An Operatic Tragedy
It's a mean and stormy night. The
moors are bleak and bloody. Thunder
claps! Lightning Strikes! The fair
Clarissa, her clothes in disarray,
races across the wild coastal heath—
NOW SHE STOPS!
NOW SHE RUNS!
WILL SHE ESCAPE?
WILL SHE BE CAUGHT?
With bold determination, the
villainous aristocrat Braxton
Prendergast, lurches for her—
THERE'S NO ESCAPE.
SHE'S BUT A CHILD.
AND YET SHE TURNS TO FIGHT
WITH EYES ABLAZE!
THIS NOBLE GIRL MEETS HIS GAZE,
UNAFRAID.
SHE WILL NOT BE DEFILED!
CLARISSA/JO:
Keep away from me you wretch!
BRAXTON/JO:
I cannot keep away. Your beauty
draws me. Your passion ignites me.
I'VE GOT TO HOLD YOU.
CLARISSA:
I DEFY YOU!
BRAXTON:
GOT TO HAVE YOU!
CLARISSA:
LET ME BY YOU!
BRAXTON:
COME CLOSE—
CLARISSA:
DON'T COME TOO CLOSE—
BRAXTON:
COME CLOSE—
CLARISSA:
DON'T COME TOO CLOSE—
BRAXTON/ CLARISSA:
SO CLOSE, SO CLOSE TO ME!
BRAXTON:
I'll have her. And the mother too.
JO:
And at that moment, Rodrigo appears
in magnificent splendor!
RODRIGO/JO:
Unhand that woman, villain!
BRAXTON:
Who are you?
RODRIGO/JO:
I am your destiny,
Your bitterest foe.
You stole what was rightly mine
Ten long years ago.
You left me cold, alone and forgotten,
Now I'm back to settle the score!
PROFESSOR BHAER:
Miss March!
Better
Miss March, I spoke my mind,
as you spoke yours. Obviously, it was
not appreciated on either side.
JO:
Obviously! My stories were a great
success in Concord.
BETTER?
BETTER THAN WHAT?
BETTER THAN THIS DAZZLING PLOT?
BETTER?
THIS STORY WILL BE MY 'KING LEAR.'
EACH PHRASE IS BETTER.
BETTER THAN HIM.
BETTER! EVEN MY SMALLEST WHIM
IS BETTER!
HOW CAN HE MISS WHAT'S SO CLEAR?
HOW CAN I DO BETTER THAN WHAT'S
ALREADY HERE?
HOW CAN WHAT HE SAID TO ME BE TRUE?
IF I DON'T SUCCEED, WHAT WILL I DO?
TURN AROUND, GO BACK TO CONCORD?
LEAVE NEW YORK BEHIND
UNCONQUERED? NO!
HOW DARE HE MAKE ME DOUBT
THE WAY I FEEL?
DOUBT THAT EACH THRILLING PAGE
IS WHO I AM?
AREN'T THESE WORDS ALIVE
WITH PASSION,
VIVID AS MY ATTIC WHERE IT ALL BEGAN?
AMY:
Jo! Jo, the girls at school were
horrible to me! Charlotte Fenton
said my dress is ragged and my
nose is flat!
MEG:
Jo, I hate being a governess. I should
be meeting eligible young men.
AMY:
It's going to be a dismal Christmas:
what with Father away and no money
for presents.
BETH:
Meg, Amy – Jo has a surprise for us.
JO:
OR WAS I BETTER, BETTER WHEN
I WAS HOME?
Our Finest Dreams
Years from now, people will talk about
us: ‘One Christmas Eve four penniless
and ragged sisters put on an Operatic
Tragedy for all of Concord!’
AMY, BETH & MEG:
All of Concord! / Oh, Jo, no!
JO:
Filled with Blood and guts! Two
massacres, a masked ball, and several
heart- wrenching scenes.
WE'LL DIM THE LIGHTS.
THE CROWD WILL HUSH.
WE'LL START THE OVERTURE
AND BETH WILL SURELY BLUSH.
AND WHEN CLARISSA STARTS TO BLEED
CHRISTMAS WILL EXCEED OUR FINEST
DREAMS!
MEG:
Jo, do I die again in this one, again?
JO:
Yes!
MEG, YOU WILL DIE
LIKE NONE BEFORE.
THE WORLD WILL SHUTTER
WHEN YOUR BODY HITS THE FLOOR!
FOR WHEN RODRIGO MAKES YOU BLEED,
CHRISTMAS WILL EXCEED OUR FINEST
DREAMS!
