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Suddenly. ee, 40, Now, Sister? su 2 5. Whenever You're Away From Me.. 24 6, Dancin’. 29 6a. Kiral 32 7, Strange Magic.. 33 7a, Sisters’ Entrance... 8, All Over The World 0, A Shadow On The Wall 8b. Kiss, Be, Hermes. 9. Don't Walk Away 9, Don't Play-Off... .(alternate) Opening-Act IT* 10, Fool. = 11. The Fall. 61 12. Suspended In Time... : 63 113, Have You Never Been Mellow 67 14, Xonads a8 15. Bows 16, Exit Music. : 75 “Use the alternate #92 (“Opening-Act 11") only when using an intermissionSONGS BY CHARACTER KIRA 1. I'm Alive 2. Magic 4, Suddenty 5. Whenever You're Away From Me 6. Dancin’ . 7. Strange Magic 8. All Over The World 94, (at) Opening — Aet 1 10. Foot 12, Suspended In Time 13, Have You Never Been Mellow 14, Xanadu 15, Bows SONNY 4. Suddenly 6. Doncin” 7. Strange Magic 8. All Over The World 9. Don’t Walk Awey 10, Fool... 11, The Fall 14, Xanadu 15, Bows DANNY zeus) 5. Whenever You're Atoay From Me 6. Dancin’ 8. All Over The World 9. Don’t Walk Away 10, Foot 13, Have You Never Been Mellow 14, Xanadu 15, Bows Py 29 33 37 st 57 63 7 73 75 19 29 37 57 61 73 5: a 29 a7 45 57 7 ta 75 CALLIOPE (aPnKoDITE) 1. T'm Alive 2, Magic 3. Evil Woman 2, Strange Magic 8. All Over The World 8. Don't Walk Away 92-(alt) Opening ~ Act I* 10, Foot 1. The Fall 12, Suspended In Time 13. Have You Never Been Mellow 14, Xanadu 15, Bows MELPOMENE (wEDUSA) 1. I'm Alive 2. Magic 3. Evil Woman 7. Strange Magic 5. All Over The World 9. Don’t Walk Away 9a (lt) Opening ~ Act II* 10, Foot 11. The Fall, 12, Suspended In Time 13. Have You Never Been Mellow 14. Xanadu 15. Bows 15 283 37 45 st 57 61 “7 73 75 15 33 37 51 57 61 er 73 7THALIA (SIREN, TUBES SINGER, CYCLOPS) 1.T'm Alive 2, Magic 3. Boil Woman 6, Dancin’ 8. All Over The World 8. Don’t Walk Awey 80.(alt) Opening — Act II* 10. Foot 11. The Fall 12, Suspended In Time 13. Have You Never Been Mellow 14, Xanadu 15, Bows [BUTERPE (SIREN, ANDREWS SISTER, THETIS) 1. I'm Alive . 2. Magic 3. Evil Women 6. Dancin’ 8. All Over The World 9. Don’t Walk Away 9a,alt) Opening —Act I1* 10, Foot 1M. The Fall, 12, Suspended In Time 13, Have You Never Been Mellow 14, Xanadu 15, Bows 1 9 15 29 37 45 51 57 61 63 7 7 75 4 9 15 29 37 45 SI 57 61 63 “7 78 7 [ERATO (SIREN, ANDREWS SISTER, EROS, HERA) 1. I'm Alive 2, Magic 43, Evil Womans 6. Dencin’ 7. Strange Magic 8. All Over The World 9. Don't Walk Away 94,(ll) Opening — Act IY 10, Fool 11. The Fall 12, Suspended In Time 13. Have You Never Been Mellow 14. Xanadu 15, Bows ‘TERPSICORE (SIREN TUBES SINGER, HERMES, CENTAUR) 1. I'm Alive 2. Magic 3. Boil Woman 6. Dancin’ 48. All Over The World 9. Don't Walk Away Se.(all) Opening — Act I* 10, Foot 1. The Fall, 12. Suspended In Time 13. Have You Never Been Mellow 14, Xonadu 15, Bows a5 29 33 51 57 61 63 “7 73 75 15 29 37 45 st 57 61 67 78 7%Kawavu ie Scene 1 (A tural. Painted on a brick wall ora sidewalk — itis a beautiful ancient Grecian ‘moran, the kind seen on the ceiling of a rotunda. in the background, a tall mountain, Mt. Olympus. Atop it, crumbling Pantheon. Slightly beneath: that is Me. Parnassus. Flying between the two mountains is the legendary winged steed, Pegasus. Inthe {foreground of this maura, nine muses, replete with tambourines, lutes and flutes, dance ‘and frolic. nthe lower left corner, an odd anachronistic touch, the Pan-Pacific ‘auditorium. Standing before (or above) the painting and very much alive, i the mortal ‘Sonny Malone, He is handsome and very 1980's. He is painting the mural and refers from time to time to the drawing he holds in his hands. Sonny looks at his mural and his piece of paper. He stops, he looks areund atthe audience.) SONNY Ob hey. I didn’t know you guys were here. A whole bunch of you, even like a crowd. (he stands up and walks tothe audience) But how much do [love when that happens, right? Like when people, regular people, walking along the nice California beach in Venice here, just stop and look at 1 chalk mural on the wall (or “sdewalk"). For me, lke, that’s when artis. Just proves that art isn't forthe well-educated, or the intelligent but people like you. (ie Looks back atthe rl) {call this piece, “The Ancient Greek Arty Chicks." I did a ton of research, took a book out ofthe library and everything, (Ge Tooks back atthe painting) The blonde in the mile isn’t quite right. (ack to the audience) Never mind. The important thing is that we have all gathered together to take part ian artistic experience and —The girl up front and center is all wrong. Ugh. It destroys the whole composition — {ruin everything I dol! Il never get it right, never, never, never — UGH, MEGA- BUMMER ~ What the hell, guys like me shoulda’t dream anyway. (He rips the drawing up and throws it atthe mural and storms off. The sound ofstaticy rock music, As the vamp to “I’M ALIVE” begins, the figures onthe mural come to life «and dance they then fly fom the painting into human form and sing “’M ALIVE") MUSES PM ALIVE!Xawanw THALIA, EUTERPE, ERATO AND THE WORLD SHINES FOR ME TODAY. MUSES YM ALIVE! THALIA, EUTERPE, ERATO SUDDENLY I AM HERE TODAY. THALIA SEEMS LIKE FOREVER MUSES AND A DAY. BUTERPE ‘THOUGHT | COULD NEVER MUSES FEEL THIS WAY ERATO IS THIS REALLY ME? MUSES YM ALIVELYM ALIVE! YM ALIVE! MELPOMENE [AND THE DAWN BREAKS ACROSS THE SKY MusES i YM ALIVE CALLIOPE AND THE SUN RISES UP SO HIGH | TERPSICORE | LOST IN ANOTHER WORLD | MUSES FAR AWAY TERPSICORE NEVER ANOTHER WORD i MUSES TILTODAYXawapu MELPOMENE, CALLIOPE, TERPSICORE BUT WHAT CAN ISAY? MUSES YM ALIVE, I'M ALIVE, 7M ALIVE! (The muses dance ina style somewhere between Isadora Duca andthe Solid Gold Dancers. Kira [Cio] then appears frome the mural and joins her sisters in song and dance, then:) KIRA MUSES SUDDENLY CAME THE DAWN FROM THE NIGHT SUDDENLY I WAS BORN INTO LIGHT HOW CAN IT BE ME? KIRA & MUSES YM ALIVE! 'M ALIVE! YM ALIVE! KIRA (speaking, as all the muses do, as if she had only recently graduated from Julliard) Sister muses. Come join me where the land embraces the sea, OTHER MUSES (pearking in unison as recent Julliard graduates) Huzzah to Clio, muse of all histories! KIRA Huzzah to you, my sisters! We have come to achieve our noble task, we muse sisters nine. OTHER MUSES. ‘Speak unto us, Sister Cliot KIRA ‘There is an artist who needs our inspiration to achieve truly great work. For ‘whenever a mortal as the creative instinct, he soon after has the feeling of doubt. OTHER MUSES True dat Sister Clio. KIRA Word. And with our guidance, perhaps this artist shall create the greatest art of all Stars are aligned, are they not? Is this not Venice? Is this not the dawn ofthe ‘805? (the music drops out)= Xavape ERATO. ‘Yes, sweet sister and mistress ofall muses, meant to bring that up. This isn’t Venice, Ialy, this is Venice, California, And this isn’t 1780, this is 1980. OTHER MUSES. Eeww, ERATO Soin terms of art, we are so gonna have our work cut out for us. KIRA As surely as we are the offspring of Zeus, I ell you that I will help this Sonny in his ‘quest for artistic achievement THALIA But you know the rules, Cli, An artist must never find out that he has been inspired by amuse. Otherwise, how could there be an artist's ego? KIRA Right you are. To pronounce one’s muse-ness is as forbidden as creating art or Ioving a mortal MUSES Loving a mortal? (They laugh, foe chores) Good one, TERPSICORE ‘But what can you do to remain unnoticed? KIRA I shall goin disguise. EUTERPE A disguise. Tell us now of this disguise. KIRA First I will not call myself “Clio.” I will call myself “Kira.” CALLIOPE You've thrown them off the track now! KIRA Secondly, I will wear roller skates and leg warmers! EUTERPE ‘You shall be as current as today's headlines! KIRA ‘And thirdly, Twill sport an Australian accent. +—Xawavu (Phe other muses lean in and ister. She speks with an Australian acent fr the rest of our show.) (KIRA) Grday mate. (The other muses scream and act as if they have no idea where she i.) Over here! G'day! (The sisters are impressed with a communal “oo00dk!”) ERATO By the gods, that is an impenetrable disguise! KIRA 1 tell you sisters, by the fires of Hephaestus—1 mean, by the fires ofall the shrimp on the barbie shall help this Sonny Malone to flfill his destiny! OTHER MUSES Huzzaht KIRA Sisters nine, we must all toil in this area and in this eral MELPOMENE Sisters nine? KIRA (indicates the pianist and the synth player) Dear Melpomene, do you not recognize your own sister Urania on keyboards and. Polylumnia on synth? MELPOMENE, And guitar? KIRA Oh that’s Bob, (the muses al say a quick, “hello” to Bob) Sisters alletus announce our callings and rejoice to the new world: (nusie begins) MUSES clio: Lio Muse of history and leader of the muses! Hereafter known as Kira! MUSES ERATO!Xawapy ERATO ‘Muse of lyrics and erotica. MUSES EUTERPE! EUTERPE Muse of music MUSES MELPOMENE! MELPOMENE Mase of tragedy. MUSES THALIAL THALIA Muse of comedy, MUSES ‘TERPSICORE! TERPSICORE ‘Muse of dance, MUSES CALLIOPE! CALLIOPE Muse of epics! My sisters and I begin our tasks! (The muses all sing’) KIRA MUSES SUDDENLY CAME THE DAWN, FROM THE NIGHT SUDDENLY I WAS BORN INTO LIGHT HOW CAN IT BE REAL. KIRA & MUSES YM ALIVE! PM ALIVE! YM ALIVE! TM ALIVE! AND THE WORLD SHINES FOR ME TODAY. UM ALIVE! ‘SUDDENLY I AM HERE TODAY,Xawape KIRA ‘SEEMS LIKE FOREVER MusEs AND A DAY, KIRA ‘THOUGHT 1 COULD NEVER MUSES EBL THs Way. KIRA 18 THIS REALLY ME? MUSES YM ALIVE! YM ALIVE! YM ALIVE! (The sisters dance, anc one by one return with long bots of brightly colored fabric trailing behind them, recreating the fms blurred dancing muse effect. The song ends 1 the muses all quickly depart.)-8- Xawapy Scene 2 The Santa Monica pier. Sonny is atthe edge ofthe per, writing on a tablet (peaking as he writes) “Goodbye, cruel world.” (He then scratches it out.) ‘Oh, God, even my suicide notes are cliché. Okay, how about this? “For I could have told you, Sonny Malone, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.” (Oh, damn, now I'm plagiarizing Don McLean, All right, Il keep it simple; “Here ‘was an artist who tried and failed.” There, that oughta make ‘em ery. The jive turkies. OK, here goes. (te sets the note down, is about to jump, shen Kira wheels in on her roller skates.) KIRA (ith her afl Australian accent) (C’day, mate! What are you doing on the edge of the Sana Monit pier? (Sonny fats bacleoard onto the per and not into water) SONNY Please leave me alone. KIRA You're angry and you're hurt because you doubt your own artistic abilities SONNY ‘Why do artists always hate their own work before they even finish it? KIRA Saves time? SONNY Hey, wait a minute! Don’t I know you from somewhere? KIRA Sydney? Melbourne? The outback? SONNY ve never been there,Xanapu KIRA They call me Kira, which is good because that’s my name. Sonny Malone, I believe in ‘you. Even if 'm the only one in the worl. (ings “MAGIC") KIRA ‘COME TAKE MY HAND, YOU SHOULD KNOW ME I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN YOUR MIND YOU KNOW I WILL BE KIND TLL BE GUIDING YOU, BUILDING YOUR DREAM HAS TO START NOW ‘THERE'S NO OTHER ROAD TO TAKE YOU WON'T MAKE A MISTAKE ‘LL BE GUIDING YOU. ‘YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC NOTHIN’ CAN STAND IN OUR WAY. ‘YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC DON’T LET YOUR AIM EVER STRAY AND IF ALL YOUR HOPES SURVIVE SONNY ‘You look just like the gil in the mural! KIRA DESTINY WILL ARRIVE (peaks) (Only prettier and thinner. ings) LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE. FOR