Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line
Wayne Cilento
Kelly Bishop, Nancy Lane & Kay Cole
Renee Baughman & Don Percassi
Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line
Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line
Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line
Priscilla Lopez
Pamela Blair
Donna McKechnie
Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line
Priscilla Lopez
Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line
The first song in the musical A Chorus Line. Introduces a bunch of dancers and singers auditioning to be the chorus in a play. The director, Zach is putting them through the wringer. Some will make it to the final 8. Some will not.
[ZACH]
Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch... Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch... Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch... Again!
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch... Right!
That connects with...
Turn, turn, out, in, touch, step
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch
Got it?... Going on. And...
Turn, turn, touch, down, back, step
Pivot, step, walk, walk, walk
Right!
(spoken)
Let's do the whole combination facing away from the mirror. From the top!
(sung)
A-five, six, seven, eight!
[ALL]
God, I hope I get it
I hope I get it
How many people does he need?
[BOYS]
How many people does he need?
[GIRLS]
God, I hope I get it
[ALL]
I hope I get it
How many boys, how many girls?
[GIRLS]
How many boys, how many...?
[ALL]
Look at all the people!
At all the people
How many people does he need?
How many boys, how many girls?
How many people does he...?
[TRICIA]
I really need this job
Please God, I need this job
I've got to get this job
[ZACH, spoken]
Stage left, boys. Let's do the ballet combination. First group of girls, second group follow. A-one, two, three, four, five, six.
[ALL]
God, I really blew it!
I really blew it!
How could I do a thing like that?
[BOYS]
How could I do a thing like that?
[ALL]
Now I'll never make it!
I'll never make it!
He doesn't like the way I look
He doesn't like the way I dance
He doesn't like the way I...
[ZACH, spoken]
Alright, let me see the boys, the whole group. Ready? A-five, six, seven, eight!
Okay, girls? A-five, six, seven, eight!
[ALL]
God, I think I've got it
I think I've got it
I knew he liked me all the time
Still it isn't over
[MAGGIE]
What's coming next?
[ALL]
It isn't over
[MIKE]
What happens now?
[ALL]
I can't imagine what he wants
[GIRLS]
I can't imagine what he...
[ALL]
God, I hope I get it!
I hope I get it
I've come this far, but even so
It could be yes, it could be no
How many people does he...?
I really need this job
[A FEW VOICES]
My unemployment is gone
[ALL]
Please, God, I need this job
[A FEW VOICES]
I knew I had it from the start
[ALL]
I've got to get this show
[PAUL]
Who am I anyway?
Am I my resume?
That is a picture of a person I don't know
What does he want from me?
What should I try to be?
So many faces all around, and here we go
I need this job
Oh God, I need this show
I Hope I Get It was written by Edward Kleban & Marvin Hamlisch.
I Hope I Get It was produced by Goddard Lieberson.