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Album Merrily We Roll Along (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Opening Doors by New Broadway Cast of Merrily We Roll Along

Release Date
Wed Nov 15 2023
Produced by
David Caddick & David Lai & Joel Fram & Maria Friedman
Writed by
Stephen Sondheim

Opening Doors Lyrics

[FRANK, spoken]
How's it going?

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Good. You?

[FRANK, spoken]
Fair.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Yeah, tell me.

[FRANK, spoken]
Russian Tea Room.

[MARY, spoken]
Hi.

[FRANK, spoken]
Mary.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Say hello.

[MARY]
I think I got a job

[FRANK, spoken]
Where?

[MARY, spoken]
True Romances.

[FRANK, spoken]
Posing?

[MARY, spoken]
Thank you. Writing captions.

[FRANK, spoken]
What about the book?

[MARY, spoken]
What about the book?

[FRANK, spoken]
Nothing, are you working on the book?

[MARY, spoken]
Yes...

[FRANK, spoken]
Good.

[MARY, spoken]
No...

[FRANK, spoken]
Mary—

[MARY, spoken]
Right, I know, yes, me and Balzac...

[CHARLEY]
I finished the one-act

[FRANK]
I got an audition—

[MARY]
I started the story

[FRANK]
Rehearsal pianist

[CHARLEY]
So where are we eating?

[MARY]
I'm moving to Playboy

[FRANK]
The publisher called me

[CHARLEY]
I'm doing a rewrite

[MARY]
My parents are coming

[FRANK]
I saw My Fair Lady

[CHARLEY]
I rewrote the rewrite

[FRANK]
I sort of enjoyed it

[MARY]
I threw out the story

[CHARLEY]
I'm meeting an agent

[FRANK, CHARLEY & MARY]
We'll all get together on Sunday
We're opening doors
Singing, "Here we are!"
We're filling up days on a dime
That faraway shore's
Looking not too far
We're following every star—
There's not enough time!

[FRANK]
I called a producer

[CHARLEY]
I sent off the one-act

[MARY]
I started the story

[FRANK]
He said to come see him

[CHARLEY]
I dropped out of college

[MARY]
I met this musician

[FRANK]
I'm playing a nightclub

CHARLEY
They're doing my one-act!

[MARY]
I'm working for Redbook

[FRANK]
I rewrote the ballad

MARY
I finished the story

[CHARLEY]
We started rehearsals

[MARY]
I threw out the story
And then the musician
I'm moving to Popular Science

[FRANK, CHARLEY & MARY]
We're opening doors
Singing, "Look who's here!"
Beginning to sail on a dime
That faraway shore's
Getting very near!
We haven't a thing to fear—
We haven't got time!

[FRANK]
Bum-bum-bu-bum-bum bum-bum
La-da-da-da-da da-dum

(spoken)
How's it coming?

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Good. You?

[FRANK, spoken]
Done!

[CHARLEY, spoken]
One minute...

[FRANK, spoken]
Hamburg Heaven.

[MARY, spoken]
Hi.

[FRANK, spoken]
Mary.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Say hello.

[MARY]
I got another job

[FRANK, spoken]
Where?

[MARY, spoken]
"Chic."

[FRANK, spoken]
What's that?

[MARY, spoken]
A brand-new concept:
Pop-up pictures.

[FRANK, spoken]
What about the book?

[MARY, spoken]
What about the book?

[FRANK, spoken]
Did you give the publisher the book?

[MARY, spoken]
Yes...

[FRANK, spoken]
Good.

[MARY, spoken]
No...

[FRANK, spoken]
Mary—

[MARY, spoken]
Look, I never—

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Finished!

[FRANK, spoken]
Let me call you back.

[MARY, spoken]
Right.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
This is just a draft.

[FRANK, spoken]
Right.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Probably it stinks.

[FRANK, spoken]
Right.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Haven't had the time to do a polish—

[FRANK, spoken]
Will you sing!

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Right!
(sung)
Who wants to live in New York?
Who wants the worry, the noise, the dirt, the heat?
Who wants the garbage cans clanging in the street?
Suddenly I do...
They're always popping their cork—
(spoken)
I'll fix that line—
(sung)
The cops, the cabbies, the salesgirls up at Saks
You gotta have a real taste for maniacs—
Suddenly I do!

[JOE]
That's great! That's swell!
The other stuff as well
It isn't every day you hear a score this strong
But fellas, if I may
There's only one thing wrong:

There's not a tune you can hum
There's not a tune you go bum-bum-bum-di-dum—
You need a tune you go bum-bum-bum-di-dum—
Give me a melody!

Why can't you throw 'em a crumb?
What's wrong with letting 'em tap their toes a bit?
I'll let you know when Stravinsky has a hit
Give me a melody!

Oh sure, I know
It's not that kind of show
But can't you have a score
That's sort of in between?
Look, play a little more
I'll show you what I mean!