YOU LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE. FOR YOU MUSES GUIDING You AND IF ALL YOUR HOPES SURVIVE MUSES DESTINY WILL ARRIVE LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE, LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE= 10 - Xavanu KIRA Sonny Malone, m going to make you the idol of all the continents as you achieve reat artistic creations. SONNY Wait a minute. [know who you are, Are you a Scientologist? KIRA No. My religion's little older than that. My eight sisters and I~ SONNY (Oh, so you're Catholic. Well Ido have one idea, i's kinda stupid. KIRA Share it with me now. SONNY thought maybe for one moment I could make all the ats converge in one place, painting, muse, dancing and maybe even athletics. KIRA ‘You mean? SONNY ‘Yes, I would like to open a roller disco. KIRA How timeless. SONNY Timeless, You know what, even though I was suicidal about seven minutes ago, 1 think f can do it KIRA FROM WHERE I STAND YOU ARE HOME FREE THE PLANETS ALIGN SO RARE ‘THERE'S PROMISE IN THE AIR MUSES LL BE GUIDING You GUIDING You SONNY We'll havea dance floor. KIRA ‘THROUGH EVERY TURN SONNY A mirror ballXawapw + KIRA YLLBE NEAR YOU SONNY Lasers and a fog machine.. KIRA LLCOME ANYTIME YOU CALL SONNY A velvet cord. KIRA YLLCATCH YOU WHEN YOU FALL SONNY Drink tickets and tambourines... KIRA MUSES LL BE GUIDING YoU GUIDING You SONNY And me! KIRA HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC NOTHING CAN STAND IN OUR WAY YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC DON'T LET YOUR AIM EVER STRAY KIRA & MUSES AND IF ALL YOUR HOPES SURVIVE DESTINY WILL ARRIVE LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE KIRA FOR You KIRA & MUSES LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE KIRA | FOR YOU Follow me and watch your dreams come true. (the word "true", in its aul Australian accent, echoes. Kira skates off Sonny breaks out of kis trance)-42- Xawapy SONNY What the (te skates of) Hey. Hey, come back here, (le starts to use after her, a YOUNG WOMAN [portrayed by the same actress who portrays Euterpe with a bicycle enters.) SONNY ‘Oh, hi, Mind if! borrow this? I bring i back, YOUNG WOMAN Sure, as long as you bring it back. (He gets on the bicycle and rides off) SONNY (as he rides off) Hey, hey, Kira! Wait up a minute, will you?Kanan -13- Scone 3 (Thali, Erato, Euterpe, Terpsicore, Calliope and Melpomene enter) EUTERPE Oh, sisters, rejoice! OTHER MUSES We rejoice, we rejoice with abandon! EUTERPE "Notice how we do inspire the humans here in Los Angeles and Orange Counties MELPOMENE, Inspiration here, it would seem, is received like water in land of drought OTHER MUSES. (Oooh Snapeth P(e The Muses Muse KIRA (entering on skates, her Australian accent is gone. Julliard is back) Huzzah, sisters! OTHER MUSES. Huzzah to Clio, leader of the muses! KIRA ‘As Lam being pursued by the mortal named Sonny Malone, my intercourse with Yyou must be fleting, MELPOMENE, ‘Yes, my younger and exceedingly immature sister, I indeed notice your labors with this human are more than ardent are you falling in love with him? Or do you simply wish to create art yourself? KIRA ‘You speak witha serpent’s tongue, my old, old, ancient and potentially senile sister. T know that for muses to create is forbidden by Zeus himself. Forbidden almost as, ‘much as falling in love with a mortal. My work with the one they call Sonny Malone is purely selfish. For Zeus has appeared to me in dreams and told me that one day soon I will inspire a creation so wondrous that Iwill be granted the gift of.. Xanadu! (all muses bow to one knee [except Melpomene] and murmur "Xanadu”)aa Xawavu MELPOMENE Xanadu? The gift so grand that none of us truly knows what it is? KIRA Zeus tells me he will be sending a sign. And now I must go and inspire great work! (she stops as she is about to exit) tis a peculiar thing about these mortals. They all know they will die, yet they are determined to create something. The “human spirit itis termed. It makes me feel, feel... oh Erato what isthe word for which I search? You know, when something is 0 grand and so earnest yet ultimately so preposterous that one has to laugh. What does one call that? ERATO Andrew Lloyd Webber? KIRA ‘There we are! The human spirit gives me great feelings of Andrew Lloyd Webber. ‘Ah well, the mortal termed Sonny Malone approaches, away If! (che skates of) EUTERPE ‘Sweet sisters of inspiration! MUSES Let us attend to our various charges! (all are gone except Melpomene and Calpe) MELPOMENE Calliope, hasten hither. CALLIOPE I'm already hither. MELPOMENE Jerave a word with you. I need not tell you, as first born, I was entitled to the position of leader ofthe masses. CALLIOPE And yet Zeus did not grant thusly, What gives? MELPOMENE 1 did lay down with Achelous. CALLIOPE ‘The river god?Xanay - MELPOMENE He was a river god, and he was a rambling man. And he my baby daddy. He left me with four daughters, Molpe, Peisonoe, Aglaope, Thelxiepeia— CALLIOPE Like a Jennifer or a Susan would have Killed you? MELPOMENE, ‘Abh, my daughters, for years Instructed them in the lute and the flute. And now they sit by the seaside singing and playing and luring sailors to their rocky deaths Yes, my daughters, the Sirens CALLIOPE ‘The sirens? MELPOMENE, ‘They never call! CALLIOPE ‘And Zeus did not grant you the leader position, because he felt you would be too busy with your children. So he gave the role to Cho. MELPOMENE “Apparently, there is no success nor jay for you nor I! And now Clio isto be granted Xanadu, DE Would that I were a god, I would smite her! CALLIOPE ‘Oh sister, sister, you are so—what’s the expression I'm looking for? You're a— (Melpomene sings “EVIL WOMAN") MELPOMENE EE-VIL WOMAN, EE-EVIL WOMAN EE-VIL WOMAN FF-VIL WOMAN ROLLED IN FROM ANOTHER TOWN, LIT SOME GOLD TO HOT T0 SETTLE DOWN, BUT A FOOL AND HIS MONEY SOON GO SEPARATE WAYS, AND YOU FOUND A FOOL LYIN' IN A DAZE, MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE HA,HA MELPOMENE WOMAN WHAT YOU GONNA DO,-16- Xawapu (MELPOMENE) ‘YOU DESTROYED ALL THE VIRTUES THAT THE LORD GAVE YOU, T'S SO GOOD THAT YOU'RE FEELING PAIN, BUT YOU BETTER GET YOUR FACE ON BOARD THE VERY NEXT TRAIN. CALLIOPE & MELPOMENE HEY! EEVIL WOMAN, E-EVIL WOMAN, EEVILWOMAN, CALLIOPE YOU'RE AN VIL WOMAN MELPOMENE EVIL WOMAN! (speaking) iow what let's do. CALLIOPE What let? MELPOMENE ‘What les use our muse powers and place a curse upon our sister that she falls in love with this mortal CALLIOPE & MELPOMENE (singing) HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY CALLIOPE What a glorious prank! We shall do tis curse and she shall be in love, and by Zeus’s decree, be put to deatht! (The sisters eackle) CALLIOPE & MELPOMENE Ginging) HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY. MELPOMENE (speaking) ‘Oh my daughter sirens, come join your mother and Aunt in mean-spirited melody! (Euterpe, Terpsicore, Erato and Thala enter a the four SIRENS: MOLPE, PEISONOE, AGLAOPE and THELXIEPEIA. They join the their eoil mother and ‘aunt in ong)Xaxaoy aa SIRENS WOMAN! CALLIOPE EVIL WOMAN, HOW YOU DONE ME WRONG, BUTNOW YOU'RE TRYIN’ TO WAIL A DIFFERENT SONG. CALLIOPE & MELPOMENE & SIRENS HA, HA CALLIOPE FUNNY HOW YOU BROKE ME UP, YOU MADE THE WINE NOW YOU DRINK THE CUP, 1 CAME A-RUNNIN’ EVERYTIME YOU CRIED ‘THOUGHT 1 SAW LOVE SMILIN’ IN YOUR EYES, CALLIOPE, MELPOMENE & SIRENS HA, HA CALLIOPE VERY NICE TO KNOW, ‘THAT YOU AIN'T GOT NO PLACE LEFT TO GO. ALL EY, HEY, HEY, HEY. SIRENS E-EVILWOMAN (Melpomene rif) E-EVIL WOMAN (Calliope rigs) E-EVIL WOMAN (Melpomene rigs) E-EVIL WOMAN CALLIOPE, MELPOMENE, & SIRENS E-EVIL WOMAN! J 38 FP OF= 18 = Xawapy Scene 4 Outside the Pan-Pacfic Auditorium ~the "Xanadu" Theater. SONNY Wow. Look at this place. Where have I seen this~hey wait a minute, This i the place on the background of the mural. I've been painting it and I've never seen it tll ‘now. I's like the face ofthe gir 'm painting that tumed out to be Kira — Who am I talking to?! (ira sates by) Wow. Its you KIRA Ws me. Hi SONNY But this place is amazing. It could be the perfect place to open my apex of all the arts, My roller diseo. But what to cal it? KIRA How about Sonny's Place? SONNY Righteous! Bu, let's chill out. think I see an old Marquee in the bushes there, KIRA What does it say? - SONNY It says—Kira, the name on the sign is—"The Xanadu”. KIRA know Xanadu, (suddenty realizes) Xanadu? Sonny, that sign isa sign SONNY Of course itis silly KIRA Yes, Lam.. just being silly, but Xanadu. SONNY Kira, Idon't even know you, but let me tell you, you are the best thing that ever happened to me!XAwapu -19- KIRA ‘Thank you and you're probably right, SONNY wonder who owns this old white elephant, Oh, but wait. There's a sign on the door. I wonder how to get a hold of them. KIRA If only there were a book. A magic book. That listed all the locations in Los Angeles and had their phone numbers next to it SONNY Yeah, KIRA ‘And if that book had pages the color of amber— SONNY 1 know. Fl 100k it up in a phone book. KIRA My gods. You're brilliant. Fe (Sonny goes tothe phone booth, immediately finds the number and dials it. By only doing tre numbers. He listens to the phone like a litle native American listening at a telegraph poe, He then says with delight as ift isthe most unexpected thing) SONNY Its ringing! (He stats singing “SUDDENLY") SHE WALKS IN, AND TM SUDDENLY A HERO YM TAKEN IN, MY HOPES BEGIN TO RISE KIRA LOOK AT ME, CAN'T YOU TELL I'D BE SO THRILLED TO SEE THE MESSAGE IN YOUR EYES SONNY ‘YOU MAKE IT SEEM I'M SO CLOSE TO MY DREAM AND THEN SUDDENLY IT'S ALL THERE KIRA SUDDENLY== 20 - Xawapu KIRA & SONNY ‘THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION AND ELLE YM READY TOSAIL ANY OCEAN SUDDENLY 1 DON'T NEED THE ANSWERS ‘CAUSE I'M READY TO TAKE ALL MY CHANCES WITH YOU. SONNY (speaking suddenly into the phone) i, my name's Sonny Malone. And I'd like torent this large auditorium for an event Ym planning, (racing to get to his music cue) ‘Sure, Lean be therein five minutes. Where are you? Got it. Take Melrose—uh huh, then past La Cieniega, right, then past La Brea and— (continues on mentioning L.A. streets then quickly goes back to singing) HOW CAN I FEEL YOU'RE ALL THAT MATTERS YD RELY ON ANYTHING YOU SAY KIRA UL TAKE CARE THAT NO ILLUSIONS SHATTER IF YOU DARE TO SAY WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY SONNY ‘YOU MAKE IT SEEM I'M SO CLOSE TO MY DREAM AND THEN SUDDENLY IT'S ALL THERE KIRA SUDDENLY- KIRA & SONNY THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION [AND I, 1M READY TO SAIL ANY OCEAN, SUDDENLY I DON'T NEED THE ANSWERS “CAUSE I'M READY TO TAKE ALL MY CHANCES WITH YOU SONNY (speaking) Kira les go talk tothe landlord of this place. He has an office in downtown L.A. KIRA Downtown LA?Xawavu -21- SONNY Don’t worry. You make me feel so invincible. [feel I ean go into downtown L.A, ‘without a weapon (singing) WHY DOI FEEL SO ALIVE WHEN YOU'RE NEAR, THERP'S NO WAY ANY HURT CAN GET THROUGH KIRA & SONNY LONGING TO SPEND EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY WITH YOU = WITH You KIRA SUDDENLY— (Ghe sprinkles magic glitter dust onto Sonny swith her as they sing: ) fect, he is wearing roller skates, he rolls KIRA & SONNY THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION AND I, 'M READY TO SAIL ANY OCEAN j ‘SUDDENLY I DON'T NEED THE ANSWERS ‘CAUSE I'M READY TO TAKE ALL MY CHANCES WITH YOU (Sonny and Kira roll of to downtown Los Angeles. Melpomene and Calliope creep ‘around from behind the corner) | CALLIOPE [Now sister in evil, now? Do we set the curse now? MELPOMENE | The curse of Love? So early in their exchange? Nay sister. If she were to feel love now, she could dismiss it as a crush or worse, a passing fancy. And what of Clio and her mortal? Where do they journey off to? I wonder out loud!