611
00:53:25,708 --> 00:53:28,416
Uh, wait. How much does it pay?
612
00:53:28,500 --> 00:53:31,500
It's only 75 bucks,
but it could be a thing.
613
00:53:34,583 --> 00:53:35,500
I'll be there.
614
00:53:35,583 --> 00:53:37,916
Thank you really. That's… Yeah, thank you.
615
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,416
- Wow.
- Okay, bye. Bye-bye.
616
00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:41,833
All right, see you.
617
00:54:02,250 --> 00:54:04,291
- You were right.
- I know.
618
00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:57,958
Can I hear it?
619
00:54:58,041 --> 00:54:59,958
- Huh?
- The new song.
620
00:55:02,166 --> 00:55:05,125
Any day now.
621
00:55:05,208 --> 00:55:07,916
You're killin' me, Larson.
622
00:55:17,375 --> 00:55:19,333
Oh, sh…
623
00:55:19,958 --> 00:55:21,208
Shh!
624
00:55:24,083 --> 00:55:26,750
My God.
625
00:55:32,458 --> 00:55:35,375
Hey, it's me.
Just pick up the phone.
626
00:55:35,458 --> 00:55:37,916
I know you're screening your calls.
627
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:40,833
Every light is on
in your apartment right now.
628
00:55:47,833 --> 00:55:49,125
I can see you!
629
00:55:55,916 --> 00:55:58,875
Hey. Hi. You could have called first.
630
00:55:58,958 --> 00:56:00,750
- I just did.
- Mm.
631
00:56:00,833 --> 00:56:02,333
It's good to see you too.
632
00:56:05,625 --> 00:56:08,208
I didn't mean it like that.
633
00:56:09,416 --> 00:56:11,541
Jesus, Jonathan.
634
00:56:11,625 --> 00:56:13,250
I need you to talk to me.
635
00:56:14,083 --> 00:56:15,708
I'm writing, Susan. I'm writing.
636
00:56:15,791 --> 00:56:18,916
You're gonna write a great
American musical in the next ten minutes?
637
00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:21,000
Thank you for being
so supportive of my work.
638
00:56:21,083 --> 00:56:24,166
Because you've been
such a champion of mine?
639
00:56:24,250 --> 00:56:26,500
- What's that supposed to mean?
- What do you think it means?
640
00:56:28,375 --> 00:56:32,250
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
we present you with…
641
00:56:33,333 --> 00:56:39,375
…scenes from a modern
romance as told in song.
642
00:56:47,083 --> 00:56:48,625
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I...
643
00:56:48,708 --> 00:56:51,958
I'm not allowed to talk about my needs.
What needs?
644
00:56:52,041 --> 00:56:54,791
- Did I say that?
- You didn't have to say it. It's implied.
645
00:56:54,875 --> 00:56:56,500
How is it implied?
646
00:56:56,583 --> 00:57:00,791
You're the artist and I'm the girlfriend.
That's how you feel, right?
647
00:57:27,833 --> 00:57:31,791
- Can we talk about this later, please?
- When, Jonathan? When is later?
648
00:57:32,375 --> 00:57:34,125
Not tonight.
649
00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:58,041
I have been rehearsing all day.
I have been up since four this morning.
650
00:57:58,125 --> 00:58:02,875
I have been trying to write a song
for a week and I am nowhere.
651
00:58:08,833 --> 00:58:11,833
I've been telling you
how unhappy I am for months.
652
00:58:18,208 --> 00:58:22,416
Everyone's unhappy in New York!
That's what New York is!
653
00:58:32,125 --> 00:58:34,166
I don't know how
to get through to you anymore.
654
00:58:34,250 --> 00:58:36,958
You keep shutting me out,
you keep putting up these fences.
655
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.
656
00:58:40,666 --> 00:58:44,000
- Actually, I'm right here.
- Are you, Jonathan?
657
00:58:44,083 --> 00:58:46,375
Actually? Because I know you.
658
00:59:00,708 --> 00:59:04,875
You're right. I've been distracted,
but I promise you, after the workshop...
659
00:59:04,958 --> 00:59:06,083
After the workshop.
660
00:59:06,666 --> 00:59:08,833
After the workshop!
661
00:59:08,916 --> 00:59:11,083
Everything is after the workshop.
662
00:59:11,166 --> 00:59:12,166
Yeah.
663
00:59:12,250 --> 00:59:15,125
What if the workshop happens
and nothing changes?
664
00:59:15,208 --> 00:59:17,333
No producer with a big check.
665
00:59:17,416 --> 00:59:19,500
You don't go straight to Broadway.
666
00:59:19,583 --> 00:59:25,000
You're still a waiter, you're still living
in this apartment, you're still broke.
667
00:59:25,083 --> 00:59:29,250
What then, Jonathan? What about me?
668
00:59:39,458 --> 00:59:41,083
I can't move to the Berkshires.
669
00:59:42,541 --> 00:59:44,500
I can't leave my career behind.
670
00:59:45,291 --> 00:59:46,958
You think I don't know that?
671
00:59:47,875 --> 00:59:48,750
What?
672
00:59:50,083 --> 00:59:54,083
What are you…? What is this?
What do you want?
673
00:59:56,541 --> 01:00:00,583
I guess I just…
I wanted you to tell me not to go.
674
01:00:13,250 --> 01:00:15,666
Of course I don't want you to go.
675
01:00:16,791 --> 01:00:19,083
- Really?
- Obviously.
676
01:00:19,166 --> 01:00:21,541
'Cause this is the first time
you've ever said it.