NOW AMY: AS CLARISSA,
ONLY PASSION IS PERMISSIBLE.
THIS TRAGEDY DEPENDS
UPON THE FIRE IN YOUR EYES.
AND BETH: WHEN YOU’RE THE MOTHER,
YOU'LL BE NOBLE, YOU'LL BE PURE.
ALL HEARTS WILL MELT THE MOMENT
MOTHER CRIES.
Let us begin!
MEG:
Ah hah!
BETH:
Oooohhh!!
AMY:
‘Mother! Dear Mother, do not cry!’
JO:
No no no! Amy, expression! From the
heart! ‘Mother! Oh no, dear Mother,
do not cry!’
AMY:
‘Mother! Oh no, dear-‘ Jo! I am
teased and ridiculed at school and
all that concerns you is your silly
little tragedy.
JO:
I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED.
I KNOW IT'S HARD.
BUT WE WILL TRIUMPH WHEN
RODRIGO YELLS "EN GARDE"!
MEG, BETH:
Touche!
JO:
OUR SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED!
CHRISTMAS WILL BE THRILLING!
CHRISTMAS WILL BE GORY!
CHRISTMAS WILL EXCEED OUR
FINEST DREAMS.
I've made an important decision
today: as you know I've been
writing stories forever. With much
satisfaction. And people seem to like
what I write.
BETH:
We love it, Jo.
JO:
Absolutely. So I've decided I’m going
to become a world- renowned writer.
I shall write great books and earn
barrels of money. And I will give
you all everything you've ever
dreamed of!
AMY, BETH & MEG:
Oh, Jo / Jo can do anything! / Jo!
JO:
But we must promise to remain
just as we are. Solid, as a fortress. No
matter what happens, we must
promise that it’ll always be the four
March sisters – forever!
ALL:
Forever!
JO:
Come, let’s rehearse!
AMY:
‘Mother! oh no, dear mother, do
not cry!’
BETH:
‘Not my daughter, you wretch!’
MEG:
‘You will have me or no one!’
AMY:
‘No one!’
MEG, BETH & AMY:
BEFORE WE’RE DONE,
THE CROWD WILL ROAR.
WE’LL MAKE THEIR SPIRITS SOAR!
OUR SUCCESS IS GUARANTEED!
CHRISTMAS WILL BE THRILLING!
YES, CHRISTMAS WILL EXCEED
OUR FINEST DREAMS:
WHEN SWEET CLARISSA BEAMS,
WHEN BRAVE RODRIGO SCREAMS,
WHEN THE EVIL VILLAIN’S
GLASSY EYEBALL GLEAMS!
JO[In unison]:
I’VE GOT MY BOOTS AND HAT
MY MUSTACHE IS CURLED.
I’M MAKING MY ENTRANCE NOW,
WITH CURTAINS UNFURLED.
I’LL SHOW THEM ALL
I’M NO LITTLE WOMAN,
IN A DRESS ALL BUTTONED AND PEARLED.
I’M READY TO TAKE A BOW
I’VE TAKEN A SOLEMN VOW,
WITH ALL THAT I AM,
SOMEHOW:
My dearest Mama, there will be
Christmas after all!
BETH:
CHRISTMAS
AMY:
CHRISTMAS
MEG:
CHRISTMAS
JO:
CHRISTMAS
ALL:
WILL EXCEED OUR FINEST DREAMS!
Here Alone
‘MY DEAR HUSBAND…’
WRITE A LETTER, BE INVENTIVE.
TELL YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE.
BE ATTENTIVE TO THE DISTANCE.
SEND MY LOVE WITH EVERY LINE.
EVERY WORD SHOULD BRING YOU CLOSER
AND CARESS YOU WITH ITS TONE.
NOTHING SHOULD REMIND YOU
THAT I AM HERE ALONE.
I CAN’T TELL YOU WHAT I’M FEELING.
I CAN’T TALK ABOUT THE WAR.
HOW THE PEALING OF THE CHURCH BELLS
BRINGS THE BATTLE TO OUR DOORS.
I DON’T KNOW WHICH PART IS HARDER,
WHAT I KNOW OR WHAT’S UNKNOWN,
OR RAISING LITTLE WOMEN
WHEN I AM HERE ALONE.
COUNTING DAYS,
PRAYING FOR NEWS,
IS THIS THE LIFE
WE MEANT TO CHOOSE?