= 22 - Xawapy Scene 5 ‘An expensive ofice. DANNY a sophisticated, well dressed mam of business sits behind the dest. He is on the phone. DANNY When I say a million dollars, mean a million dollarst (He slams down the phone. And says into the intercom) Miss Freylinghuysen, please send in my next appointment. I believe it's a Mr. Sonny Malone and associate. (He tums his back and does not see Sonny whee in. Sonny stands slid infront of him. ‘Danny ison another phone, back to him) ‘Maguire here. I WILL DESTROY YOU! Have a nice day. (ie turns around and sees Sonny) ‘You must be Sonny Malone—where's the associate? SONNY She'll be here in alittle bit. DANNY ‘The last time T saw a guy dressed like you he tried to sell me a nickel bag, [still don't know what a nickel bag ie. Ol that wae the warm-hearted chit chat part of this meeting, why are you here? SONNY T/d like to talk to you about renting one of your spaces DANNY You'll have to bea little more specific. I own many buildings here in the Los Angeles SONNY ‘Tm here to talk to you about a space you own down on Fairfax. DANNY (Oh yes, I'm taking that whole block down; turning it into condos, SONNY ‘There's a theater there it’s called the Xanadu—and— DANNY ‘The Xanadu. God, I haven't thought about that firetrap in years. But what for? You ‘gonna run movies there? SONNY ‘Well, yeah. Movies and live theater performances, And there will also be an art gallery.Xawapy 72 DANNY Visionary. But I mean in a good way. We developers love the arts. SONNY Really? DANNY ‘Sure, nothing tums a crap neighborhood around like the arts, then you can kick out the artists and sell it for more tothe urban professionals, SONNY ‘There's also an athletic element to this endeavor~ (not thinking, he roller skates over tothe side, the equivalent of pacing. Danny sees this ‘and rubs his eyes) ‘We would like to open a roller disco. DANNY Roller— (Cooks over is desk) ‘You're wearing roller skates to a business meeting, You're either an idiot ora genius, How much money have you got to spend? SONNY was thinking you would give it to me for free DANNY ‘You're an idiot. Me, give you one of my properties... for free SONNY Tt would have all the arts in one space, so that people could go and— DANNY Say the free part again, ‘cause that’s just comedy in a bag, there. SONNY Besides you're not using it and it shouldn't be torn down—it’s a great old auditorium. DANNY I should know, built it SONNY You did? DANNY My first building. Never opened it. SONNY ‘You built that theater and its been empty all these years? Why don’t you,ee Xanapy DANNY Why don’t you stop talking and I don't throw something at you, Now go away. I have people on telephones I have to yell at (Kira rosin) KIRA How’s it going, mate? DANNY You! I said you'd be back and—no it ean't be you? KIRA Sorry? DANNY No, I'm sorry —you just remind me of someone I knew when Twas a much younger Gndicating Sonny) Like this guy over here, only I didn’t show so much le, (back to Kira) Why do you look familiar? KIRA ‘They call me Kira SONNY Which is good, ‘cause that’s her name. DANNY Kira? Sorry lady you just look like somebody Tonce knew. Now get out of here the both of you. Forget about the Xanadu, I'm tearing the whole place down. (Kira aed Sonny exit) NO OTHER FACE COULD TAKE YOU OFF MY MIND YOU'RE SO REFINED AND MUCH 100 KIND. I HAVE TO WARN YOU I'M NEVER GONNA SET YOU FREE ‘CAUSE 1 WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU FOR ETERNITY (Behind him, matching his dance steps we see an image of DANNY'S YOUNGER SELF) WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME. WHEREVER YOU GO1 Xawapu aa (DANNY) YOU'RE NBVER FAR AWAY FROM MIB WANE YOU TO KNOW ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES, DEAR | [AND SUDDENLY 1M WHIERE YOU ARE YOU BEVTER NEVER STRAY ‘CAUSE TLL NEVER BE FAR AWAY (irs, dressed as “ity” enters and dances with DANNY'S YOUNGER SELF) KIRA ‘ON EVERY BREEZE I SEEM TO HEAR YOUR NAME DANNY MY HEART'S AFLAME KIRA 1 FEEL THE SAME | KIRA & DANNY YD FALL APART DEAR IF YOU LET THE FEELIN’ END DON'T BREAK A HEART DEAR NOBODY ELSE COULD MEND WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME WHEREVER YOU GO YOU'RE NEVER FAR AWAY FROM ME I WANT YOU TO KNOW ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES DEAR AND SUDDENLY I'M WHERE YOU ARE ‘YOU BETTER NEVER STRAY “CAUSE I'LL NEVER BE FAR AWAY (Big Dance Break. Danny's younger self and Kira dance. Danny joins them for parts. ‘But also stops to catch his breath and woatch them. At times he stares atthe younger version of his self in disbelief tous this ever him? When itis over, the younger image of Danny tosses his fedora to Danny. Danny holds the hat and acts much younger. The _younger version steps back and lets the present day Danny act out the scene) | | | | DANNY (ahep cat) Kitty, dig it, you must be a muse. Exceptin’ muses are ancient and Grecian and not pretty southern belles, all the way from Alabama.= 26 = Xawapw KIRA (with a southern accent) Sho! enough and sure as you're born, You blow my wig, Daddio. DANNY (owing her the theater) Feature this theater and I built it just for you! What should we label it? KIRA How about~ the Xanadu! DANNY (Ooh! Kill me! Kill me! And howzabout this clarinet player just layin’ down the last fin on the construction! KIRA : How’d you ever afford such an expensive theater on just the dough you get from playing a licorice stick? DANNY ‘That song wrote about you, the Duke says it s solid gone! KIRA But do you really think I'm a “Sophisticated Lady"? DANNY [None other, dutchess, none other! KIRA ‘That's the first song I want to hear when we open this place. Once you've bui theater, we're gonna have big band concerts in here. The joint be jumpin’ with jiterbugs. DANNY Only now that I've looked over the books and everything. Well, let's not open right KIRA What? DANNY Well the timing is wrong, We're fighting the Germans and the Japanese and the times is tough, We gots to be a little tight with our bread, KIRA ‘And you think just because there are two wars and a depression it is not time for art? So you don't want to open the theater ill times are etter, because i will probably lose money now.Xavape -27- DANNY Bingo. You dig. KIRA hI dig. And I hope you dig, that Ihave to leave you, The man I want is the man ‘who has the nerve, DANNY don't get you? KIRA 1'm going to leave you, Danny. DANNY Aww, you'll come back later when you— KIRA No, I won't come back to you, Danny. And—and thirty-five years from now, when a young man comes to your door and asks you to rent this theater, you will put aside ‘your greed and help him, DANNY (no longer acting young or loking forward, he turns and says to Kira) Wait a minute you didn’t say that when wo broke up! KIRA (dropping her Southern accent) ‘But I'm saying it now during this flashback, Go help Sonny. If you ever loved me, sive the kid a break DANNY What? KIRA ‘The path back to me isin that theater. DANNY How can— KIRA ‘YOU BETTER NEVER STRAY, ‘CAUSE LL NEVER BE FAR AWAY. (She takes the flower from her hair and hands it to Danny and exits. Danny is left Iolding the flooer) DANNY ‘YOU BETTER NEVER STRAY “CAUSE ILL NEVER BE FAR AWAY28 Xavany Scene 6 Inside the Pan-Pacific auditorium. The “Xanadu” theater. A big, empty deserted ‘theater. Old scenery and odd stage props. Melpomene walks in. MELPOMENE Calliope! Calliope? Follow me into this abandoned auditorium. (Calliope enters) CALLIOPE Now, Sister, Iam confused. We're muses of inspiration, What are we doing in a theater? MELPOMENE ‘Come along to the center of stage, past this discarded scenery CALLIOPE (icking her tips) Oh, scenery! MELPOMENE Calliope! No chewing! This is where our plans will be realized. This is where once and for ll, we shall put a cue on Kira and her mortal Sonny. We shall make them fallin love. CALLIOPE ‘Why do mortals fallin love? MELPOMENE, Oh there are many reasons why mortals fallin love. For some, its lust For others, it {is companionship. Fora few in the San Femando Valley, iis simply because the other one has air conditioning, But we shall make them fall in love in the most lethal way known. We shall make them complete one another. CALLIOPE Gir, you are a menace! MELPOMENE (ff we do go! Let us hide, and complete our evil mission, (Calliope starts to leave and giggles.) No, let us not giggle. Let us cackle (They bots cackle and begin to hide) CALLIOPE CCacking and hiding, listen tous, Ths slike children’s theater for forty year old gay people.(A wonve of Mefpomene’s hand and the stage is plunged into darkness. Thre isthe sound ofa door breaking. A shaft of light, Sonny enters, with a ghostight) SONNY Hello anybody here? This place is empty right? (Calliope and Melpomene scamper from one part ofthe stage to another, gigeling and cackling. Sonny quickly looks to where they just were) “Must just be some mice. Giggling and cackling mice. Is anybody here? Is there a ight in here? Ijust broke in ‘cause I wanted to see where my dream almost happened (a flash ight from the back of the house, it is Danny) DANNY Hey, what are you doing? (Dany makes his way tothe stage) ‘Oh, It’s you, the artsy farsy from my office. This is private property. SONNY Don't worry, 'm just leaving. DANNY ‘Where's that girl from the office. Is she here? She's a remarkable girl, you don't see a face ike that every day. SONNY She's one foxy lady. DANNY How. old. would you say that she is? 24? 25? 