New York City Center Encores! Merrily We Roll Along the Musical - That Frank Lyrics
GUEST (TYLER) I said, “frank, this picture is a watershed…”
GUEST (TERRY) I said, “frank, one day you’ll run my studio…”
GUEST (SCOTTY) (To DORY) I said, “frank, will you listen to that response?”
GUEST (DORY) I said, “frank really knows what the public wants.”
TYLER I said, “Frank, this picture is a watershed…”
MARY (spoken) Know what i’m having?
RU (spoken) What?
MARY (spoken) Not much fun.
FRANK Party!
GROUP I That frank —
JEROME The guy is too much —
FRANK (spoken) Hey, the party’s inside!
GROUP II That frank —
FRANK (spoken) You like the picture?
TERRY The platinum touch.
FRANK (spoken) How about more champagne?
SCOTTY He has taste, he has talent —
TERRY Is he the best?
TYLER Plus a fine head for business.
K.T. The man is blessed.
ALL That frank!
RU (to MARY) I wrote the screenplay for frank’s movie.
MARY (spoken) Your secret’s safe with me.
FRANK (spoken) Oh tyler, i want you to meet meg, the star of my movie. My old friend tyler here is The man who invented the telephone answering machine.
TYLER (spoken) And people are living in fear i’ll invent something else.
GROUP I That Frank —
RU (to Mary) (spoken) So what do you do?
JEROME He’s full of advice.
MARY (spoken) I drink.
GROUP II That frank —
RU (spoken) No, what do you really do?
ALL And god, is he nice!
MARY (spoken) I really drink.
K.T. What a friend —
MEG What a host —
BUNKER And his work is great!
TERRY Has a wife who is gorgeous —
MEN A son who’s straight.
ALL He’s the type you could easily learn to hate, That Frank!
FRANK (to the Guests) Who says, “lonely at the top?” I say, “let it never stop!” It’s our time coming through, All our dreams Coming true. Working hard, getting rich, Being happy — There’s a switch!
GROUP I That smile —
BUNKER (spoken) Don’t you miss writing music?
GROUP I He’s hot but he’s cool.
FRANK That was the old frank shepard.
GROUP II What style —
JEROME (spoken) This guy’s the american dream!
MEG And what a great pool!
GROUP I If you had no idea what Charisma meant —
GROUP II And you just can’t be jealous, he’s such a gent —
ALL He’s the kind of a man that You can’t resent, that frank!
MEG (spoken) Franklin?
FRANK (spoken) Oh, meg, this is mary flynn. Mary is my deepest, closest, best friend in all the world. We go way back.
MARY (spoken) But seldom forward.
MEG (spoken) Actually, franklin gave me the novel you wrote and I read it over and over.
MARY (spoken) Didn’t you get it the first time?
FRANK (loudly, to the guests) Hey, gang, we got this orchestra and dancing inside.
TYLER I said “frank, you’re coming down to mexico…”
JEROME I think frank is moving back to paramount…
MARY (to the Audience) These are the movers, these are the shapers, these are the people That fill the papers.
GROUP I … Mexico…
MARY These are the friends of Frank.
GROUP II … moving back to paramount…
MARY Each one a perfect blank.
ALL When you see a movie that successful, What can you say? (to Frank) Congratulations!
FRANK Thank you!
MARY These are the movers, these are the shapers, these are the people That give you vapors…
FRANK Twenty years ago, who’d have guessed, who’d have guessed We’d be standing here? God, we would have been so impressed! Now we’re here with the most —
GROUP I … Mexico…
FRANK — Brilliant minds on the coast.
GROUP II … Moving back to paramount…
FRANK And notice who is their host.
GROUP I … Mexico…
GROUP II Beautiful, Frank!
GROUP I … Acapulco, mexico…
GROUP II Beautiful, Frank!
ALL When you’ve made a movie that successful, where do you go?
FRANK (spoken) Uhhh — paramount! “here’s to us.”
MARY (spoken) “who’s like us?”
FRANK, MARY (spoken) “Damn few.”
FRANK (spoken) Thanks pal, for flying out.
MARY (spoken) Thanks pal, for the ticket. I got a letter from frankie.
FRANK (spoken) Well, at least my son writes to you.
MARY (spoken) To thank me for coming to his graduation.
FRANK (spoken) He didn’t invite me.
MARY (spoken) He didn’t invite me either.
FRANK (spoken) How is frankie?
MARY (spoken) He asked the same thing about you. Oh, Frank, why don’t the two of you —
K.T. (spoken) Frank, I am beginning my broadcast, “where franklin shepard goes I go, because That is where the ‘a’ list goes.”
MARY (spoken) I just figured out what the ‘a’ stands for…
JEROME (spoken) Now I heard a reliable rumor that you’re selling the malibu house?
FRANK (spoken) You don’t want it. The place doesn’t even have a pool.
MARY (spoken) No pool!?! In my rat’s hole in new york the john is terminally busted and the kitchen should be condemned. But no pool!?! Trash it!!
FRANK (spoken) Let’s have some coffee, Mary.
ALL Poor Frank —
MARY (spoken) I never drink coffee.
ALL He handled that well.
MARY (spoken) Caffeine isn’t good for you.
GROUP II That Frank —
FRANK (spoken) Look, I’m aware this was just a formula movie.
JEROME He’s loyal as hell.
FRANK (spoken) But my next picture. You wait.
MARY (spoken) I gave up waiting.
ALL He’s polite and considerate, rain or shine —
MARY It began when I tasted communion wine —
ALL That Frank.
FRANK (to Guests) Who says, “mustn’t go too far”? I say, “look at where we are!” It’s our time, coming through — I say, “good, me and you!” I say, “roll!” I say, “ride!” I say, “hey, there’s food inside!”
ALL That Frank —
Terry (spoken) Frank’s movie was fun!
ALL You’d think he’d relax.
TYLER (spoken) Frank knows what the public wants!
ALL Not Frank —
BUNKER (spoken) Frank understands commercial!
ALL He’s laying new tracks.
K.T. (spoken) And frank made a star!
ALL If you had no idea what Charisma meant — And you just can’t be jealous, He’s such a gent — He’s the kind of a man Could be president, That Frank! That Frank! That Frank!
[Thanks to Michael Prince for lyrics]
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SYNOPSIS Merrily We Roll Along That Frank First Transition Old Friends (Part I) Like It Was Franklin Shepard Inc Second Transition Old Friends (Part II) Growing Up Third Transition Not a Day Goes By 1 Now You Know Gussie's Opening Number It's A Hit Fourth Transition The Blob (Part I) Growing Up (Part II) Good Thing Going The Blob (Part II) Fifth Transition Bobby and Jackie and Jack Not A Day Goes By Sixth Transition Opening Doors Seventh Transition Our Time
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