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I MISS YOU
AT THIS HOUR OF THE DAY?
HOW I WISH YOU WERE THE TWILIGHT
COME TO TAKE MY FEARS AWAY.
CAN I MANAGE FOUR YOUNG WOMEN?
I’M NOT CERTAIN I KNOW HOW.
WILL I BE THERE WHEN THEY NEED ME?
DO I FAIL THEM EVEN NOW?
I WISH THAT YOU WERE WITH ME,
WISH THAT I COULD BRING YOU HOME.
THE NIGHT SEEMS SO MUCH LONGER
NOW THAT I AM HERE ALONE.
Could You?
We earn our dreams in this world,
Josephine. It's foolish of me to think
you could ever change your ways.
JO:
I could try.
AUNT MARCH:
YOU COULD NEVER BEND YOUR WILL,
YOU COULD NEVER FOLLOW THROUGH.
YOU COULD NEVER BITE YOUR TONGUE,
THOUGH YOUR TONGUE MAY SPLIT IN TWO.
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE YOUR DREAMS,
THESE ARE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO!
HOW COULD YOU CHANGE?
YOU CAN'T. NOT YOU.
JO:
I could change if I wanted to.
AUNT MARCH:
COULD YOU PRACTICE SELF CONTROL?
COULD YOU POSSIBLY BE SHY?
COULD YOU WEAR A CORSET TIGHT
IN THE HEAT OF MID-JULY?
THESE ARE RULES YOU MUST OBEY,
EVERY ONE WHICH YOU DEFY!
YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE!
YOU WON'T. THAT'S WHY.
YET SOMEWHERE DEEP WITHIN
MY HEART I DO BELIEVE
YOU COULD CAPTIVATE THE WORLD.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE THERE IS
SO MUCH YOU COULD ACHIEVE.
IN TIME YOU COULD SUCCEED AND
TRAVEL VERY FAR INDEED.
YOU COULD BE BEGUILING!
JO:
CHARMING? ME?
AUNT MARCH:
SOMEONE WELL MANNERED,
A MODEL OF GRACE.
LEARN THE ART OF SMILING!
JO:
THAT COULD BE HARD.
AUNT MARCH:
IT ISN'T VERY HARD FOR SOMEONE
FULL OF DREAMS LIKE YOU,
IF YOU WORK YOU'LL FIND THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO!
JO:
SO IF I CHANGE WE'LL GO TO PARIS?
AUNT MARCH:
CHANGE COMPLETELY OR DON'T WASTE
MY TIME!
JO:
IF I CHANGE WE'LL STOP IN ANTWERP?
AUNT MARCH:
GRACIOUS LIVING WILL MAKE YOU SUBLIME.
JO:
IF I CHANGE YOU'LL TAKE ME TO ZURICH?
AUNT MARCH:
EVERY CITY FROM DUBLIN TO KAHN!
JO:
SURELY, WITH YOUR GUIDANCE,
I CAN LEARN TO USE FEMININE WILES
WITH ELAN!
I COULD BE BEGUILING.
AUNT MARCH:
AH- AH- AH
JO:
AH -AH -AH
JO:
I COULD LEARN TO CHARM
A DONKEY FOR A CHANCE
TO SEE THE WORLD.
LEARN THE ART OF SMILING!
AH-AH-AH!
JO, AUNT MARCH:
AH -AH -AH
JO:
I COULD BUTTON UP MY MIND
AND KEEP MY THOUGHTS
PERFUMED AND BURNED.
YES I SURELY THINK I COULD!
AUNT MARCH:
IF YOU COULD THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
JO:
THERE'S NOTHING THAT I WOULDN'T
SUFFER TO SEE THE WORLD!
I CAN DO IT IF I TRY.
I CAN DO IT BY SHEER WILL.
AUNT MARCH:
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WORK
TO ACQUIRE ANY SKILL.
JO, AUNT MARCH:
THESE ARE THINGS A GIRL MUST DO
WHEN SHE HAS DREAMS SHE MUST FULFILL!
AUNT MARCH:
CHANGE HOW YOU WALK
AND HOW YOU TALK.
CHANGE HOW YOU THINK
AND HOW YOU ARE.
JO:
I'LL HOLD MY BREATH AND
HOLD MY TONGUE.
DO WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAVEL FAR!
AUNT MARCH:
COULD YOU?
COULD YOU?
COULD YOU?
JO:
Ah-AH-AH
AH-AH-AH
AH-AH-AH
AH-AH-AH
YES, I COULD!