602 (Gtares at him suddenly as if trying to catch him in something) SONNY 1 Td say somewhere in there. Dude what is your case? DANNY ‘My case? My case? I'l tll you what my case is—it's—this idea—you had. The two of you had. It was her idea too, the idea of doing concerts here, right? SONNY (Oh, it's more than just concerts its going to be— DANNY See, now you're annoying me, why do you keep talking? Ihad that idea. A long time ago. Concerts. In this theater. Cassy stuff= 30- Xawapw (DANNY) ‘Swing music, and three girls singing in tight, tight harmony. (in the darkness we see Kira, along with Erato ana Euterpe, sing asthe Andrews Sisters) ANDREWS SISTERS ANYBODY BLUE ANYBODY NEEDIN’ SOMEONE, TOO ANYONE FEELIN’ COLD, NO ONE THERE YOU CAN HOLD DON'T WAIT TO GET OLD AND GRAY YM GONNA BLOW ALL THE CLOUDS AWAY “CAUSE THERE IS NOTHING 1 WOULD RATHER DO FORGET ABOUT THE BLUES TONIGHT SWEET THING FORGET ABOUT THE RULES TONIGHT ‘SWEET THING I WANNA DANCE WITH You ‘UNTIL THE SUN COMES CREEPIN' THROUGH WANNA DANCE WITH YOU I WON'T STOP PLEASIN YOU SONNY ‘No way man, that kind of music went out with running boards! clectrc guitarst Rock and roll This isthe eighties! (Ue sings. Backed up by Terpsicore and Thalia as the Tubes) THE TUBES LOVER I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW IWON'T TAKE A BACK SEAT AINT WILLIN’ TO LET YOU GO WON'T TAKE A BACK SEAT DON'T WANNA HEAR WHAT YOU WANT I'S GOTTA BE ALL My WAY AND I’M MAKING SURE YOU STAY TO SEE, LOVER, I WON'T TAKE A BACK SEAT TONIGHT 000K LOVER GETTIN’ ON MY TWO FEET TONIGHTXawapu -3- (THE TUBES) 00008 GOT SOME DANCIN TO DO GOTSOME DANCIN TO DO GOT SOME DANCIN TO DO GOT SOME DANCIN TO DO THE ANDREWS SISTERS & DANNY 1 WANNA DANCE WITH Your ADD SONNY UNTIL THE SUN COMES CREEPIN’ THROUGH. SONNY 2.3, 41 WHOA! THE TUBES & SONNY GOT SOME DANCIN’ TO DO! ADD DANNY GOT SOME DANCIN’ TO Do! ANDREWS SISTERS THE TUBES AAAH. Aut, FORGET ABOUT THE BLUES LOVER TONIGHT IWON'TTAKE A BACK SEAT SWEET TONIGHT THING oon. PORGET ABOUT THE RULES LOVER TONIGHT GETTING’ ON MY TWO FEET SWEET TONIGHT THING on. I WANNA DANCE WITH YOU UNTIL THE SUN COMES CREEPIN' THRU I WANNA DANCE WITH YOU I WANNA DANCE WITH YOU GOT SOME DANCIN’ TO DO GOT SOME DANCIN’ TO D0 GOT SOME DANCIN’ TO DO GOT SOME DANCIN’ TO D0 ALL An BADABAt (The Tubes and the Andrews sisters and all disappear. Iti just Sonny and Danny on the stage)DANNY I really can’t imagine it. But maybe it could work. Collaborate, huh? Work with each other. Well hell I got nothing to lose—the wrecking ball isn’t scheduled for this place ‘till tomorrow. If she and you were to work together on this— you really think that you could make something ofthis old place? SONNY ‘Yeah man, this could be awesome! DANNY 1 tell you what, kid. You want this old theater, you fix it up by this afternoon and TI give you... and the gil. twenty-five percent. SONNY But that’s near impossible. DANNY Yeah. I didn’t think you had itn you SONNY Hey well ifs impossible, that doesn’t mean I'm not gonna do it it means it might take a little while, DANNY (Oh well get you. Think you're all fancy jumping and swinging from the rafters, ‘Making this place over. Thinking you're a regular Errol Flynn, (hey both laugh in a very artificial laugh) SONNY I don't know who that is, DANNY You don’t—I have bad feelings about this already. Alright bright eyes, you fx this up by sunset today, we're in business. (eis gone) SONNY Kirat (rolls on) Sonny what is it?Xawavy ~ 38 - SONNY 1 we fix this theater up by this afternoon, the owner says he'll let us have a quarter fit, KIRA (not pleased with the deal) By this afternoon? And for a quarter of i? SONNY Isn't it great? KIRA Isa terrible deal, And the task is impossible. SONNY ‘Awww, Kira. This is it, my chance to create. Now come on, let's get to work. It's happening. I's all happening, I am so on the verge! My career as an artist is happening. I fel that [am on the brink of complete and utter artistic fulfillment, ugh! I could use a Fresca! KIRA ‘Now you have me enthusiastic! I'm jumpy as a joey!! SONNY Here, come on, now give mea hand. Let's draw the plans of what this place is gonna be. You draw toot | KIRA | T really am not allowed to... ean’t actually do the art work. There are strict rules against— SONNY See I'm drawing up plans. Here, draw the lobby for me. (ie hands her a pencil) KIRA Ob, I'ma terrble~ (he holds her hand tothe paper) SONNY Here, Draw. (he draws something, Then stops, gusps and giggles. There are tears in her eyes) What?-34 - Xanapy KIRA Ws awful SONNY No need! to be so hard on yourself, KIRA No, it's awful, but I did it, And i's there, Maybe for all time, Maybe for a long time, maybe fora short time, but it’s there. No wonder those dealing with mortality delight so in creation. I envy you your~ SONNY Come on now, you're not such a bad “drawer.” KIRA You, [think you're wonderful (The music begins. From behind some old scenery, Melpomene and Calliope sneak on) CALLIOPE Now, sister? MELPOMENE Now, (ings ster. STRANGE MAGIC") ‘YOU'RE SAILING SOFILY THROUGH THE SUN IN A BROKEN STONE AGE DAWN. YOU FLY $0 HIGH, 1G0T A MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE STRANGE MAGIC, (OH, WHAT A STRANGE MAGIC, (OH, I'S A STRANGE MAGIC. GOT A STRANGE MAGIC, GOT A STRANGE MAGIC. KIRA on MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE HAHAHAHA HAL KIRA NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME AGAIN,Xawavu = 35 ~ MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE HAHAHAHAHA. KIRA NOW I'VE SEEN THE WAY IT'S GOT TO END, ‘SWEET DREAM, KIRA & MELPOMENE ‘SWEET DREAM, KIRA, SONNY, MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE STRANGE MAGIC, (OH, WHAT A STRANGE MAGIC, OH, IT'S A STRANGE MAGIC. (GOT A STRANGE MAGIC, GOT A STRANGE MAGIC. MELPOMENE & CALIOPE IrsMacicy IrsMacicy ITSMacicH (The evt sisters step aside and present EROS leupidl, [Erato scantily clad in loin cloth with her bow and guiver.] She enters and shoots arrows at Kira and Sonny) KIRA & SONNY STRANGE MAGIC EROS LALALALALALALALALAt! MELPOMENE & EUTERPE STRA-AH-AHNGE MAGIC KIRA & SONNY OH, WHAT A STRANGE MAGIC EROS TALALALALALALA LALA LA MELPOMENE & EUTERPE ‘STRA-AH-AHNGE MAGIC KIRA & SONNY (OH, IFS A STRANGE MAGIC. cora- (The number abruptly stops as Kira notices the time)ee Xawapu KIRA ‘Obt Look atthe time! (and the lights abruptly come on. Calliope and Melpomene run off without giggling and cackling, Eros also runs off) SONNY What? KIRA Here we were sketching renderings, savoring life and singing Pop Rock. And we've ‘wasted the whole afternoon. There is no time left. No time at al. SONNY Why there's plenty of time, Restore a theater in an hour? Sure I can do that! KIRA Crikey, you're unstoppable you are. All this positive outlook, soon you won't need me at all, SONNY WOMANI Don't harsh my mellow. Now come on. KIRA But there is no way to accomplish this restoration in the time allotied, not even with the help of my four sisters, who have just happened by. (the sisters come dow to the stage area) SONNY (taking in Tersicor) Sisters? KIRA (cach muse inspires Sonny) Oh yes my sisters. And this is only some of them! Sonny meet Terpsicore, why she's a regular dancing fool (Tenpsicore inspires Sonny to do a pirouette) ‘And this is Euterpe, she always has a song in her heart (Euterpe inspires Sonny to sing abt of "The Magic Flute") ‘This is Thalia, she loves comedy. (with her [his] back to the audience, Thalia flips up her skirt and flashes Sonny) ‘And Erato just loves making up rhymes and lyrics!Xanapy a7 (Erato inspires Sonny) SONNY What rhymes with Nantucket? KIRA Music and lyrics, dancing and a funny story—our father always said, “put them together and you'd have a musical comedy!” (The muses all ook forward uneasily fora quick moment with bad Daddy memories) [And even with these most powerful sisters, itis not possible. SONNY Not possible? Not to Sonny Malone, stick with me little ladies. A-one, two, three, foust (music asthe muses help transform the theater) MUSES: (sing: “ALL OVER THE WORLD") (00H 00H CO OOH OOH OOH (00H OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH SONNY AND MUSES EVERYBODY ALL AROUND THE WORLD (GOTTA TELL YOU WHAT I JUST HEARD SONNY ‘THERE'S GONNA BE A PARTY ALL OVER THE WORLD. SONNY AND MUSES TOOT A MESSAGE ON THE RADIO BUT WHERE IT’ CAME FROM I DON'T REALLY KNOW SONNY AND I HEARD THESE VOICES CALLING ALL OVER THE WORLD ALL OVER THE WORLD, EVERYBODY'S GOT THE WORD. [BVERYBODY EVERYWHERE IS GONNA FEEL TONIGHT (00H OOH COH OOH OHH (00H OOH OOH OOH OOH,- a8 Xawapw (the old place is really stating to look great. Sonny and Kira sing, and fit with one another) SONNY & KIRA MUSES EVERYBODY WALKIN’ DOWN THE STREET EVERYBODY WALKIN’ DOWN THE STREET EVERYBODY MOVIN’ TO THE BEAT AAH THEY'RE GONNA GET HOT DOWN IN THE US.A. NEW YORK, DETROIT, LA. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A TRIP ACROSS THE SEA WE'RE GONNA TAKE A TRIP ACROSS THE St EVERYBODY COME ALONG WITH ME AAH WERE GONNA HIT THE NIGHT DOWN IN GAY PAREE MUSES CESTLA VIE MON CHERIE ALL OVER THE WORLD, EVERYBODY'S GOT THE WORD EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE IS GONNA FEEL TONIGHT (Daance break. They find the different letters and assemble the large Xanadu.) LONDON, HAMBURG, PARIS, ROME, IO, HONG KONG, TOKYO. LA, NEW YORK, AMSTERDAM, MONTE CARLO, SHARD END AND... OH. ALL OVER THE WORLD, EVERYBODY'S GOT THE WORD [EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE IS GONNA FI 0008 :L TONIGHT (Danny enters, The muses make him over too, into more ofa musician and less ofa businessman.) DANNY [EVERYBODY ALL AROUND THE WORLD GOTTA TELL YOU WHAT IJUST HEARD [EVERYBODY WALKIN’ DOWN THE STREET 1 KNOW A PLACE WHERE WE ALL CAN MEET SONNY EVERYBODY GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME EVERYBODY WILL SHINE TILL THE DAYLIGHTXawapu -a9- REET | THE $5} ALL ALL OVER THE WORLD EVERYBODY'S GOT THE WORD (0014 0014 OOH OOH OOH. ‘ALL OVER THE WORLD EVERYBODY'S GOT THE 00H oon (00H 00H 00H OOH (Like that it is done, ke that Danny is made over, and like thatthe lees tothe sign light wp. X...A.. NA. D.. U, and the chaser Figs. The second the song is done, Kira and her sisters have disappeared. Danny ust loks at Sonny) SONNY Well what do you think? DANNY Not bad, not bad at all— where's that gil the blonde? SONNY (hetoks around everyone is gone) People come and go so quickly here. DANNY Well tll you when T made that dea, assumed you never could do it, this whole theater, and me too! Your name is Sonny Malone, right? SONNY Right. Sonny Malone. DANNY Danny Maguire. Malone and Maguire. Sounds like a vaudeville team. (cgain artifical aughing which abruptly ends) SONNY 1 don't get that joke, Why did you give up om this place? DANNY ‘What can [tll you, [loved a gir, a heck of gil she inspired me, she brought out the best in me, but I wanted to make money. So, I et go ofa lot of my dreams. Next thing you know the guy Twas was gone. And the gis had gone too. SONNY Danny, enough about your personal life. How about this theater? I said I would fix this place up, and I did!= 40 = Xawapy DANNY You did, well, waddaya say, Pardner? SONNY (OK, but I warn you—I don't know the fist thing about bein’ a partner, DANNY ‘Well it’s easy. We share the responsibilities and we argue a lot. It's like being married... without the good par, (They taugh together robotically and pat one another on the shoulders just Tike inthe film) SONNY ‘That's just wrong, DANNY Come on, kid. Is ita deal? (Danny holds out his hand to Sonny. Sonny shakes hands, consummating a deal.) SONNY Okay, it's a deal. DANNY Whatta you know. I'm back in the show b (Music comes in. Kira appears magically in shadow) KIRA “In Xanadu did Kubla Kah... a stately pleasure dome decree.” DANNY “Where Alph the sacred river ran... Through caverns measureless to man, Down to a sunless sea.” (Music out) ‘Thats you, isnt it Kitty? KIRA My name is Kira DANNY No, of course, you're not. If you were Kitty, why by now, you'd be much, much— you'd be my age. Unless—Xanay aan KIRA Unless? DANNY If you ever see someone who looks a lot like you only she's my age now and Southern and she has the name Kitty. Could you tell her that Iloved her very much, and that I was a fool and that I never loved again? KIRA ‘Wall, that would be a lot for me to say to someone I just met. But 'm sure wherever she i, she knows it. DANNY Well~1'm gonna go see how this sign looks from the back of the house (ie can say “balcony iF you've got one, Danny exits) SONNY ‘This is all because of you, Kira, Don't you feel it? KIRA ‘Oh, gosh. feel so many things right now. Most of them delightful. A few actually humiliating, but the majority delightful SONNY Don’t you fee! like all your hard work is coming to fruition? Don't you feel the joy and just, you know the relief that comes with creativity? KIRA eel feel— (Sonny kisses Kira, i slong and sensuous. When he's done he says, more than alittle cocky) SONNY There. KIRA Your kiss—I feel something in my chest. A warm feeling. Not unlike Cognac. ‘Something wonderful and exciting, but something forbidden. Something I feel will bring my destruction. SONNY You're so catholic.