677
01:00:42,500 --> 01:00:43,958
Oh, my God.
678
01:00:46,666 --> 01:00:50,250
You're thinking about how you can
turn this into a song. Aren't you?
679
01:00:55,208 --> 01:00:57,208
No. What?
680
01:00:58,166 --> 01:01:02,375
You know what, Jonathan? I'm done.
681
01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:06,375
Susan? Susan, wait.
682
01:01:06,458 --> 01:01:10,125
I hope that you have an amazing workshop.
683
01:01:10,208 --> 01:01:13,166
Susan, hold on. Susan?
684
01:01:45,666 --> 01:01:48,333
So, just waiting on one more person.
685
01:01:48,416 --> 01:01:50,250
Enjoy those waters.
686
01:01:51,500 --> 01:01:52,666
So…
687
01:01:53,416 --> 01:01:54,250
I'm Jon.
688
01:01:54,333 --> 01:01:56,708
- Yes, Mr. Larson, you're Michael's friend.
- Yeah.
689
01:01:56,791 --> 01:01:58,500
- How are you?
- Good. You're late.
690
01:01:58,583 --> 01:01:59,916
- Oh.
- Okay.
691
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,458
- Sorry about that.
- That's okay.
692
01:02:01,541 --> 01:02:04,041
- No, because of the subway.
- Yeah, I'm sure.
693
01:02:04,125 --> 01:02:05,666
Take a seat when you can.
694
01:02:05,750 --> 01:02:07,041
- Hi.
- Welcome.
695
01:02:07,125 --> 01:02:08,583
Oh. Thanks.
696
01:02:08,666 --> 01:02:10,541
You sure there's no way
to get into the bathroom?
697
01:02:10,625 --> 01:02:12,458
Oh, no, you're not allowed
to use the bathroom.
698
01:02:12,541 --> 01:02:15,208
Sorry, did she mention
when we were gonna get paid?
699
01:02:15,291 --> 01:02:18,791
Okay, um, so now that we're all here…
700
01:02:18,875 --> 01:02:21,083
- Hi.
- Hey.
701
01:02:21,166 --> 01:02:24,583
Why don't we begin
with a quick brainstorming session? Right?
702
01:02:24,666 --> 01:02:28,041
Just to get those creative juices flowing.
You know what I mean? It'll be fun.
703
01:02:30,125 --> 01:02:31,541
Two hours of this.
704
01:02:31,625 --> 01:02:35,083
For one extra musician.
705
01:02:35,166 --> 01:02:37,958
So why don't we start
by you just throwing out some ideas
706
01:02:38,041 --> 01:02:41,916
when you hear me say the word "America."
707
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:44,041
- George Washington.
- Excellent.
708
01:02:44,125 --> 01:02:46,375
- Abraham Lincoln.
- Abraham Lincoln. Okay.
709
01:02:46,458 --> 01:02:49,166
Empire, racism, genocide, Vietnam.
710
01:02:49,250 --> 01:02:50,666
Grover Cleveland.
711
01:02:52,375 --> 01:02:54,375
- The Constitution?
- Yes.
712
01:02:54,458 --> 01:02:56,458
- Yeah.
- Magna Carta.
713
01:02:57,083 --> 01:02:58,166
- The Bill of Rights.
- Mm-hm.
714
01:02:58,250 --> 01:03:00,500
- The right thing to do.
- Ooh.
715
01:03:00,583 --> 01:03:04,375
- The right stuff.
- Right stuff.
716
01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:06,666
An open road at sunset.
717
01:03:09,083 --> 01:03:10,541
Wind in your hair.
718
01:03:11,875 --> 01:03:15,291
Nothing in your way, except horizon.
719
01:03:19,500 --> 01:03:23,625
That is beautiful, Mr. Larson.
720
01:03:23,708 --> 01:03:27,208
Wow. Okay. That goes on the board.
721
01:03:27,833 --> 01:03:30,708
- The sun.
- Sunrise.
722
01:03:31,291 --> 01:03:32,916
The dawn of a new day.
723
01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:36,083
- Oh! Where did you come from?
- It all goes back.
724
01:03:36,166 --> 01:03:38,958
- You're amazing.
- That is incredible.
725
01:03:39,041 --> 01:03:41,041
A window looking out on a field.
726
01:03:41,125 --> 01:03:44,500
Oh, and I look out, and I see
the bunnies and little squirrelies...
727
01:03:44,583 --> 01:03:46,625
The beating heart of the nation.
728
01:03:47,125 --> 01:03:49,291
- Ooh!
- Oh, my gosh.
729
01:03:49,375 --> 01:03:52,041
- Absolutely. That's absolutely what it is.
- Beautiful.
730
01:03:52,125 --> 01:03:55,208
- I've never even heard that before.
- You are gifted.
731
01:03:56,708 --> 01:03:58,500
I could get used to this.
732
01:03:58,583 --> 01:04:00,916
I could get paid for this.
733
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:04,666
I could get health care. A 401.
734
01:04:05,541 --> 01:04:10,125
A BMW. A luxury apartment…
on Central Park West.
735
01:04:10,208 --> 01:04:12,791
No, no, no… East.
736
01:04:12,875 --> 01:04:18,041
I could actually be rewarded
for my creativity,
737
01:04:18,125 --> 01:04:21,416
instead of rejected and ignored.
738
01:04:22,416 --> 01:04:24,416
This could be the rest of my life.
739
01:04:25,208 --> 01:04:29,166
Now that we have all those
fabulous ideas of yours in our heads,
740
01:04:29,250 --> 01:04:32,125
we are going to turn to the task at hand.