AUNT MARCH:
GOOD!
I'd Be Delighted
What will I do when someone
asks me to dance?
MARMEE:
Just smile and say—
I'D BE DELIGHTED
MEG:
DELIGHTED?
MARMEE:
THEN OFFER HIM YOUR HAND.
MEG:
DELIGHTED?
MARMEE:
DELIGHTED.
NOW LET HIM TAKE COMMAND.
MEG:
I'M HARDLY DELIGHTED.
MARMEE:
YOU'RE DANCING LIKE A CANDLE!
MEG:
NO, I CANNOT DANCE TONIGHT!
JO:
I'D BE DELIGHTED!
MEG:
THEN YOU GO.
BETH:
THE MUSIC IS ENTRANCING.
JO:
EXOTIC.
BETH:
HYPNOTIC.
MARMEE:
THE SOUND OF MEN ROMANCING.
MEG:
DELIGHTED?
MARMEE, BETH & JO:
DELIGHTED!
BETH:
AND SOME OF THEM ARE GLANCING!
JO:
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
MARMEE, BETH:
ELEGANCE TO SPARE.
MEG:
HOW CAN I BE SURE THEY'LL LIKE ME
WHEN I'M THERE?
MARMEE, BETH & JO:
I CAN SEE YOU DANCING ALL NIGHT!
ALL:
I'D BE DELIGHTED.
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
SO GLAD WE WERE INVITED!
ALL:
COMPLETELY DELIGHTED!
JO:
WHO PAID THE COACHMAN?
MEG:
I DID!
ALL:
DELIGHTED, PROVIDED
SUCCESS HAS BEEN DECIDED!
JO:
THE GLOVES.
MARMEE, BETH:
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
THE SHOES.
JO:
WHICH ONES?
MARMEE, BETH:
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
YOU CHOOSE!
JO:
NO HAT.
MARMEE, BETH:
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
NO TIME!
MEG, JO:
DELIGHTED!
MARMEE, BETH:
YOU LOOK SUBLIME!
ALL:
DELIGHTED!
Take a Chance on Me
What will I do when someone
asks me to dance?
MARMEE:
Just smile and say—
I'D BE DELIGHTED
MEG:
DELIGHTED?
MARMEE:
THEN OFFER HIM YOUR HAND.
MEG:
DELIGHTED?
MARMEE:
DELIGHTED.
NOW LET HIM TAKE COMMAND.
MEG:
I'M HARDLY DELIGHTED.
MARMEE:
YOU'RE DANCING LIKE A CANDLE!
MEG:
NO, I CANNOT DANCE TONIGHT!
JO:
I'D BE DELIGHTED!
MEG:
THEN YOU GO.
BETH:
THE MUSIC IS ENTRANCING.
JO:
EXOTIC.
BETH:
HYPNOTIC.
MARMEE:
THE SOUND OF MEN ROMANCING.
MEG:
DELIGHTED?
MARMEE, BETH & JO:
DELIGHTED!
BETH:
AND SOME OF THEM ARE GLANCING!
JO:
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
MARMEE, BETH:
ELEGANCE TO SPARE.
MEG:
HOW CAN I BE SURE THEY'LL LIKE ME
WHEN I'M THERE?
MARMEE, BETH & JO:
I CAN SEE YOU DANCING ALL NIGHT!
ALL:
I'D BE DELIGHTED.
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
SO GLAD WE WERE INVITED!
ALL:
COMPLETELY DELIGHTED!
JO:
WHO PAID THE COACHMAN?
MEG:
I DID!
ALL:
DELIGHTED, PROVIDED
SUCCESS HAS BEEN DECIDED!
JO:
THE GLOVES.
MARMEE, BETH:
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
THE SHOES.
JO:
WHICH ONES?
MARMEE, BETH:
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
YOU CHOOSE!
JO:
NO HAT.
MARMEE, BETH:
DELIGHTED!
MEG:
NO TIME!
MEG, JO:
DELIGHTED!
MARMEE, BETH:
YOU LOOK SUBLIME!
ALL:
DELIGHTED!
Off to Massachusetts
IF YOU SAY
‘COME WITH ME,
OFF TO MASSACHUSETTS’-
THEN TO MASSACHUSETTS
WE WILL GO.
WE WILL BUY DISHES THERE,
MAYBE EVEN TWO SETS.
BUY THE FINEST CHINA
THEN WE'LL DINE AWHILE
ON CREPE SUZETTES-
MR. LAURENCE:
Well, go on!