- 42 Xanapy KIRA Ive a sense of foreboding something terrible. DANNY (from back of howe for balcony) ‘Come on, Sonnyboy you gotta come see the sign from back here! KIRA Sign? DANNY The Xanadu KIRA Xanadu? SONNY ‘The Xanadu sign. KIRA Xanadu... sign? DANNY People will se this and just DIE! SONNY They'll love it. KIRA People... die...ove... Xanadu. sign! DANNY ‘Come on! KIRA Sonny, why don’t you run back with Danny. I'l just stay here and do some last ‘minute details, SONNY Well, what if— KIRA Go! Got DANNY Hurry up, the sign isso clear anybody can see it. (ie runs out)Sonny Aight see you ater. KIRA oo mate (alone on age Ki gino cl er hgh hen «gre pts in he Si) HERMES (ery by Tesi) cit ina (turns with a start. She is back to Julliard speech) Un! Oh itis you! Hermes, the flect footed messenger ofthe gods. (Hermes steps out with his winged sandals and winged helmut, and double snaked scepter. You might know him as Mercury) ‘What brings you to me, Hermes? HERMES. (a deep, masculine, audibly altered voice) lio, Tring you a message from Zeus, KIRA ‘Yes, Hermes | HERMES He wishes to know if you have seen his sign? KIRA ‘Yes, yes. Thave seen the sign, Hermes. HERMES. Hie also wishes to remind you that the penalty for creating art on one’s own is eternal damnation in the netherworld KIRA 1..am a aware ofthat, you may tell Zeus. HERMES. ‘And he thirdly wishes you to know that the penalty for loving a mortal is... eternal damnation in the netherworld.- 44 Xanapu KIRA Hermes, why does Zeus tell me these things, Hove no one, Thave created nothing. 1 am an ageless and loveless, uncreative being, Why does Zeus accuse me so? Why Hermes, Why? HERMES (deep, masculine and altered gone) Bitch, I don't know your life, (ie walks of) KIRA Zeus, [hear your warnings, and so run must away from this Sonny Malone, who has stolen my hear (SONNY runs on) SONNY ‘Oh my—you would have to be BLIND not to see that sign just staring you in the face! KIRA (Australian back) Sonny, please stop taking, it huts SONNY Hey, Kira, now don't be a bummer. KIRA Sadly, bummer Tam and bummer I shall be. Sonny, itis here I must take my leave of you. SONNY Leave of me~Hike eave me? KIRA Imust go, SONNY ‘But—you can’t leave the whole Xanadu thing—I need you here. KIRA ‘You can do this without me, surely. And when the Xanadu club is open and thriving —you shall pause a moment and reflect on us, And wherever I might be I will know we'll always have this roller disco, SONNY Yeah, But—I need you—just to be around.Xawapu = 45 = KIRA ‘Stuff and nonsense. Ihave met you only a moment earlier. We do not know one another well enough te have any significant ties, Do we? SONNY ‘Well—yes I guess you're right and all but~ahh—DON’T WALK AWAY! (ruse begins) KIRA ‘Sonny Malone, why do you speak in this semi-intimate manner? SONNY WHY DoIsay DON'T WALK AWAY? YOU'LL BE THE WAY YOU WERE BEFORE WHEN YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE (Kira turns around) DON'T TURN AROUND DON'T EVER LEAVE, ‘A LONELY ROOM WHERE EMPTY DAYS [ARE GATHERING TO MEET ME WHEN YOU'RE (Kira, goes to leave, there are the Muses to stop her) FOUR MUSES GONE, (Kira tries the other dvecton, Muses stop her again) GONE SONNY HOW IN THE WORLD WILL1GO ON? MUSES DON'T WALK AWAY SONNY ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS STAY MUSES DON'T WALK AWAYeae Xawape SONNY ALL YOU GOTTA DOIS STAY MUSES DON'T WALK AWAY (at another part ofthe theater, Calliope runs on to Melpomene) CALLIOPE Sister muse!! Melpomene!! Allis lost. Clio, disguised as the Australian Kira, isnot in love with the mortal at all She is running away from his, MELPOMENE, Fool and blind one! Clio runs away from the mortal BECAUSE she is in love with him. Ithas worked beyond my wildest dream (At another part ofthe theater the Sonny grabs Kira bythe skate) SONNY Kiral KIRA Sonny, Ihave to go. SONNY Stop, wait! KIRA No Sonny, no. This is forbidden. I must fly fly like the wind! (She wriggle lose and skates of. Sonny is left holding one rollerskate. Just lke the CCinderelia. She is gone, on one skate) SONNY DONT WALK AWAY MUSES DON’T WALK AWAY SONNY DON'T SAY GOODBYE MUSES DON'T SAY GOODBYE SONNY DON'T TURN AROUND MUSES DON'T TURN AROUNDXawapu ae SONNY DON'T LET IF DIE MUSES DON'T Ler IT DIE SONNY WHEN SHADOWS FALL MUSES WHEN SHADOWS FALL SONNY WHEN DAY IS DONE ‘MUSES, WHEN DAY 1S DONE SONNY ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT MUSES ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT SONNY ALLOF MY LIFE MUSES ALLOF MY LIFE SONNY DON'T WALK AWAY (dn another part ofthe theater, Melpomene talks with Dany who is till wearing the tie around his head and his dark glasses.) DANNY (ooking at a business card) Melpomene Real Estate? That's a strange name for a company. MELPOMENE, We're looking for high end housing for celebrities. [understand you're going to tear this theatre down, turn it into condos. DANNY was, but—Frankly, I'm more of an artist now. MELPOMENE Artist, yeah—so few guys your age can carry off tie around the head.= 48 Xawapu DANNY (celfconsciously removing the te from his head) 1 do feel alittle foolish, I ads MELPOMENE Yeah. Tear this theater down, tur i into condos. DANNY Well’ have to take it up with my partner. MELPOMENE Partner, Oh, And is that in... writing? DANNY No, but=I couldn't—1— MELPOMENE ‘Tear this theatre down, turn it into condos. Our pockets are—how you say~deep? (Calliope appears with four bundles of money. She hands one fo Danny who sings gently toi) DANNY ISITA DREAM? WHEN WILL IT END? WHEN EVERYTHING WE'VE EVER KNOWN ISENDED AND IM ALL ALONE WHERE WILL I Go? DANNY MEL & CAL (restoring suit) WHERE WILL HE GO? WHERE WILLI BE HE FEELINGS THAT I'VE NEVER SHOWN 000. (MAYBE I'LL FIND THE ANSWER WHEN YOU'RE AHH. MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE GONE. GONE. DANNY HOW IN THE WORLD WILL GO ON? (Danny gives the money to Melpomene and starts to walk away. Melpomene and Calliope tempt hi back) MELPOMENE, DON'T WALK AWAYXanapy = 49 - CALLIOPE ALL YOU GOTTA Do IS STAY MELPOMENE DON'T WALK AWAY (Danny exits with money. Melpomene breaks the clarinet in two ~ Acapella Section begins) MUSES DON'T WALK AWAY SONNY DON'T WALK AWAY MUSES DONT SAY GOODBYE. SONNY DON'T SAY GOODBYE. MUSES DON'T TURN AROUND SONNY DON'T TURN AROUND MUSES DON’T LET IT DIE SONNY DON'T LET IT DIE MUSES WHEN SHADOWS FALL WHEN DAY IS DONE SONNY WHEN DAY IS DONE SONNY & MUSES ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT MUSES ALLOF MY LIFE (Music begins) SONNY DON'T WALK AWAY- 50 - Xawapu MUSES DON'T WALK AWAY SONNY DON'T SAY GOODBYE MUSES DON’T SAY GOODBYE. SONNY DON'T TURN AROUND MUSES DON'T TURN AROUND SONNY DON'T LET IF DIE MUSES DON'T LET IF DIE SONNY WHEN SHADOWS FALL MusES WHEN SHADOWS FALL SONNY WHEN DAY IS DONE MUSES WHEN DAY IS DONE SONNY ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT MUSES ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT SONNY ALL OF MY LIFE MUSES ALLOF MY LIFE SONNY & MUSES DON'T WALK AWAY (The muses are of and Sonny stands looking hemoenvard)Act I, Scene 1 (Optional, sec above) Venice Beach (The four muses come in and sing a sor of rock fugue version of “All Over The World") THALIA, TERPSICORE, ERATO & EUTERPE (featured) EVERYBODY ALL AROUND THE WORLD LONDON, HAMBURG, PARIS, ROME, GOTTA TELL YOU WHAT JUST HEARD IO, HONG KONG, TOKYO, [EVERYBODY WALKIN’ DOWN THE STREET LA, NEW YORK, AMSTERDAM, KNOW A PLACE WHERE WE ALL CAN MEET MONTE CARLO, SHARD END AND. TERPSICORE THALIA, EUTERPE, & PIT SINGERS EVERYBODY GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME, 00H EUTERPE ERATO, THALIA, & PIT SINGERS. [EVERYBODY WILL SHINE TILL THE 008 DAYLIGHT. ALL ALL OVER THE WORLD. EVERYBODY'S GOT THE WORD. (0011 OH OOH OOH OOH, ALL OVER THE WORLD. EVERYBODY'S GOT THE..WHOA (The muses exit and Kira stumbles in om one skate)- 52 - Xaxapy KIRA (fl fultiar speech) ‘Ob, Sonny Malone, why you of all mortals? Not Shakespeare, not Mozart, not Picasso. But you? Surely it was more than just the great smell of Brut. Surely (ings “Magic”. Just holding back the tears) FROM WHERE I STAND YOU ARE HOME FREE ‘THE PLANETS ALIGN SO RARE ‘THERE'S PROMISE IN THE AIR TLL BE GUIDING You! (Melpomene and Calliope glide on) (OH, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC NOTHING CAN STAND IN OUR WAY HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC DON’T LET YOUR AIM EVER..STRAY CALLIOPE AND MELPOMENE DESTINY WILL ARRIVE LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE. (they cackle, then seriously) FOR YOU LL BRING ALL YOUR DREAMS ALIVE. (again caching, then seriously) FOR YOU! KIRA (ignoring her sisters) (©, Venice Beach, ta you I return. Back into the pavement chalk mural, Imust journey. There Pegasus, my mighty winged stead, shall fly me to Zeus that I may receive my proper punishment. O, cursed be my life MELPOMENE Cursed be your life, sister? You seem to be working through something, you wanna, talk about it?Xawane ese Scene 7 Venice Beach Kira stumbles on. KIRA (back with Julliard) ©, Venice Beach, to you I return. Back into the pavement chalk mural, I must journey. There Pegasus, my mighty winged stead, shall fly me to Zeus that I may receive my proper punishment. O, cursed be my life! (Melpomene and Calliope inthe on-stage audience) MELPOMENE ‘Cursed be your life, sister? You seem to be working through something, you wanna talk about it? KIRA have fallen in love with a mortal CALLIOPE [Not that Parker Stevenson, fr Ito find him a dreamboat, but [have resisted, (Bonny runs on) SONNY Kira, I should have known I'd find you here on the beach. Oh, here's your skate. KIRA (Australian again) (Oh Sonny. 'm afraid that I am in love with you, and now I must leave for all, eternity. SONNY ‘Wow. You are so complicated. ‘Cause the thing of it s—I am in love with you. (@elpomene and Calliope high five one another) KIRA 'No, no, stop. I cannot hear these words. Fach word that flowers in my ear isa dagger in my heart. CALLIOPE ‘Oh, go ahead. Tell her alittle more, Sonny.ae Xawapwe MELPOMENE. Let us all share our little secrets, shall we? It will prove most amusing. You first, Calliope. CALLIOPE Ym not wearing a bra MELPOMENE ‘Scandalous. Who else has a secretin the room? Kira? Shall we start with your name? KIRA Sonny, Ihave to tell you ~ my name is not Kira, SONNY (OK. That’s OK. Actually, your name was the one thing I didn’t like about you. KIRA My name is Clio. SONNY (not liking the name much better) Oh OK (beat) ‘That's... pretty MELPOMENE (Oh, wait It gets better CALLIOPE Continue to share, sister Clio. KIRA Sonny, my name is Clio, And I'm not a Catholic, 'm not a Scientologist. 