741
01:04:32,208 --> 01:04:36,916
We are here to develop a name
of a revolutionary consumer product
742
01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:39,208
that is just about to hit your shelves.
743
01:04:39,291 --> 01:04:40,500
Oh. Wow.
744
01:04:40,583 --> 01:04:41,791
This is where we're gonna need
745
01:04:41,875 --> 01:04:44,458
that incredible imagination
of yours, Mr. Larson.
746
01:04:44,541 --> 01:04:48,708
So the product we're looking at
is a tasteless, odorless chemical compound
747
01:04:48,791 --> 01:04:51,625
that will be used as
a fat substitute in cooking.
748
01:04:51,708 --> 01:04:52,583
Mm.
749
01:04:52,666 --> 01:04:57,083
And it's been successfully tested
on a number of mammals.
750
01:04:57,166 --> 01:04:58,958
Well, that's good. Mm.
751
01:04:59,041 --> 01:05:01,166
There are some side effects
associated with the product
752
01:05:01,250 --> 01:05:03,125
that I've been instructed
to tell you about.
753
01:05:03,208 --> 01:05:05,000
So it's skin scales.
754
01:05:05,750 --> 01:05:07,458
Um… full hair loss.
755
01:05:07,541 --> 01:05:10,125
Hair, eyebrows, eyelashes…
756
01:05:10,208 --> 01:05:12,458
This could be the rest of my life.
757
01:05:12,541 --> 01:05:15,458
And finally, in a small number of users,
758
01:05:15,541 --> 01:05:18,166
there were reports
of toxic shock syndrome…
759
01:05:18,958 --> 01:05:22,375
Resulting in a brief hospitalization.
760
01:05:22,958 --> 01:05:25,416
- Eh, no big deal.
- There are no bad ideas.
761
01:05:27,166 --> 01:05:29,333
- Free oil.
- Love it.
762
01:05:29,416 --> 01:05:31,291
- Oil free.
- Okay.
763
01:05:31,375 --> 01:05:35,208
- That's the same thing she just said.
- I switched the words around.
764
01:05:35,291 --> 01:05:37,541
That's totally fine, Kim.
Thank you so much.
765
01:05:37,625 --> 01:05:39,458
- The American Dream.
- Okay, well…
766
01:05:39,541 --> 01:05:41,250
- Dreams of freedom.
- Okay.
767
01:05:41,333 --> 01:05:43,666
- Nutra-oil.
- That's not bad, Todd.
768
01:05:43,750 --> 01:05:45,750
Waist oil. No.
769
01:05:52,541 --> 01:05:53,708
I got it.
770
01:05:56,791 --> 01:05:59,666
- I have it. I have the exact...
- Go, go!
771
01:05:59,750 --> 01:06:03,083
You wanna hear? I got the exact
right thing for this product.
772
01:06:04,583 --> 01:06:06,500
Chubstitute.
773
01:06:10,166 --> 01:06:11,875
Chubstitute?
774
01:06:11,958 --> 01:06:14,375
- It's a joke.
- It's not funny.
775
01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:18,375
- Well, maybe not to you but...
- I recommended you, Jon.
776
01:06:19,208 --> 01:06:21,458
I put my name on the line for you.
777
01:06:22,250 --> 01:06:24,875
- Tell them I had a stroke.
- It isn't funny.
778
01:06:26,333 --> 01:06:27,916
This is my life.
779
01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:31,541
No, it's not your life, it's advertising.
780
01:06:31,625 --> 01:06:33,708
It's figuring out how to trick people
781
01:06:33,791 --> 01:06:36,833
into buying shit that they don't want.
782
01:06:36,916 --> 01:06:39,000
Actually, it's a lot more
complicated than that.
783
01:06:39,083 --> 01:06:41,833
I don't understand how
you can take any of this seriously.
784
01:06:41,916 --> 01:06:44,166
- Because they pay me to.
- Money isn't everything.
785
01:06:44,250 --> 01:06:46,833
- Well, it doesn't hurt.
- Are you sure about that?
786
01:06:48,041 --> 01:06:50,541
What are you doing with your life
that's so noble?
787
01:06:52,208 --> 01:06:55,375
- I'm making art.
- That's what the world needs. More art.
788
01:06:55,458 --> 01:06:59,416
Actually, yes. And at least
I'm not perpetuating a system that's...
789
01:06:59,500 --> 01:07:00,958
Spare the self-righteousness, Jon.
790
01:07:01,041 --> 01:07:02,708
You're writing musicals
in your living room,
791
01:07:02,791 --> 01:07:04,500
you're not saving the rainforest.
792
01:07:07,125 --> 01:07:08,416
Wow.
793
01:07:09,416 --> 01:07:11,833
Gosh, I wish I could be more like you,
794
01:07:11,916 --> 01:07:14,916
and spend my life caring
about driving the right car
795
01:07:15,000 --> 01:07:17,333
and wearing the right suits
and living in a doorman building.
796
01:07:17,416 --> 01:07:20,375
Why shouldn't I want those things, Jon?
Not all of us have options you do.
797
01:07:20,458 --> 01:07:22,625
All the things that you take for granted.
798
01:07:22,708 --> 01:07:25,375
- What? Like what?
- Like a life with the person you love.
799
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.
800
01:07:30,500 --> 01:07:33,125
If that's what you want,
what's stopping you?
801
01:07:33,208 --> 01:07:36,833
What's stopping me? How about
Jesse Helms and the Moral Majority?
802
01:07:36,916 --> 01:07:39,083
How about the people
that run this country?