BETH:
WE WILL BUILD MODEL BOATS
OFF IN MASSACHUSETTS.
THERE IN MASSACHUSETTS
BY THE BAY
PUT THEM TOGETHER
AND WAIT UNTIL THE GLUE SETS-
MR. LAURENCE:
What's the matter now?
BETH:
I don’t remember the rest, sir.
MR. LAURENCE:
While we wait we'll polka
For the folk along the parapets!
BETH:
OFF
MR. LAURENCE:
TO MASSACHUSETTS.
BETH:
YES, WE'RE OFF
MR. LAURENCE:
TO WHERE THE SHOPS ARE SWEET!
BETH, MR. LAURENCE:
WE WILL PLAY MINUETS
OFF IN MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
BEACON STREET!
BETH:
IF YOU SAY,
‘COME WITH ME’
THEN TO MASSACHUSETTS
WE WILL GO
WE WILL BUY
DISHES THERE.
BUY THE FINEST CHINA
THEN WE’LL DINE AWHILE
ON CREPE SUZETTES.
OFF TO
MASSACHUSETTS.
YES, WE’RE OFF
MR. LAURENCE [In unison]:
IF YOU SAY ‘COME WITH ME,
OFF TO MASSACHUSETTS,’
THEN TO MASSACHUSETTS
WE WILL GO.
WE WILL BUY DISHES THERE,
MAYBE EVEN TWO SETS.
BUY THE FINEST CHINA
THEN WE’LL DINE AWHILE
ON CREPE SUZETTES.
YES, WE’RE OFF TO
MASSACHUSETTS.
YES, WE’RE OFF
BETH, MR. LAURENCE:
TO WHERE THE SHOPS ARE SWEET!
WE WILL HAVE NO REGRETS
OFF IN MASSACHUSETTS
MR. LAURENCE:
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WE-
BETH:
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WE-
BETH, MR. LAURENCE:
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WE REPEAT!
Five Forever
I want to declare before everyone-
before the world – that on this day of
forgiveness and joy – that you-
Theodore Laurence the Third – who
has valiantly lost all contest to me-
I declare you our brother: the
brother we never had
SWEAR TO US YOUR
GREATEST OATH OF LOYALTY.
AN OATH AS DAZZLING AS YOUR CHARMS.
LAURIE:
I SWEAR I'LL FOLLOW YOU LIKE ROYALTY.
AMY, MEG & BETH:
COME WEAR OUR ROYAL COAT OF ARMS.
JO:
FROM NOW ON WE ARE JOINED
AND WE SHALL NOT BE PARTED.
FROM THIS DAY ON IT'S ALL FOR ONE
AND ONE FOR ALL FOR LIFE
LAURIE:
WE'LL LIVE LIKE MUSKETEERS.
AMY, MEG & BETH:
TOGETHER WE'LL PREVAIL.
ALL:
WE'LL BE FIVE FOR ALL
FOREVER FROM NOW ON.
BETH:
NOW EACH OF US MUST
SWEAR FOR ALL ETERNITY:
OUR BOND SHALL NEVER BE UNDONE
AMY, JO, MEG & LAURIE:
NOTHING SHALL SEVER THIS FRATERNITY.
ALL:
WE'LL ALWAYS LIVE AND DIE AS ONE.
FROM NOW ON WE ARE JOINED
AND WE SHALL NOT BE PARTED.
JO:
FROM THIS DAY ON IT'S ALL FOR ONE.
ALL:
AND ONE FOR ALL FOR LIFE.
JO:
TOGETHER WE WILL FIGHT
LAURIE:
YOUR BATTLES WILL BE MINE!
ALL:
WE'LL BE FIVE FOR ALL FOREVER
FROM NOW ON.
Speech! Speech!
LAURIE:
ON THIS WONDERFUL DAY,
ONE I'LL NEVER FORGET,
I AM HONORED TO SAY I AM YOURS.
GIRLS:
ON THIS WONDERFUL...
NEVER FORGET...
AH!
ALL:
FROM THIS DAY ON WE SWEAR
THAT WE SHALL NOT BE PARTED
FROM THIS DAY ON, NO MATTER WHAT,
WE'RE FIVE FOR ALL FOR LIFE.
WE'LL CONQUER EVERY FOE –
JO:
WITH OUR BROTHER BY OUR SIDE.
MEG:
And if John Brooke were here,
he'd be our brother too!
LAURIE:
Meg's in love!