'm not even, ‘Australian. (She drops the accent) ‘See, this is how T usually talk. SONNY What is this? Who are you? KIRA Sonny, Lam a muse, Do you know what a muse is? SONNY Isn't that like a litle alley, with quaint townhouses? KIRA Now that’s MEWS. This is MUSE. Muse. A muse inspires an artist,- 55 - SONNY You are. You are my muse. You have inspired me. CALLIOPE All cards on the table now, Clio, KIRA Well, alright. In the modern mortal age in which you dwell, the word muse has taken on a metaphorical use, asa person who inspires another person. I am not that. In ancient Greece, the Father of the Gods, Zeus, did lay down with the titan-ess Mnenosyne, the keeper of memory, on nine consecutive nights. And he sired nine daughters, SONNY Wait, what are you saying? MELPOMENE She's saying she's a demi-God, bonehead. CALLIOPE W's so obvious. Am I the only one here who gets it? SONNY lio, I don’t believe what you say. KIRA But you love me. SONNY Tove you, but I don't believe you. KIRA am confused by the ways of mortals. How can love exist where there isnot trust? Sonny, Itell you now that I am a muse. SONNY ‘And [tell you, Schizophrenia is nothing to be ashamed of. CALLIOPE Wait, it gets even darker. Melpomene and I— MELPOMENE Muse of tragedy — CALLIOPE Muse of Epics— MELPOMENE ‘We were extremely jealous of our sister —- 56 - Xavapu CALLIOPE ‘we whimsicaly placed a curse on the two of you. KIRA What? MELPOMENE ‘To fall in love, SONNY Wait, what are you — CALLIOPE ‘You weren’t really in love in the frst place KIRA ‘A curse? But it feels so real. Sonny, don't believe them. I know Iam in love with you. know this, for it is verity itself SONNY Actually, that curse part, that makes sense KIRA What? SONNY You have to admit—we did fallin love alittle too fast. KIRA ‘So—afford me a moment of clarity, you don’t believe that I am a muse, but you do believe that my sisters put a curse on you, SONNY (indicating Melpomene) Hey that one on the right looks like seriously Witchy-poo. MELPOMENE, 1 ry to dress simply, and just let my personality be the star KIRA But this is real genuine love. SONNY Can you prove it? KIRA Wellno, SONNY See?Xawapu - 57 KIRA ‘Oh. fie upon you, Sonny Malone, MELPOMENE Fe | CALLIOPE Yeah, fie! KIRA ‘Sonny Malone, you are such a fool! can no longer use words to express it, CALLIOPE ‘Aww tell him! MELPOMENE ‘Tell him in a song! KIRA (sings: FOOL) FOOL! MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE FOOL! FOOL! KIRA WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU REMIND ME, MELPOMENE FOOL! CALLIOPE FOOL! SONNY (poen) FOOL? MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE FOOL! FOOL! KIRA WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU WON'T FIND ME.-58- Xavapu MELPOMENE FOOL! CALLIOPE FOOL! KIRA MEL & CAL YMREALLY DOWN ON LOVE DOWN ON LOVE 0 SAVE ON YOUR SMILE SAVE ON YOUR SMILE KIRA QOL, I WON'T BE NEEDIN’ ANY, NOT FOR A WHILE. KIRA MEL & CAL TM REALLY DOWN ON LOVE DOWN ON LOVE SO SAVE ON YOUR SMILE ‘SAVE ON YOUR SMILE KIRA FOOL, I WON'T BE NEEDIN’ ANY, NOT FOR A WHILE. KIRA FOOL! FOOL! MEL & CAL FOOL! FOOL! KIRA FOOL! FOOL! MEL & CAL FOOL! KIRA, MEL & CAL FOOL! FOOL! (the other muses re-enter) FOUR MUSES ‘Sisters we retum for we feel somethin’ heavy is going down, KIRA All that Ihave given this mortal, he rejects,Xavape - 59 FOUR MUSES 1 pity the fool! KIRA (ings second verse of “Foo!” FOOL! SIX MUSES FOOL FOOL! KIRA WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU'RE A LOSER SIX MUSES FOOL FOOL KIRA SUCH A FOOL, SIX MUSES FOOL FOOL KIRA SIX MUSES I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'RE A USER! FOOL, FOOL KIRA YM REALLY SEVEN MUSES DOWN ON LOVE, 50 SAVE ON YOUR SMILE KIRA FOOL, I WON'T BE NEEDING ANY, NOT FOR A WHILE. PM REALLY SEVEN MUSES DOWN ON LOVE, SO SAVE ON YOUR SMILE KIRA FOOL, I WON'T BE NEEDING ANY NOT FOR A WHILE SEVEN MUSES FOOL! FOOL! FOOL!= 60 - Xawapy KIRA Well you should blush, Sonny Malone, in shame. And you my beloved sisters, forever there granting encouragement and doing back up. T must confess to you. Thave done that which Zeus has decreed as forbidden, I have announced my very ‘museness to a mortal SIX MUSES No! KIRA have also allowed myself to fall in love with this mortal SIX MUSES Never! KIRA Thave also, in my most blatant defiance of Zeus, created art myself, and enjoyed it SIX MUSES (whared up) (Oh no you di'n't! SONNY Look, now I've had it! This is veally cute his lle... cult thing you all got going on, but F'm sorry, I don't believe any of you are from Ancient Greece. SIX MUSES Dude, we speak in unison, how much proof do you need? KIRA He believes not. Away I go. I shall zeturn, from whence I've come, back into the chalk rural that is crude and amateurish, SONNY Hey! KIRA (Once in this drawing, Pegasus shall take me to Mount Olympus. Where Zeus shall rightly punish me. SIX MUSES Then we shall leave also, we shall return to the mural. KIRA & SIX MUSES Let this year, the year 1980, be known as the year all inspiration left the arts MELPOMENE & CALLIOPE ‘And we shall leave as well, smug in our confidence.Xaxaou = 61 SONNY Good-bye to you—Kira or Clio—T really thought we had something there, man, (sings “THE FALL") (kira exits. 1 SEE THE FARLY GLOW THAR YOU SAY HELLO I WATCH THE SHADOWS FALL IDON'T SEE YOU AT ALL THE SIX MUSES ITSALE SONNY 1 DON'T BELIEVE I'S $0 ‘THE SIX MUSES I's AUE SONNY |SEE THE AUTUMN RAIN FALLING ON MY WINDOW PANE I HEAR YOU SAY GOODBYE 1SEE A TEAR IN YOUR EYE THE SIX MUSES ITSAUE SONNY 1 DON'T BELIEVE 11'S SO THE SIX MUSES ITS ALE ‘She starts to look back at Sony, but doesn’) SONNY SEE YOU IN A DREAM YOU TURN AND START 10 GO ICALL TO YOU ONCE MORE (GUESS THAT PM TAKIN’ THE FALL THE SIX MUSES IPS ALE- 62 Xawapu SONNY 1 DON'T BELIEVE IT'S SO. ‘THE SIX MUSES IrsAutt SONNY (with 5 (OUR LOVE COULDN'T GO WRONG HOW COULD I KNOW I WAS ONLY DREAMING AND NOW, NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE | WILL GO ON REALLY BELIEVING TAKE THE FALL Muses) OUR LOVE COULDNT Go WRONG HOW COULD I KNOW I WAS ONLY DREAMING AND NOW, NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE TWILL GOON REALLY BELIEVING (he sx muses disappear into the mura) SONNY TAKE THE FALL (opens) ‘So she's gone, it's for the best. And, yeah, sure, 'm a broken man, But whenever 1 walk by this mural, I'l think of her and Fl know what might have been. As long as that mural is there, Il have alittle hope. No! (acrash of thunder and then drops of rain begin to fll and wash away the chalk mural ‘The rain comes down harder and washes it aay in a blurry mess. Danny runs on in the rain under an umbrella) DANNY ‘Sonny, Sonny Malone. There's something I have to tell you—and please know that it comes from a place of love. I just screwed you over. SONNY Oh that’s OK. DANNY | know you're going to want to threaten me with violence, so I've taken the liberty of calling my lawyers and—wait did you just say, “OK.” SONNY Kira, the girl, who was my inspiration, it turns out she's crazy. DANNY Well, with most people working in creative it's filty-fifty.Xawapw - 63 - SONNY No, like certifiable. She said that she was really a muse from ancient Greece named ‘Clio. She says she came out of a drawing I did and now she's gone back. She's waiting for Pegasus to fly her to Mount Olympus. DANNY ‘A muse, huh? Well, that would explain how I could have known her long ago, and why she would stay forever young. Maybe my whole life is taking a sudden extreme spiritual turn —that happens sometimes to rich people. Not often. SONNY ‘She's crazy. She said she loved me. DANNY ‘She said she loved YOU? You and not me. She must be crazy. ‘This is absurd, We need to forget this whole nonsense, ust get on with our lives. KIRA (Gings “SUSPENDED IN TIME") A.CHILD AND A FOOL IN ONE 50 SURE I COULD NEED NO ONE MY HEART ALWAYS ON THE RUN TO NOWHERE NOW AS YOU'RE HOLDING ME MY HEART IS REMINDING ME ‘THAT I COULD NEVER BE WITHOUT YOU (Pegasus flies down. Danny sees this and runs of) BUT HOW CAN OUR LOVE SUCCEED. A MIRACLE IS WHAT WE NEED AND $0 I APPEAL TO YOU ‘TO KEEP ME SUSPENDED IN TIME WITH YOU DON'T LET THIS MOMENT DIE (She gets on Pegasus and flies to Mount Olympus) |GET A FEELING WHEN I'M WITH YOU NONE OF THE RULES APPLY BUT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN GOODBYES A CRIME SO LOVEIF YOU NEED ME ‘SUSPEND ME IN TIME...TIME,Bie Xawapu (Gack on earth Danny is grabbing Sonny) DANNY Kid, 'm telling you—Big as a horse inthe sky, there it is~a horse in the sky— Pegasus and on its back—Kitty —looking ust as she did the day she left me. SONNY Ws Kira DANNY Kira is Kitty, and they’re both Clio, That's what life is—justerazy like this sometimes. Ihave to go stop that wrecking ball! You have to go after her. SONNY ‘Well, cant get into the mural, the rain just washed it away. DANNY Don't make the mistake I made! Love her. The way I wish Thad back then. Go after her! SONNY But there's nothing but a brick wall. DANNY ‘And when isn't falling tn love ike banging head against a brick wall, I gotta go save that theater. (Ce runs off Ifthe chalk drawing ison the sidewalk, the previous two lines are cul) SONNY ‘Then ll go to Mount Olympus. Even ifit is very tall and in the Mediterranean KIRA BUT HOW CAN OUR LOVE SUCCEED? SONNY A MIRACLE SONNY & KIRA 18 WHAT WE NEED KIRA AND $0 1 APPEAL TO You SONNY & KIRA ‘TO KEEP ME SUSPENDED IN TIME WITH YOU DON'T LET THIS MOMENT DIE GET A FEELING WHEN 1M WITH YOU "Xawapu KIRA NONE OF THE RULES APPLY SONNY ‘THE RULES DON'T APPLY KIRA BUT KNOW FOR CERTAIN GOODBYES A CRIME ACRIME, KIRA 50 LOVE IF YOU NEED ME SUSPEND ME IN TIME SONNY & KIRA IN TIME, (Pegasus gently lands and we are:) SONNY MUSES AL MUSES. AB. An. oeeee Xawanu { ‘Mt, Olympus. The Pantheon. Just kei looks inthe “80s film “Clash of the Titans.” Zeus, portrayed by the actor whe portrays Danny, looks and sounds exactly like Laurence Olivier and sits on a large white Uorone. With kim stands Hera, his wife (portrayed by Erato, Tooking and speaking exactly like Clair Bloom); Thetis, the sea Goddess (portrayed by Euterpe, looking and talking exactly like Maggie Smith); and Aphrodite (portrayed by Calliope, looking and talking a ot like Ursula Andress). Kira takes her place before them. KIRA (pure Julliard) I take my place before you, great and oh, merciful Father Zeus, Hera, wife of Zeus, ‘Thetis, goddess ofthe Sea, Aphrodite, goddess of love, to beg your forgiveness ZEUS Dearest Clio, you have given way to the curse of love, inflicted upon you by your ‘mischievous sisters. And that is foolishness and a folly which I cannot accept from. ‘one of my offspring. And so I must punish you. HERA But my Lord, surely as you have created this child, with the Goddess of memory, surely, you have it in your heart to forgive her. ZEUS Silence, wife Goddess! These are the rules I have created, and they are the rules by which I must abide. APHRODITE But I, Aphrodite, Goddess of love, implore you. Be lenient with her. I sense this love fs nota curse, but actually genuine love? AS love is my domain, Tsay you must forgive her? ZEUS Never! It is a curse. A curse placed upon her by her sisters and she must suffer the consequences, THETIS Zeus, my Lord, Father ofall Gods, Master ofthe universe and holder of all lightening. Iam Thetis. lam a Goddess ofthe sea and I know things. [look into the ‘eyes ofthis child and know it is not a-curse but actual love. KIRA | know this as well, bt my only evidences are my feelings; these very feelings which torture me so painfully. APHRODITE ‘She's got it bad and that ain't good.Xawapy - 67 - ZEUS | shall now proclaim my sentence, eternal banishment in the netherworld ‘THETIS Stay your hand, my lord. I shall present existence of genuine love that can be proven not with feelings but with hard evidence HERA What? KIRA How? ZEUS Impossible! APHRODITE ‘She proves this, she's good. THETIS Zeus, [remind you of my son, Achilles, the greatest warrior of Greece? And how he ‘was destroyed by Paris, who shot his arrow straight through Achilles’ hee! thus killing him? For as you may recall, dear Zeus, al ofthe gods’ offspring are dipped into the river Styx, thus making them impervious to injury. But they are held by their ankles, so that their only vulnerable spot is their ankles. ZEUS remember this, Thetis, ut I do not see how ~ THETIS ‘Master Zeus, I appeal to you. Look at the attire Clio has donned. The woolen woven, fabric she has placed around her ankles— APHRODITE ‘The leg warmers! KIRA But, of course! No curse can penetrate this demi-Goddess. Not as long as these ‘mighty leg warmers are on my ankles THETIS Oh, if only I had thought to knit leg warmers for my brave son Achilles APHRODITE ‘Then it is true, Love has triumphed. Clio truly did fall in love with that mortal ZEUS don’t care, She will be banished anyway.