803
01:07:39,166 --> 01:07:41,541
I can't get married. I can't have kids.
804
01:07:41,625 --> 01:07:46,625
Half our friends are dying and the other
half are scared to death they are next.
805
01:07:46,708 --> 01:07:49,291
So, I'm sorry for getting a nice car, Jon.
806
01:07:49,375 --> 01:07:52,958
I'm sorry for moving into
an apartment with central heating.
807
01:07:53,041 --> 01:07:56,750
I'm sorry for enjoying my life
while I still have time.
808
01:07:56,833 --> 01:07:57,875
I gotta go.
809
01:07:57,958 --> 01:07:59,083
Hey.
810
01:08:00,291 --> 01:08:01,833
You wanna come take the subway?
811
01:08:01,916 --> 01:08:03,916
- I'd rather walk.
- Michael.
812
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:04,916
Michael.
813
01:08:14,458 --> 01:08:15,458
Hello?
814
01:08:15,541 --> 01:08:18,416
Johnny, darling. It's Rosa.
815
01:08:20,208 --> 01:08:22,333
- Hello?
- Rosa Stevens?
816
01:08:22,416 --> 01:08:25,833
- Are we excited for tomorrow?
- Tomorrow?
817
01:08:26,541 --> 01:08:28,500
The presentation.
You remembered the presentation?
818
01:08:28,583 --> 01:08:31,583
Remembered it?
I got every producer in town coming.
819
01:08:32,916 --> 01:08:34,791
So it better be good.
820
01:08:34,875 --> 01:08:39,500
Yeah, it's, uh… it's gonna be amazing.
821
01:08:39,583 --> 01:08:42,208
Let's see if we can't get
a bidding war started
822
01:08:42,291 --> 01:08:44,916
on this musical of yours. What do you say?
823
01:08:45,791 --> 01:08:48,208
Yes, sure.
824
01:08:48,291 --> 01:08:50,166
Okay, doll.
825
01:08:50,250 --> 01:08:53,833
Charlie, get me Hal Prince on the line.
826
01:08:53,916 --> 01:08:55,250
Rosa? Um, I...
827
01:09:20,458 --> 01:09:21,750
I'm so sorry.
828
01:09:33,750 --> 01:09:35,208
Yeah. I know, I know, I know.
829
01:09:54,666 --> 01:09:56,083
Oh, no.
830
01:09:57,166 --> 01:09:59,791
Why wouldn't you have called me
to tell me my payment was late
831
01:09:59,875 --> 01:10:02,000
before you just cut off my power?
832
01:10:02,083 --> 01:10:04,291
How is...? How does that make sense?
833
01:10:04,375 --> 01:10:06,541
Sir, as I explained before,
you received a notice...
834
01:10:06,625 --> 01:10:08,208
No, no, no, listen.
835
01:10:08,291 --> 01:10:10,500
You don't understand. I have a workshop.
836
01:10:10,583 --> 01:10:14,500
I have a public presentation
of my musical in 12 hours…
837
01:10:14,583 --> 01:10:17,166
Sir, if you are going to raise your voice…
838
01:10:17,250 --> 01:10:18,750
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
839
01:10:18,833 --> 01:10:22,208
Look, look, look.
I can pay you over the phone, right now.
840
01:10:22,291 --> 01:10:25,875
- I have my credit card right here…
- The billing office is closed.
841
01:10:25,958 --> 01:10:28,416
I would love to figure it out right now.
842
01:10:28,500 --> 01:10:30,666
The billing office is closed
for the night.
843
01:10:32,125 --> 01:10:35,416
- What am I gonna do?
- Sir, like I've said, call...
844
01:10:48,375 --> 01:10:52,125
- Hello?
- Hey, Beth. Hey.
845
01:10:52,208 --> 01:10:54,666
How are you? It's Jon.
846
01:10:54,750 --> 01:10:55,791
Hi, Jon.
847
01:10:55,875 --> 01:10:58,708
Hi, um… is Susan there?
848
01:10:58,791 --> 01:11:00,583
She doesn't wanna talk to you, Jon.
849
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:03,833
Yeah.
850
01:11:04,750 --> 01:11:05,875
Um…
851
01:11:06,875 --> 01:11:08,291
Sure, sure. Uh…
852
01:11:08,375 --> 01:11:12,375
Well, can you… um…
can you give her a message for me?
853
01:11:12,458 --> 01:11:15,208
- What is it?
- Well, it's just, you know…
854
01:11:16,250 --> 01:11:20,333
I wanted to remind her that tomorrow
is my workshop and you know, I…
855
01:11:21,041 --> 01:11:24,000
I know I don't have any right to ask this.
It's just that…
856
01:11:25,916 --> 01:11:28,250
I would just really love her to be there.
857
01:11:28,791 --> 01:11:30,500
I'll tell her you called.
858
01:11:37,250 --> 01:11:38,833
Here I am.
859
01:11:41,125 --> 01:11:44,541
The musical to which
I have devoted my youth
860
01:11:44,625 --> 01:11:49,750
is about to be put on public display
for every producer in New York.
861
01:11:51,708 --> 01:11:56,083
I haven't written a single note
or a single lyric
862
01:11:56,166 --> 01:11:59,625
of the most important song in the show.
863
01:12:01,375 --> 01:12:03,166
I have no electricity.
864
01:12:04,125 --> 01:12:08,375
My best friend is furious with me.
My girlfriend isn't speaking to me.
865
01:12:09,375 --> 01:12:13,000
And there is only
one thing I can think of to do:
866
01:12:15,625 --> 01:12:16,625
Swim.
