2019 Broadway Tootsie the Musical - Opening Number Lyrics
"Opening Number" was written by David Yazbek, performed by Ensemble, Santino Fontana (Michael).
The night is falling on Manhattan And soon the daylight will be gone Anticipation's all around you As one by one the lights are coming on
And your feet wanna fly And your pulse wants to raise 'Cause your free and you're young And you're in the right place
You're right here You're right now You're a part of New York As the night comes alive In the heart of New York
Nothing more exciting Nowhere more delicious Everything's inviting Everything's the best Every soul is soaring Everyone's ambitious No one here is boring Nothing in the world Is like the feeling
(spoken) The feeling that Anything is possible here Even the impossible Is possibly possible in
ENSEMBLE: New York
(spoken) You dream when you're awake Any dream can be A dream come true in
ENSEMBLE: New York
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Underneath this city that is all pavement Is a city that's all heart
ENSEMBLE: God, this is exciting Don't you feel giddy Man, there is nothing like it Boy, this is the best
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Stop
ENSEMBLE: Now your light is shining
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Stop
ENSEMBLE: Wow, this is a city
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Stop
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Stop
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Ron Ron Ron
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Stop
MICHAEL DORSEY: Ron
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Alright everybody Let's all stop the rehearsal again Because, because Mitchell has Another compelling question
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) It's Michael, Dorsey And would my character say "The city is all heart"? He is a traumatized war vet Evicted from his rent-controlled apartment During the sewage-baked heat of summer All heart? I don't think so
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Where in the history of the printed Libretto Does it say any of that?
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) It's the back story I gave him
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Backstory? He, he doesn't even have a name He's "Guy who walks by"
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) My character deserves his truth I am just saying what every Other actor on this stage Is thinking
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Lovey, this is a Ron Carlisle show, my vision, Me creating a living aggregate out of the imagination of nothing You want out? You're out
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Of the whole song?
RON CARLISLE: (spoken) Ha, of the whole show Of any show I ever do In the pantheon of ever And then even after that After that
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) This opening number is benign and dishonest Directed by an inept, derivative hack And this musical Sucks
ENSEMBLE: This is the tale of Michael Dorsey He is the center of the plot Is he an actor? Yes, of course, he is Is he successful? Yes, of course, he's not
That doesn't mean he isn't real good No one in town would disagree He really could be good as Gielgud But you won't see his name on the marquee
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Carla, I threw it all away for you Just to cross that bridge, Carla That damn grey bridge
DIRECTOR 1: (spoken) That's fine Mr. Dorsey We're looking for someone younger
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Oh, I can be younger
DIRECTOR 1: (spoken) Actually, We're looking for someone shorter
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Oh wait See, I can be shorter
DIRECTOR 1: (spoken) Actually, were looking for somebody different
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Sounds to me like you don't know What the hell you're looking for
DIRECTOR 1: (spoken) We're looking for somebody else Get out!
ENSEMBLE: And now there is something quite familiar He feels it rising like the moon He's feeling victimized and bitter Like nothing good is gonna happen soon The odor of humiliation Begins to permeate the room The putrid stench of it surrounds him like An inexpensive prostitute's perfume
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Mommy, daddy, come quick Something's wrong with Biscuit He was chasing his tail And then he fell down the well
DIRECTOR 2: (spoken) That's good, but can you do it happier?
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Happier? The kid's dog just plunged down a well to its death Why would he be happy?
DIRECTOR 2: (spoken) 'Cuz Im the director And that's how the playwright wrote it
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) Then tell the playwright he's wrong
DIRECTOR 2: (spoken) I'm also the playwright Get out!
ENSEMBLE: And his feet start to throb And his head starts to ache As he can't get a job And he can't catch a break
MEN: But he's free And he's young
WOMEN: He's not young
MEN: Yeah, that's true
ENSEMBLE: [?] on to someone Who's exactly not you!
Someone more exciting Someone more attractive Someone they can deal with Not a snotty jerk They need someone nicer Someone less reactive Can you really blame them? Will he ever work?
DIRECTOR 3: (spoken) Get out!
ENSEMBLE: Wow, he's batting zero Dude, he's so pathetic How does he keep going Maybe he should stop No! It's gonna happen Soon they'll all be clapping Soon he's gonna make it He's gonna make it to the top He's gonna make it to the top He's gonna make it to the
MICHAEL DORSEY: (spoken) No more orders Kitchen's closed!
ENSEMBLE: ...Top
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Tootsie the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS Opening Number Whaddya Do What's Gonna Happen Whaddya Do (Reprise) I Won't Let You Down I'm Alive There Was John I Like What She's Doing Who Are You? What's Gonna Happen (Reprise) Unstoppable Jeff Sums It Up Gone, Gone, Gone Who Are You? (Reprise) This Thing Whaddya Do (Reprise) The Most Important Night of My Life Talk to Me Dorothy Arrivederci! Thank You (Talk to Me Dorothy (Reprise) Michael's Reprise
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