= 68 = Xawanu HERA (Oh, my Zeus. My mighty, mighty Zeus. Think with your heart and not your brain. (Gings: "HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW") HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW? HAVE YOU NEVER TRIED THETIS TO FIND A COMFORT FROM INSIDE YOU? APHRODITE HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN HAPPY JUST TO HEAR YOUR SONG? ALL THREE GODDESSES HAVE YOU NEVER LET SOMEONE ELSE BE STRONG? KIRA RUNNING AROUND AS YOU DO WITH YOUR HEAD UP IN THE CLOUDS WAS LIKE You (A CYCLOPS, portrayed by Thalia, enters and sings fo Zeus) cyclops [NEVER HAD TIME TO LAY BACK, KICK YOUR SHOES OFF, CLOSE YOUR EYE WAS LIKE YOu (MEDUSA, her head ful of snakes, portrayed by Melpomene, enters and sings to Zeus. All others shield their eyes) MEDUSA NOW YOU'RE NOT HARD TO UNDERSTAND KIRA (OHH OHH OOH OOH! (A.CENTAUR, Terpiscore in a half horse/half human costume enters and sings fo Zeus) CENTAUR ‘YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR HAND KIRA, GODDESSES & MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW? ZEUS HAVE I NEVER BEEN MELLOW?Xawau - 69 - KIRA, GODDESSES & MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES HAVE YOU NEVER TRIED ‘TO FIND A COMFORT FROM INSIDE YOU? HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN HAPPY JUST TO HEAR YOUR SONG? HAVE YOU NEVER LET SOMEONE FLSE BE STRONG? ZEUS Well. KIRA AGH AHH AHH, ZEUS ‘Oh, you Goddesses and mythological creatures have twisted my omnipotent arm. lio may live (The Goddesses and Kira applaud) [Let Ovid and Homer take note, Iam indeed mellow. KIRA ‘You won't regret this, merciful Father. You wont regret this. SONNY (from off stage, in an echo-y voice) Kira. Kira APHRODITE ‘What is that sound? Is that Cerberus, the three-headed hound of hell? (A ladder pokes through the clouds. Sonny climbs up the ladder and stands among the gods) SONNY Kira, Kira, found you at last. What is this? Some kind of spa? KIRA (Oh, Sonny. I'm so happy to see you. You can’t believe how happy Tam to see you. SONNY I believe you, Kira. I believe you are a muse. I believe you do love me. And Ihave something for you to believe. Love you. APHRODITE What a swell guy. And level with me, Clio, are the big hands and the big feet telling me the story I wanna hear? ZEUS ‘Who is this mere mortal? He is forbidden in the world ofthe gods.-70- Xawape KIRA Sonny, do you not know where you are? This is Mt. Olympus, where the Gods dwell. This is Zeus. And three attending Goddesses. SONNY ‘Oh, yeah, Hey, wait a minute. 1 know this I saw this in a movie. Yeah, this is “Clash ofthe Titans.” APHRODITE No, it isnot SONNY ‘Oh yeah. You're all actors slumming for bucks in some Harryhausen movie. (turns to Aphrodite) ‘Yeah, you're Ursula Andress, (turns to Hera) ‘And you're Claire Bloom, (turns to Zeus) ‘And you're Laurence Olivier. Like out fora doll. zeus Inf SONNY (to Thetis) ‘And you—you're two-time Oscar winner Maggie Smith. THETIS Assassin! Assassin! SONNY (eo Kira) 11 fight this bunch of hams for you any day. KIRA Sonny, no. These are the actual Gods SONNY ‘But this is just lke the movie! KIRA If they resembled the actors who portrayed them in a film that you saw, itis only a testament to the craft of filmmaking, SONNY ‘Those are really Gods?Xaxaou ee ZEUS (Gtands to his full height.) ‘Yes, we are gods and are not amused. SONNY 1 don’t care. I wil fight anyone or anything to be with this woman I love. ZEUS You would fight Zeus for your love? (A large, loud echo-y vocal effect and the sound of a thousand thunders) You would dare to FIGHT ME? (The Goddesses cower, Zeus is quite threatening) KIRA Ni SONNY Yes. I would. [ove her that much, (Zeus raises his hand — the others all gasp and close their eyes. Zeus smiles and lowers his hand) ZEUS Well well. 've never seen that before, Someone who loves that much. And Clio, do you love this mortal? KIRA With all my heart ZEUS And would you willingly give up your powers, even immortality? SONNY Kira! KIRA Iywould. ZEUS But Clio, this is 1980, The muses are in retreat. Creativity shall remain stymied for decades. The theatre? They'll just take some stinkeroo movie or some songwrite’s catalog, throw it on a stage and call ita show. KIRA ‘Then I shall take the improbably popular art forms in each moment of time: the stage adaptation ofthe inferior cinematic offering, the musical ofthe box that i Juke, and T shall use them to semind mankind that there is something greater than wealth or fame, and that is the human experience rendered comprehensible through arta Xavapu SONNY (holding back the tars) Hove her so much, KIRA begin this quest on earth today with a roller disc. ZEUS ‘Then so be it, Clio, you must now live on earth as a mortal and as an Australian, KIRA (Gack to her Australian accent) ‘Thanks, mate. (Kira and Sonny hug) ZEUS ‘And now, before you leave me forever, one final gift. MELPOMENE (creaming as she enters) Noooosseo0e0e0e000000000! KIRA (Oh no, Tragedy and so close to the end, MELPOMENE Mighty Zeus, king of the world and keeper of the clouds. Clio has gotten what she deserves. To live and die in LA! No further gifts limpore you! Let anyone who hears ofthe quest for "Xanadu" how that itis epic and a tragedy. ZEUS ‘Be gone with you, the quest for Xanadu will end shortly and be happy! MELPOMENE Short and Happy? Tam outraged! Calliope is outraged as well, and would be here but for the constraints of cast doubling, Aphrodite” tries to hide herself as Melpomtene mutters to herself as she walks xoay) SONNY ‘There's not a ton Ican offer you, Kira. Just [love you. And you can create whatever ‘you want to, ZEUS “Myopic mortal, that isthe greatest achievement any of you might hope for. To love someone else and to create ar. That is..Xanadul (music begins)KIRA That is Xanadu! Goodbye Father Zeus, and thank you for the greatest gift of all For Xanadu. (sings “XANADU") [A PLACE WHERE NOBODY DARED TO GO, ‘THE LOVE THAT WE CAME TO KNOW THEY CALL IT XANADU. HERA, APHRHODITE & THETIS ‘THE TEARS YOU'VE CRIED ‘THEY'RE REALLY MINE! KIRA AND NOW, OPEN YOUR BYES AND SEE, WHAT WE HAVE MADE IS REAL WE ARE IN XANADU. HERA, APHRODITE & THETIS IT ALL FOR You. ‘YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE (he gods are gone, we are in Xanadu. Kira skates tothe front ofthe stage ~a fan blows her hair, she recreates the “Xanadu” film poster) KIRA ‘A MILLION LIGHTS ARE DANCING AND THERE YOU ARE, A SHOOTING STAR, [AN EVERLASTING WORLD AND YOU'RE HERE WITH ME, ETERNALLY. (Gonny enters on skates and in the shortest satin shorts ever) XANADU, XANADU, NOW WE ARE HERE IN XANADU. XANADU, YOUR NEON LIGHTS WILL SHINE (the Kana sign lights up and a mirror ball descends) FOR YOU, XANADU (oy rollerskaters roll on and skate with Kira and Sonny)Xavape KIRA, SONNY & MALE SKATERS ‘THE LOVE, THE ECHOES OF LONG AGO, ‘YOU NEEDED THE WORLD TO KNOW ‘THEY ARE IN XANADU. MALE SKATERS. WE LOVE TO CRY, THE DREAM IS MINE KIRA, SONNY & MALE SKATERS THE DREAM THAT CAME THROUGH A MILLION YEARS THAT LIVED ON THROUGH ALL THE TEARS, IT CAME TO XANADU. MALE SKATERS: THE DREAMIN’ YOU DO, WELL THEY ARE ALL FOR YOU KIRA A MILLION LIGHTS ARE DANCING AND THERE YOU ARE, A SHOOTING STAR AN EVERLASTING WORLD AND YOU'RE HERE WITH ME, BTERNALLY. XANADU, XANADU, MALE SKATERS NOW WE ARE HERE KIRA IN XANADU. MALE SKATERS: XANADU, KIRA XANADU, XANADU, MALE SKATERS NOW WE ARE HERE KIRA IN XANADU MALE SKATERS: XANADU, (too female skaters roll on, a mirror ball descends ‘There is a dance break — Melpomene, Callipe and Dany enter)Xawapu - 75 = FULL COMPANY XANADU! (about sixty mirror balls descend) on- XANADU, XANADU NOW WE ARE HERE IN XANADU NOW WE ARE HERE, IN XANADU KIRA NOW THAT I'M HERE, NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR IN XANADU. FULL COMPANY NOW THAT I'M HERE NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR IN XANADU! XAN-A-DUI! END OF PLAY FULL COMPANY XANADU, XANADU NOW WE ARE HERE IN XANADU, SONNY, KIRA, DANNY ALL OTHERS NOW THAT I'M HERE, NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR— NOW THATI'M HERE IN XANADU- NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR NOW THAT I'M HERE, NOW THATYM HERE, NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR— NOW THAT YOU'RE NEAR— IN XANADU IN XANADUMusicat NUMBERS (Vocat Boox) 1. I'm Alive 4a, Sonny On The Brink 2. Magic, 20, The Muses Muse 3. Eoil Woman. 3a, Evil Playoff 3b, Who Am I Talking To? 4, Suddenly 4a, Now, Sister?. 5. Whenever You're Away From Me... 6, Dancin’. 64. Kiral. 7. Strange Magic. 7a, Sisters’ Entrance 8. All Over The World . Ba, A Shadow On The Wall 8b, Kiss on Be. Hermes 8. Don't Walk Away 9a, Don't Play-Off. 9a. (alternate) Opening-Act Il 410, Fool 11. The Fall 12, Suspended In Time... 13, Have You Never Been Mellow .. 14, Xanadu 15, Bows 16. Exit Music 79 86 87 93 94 09 101 sul 108 109 mm 120 1 128 129 137 138 139 140 AB 149 153 ASB 163 168 173 182 184 “Use the alternate #92 (“Opening-Act II") only when using an intermission - 7% -PLEASE NOTE: In the Vocal Book, vocal assignments are often indicated by referencing the names of the original Broadway cast - i.e. Mary, Jac, Curtis, etc. While this may serve as a helpful starting guide (Mary = Melpomene, and so on), vocal lines should be re-assigned (if needed) to best suit the performers in your production.“THALAA PUTER, EERATO: A aed aay ¥1-I'm Alive= 80- Xawapu ERATO, ‘Tag 1 could Tee is way. live tm a ‘TERPSICHORE: caLLI0PE: #1-T'm Alive as aus a UNIXawave -a1- fr aw, Th tay, MEL, CAL re But tat can #1-I'm Alive-4a2- lie. Sod-den-Iy From the igh #1-1'm Alive In-w figh,Xawapy re ike. From the sigh a tak, a1- 'm Alive- 84 Xawapy ve And the orld shines for me tad moa tie Sud deny. #1-1'm Alive#1-I'm AliveSeis Xawapy Ls] Sonny On The Brink TACET #1a—Sonny On The BrinkXawapu - 487 = Kip. Meyamene, Clio, Magic age Pages Building — your dream —— fas to stk tom ‘Tews mo other ud to te ‘You wont make a mis #2-Magic- 85 - Xawavu TH be guid No ~ thing can sam inoue way Yoo and #2—MagicXaxapy ‘ey PU bring. ll your dreams wing your dws alive. SONNY "Yoo ok jut ke epi in demo” td thinoer™- 90 - Xawapw 59} resin can do eo planets a ign = ‘The’: ro-mise— in te P ia ‘tg yon you FM come any tine — you — el #2—MagicXawape - 91 HARDER ROCK Ti cach you— when you} sl No-thing can stad in our way You lave to be-tie— we are #2—Magic92 - Xawany a your hopes — sui. 4 al your hopes sr-vive—— Destiny. TM ting all your dreams tring sll your dreams 8 = five MU being all your deans a =e #2—MagicXawapy = 93 = The Muses Muse TACET #2a—The Muses Muse- 94 Xawapy Meipamen, Calliope, Evil Woman B vl wo - om E+ vl wo mn, Rolled in fom & = no. ther town Hit some gokl two tat sete down, Baa ep te ways fool and his men = cy ston #3—Evil WomanXawavu = 95 = You found a foot ty in! in} dare, gona do? You de = sod all the virtues that the Lord gate you. (FE SS ——— Se => SS SS bet - ter gt your face on owe the very next in 43—Evil Woman= 96 - XAwapu Your an e-l wo - aan 43—Evil WomanXawapu = 97 - SIRENS: pail Youre am evil worn, E-vil woman how yoo Ts, ba the cp, 1 come a ran-nitt ev =) tine you ced Thought H say — love sah = at in your es Ha, ba, #3-Evil Woman= 98 = now tat yout oot pce ¥3—Evil WomanXawapy - 99 - 43-Evil Woman= 100 = Xaxapy Evil Play-Off TACET #3a—Evil Play-OffXawapu = 101 = Who Am I Talking To? 3b TACET #3b—Who Am I Talking To?