867
01:15:26,958 --> 01:15:28,625
The show is about to begin.
868
01:15:29,666 --> 01:15:32,333
The room is completely empty.
869
01:15:34,541 --> 01:15:39,041
The show is about to begin,
and I am looking
870
01:15:39,125 --> 01:15:43,833
at 60 empty folding chairs.
871
01:15:47,791 --> 01:15:48,708
Hi.
872
01:15:49,708 --> 01:15:51,291
Hey, boy genius.
873
01:15:53,541 --> 01:15:55,500
I'm turning 30 on Sunday, you know.
874
01:15:56,208 --> 01:15:57,791
Oh, well, happy birthday.
875
01:15:58,500 --> 01:15:59,375
Thank you.
876
01:16:00,625 --> 01:16:03,458
- Thirty's still young, you know.
- No one's here.
877
01:16:04,625 --> 01:16:06,583
Oh. It's not even 9:00.
878
01:16:08,791 --> 01:16:11,166
The presentation doesn't start till 10:00.
879
01:16:16,666 --> 01:16:17,791
Oh…
880
01:16:18,375 --> 01:16:19,750
That's good.
881
01:16:20,333 --> 01:16:22,208
Cool.
882
01:16:22,291 --> 01:16:24,416
Okay.
883
01:16:25,208 --> 01:16:27,416
- Can you sight read?
- Yeah.
884
01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:37,500
Slowly, miraculously,
people start to show up.
885
01:16:37,583 --> 01:16:40,291
- Johnny.
- Be right back.
886
01:16:40,375 --> 01:16:43,708
This is phenomenal.
Look at the space, it's just phenomenal.
887
01:16:43,791 --> 01:16:47,333
- It's a rehearsal studio, Dad.
- It's a Broadway rehearsal studio.
888
01:16:47,416 --> 01:16:50,416
- This is the real thing.
- We're so excited for you, dear.
889
01:16:50,500 --> 01:16:52,875
- Thank you.
- Are they paying you?
890
01:16:54,375 --> 01:16:56,166
No.
891
01:16:56,250 --> 01:16:58,458
- Next time.
- Sure.
892
01:16:58,541 --> 01:17:01,208
- Oh, look, for us.
- No, that's not…
893
01:17:01,291 --> 01:17:04,333
- That's for someone else, actually.
- Mm. Do you like that?
894
01:17:04,416 --> 01:17:08,416
You can literally sit in any other seat.
895
01:17:09,291 --> 01:17:11,291
- Okay. Break a leg.
- Shall we sit there?
896
01:17:11,375 --> 01:17:13,791
- I love you. Thank you.
- I love you.
897
01:17:20,000 --> 01:17:21,958
His hair is ridiculous.
898
01:17:29,083 --> 01:17:30,083
Good turnout.
899
01:17:32,041 --> 01:17:33,875
Yeah, mostly friends.
900
01:17:34,916 --> 01:17:36,708
Mm, what a nightmare.
901
01:17:41,833 --> 01:17:45,416
Thank you… for being here.
902
01:17:46,583 --> 01:17:49,625
Wild horses, Jon. You know that.
903
01:17:53,125 --> 01:17:56,375
- Oh! Okay. Break legs.
- Yeah.
904
01:17:59,416 --> 01:18:01,791
Oh. Thank you. Thank you.
905
01:18:02,500 --> 01:18:04,875
Ira, you son of a gun.
906
01:18:04,958 --> 01:18:08,166
- Jonathan, how are you?
- Rosa.
907
01:18:09,958 --> 01:18:12,541
- Jon Larson.
- Oh, there he is.
908
01:18:12,625 --> 01:18:16,750
Just the man I'm looking for.
You nervous? Don't be nervous.
909
01:18:16,833 --> 01:18:19,833
- Yeah. A little nervous. Sure.
- Of course you're nervous.
910
01:18:19,916 --> 01:18:24,791
The first presentation of your musical is
like having a colonoscopy in Times Square.
911
01:18:24,875 --> 01:18:27,416
Only with a colonoscopy,
the worst thing that could happen
912
01:18:27,500 --> 01:18:29,333
is you find out you have cancer.
913
01:18:29,416 --> 01:18:32,958
With a musical,
you find out you're already dead.
914
01:18:35,958 --> 01:18:38,416
Have a good show.
Can't wait to see what you did.
915
01:18:44,791 --> 01:18:47,541
We can't keep waiting. It's quarter past.
916
01:18:47,625 --> 01:18:49,208
I know. I know. I know.
917
01:18:49,833 --> 01:18:51,333
- Break a leg.
- Okay.
918
01:18:52,333 --> 01:18:54,041
Come here. Thank you.
919
01:19:10,625 --> 01:19:13,208
Hello. Hi, welcome.
920
01:19:14,416 --> 01:19:16,041
I'm Jonathan Larson.
921
01:19:18,083 --> 01:19:20,583
Whoa… Hey, well…
922
01:19:20,666 --> 01:19:24,625
You don't have to do that.
Thank you so much, that was very kind. Uh…
923
01:19:24,708 --> 01:19:27,416
Thank you for being here,
um, this morning.
924
01:19:27,500 --> 01:19:28,833
This is, um…
925
01:19:34,833 --> 01:19:37,666
- That's Stephen Sondheim.
- Right. Like I was saying…
926
01:19:37,750 --> 01:19:41,000
Thank you all for being here.
This is my musical, Superbia,
927
01:19:41,083 --> 01:19:45,166
and I've been working on it for…
a little while now.
928
01:19:46,750 --> 01:19:49,458
And I just really hope you all like it.
