he's gonna die
§ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
§ Bye-bye, your life, goodbye
§ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
§ I think he's gonna die
§ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
§ Bye-bye, your life, goodbye
§ La, la, la, la, la, la, la
§ La, la, la, la, la, la
§ Bye-bye
§ My life
Oh, yeah!
§ Goodbye
§ Bye-bye, yourlife, goodbye
§ Bye-bye, yourlife, goodbye
§ Bye-bye, yourlife, goodbye
§ Bye-bye, yourlife, goodbye
§ There's no business like showbusiness
§ Like no business lknow
§ Everything aboutitis appealing
§ Everything the traffiic willallow
§ Nowhere couldyou get thathappyfeeling
§ When you are stealing that extra bow
§ There's no people like showpeople
§ Theysmile when theyare low
§ Yesterday they toldyou
you wouldnotgo far
§ Thatnightyou open, and there you are
§ Next day on your dressing room,
they've hung a star
§ Let's go on with the show
§ The costumes, the scenery,
the make-up, the props
§ The audience thatlifts you
when you're down
§ The headaches, the heartaches,
the backaches, the flops
§ The sheriff who escorts you out oftown
§ The opening when yourheart
beats like a drum
§ The closing, when
the customers don't come
§ There's no business like showbusiness
§ Like no business lknow
§ You get wordbefore the showhas started
§ Thatyourfavourite uncle diedat dawn
§ On top ofthatyourPa andMa have parted
§ You're brokenhearted, butyou go on
§ There's no people like showpeople
§ Theysmile when theyare low
§ Even with a turkey thatyou knowhas fold
§ You maybe stranded outin the cold
§ Butstillyou wouldn't change it
fora sack ofgold
§ Let's go on with the show
§ Let's go on with the showOK, one more time. From the top.
Six beats, all right?
One, two, three, four. One, two...
To be on the wire is life.
The rest... is waiting.
- That's very theatrical, Joe.
- Yeah, lknow.
- Didyou make it up?
- I wish lhad.
- Do you like it?
- Well, it's all right.
It's showtime, folks!
§ Theysay the neon lights
are bright on Broadway
§ Theysay there's always magic in the air
§ But when you're walkin' down thatstreet
§ Andyou ain'thad enough to eat
§ The glitterrubs right off
andyou're nowhere
§ Theysay the women
treatyou fine on Broadway
§ Butlookin'at themjustgives me the blues
§ Cos howyou gonna make some time
§ When allyou gotis one thin dime?
§ And one thin dime
won't even shine yourshoes
§ Theysay thatl won't
last too long on Broadway
§ I'll catch a Greyhoundbus forhome,
theyallsay
§ But they're dead wrong, lknow theyare
§ Cos I can play this here guitar
§ Andl won't quit tiIll'm a star
§ On Broadway
§ Theysay thatl won'tlast too long
on Broadway...
Autumn?
- Is that your real name?
- Yes, sir.
- You sure you don't wanna change that?
- Well, ifyou give me the job I'll change it.
§ But they're dead wrong, lknow theyare
§ Cos I can play this here guitar
§ Andl won't quit tiIll'm a star...
Victoria Porter.
Is this your, uh... your home phone?
§ ..tiIll'm a star
§ On Broadway
§ No, no, no, no, no...
- You were in The Wiz?
- Mr Gideon, I've never been in any show.
I had to put something on the card.
I really need ajob, so I lied.
It's all right, Rima. I lie all the time myself.
Oh, fuck him! He never picks me!
Honey, I didfuck him,
and he never picks me either!
- You were in Traffiic Jam?
- Yes, sir.
- Who was the director of Traffiic Jam?
- You were, Mr Gideon.
- Oh. How was l?
- Terrific.
- And who was the choreographer?
- You were, Mr Gideon.
- How was l?
- Fantastic.
That's how you get ajob.
God, I hope he doesn't pick her.
She's uglier than a witch's tit.
The expression is "colder than a witch's tit".
- You've never seen a woman's tit in your life.
- Shh. Be quiet, you two.
OK, thank you all very much.
It was a terrific audition. Just stay in line.
Now that's what I call a real drinker's nose.
And you should know, because
you're a real drinker, aren't you, Joe?
- Yeah.
- Also heavy into speed, aren't