= 102 Xawapue oe Suddenly [4] Ste walle in sot Fn wd-éen-y abe Tm taken in My hopes begin. Cant you tll Td be 50 led tse — be message ia your oven ‘You make it scem— Tin $0 clo — 19 my dream— end then sabdenly ifs all #4~ SuddenlyXawapae = 103 = tere. The wheels we in mo = don aad P= T-L-= L Sudden dont need the an am rendy wo sil____any 0 = exam Suddenly T dot ned th a tm may the any han cat with #4— Suddenly104 — Xawape Prey om anything you say that oo Wasons— shatter you dire 1 sy whan you should a You make it seem fim so close — to my dream — and ten sabdeody its #4— SuddenlySon and Peter = Sod deny. the wheels are in mo tee The whesle we in mo = fon and T= FT Te Rady 0 ‘Suddenly 1 doot eed the an tm rey to ll eny 0 = cam Sedhenty I dont ed te a vere ci a tm weedy to he ___ ay chan ces ith #4— Suddenly= 106 = Xawapy — aeay tun can pmo Long - fog spend vty. #4— Suddenlyty XAwapu = 107 = ww) eee Nba I Sodeny— the wheels ae in wo] - ton any o com, Soden eedy wo ube ever Cnse F-11111 Pm endy 0 ke #4— Suddenly im racy tall Fm red 1 sll 1 dont ned the an = a ny ctum-exs ith= 108 = Xawapu Now, Sister? TACET #4a—Now, Sister?Xavapw = 109 - oem Rin Whenever You're Away From Me No o-ther face cold tke you and much to oft my win, Yoire wei id. T have foam you Tim never goeet set you fe : wien J= 188 ‘Cane 1 was bom love you for e-ter-ah = = Whenever youse = way fom me, — You're ve-vee far 8 = way fom me,—— Wherever you £0 45— Whenever You're Away From Me110 Xawapu 1 waar you kro Tn ly have w close ay eyes, ever be far ay. a Goer + Wy tees Tem ber source My teats a-ame, — 1 feel te etme MM BML ape dems yo tn fl ca Dost beak— heat, —— m= bordy else — ead mend. — #5—Whenever You're Away From Me= Xawape ann = Whenever youre a way om me Wherever you 20, Youre never fr a= way som me, 1 wat you sow T only have clo my eyes, ee ‘ Gee Pp deat and sabcerty im where you ae 5 vet ‘You teeter never say, eae 90} (sting: wes di dow 'n dnee dit doo dee doo dow. — Doo doo doo oop Ba d= y—dvee da down dee on ¥5—Whenever You're Away From Me42 Xawape Fah foe 8 dom dn td nce data dba da-badwee dow, Baba ba bd Bata tebe de be Bk KIRA (cating: You tet ter ne = vers, Bet = ter never ay. #5—Whenever You're Away From MeXawapy - 113 = You better never sey cause Mt ” Even Slower DANNY: Even Slower ever be far amy You better ae-ver say ‘cae Til #5— Whenever You're Away From Me= 114 = Xavapy SENDS Sige Dancin’ [F] SONNY, Cus, Aes STHE TUBES" - DANNY d= 100 A. SISTERS: BSS Awww aust er ee some - one to0? Ac aycoe fel i ef # Dont wait 0 get ound gry. gon-m blow all te dads "6— Dancin’] UL Xawapu = 115 - Tawny ‘cme thee ie no = thi would sa tue ee Tors aboot the ies oie, sxe (hing Forget about the sles wos, sweat ‘ine sce with you nl eam comes rein hough — 1 want 16 ‘nce with you 1 wont Stop pleas in! you. — 46—Dancin’116 = Xawapy ‘THe TUBES: (SONNY, Canis Ace) Yoos 1 want to let you brow — 1 woot le 2 back st Ak wihag © et 308 go — 1 wrt le + tak wet 4 m =fTe5, pope Pare SESS Sates SS 6 = Dost win 0 taow wat you wat We pa be amy ‘Ao Yn mak-ng sare you say eet [69] REE, som Looe, 1 wort tke a tack seat 10 ig, Oo Love, pt = ton my two fe twig, em Got some din = ci) 10 do 46—Dancin’7 = Xawapy Got some dane = i! to-do (Ont some dine = it 0 do 4%, Wr se sing faoce wih you [ADD SONNY: Until te sun comes cep ~ i rough. — ‘THE TUBES & SONNY: ADD DANNY: Rock Fel (Got some dine =i! 49 do wt Got some dane = int 40 do— ae #6—Dancin’- 18 = Xawapy 97] wort the a back set oon 00 Lovee et Goon my wo fet ‘o-nigh with you ae (Got some dan. ct 1 do #6—Dancin’Xavape = 119 = Got some dane = in to do. Got some dane ew (Got seme dane =i) wo do a eee ee be de bal #6—Dancin’= 120 Xawapu Kira! TACET 6a—KiralXaxapy 121 - eer cat Strange Magic Sea Youre sailing soft = y—— though he sen lwo-bea— stone-age dan —— You ty — shah F got a | MELPOMENE: steange ma CALLIOPE: svange ma - ple Oh, what 0 47~Strange Magic= 122 - Xawapu songs m= ge Go + srage— mae ot a ee we 3, ML: #7~Strange MagicXavapy = 123 = sen the way hat itso #7—Strange Magic128 - Xawapy ange a fe 0b, wit sange mm. tk 47—Strange MagicXavapu ~ 125 = ange s cua omg ma__ #7—Strange Magic= 126 - Awan hh bo bhobh B bh bb bh bh 47—Strange MagicXawapy - 127 - Lb kb bbb be bh bho km wo Be bo bb b bho bh bl bho wh #7—Strange Magic= 128 - Xawapu Sisters' Entrances TACET #7a—Sisters’ EntrancesXavape - 129 - Siepoome a All Over The World ee Theres gonna be 8 par y all 0- ver the word, #8—All Over The World= 130 - Xawapu Bet were it came from 1 dont But where i came from 1 dict cel ly know ‘and 1 | tear these voc = es cal ing al 0 = ver the world z fof SSSaa By-ty- bodys got the fa tad and dy #8—AIl Over The World SSS as Evty-bo-dy evo ty ~ whew i gona feel to-night —Xawapy aa 27] MUSES KIRA oy 31 Sonny: By-ty-bo-dy wala! | dowo— the treet New York, De rit, LA Were gon-aa ake a ip a - cross the sex #8—All Over The World= 132 - Xanau AIL 0 ver the worl oh Ev-ty-to-dys gut te oa oe ema By be yw y #8—All Over The WorldXanavu = 133 -- whee is gon-an fet w-night 4 (rboticaly) Sage don, Ham-buse, Pons, Rome, — Ri = 6, Hong Kong, To-ky - 0. LAL New York, Arter dim, — Monte Cirle, Sba End, and..— 69 Gone: By ty bodys got the ‘Al 9= ver the world Ooh______ Be Wy bods amt the #8 All Over The World- 138 = Xavapu whee is goo-ae feel to-nishe—| word Oot Bvciy-bo-dy evsty = where i gon fel tonight — 9 DANNY: By ty bo- dy all a round he world — Gotta tll you what just ear down the sees tow pace whew we all can meet #8—AIl Over The WorldXawapu = 135 - : Evy o% ot few Gh wh hhh en, SS sow W8—AIl Over The World= 136 = Xawanu E- viy-bo-dy's got te #8—AIl Over The WorldXawavu - 137 = A Shadow On The Wall TACET W8a—A Shadow On The Wall= 138 - Xawapy Kiss TACET #8b—KissXawapu = 139 - Hermes TACET #8c—Hermes= 140 = Xawapy Sore Mae Don't Walk Away | giteg Way do 1 ay "Dont walk way?" Yout be the way you were — be-fve—__ when you dow waste a-ay-mave.— lovey room — whee empty days are gebering.— 10 meet— me when you gone, How in te work — wil L ome Dont walk a=W. #9—Don't Walk AwayXawapu - 141 {A you gotta do sy. = Dost walk aw Dowt walk a=, SS Doot walk 8 Dewtt walk a-way— oot sy gostiye.— #9—Don’t Walk Away= 192 = Xawapu » 5 op ont tx it | aie Dont tm a-rosnd — Doo kt it die Al! ugh the igh When day fe done, — 2 —~ lof my Bie Al hugh teri, #9—Don't Walk Away= 143 - Xawane (9) ane: : Ie R a dramt— Oh, eben wl i end? Wen or tyrtiag—— weve ever known as ede and Tm all aloe. SH; Woe wit te ot fect.ings that Ive e-ver shown, May|- be Il fd the an = swer when youte gone.—| #9—Don’t Walk Away= 148 Xawapu How in te workd_— will 1 go on? — am, oot wa # =o. en a Al you gota do ay Dit walk away = oot walk away — oot walk away Dont tien around cen) Dont sy good = bye Dest tm #9—Don’t Walk AwayXanapy ~ 145 = (lp) Dost ie, When sk = dows BE AR hough te sigh, o———__ Wen top em, AT trough the ight, #9—Don't Walk Away= 146 = Xawapu ‘A trough the gst — SEF Dont wate away. — Dot sy pothiye. oat tm Deot tet ie die #9— Don't Walk AwayXawape - 147 = AL hough be ht A tvough he nit — AN of my fe Daet walk a 49—Don’t Walk Away- 14s - Xawape Don't Play-Off TACET #9a—Don't Play-OffXaxany ~ 149 Kin, Megonene bore Opening - Act IT* Loud and Strong = 66 Twice as fast J= 132 ‘THALIA PF ex-ry-bo-dy all a= sound the wort (Gotta tall you what 1 jute ‘TERPSICORE: © EuTERPE or fag Ey -bedy all 8 = ond the wold (Gots tell you what 1 jt ea ERATO: gare) (fon don Ham buy, Pantin, Roe Ri-6, Hong Kong, Tosky 0 Bey-bo-dy alli ow the oe at can meet LA, New You Amsterdam, Moo 8 Car- Io, Shad Badan “Tobe wed in pac of 9ACDonit Play OFF) when to at soca is perform 4#9a(alt)~ Opening ~ Act IT= 150 = Xawavu 1, TERPSICORE: EUTERPE: Ev-iy-bo-dy gon - nu hive good time Bv-ry-bo-dy wil shine te daylight THAL,EUTER BRA, THAL, & pisinges psig i8| All o-ver the worl E-viy-bo-dys got the word 00h ot oh ah ob MEN, = 7 All o-ver the world Ooh. E-vig-bo-dy’s got the word. 0ob 0 cob ch ooh E-viy-bo-dys got the Al o- ver the word Ooh_ Evy bodys got the #9a(alt)— Opening —Act ILXawape = 1st KIRA: Of, Sony Mans, why you ofa your - bal ‘mois? Not Shaerpote 0% Maza, a . Wes. ‘ot Piso, Bu you? Suey twas more fino jth gels of Bt. Sie ES a Ra: From where 1 at You ae home a ‘The pl-oety align so re. Ties pro-mie in the em eee ‘mg you [a3] ee ave to be-liove we we ma gic Nothing can sand in our ay. You #9a(alt)—Opening—Act II= 152 - Xawapy ALLO: *, ‘MELPOMENE: es have to believe we aw ma = ge oot let your im e-ver say. — and AE al yom Bopes aur vive, est iny_ wil a= sive TM being al your deme =tve #9a(alt)—Opening—Act ITXanapu . = 183+ FULL COMPANY Fool : SONNY: KIRA: #10-Fool- 154 = Xawaoy So | save or your smile Rea, Down ca tove— Save on your smile — T wont be: needing. a-2y, ot for = wile — Down on ove Seve on your ite 1 wont be needing a - ay, #10-FoolXanapu = 155 - IRA: ver you g0,— youre a = Foo. Feat foot #10—Fool- 156 - Xawapu save on your amie! aol | I wont be needing. a-ay. ‘hed Down on toye— Save 8 yoor smile NEL Re, Down on ove Sie en your sme T wont be ed ing a ~ ay,XANADU = 157 = “, IRA, Ani Ken moe fora hile #10—Fool~ 158 - Xawape Gainer ee” The Fall T see he ear -lyglow.—_ 1 bear you tay bel, T watch be sh dows fl 1 doot sce out te-tieve ste 50 ‘MUSES: Ss a tie Mei ys He, We Be #10—The FallXanapy = 199 ~ fal-ing on my window pane. — 1 tear you say godtye.— 410—The Fall~ 160 Xawapu ont believe is 90, = Wes in adem You tum ant sito go (oe, ae, or.) #10—The FallXawapy = 161 - oot be-tiowe its 39. MUSES: ies 3 fe coals goog. How could Vinow— was on-ly 410—The Fall= 162 = Xavapu sonvy. sow tat_yote gone, wal 20 on ra sy be Hering 1 ke he fa Our oven go wrong —— How could 1 know 0m, now tha yore gone 1 wil go oneal te Ii = ing 1 uke tel #10—The FallXanapy = 163 ~ Sige Ties Suspended In Time 5108 xia: 8ild and fool one eat alwaye on the mw no- where Now a youte bold ing me — My eat is re = minding me that now cold how can aur ove sue ceed?” A m-n-ce what we need—— And #12—Suspended In Time= 166 = Xanapy a = wb ecp me suspend ~ dad in time with you Dont let this mo - ment ae Tog a ek = ing when Tm with you OAT _—- = x es ee * SSS one of the mules — But 1 Know for cer ~ tin goed bye is a ctine,_ So eve, f you need me = pend me in te #12~Suspended In TimeXavapu - 165 - 59) A m-mec i what we peed — seep me pnd = el mie with you =o et he mo = ent te, Togt a feel = ing when tm with you #12—Suspended In Time~ 166°— Xawavw The les dont ap ly Jove, if you need me, aus} pend me #12—Suspended In TimeXanapu = 167 = ¥12—Suspended In Time~ 165 — Xanapu kein" Have You Never Been Mellow Modis, Cetin, Zeus ave you never teen — el -fow? ‘THen: Have you ne-ver tied 4m find com - fort from — in ite APHRODITE: eee el Have you oe-ver been tap > py est wear your sogg?@ Have you ne~ver it some - one che be ane IRA: Runsing soit as you— do with your teal up inthe onde #13—Have You Never Been MellowXanapy - 169 - 2» cvctors: 1 was tke = Never ha tie (o tay— tack, Mek your shoes off, se your eye, p MEDUSA; caNTAUR: — oo #13~Have You Never Been Mellow= 170 Xawavw ‘Tuenss,cvcuoPs Have you ne we tied Wo find a com = fot from ia = set #13—Have You Never Been MellowXanany cane jut tear your song. #13—Have You Never Been Mellow

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