929
01:19:51,250 --> 01:19:52,291
Thank you.
930
01:20:01,166 --> 01:20:05,583
And the next hour and a half are a blur.
931
01:20:43,375 --> 01:20:44,791
And then…
932
01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:49,541
Karessa steps forward to sing my new song.
933
01:20:50,458 --> 01:20:52,333
Not even 12 hours old.
934
01:20:52,916 --> 01:20:54,375
I close my eyes.
935
01:20:55,666 --> 01:20:57,291
I brace myself.
936
01:20:58,416 --> 01:21:00,333
I don't dare take a breath.
937
01:21:04,708 --> 01:21:06,416
But when I open my eyes…
938
01:21:07,833 --> 01:21:09,708
I don't see Karessa there.
939
01:24:37,333 --> 01:24:38,750
Whoo!
940
01:24:50,583 --> 01:24:52,875
- Hello?
- Hi, honey, it's Rosa.
941
01:24:52,958 --> 01:24:54,916
Hi, Rosa. Thank you so much for calling.
942
01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:57,791
Well, you already left six messages.
943
01:24:57,875 --> 01:25:02,083
Yeah. Um…
So have you heard anything yet?
944
01:25:02,166 --> 01:25:07,125
Honey, I have heard nothing
but raves all day long.
945
01:25:07,208 --> 01:25:09,708
I'm getting call after call after call.
946
01:25:10,875 --> 01:25:12,083
Wow.
947
01:25:12,166 --> 01:25:15,375
Okay. Yes! That's great news.
948
01:25:15,458 --> 01:25:19,041
Everyone is telling me the same thing.
"That Jonathan Larson!"
949
01:25:19,125 --> 01:25:22,041
"I can't wait to see what he does next."
950
01:25:23,625 --> 01:25:26,666
What do you mean, what I do next?
What about Superbia?
951
01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:31,083
I always told you, it was a tough sell.
952
01:25:31,166 --> 01:25:33,208
It's too arty for Broadway.
953
01:25:33,291 --> 01:25:36,500
Tourists aren't gonna shell out 50 dollars
954
01:25:36,583 --> 01:25:39,083
to see a show about spaceships and robots.
955
01:25:39,166 --> 01:25:42,833
Um… That's not what it's about. Um…
956
01:25:42,916 --> 01:25:45,541
Well, of course, I know that, Jonathan.
957
01:25:45,625 --> 01:25:49,583
But you know these producers, they care
about one thing and one thing only.
958
01:25:49,666 --> 01:25:54,541
Okay. Uh… So what about Off-Broadway?
959
01:25:54,625 --> 01:25:57,083
It's too expensive for Off.
960
01:25:57,750 --> 01:26:00,958
You got a cast of thousands,
with the special effects…
961
01:26:01,041 --> 01:26:03,416
Uh… Charlie, tell him I'll be on in a sec.
962
01:26:03,500 --> 01:26:05,416
- Listen, sweetie, I gotta run.
- I'm sorry, Rosa…
963
01:26:05,500 --> 01:26:08,708
Congratulations
on a terrific presentation.
964
01:26:08,791 --> 01:26:10,208
Rosa, Rosa, hold on.
965
01:26:10,791 --> 01:26:12,750
So, okay…
966
01:26:13,541 --> 01:26:16,041
So what am I supposed to do now?
967
01:26:19,125 --> 01:26:21,041
You start writing the next one.
968
01:26:21,833 --> 01:26:25,208
And after you finish that one,
you start on the next.
969
01:26:25,291 --> 01:26:31,000
And on and on, and that's
what it is to be a writer, honey.
970
01:26:31,791 --> 01:26:34,541
You just keep throwing them
against the wall
971
01:26:34,625 --> 01:26:39,541
and hoping against hope
that eventually, something sticks.
972
01:26:46,875 --> 01:26:47,708
Listen.
973
01:26:47,791 --> 01:26:52,458
Little advice from someone who's
been in this business a long, long time?
974
01:26:54,500 --> 01:27:00,208
On the next one, maybe
try writing about what you know.
975
01:27:04,208 --> 01:27:05,583
Okay, kiddo?
976
01:27:07,250 --> 01:27:08,083
Yeah.
977
01:27:08,833 --> 01:27:11,416
Start sharpening those pencils.
978
01:27:12,208 --> 01:27:13,666
Yeah, yeah.
979
01:27:23,625 --> 01:27:27,791
I think let's give it a minute
and see what happens next week.
980
01:27:27,875 --> 01:27:29,291
Hey, I need a job.
981
01:27:29,375 --> 01:27:32,750
- Can you hold on a second?
- I'll apologize to the focus group lady.
982
01:27:32,833 --> 01:27:35,916
I will never say anything bad
about marketing research ever again,
983
01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:37,333
I swear to God.
984
01:27:37,416 --> 01:27:39,208
I'm gonna call you right back.
985
01:27:39,291 --> 01:27:41,250
I wanna do what you do.
I wanna have what you have.
986
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?
987
01:27:45,750 --> 01:27:47,875
- What's going on?
- Oh, it's good. It's good.
988
01:27:47,958 --> 01:27:49,916
I just spent
the last eight years killing myself
989
01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:52,041
on a musical that's never gonna happen.
990
01:27:52,125 --> 01:27:55,333
I find that very hard to believe.
It was incredible this morning.
991
01:27:55,416 --> 01:27:57,875
Well…But not incredible enough.
992
01:27:58,375 --> 01:27:59,708
I can't do it again, Mike.