[CHARLEY]
Who wants to live in New York?
I've always hated the dirt, the heat, the noise
But ever since I met you, I—

[JOE]
Listen, boys
Maybe it's me
But that's just not a
Hum-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mable melody!
Write more, work hard—
Leave your name with the girl
Less avant-garde—
Leave your name with the girl
Just write a plain old melodee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
A-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee

[CHARLEY]
They're stopping rehearsals
They ran out of money

[MARY]
We lasted one issue
My book was rejected

[FRANK]
The nightclub was raided
I have to start coaching

[MARY]
My parents are coming

[CHARLEY]
They screwed up the laundry

[FRANK]
My wallet was stolen

[MARY]
I saw the musician

[CHARLEY]
We're being evicted

[MARY]
I'm having a breakdown

[FRANK, CHARLEY & MARY]
We'll all get together on Sunday
They're slamming the doors
Singing, "Go away!"
It's less of a sail than a climb
That faraway shore's
Farther every day
We're learning to ricochet
We still have a lot to say...

[FRANK]
You know what we'll do?

[CHARLEY, spoken]
What?

[FRANK]
We'll do a revue

[CHARLEY, spoken]
What?

[MARY, spoken]
What?

[FRANK]
We'll do a revue of our own!

[MARY, spoken]
What?

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Where?

[MARY, spoken]
Why?

[CHARLEY, spoken]
When?

[FRANK, spoken]
Not just songs, but stories, scenes, piano pieces, mime—

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Yeah!

[MARY, spoken]
"Frankly Frank!"

[FRANK]
A showcase of our own!

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Where?

[FRANK, spoken]
The club's reopening.

[MARY, spoken]
We'll write a lot of new stuff—

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Rewrite old stuff—

[FRANK, spoken]
What about the girl?

[CHARLEY, spoken]
What about the girl?

[FRANK, spoken]
Only that we're gonna need a girl.

[CHARLEY, spoken]
Well, Mary—

[MARY, spoken]
Thanks, I don't perform except at dinner.

[AUDITIONEE 1]
Who wants to live in New York?
Who wants the worry, the noise, the dirt, the heat?
Who wants the garbage cans, ah

[FRANK, spoken]
Next!

[AUDITIONEE 1, spoken]
I can sing higher!

[AUDITIONEE 2]
Who wants to live in New York?
Who wants to live in New York?
Who wants...
Who wants to...
Oh...

[FRANK, spoken]
Thank you for coming.

[BETH]
They're always popping their cork—

[FRANK, spoken]
Up a tone.

[BETH]
The cops, the cabbies, the salesgirls up at Saks—

[FRANK, spoken]
Up a tone.

[BETH]
You gotta have a real taste for maniacs—

[FRANK, spoken]
Thank you! You're hired.

[BETH]
Oh! I'm Beth

[FRANK]
I'm Frank

[BETH]
I really thought I stank

[MARY]
I'm Mary

[CHARLEY]
Charley

[FRANK]
By the way
I'm told we open Saturday

[CHARLEY, MARY & BETH]
What?!

[MARY]
You're not serious!

[CHARLEY]
Nobody's ready!

[FRANK]
Apparently somebody cancelled a booking

[CHARLEY]
The songs aren't finished

[MARY]
And what about costumes?

[BETH]
And how do I learn all these numbers?

[FRANK]
I'll bring you the copies of everything later this evening

[CHARLEY]
Not to mention I still haven't
Finished the Synanon song or the Kennedy number...

[BETH]
Okay, but I'll have to have all the music
And Saturday I've got to sing at a wedding
Oh God, is there dancing, 'cause I'm not a dancer

[FRANK]
You don't have to, we'll segue the
End of it into the dance we cut out..

[MARY]
And have we decided or not on the restaurant sketch?
I need two or three days at the least to replace it...

[CHARLEY]
And what'll we do about getting publicity
Run around town putting stickers on windows?

[FRANK]
No, we'll use it but not with the long introduction...

[FRANK, CHARLEY, MARY & BETH]
We'll worry about it on Sunday!

We're opening doors
Singing, "Here we are!"
We're filling up days on a dime
That faraway shore's looking not too far
We're following every star—
There's not enough time!

We're banging on doors
Shouting, "Here again!"
We're risking it all on a dime
That faraway shore's looking near again
The only thing left is when
We know we should count to ten—
We haven't got time!
We haven't got time!

Opening Doors Q&A

Who wrote Opening Doors's ?

Opening Doors was written by Stephen Sondheim.

Who produced Opening Doors's ?

Opening Doors was produced by David Caddick & David Lai & Joel Fram & Maria Friedman.

When did New Broadway Cast of Merrily We Roll Along release Opening Doors?

New Broadway Cast of Merrily We Roll Along released Opening Doors on Wed Nov 15 2023.

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