993
01:27:59,791 --> 01:28:03,333
I can't stomach five more years
of waiting tables,
994
01:28:03,416 --> 01:28:06,708
five more years of writing things
that no one will ever see
995
01:28:06,791 --> 01:28:08,875
while Broadway just churns out
mega-musicals
996
01:28:08,958 --> 01:28:12,125
without a hint of even
the slightest thing original
997
01:28:12,208 --> 01:28:16,416
or, God forbid, something
to actually say about the world!
998
01:28:17,708 --> 01:28:18,916
Are you done?
999
01:28:19,958 --> 01:28:22,666
- No, actually...
- The presentation, Jon, it was amazing.
1000
01:28:23,958 --> 01:28:26,625
It would be a tragedy
to give up what you have.
1001
01:28:27,666 --> 01:28:30,500
- You did it.
- Please!
1002
01:28:30,583 --> 01:28:32,583
I was a mediocre actor.
1003
01:28:32,666 --> 01:28:35,916
Do you know how many mediocre actors
there are in New York City?
1004
01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:38,958
Do you know how many
Jonathan Larsons there are?
1005
01:28:39,958 --> 01:28:40,916
One.
1006
01:28:43,166 --> 01:28:45,916
I can't keep wasting my time, Mike.
1007
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:48,416
- I turn 30 in two days.
- And?
1008
01:28:49,416 --> 01:28:53,750
And Stephen Sondheim was 27
when he had his first show on Broadway.
1009
01:28:53,833 --> 01:28:56,791
Well, guess what? You're not
Stephen Sondheim. Wait a little longer...
1010
01:28:56,875 --> 01:28:59,291
I'm not waiting anymore.
I can't keep waiting. This is my life.
1011
01:28:59,375 --> 01:29:02,083
- I understand.
- No, you don't. I'm running out of time.
1012
01:29:02,875 --> 01:29:06,875
- You are not running out of time.
- You don't know anything about it.
1013
01:29:06,958 --> 01:29:08,541
I'm HIV-positive.
1014
01:29:16,833 --> 01:29:17,833
What?
1015
01:29:23,750 --> 01:29:26,250
- How long have you known?
- A few days.
1016
01:29:31,166 --> 01:29:32,250
Who knows?
1017
01:29:33,666 --> 01:29:35,416
I might get lucky. People do.
1018
01:29:37,375 --> 01:29:40,000
Live a year, longer even.
1019
01:29:42,833 --> 01:29:46,625
Anyway, I think I might know
a thing or two about running out of time.
1020
01:29:47,708 --> 01:29:49,208
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
1021
01:29:55,750 --> 01:29:56,750
You tried.
1022
01:30:01,958 --> 01:30:04,625
Jill Kramer returning, line two.
1023
01:30:06,750 --> 01:30:08,458
I have to take that.
1024
01:30:08,541 --> 01:30:11,583
- Mike...
- I can't talk about this now, please.
1025
01:30:15,541 --> 01:30:18,500
Jill. Hey, it's Michael.
1026
01:30:18,583 --> 01:30:21,166
Yeah, I just want to see how
the Downy account was going.
1027
01:30:21,250 --> 01:30:23,875
Mm-hm.
1028
01:30:32,250 --> 01:30:34,291
I think of the day I met Michael.
1029
01:30:36,250 --> 01:30:40,375
It was the first day
at sleep-away camp, 22 years ago.
1030
01:30:41,583 --> 01:30:42,958
We were eight.
1031
01:30:44,125 --> 01:30:47,666
I think of high school,
all the shows we did together.
1032
01:31:02,833 --> 01:31:05,916
I think of the summer that
our parents decided to stay
1033
01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:09,916
in the same town in Cape Cod,
a mile away from each other.
1034
01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:12,541
And we'd meet on the beach
every night and, um…
1035
01:31:13,791 --> 01:31:19,500
We'd just sit there talking
till three in the morning about our plans.
1036
01:31:21,458 --> 01:31:25,333
About how one day we were
gonna move to the city together and…
1037
01:31:26,333 --> 01:31:30,000
…find a cheap apartment and be discovered,
1038
01:31:30,750 --> 01:31:32,458
and change the world.
1039
01:31:33,375 --> 01:31:36,125
Hey, you've reached Susan, Beth...
1040
01:31:39,333 --> 01:31:42,625
I think of the first summer
back from college.
1041
01:31:42,708 --> 01:31:46,875
We smoked a bowl on Kennedy breakwater
and Michael told me he was gay.
1042
01:31:58,583 --> 01:32:01,625
I think of our friends, so many.
1043
01:32:02,541 --> 01:32:04,791
I think of their funerals.
1044
01:32:04,875 --> 01:32:07,000
I think of their parents
not even 50,
1045
01:32:07,083 --> 01:32:09,833
saying the Kaddish over their children.
1046
01:32:16,625 --> 01:32:19,250
I think of them
and I think of Michael.
1047
01:32:19,333 --> 01:32:23,083
And before I understand
what's happening, I start running.
1048
01:32:30,125 --> 01:32:33,208
Past the pond, past the carousel.
1049
01:32:40,125 --> 01:32:43,875
The ticking is so loud now,
I can't hear anything.
1050
01:32:48,708 --> 01:32:51,875
My heartbeat is pounding in my throat.
1051
01:32:51,958 --> 01:32:55,291
The wind is shrieking through the trees.
1052
01:32:55,375 --> 01:32:57,166
The sky is darkening.
1053
01:32:57,250 --> 01:33:01,083
I want it to stop.
I want it all to stop!
1054
01:39:33,458 --> 01:39:38,125
Hey. Whatever happens next,
I'm here. I promise.
1055
01:39:39,958 --> 01:39:43,458
There's, um… there's a support group,
it's called Friends In Deed.
1056
01:39:43,541 --> 01:39:45,875
I just called them.
They have a meeting tomorrow morning.
1057
01:39:45,958 --> 01:39:48,833
You look like shit.
1058
01:39:48,916 --> 01:39:50,041
I'm so cold.
1059
01:39:51,625 --> 01:39:52,833
Come on.
1060
01:39:54,916 --> 01:39:56,375
Oh, Mike.
1061
01:39:57,916 --> 01:40:00,125
I'm sorry.
1062
01:40:07,208 --> 01:40:08,541
Sunday.
1063
01:40:10,666 --> 01:40:12,958
My 30th birthday.
1064
01:40:31,916 --> 01:40:33,500
Jon? Steve Sondheim here.
1065
01:40:33,583 --> 01:40:36,291
Rosa gave me this number,
I hope it's okay to call you.
1066
01:40:36,375 --> 01:40:39,041
I didn't get a chance to speak with you
after the reading,
1067
01:40:39,125 --> 01:40:42,000
but I just wanted to say
it was really good.
1068
01:40:42,083 --> 01:40:43,625
Congratulations.
1069
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.
1070
01:40:46,791 --> 01:40:48,208
No pressure.
1071
01:40:48,291 --> 01:40:52,458
The main thing though, is that
it's first-rate work and has a future.
1072
01:40:52,541 --> 01:40:53,958
And so do you.
1073
01:40:54,041 --> 01:40:56,708
I'll call you later with some thoughts,
if that's okay.
1074
01:40:56,791 --> 01:40:58,833
Meanwhile, be proud.
1075
01:41:30,958 --> 01:41:34,791
You know, there was a small...
Very, very small piece of me
1076
01:41:34,875 --> 01:41:39,000
that was the teensiest bit happy
to hear you're not leaving.
1077
01:41:39,791 --> 01:41:42,166
I'd have been sad not
to see you every Sunday morning.
1078
01:41:42,250 --> 01:41:43,458
Oh. Cheers.
1079
01:41:44,208 --> 01:41:47,375
I told Freddy.
He's pissed off at your agent.
1080
01:41:47,458 --> 01:41:50,208
How is he?
1081
01:41:51,000 --> 01:41:53,291
- He should be going home soon.
- Really?
1082
01:41:53,375 --> 01:41:55,583
Yes. Yes.
1083
01:41:55,666 --> 01:41:58,666
God…
1084
01:42:07,916 --> 01:42:08,958
Oh.
1085
01:42:16,375 --> 01:42:18,875
- Uh, I'll be... Yeah.
- You go handle that.
1086
01:42:22,833 --> 01:42:24,375
- Hi.
- Hi.
1087
01:42:24,458 --> 01:42:25,791
I didn't know you were, um…
1088
01:42:25,875 --> 01:42:29,000
I wasn't sure whether
you would want me here.
1089
01:42:33,166 --> 01:42:34,583
I'm so happy you're here.
1090
01:42:36,958 --> 01:42:39,708
So how was the reading? Did anybody...?
1091
01:42:44,916 --> 01:42:48,083
- I'm sorry.
- No, it's okay.
1092
01:42:51,083 --> 01:42:54,000
- I really wanted to be there. I just...
- Susan…
1093
01:42:55,916 --> 01:42:57,125
I know.
1094
01:43:02,041 --> 01:43:03,708
What are you gonna do now?
1095
01:43:05,958 --> 01:43:07,291
I'm gonna start the next one.
1096
01:43:13,041 --> 01:43:14,583
I decided to take the job.
1097
01:43:17,541 --> 01:43:18,541
Okay.
1098
01:43:22,958 --> 01:43:24,083
I'm happy for you.
1099
01:43:28,250 --> 01:43:29,583
Happy birthday.
1100
01:43:32,583 --> 01:43:33,666
Thank you.
1101
01:43:34,875 --> 01:43:37,416
You really didn't have to get me anything.
1102
01:43:49,250 --> 01:43:50,833
It's for the next one.
1103
01:43:54,208 --> 01:43:55,750
Got any ideas?
1104
01:43:59,791 --> 01:44:01,000
Just questions.
1105
01:44:02,666 --> 01:44:04,833
That seems like
a really good place to start.
1106
01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:17,375
Goodbye, Jonathan.
1107
01:44:25,958 --> 01:44:29,041
The next one was tick, tick… BOOM!
1108
01:44:29,125 --> 01:44:34,083
After that, he went back to a project
he'd started and put away, called Rent.
1109
01:44:35,708 --> 01:44:38,375
It ran on Broadway for 12 years.
1110
01:44:40,041 --> 01:44:43,125
It changed the definition
of what a musical could be.
1111
01:44:44,333 --> 01:44:46,291
What it could sound like.
1112
01:44:47,416 --> 01:44:49,583
The kinds of stories it could tell.
1113
01:44:50,583 --> 01:44:53,166
Jonathan never got to see it.
1114
01:44:53,666 --> 01:44:58,458
The night before Rent's
first public performance, he died…
1115
01:44:58,541 --> 01:45:00,625
From a sudden aortic aneurysm.
1116
01:45:02,041 --> 01:45:03,916
He was 35 years old.
1117
01:45:16,541 --> 01:45:19,208
He still had so many questions.
1118
01:49:55,791 --> 01:49:57,208
Make a wish.
1119
01:56:54,208 --> 01:56:56,500
One, two…