JO:
WE'LL CONSIDER ANY FRIEND.
LAURIE:
WE'LL BE LOYAL TO THE END!
GIRLS:
WE'LL BE FIVE FOR ALL FOREVER-
LAURIE:
WE'LL BE FIVE FOR ALL FOREVER-
ALL:
WE'LL BE FIVE FOR ALL
FOREVER FROM NOW ON
AND ON AND ON-
FROM NOW ON!
More Than I Am
Meg…Margaret-
IF YOU COULD FIND IT IN YOUR HEART,
IF YOU COULD LOVE ME AS I LOVE YOU,
IF ONLY YOU'D CARE IF WE ARE APART-
THEN I WOULD BE RICH.
I WOULD BE WISE.
I WOULD BE MORE,
MORE THAN I AM.
MEG:
WAIT FOR YOUR RETURN?
WAIT WHILE YOU'RE AT WAR?
MR. BROOKE:
IF YOU WILL WAIT WHILE I AM GONE,
IF YOU'LL IMAGINE ME HERE WITH YOU,
IF ONLY YOU'D CARE IF I CARRY ON,
THEN I COULD BE STRONG.
I COULD BE BRAVE.
I COULD BE MORE,
MORE THAN I AM.
MEG:
WHY MUST YOU GO?
DON’T BE TOO BRAVE.
ONLY COME HOME.
MR. BROOKE:
IF YOU WILL SAY YOU LOVE ME
ENOUGH TO MARRY ME,
I WILL COME AND LOVE YOU
MEG:
SWEAR YOU'LL COME HOME.
MR. BROOKE:
FOR ALL OF MY LIFE.
AND I WILL BE MORE, MORE THAN I AM.
SAY YES, MAKE ME MORE THAN I AM.
MEG:
I'LL MARRY YOU TOMORROW.
I'LL MARRY YOU TODAY.
COME HOME AND I WILL LOVE YOU
FOR ALL OF MY LIFE.
MEG, MR. BROOKE:
I SWEAR TO YOU NOW WITH ALL MY HEART,
I SWEAR I WILL LOVE YOU AS YOU LOVE ME.
FROM THIS MOMENT ON,
THOUGH WE'LL BE APART,
MEG:
I WILL BE MORE
MR. BROOKE
I WILL BE MORE
MEG:
MORE THAN I AM.
MR. BROOKE:
MORE THAN I AM
MEG, MR. BROOKE:
WITH YOU I WILL BE MORE THAN I AM.
Astonishing
WHO IS HE? WHO IS HE WITH
HIS ‘MARRY ME’?
WITH HIS RING AND HIS ‘MARRY ME’?
THE NERVE, THE GALL.
THIS IS NOT, NOT WHAT
WAS MEANT TO BE.
HOW COULD HE RUIN IT ALL
WITH THOSE TWO WORDS?
I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM,
THOUGHT THAT HE KNEW ME.
WHEN DID IT CHANGE? WHAT DID I MISS?
A KISS? WHEN I THOUGHT, ALL ALONG,
THAT WE WERE MEANT TO
FORGE FRONTIERS-
HOW COULD I BE SO WRONG?
AND I NEED, HOW I NEED
MY SISTERS HERE.
IF I CAN'T SHARE MY DREAMS
WHAT WERE THEY FOR?
I THOUGHT OUR PROMISE
MEANT THAT WE WOULD
NEVER CHANGE AND NEVER PART.
I THOUGHT TOGETHER WE'D
AMAZE THE WORLD!
HOW CAN I LIVE MY DREAMS
OR EVEN START
WHEN EVERYTHING HAS COME APART?
I THOUGHT HOME WAS ALL I'D EVER WANT.
MY ATTIC ALL I'D EVER NEED.
NOW NOTHING FEELS
THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED.
I ONLY KNOW I'M MEANT
FOR SOMETHING MORE
I'VE GOT TO KNOW IF I CAN BE
ASTONISHING.
THERE'S A LIFE THAT I AM MEANT TO LEAD,
ALIVE LIKE NOTHING I HAVE KNOWN.
I CAN FEEL IT AND IT'S FAR FROM HERE.
I'VE GOT TO FIND IT ON MY OWN.
EVEN NOW I FEEL IT'S HEAT UPON MY SKIN:
A LIFE OF PASSION THAT
PULLS ME FROM WITHIN.
A LIFE THAT I AM ACHING TO BEGIN.
THERE MUST BE SOMEWHERE I CAN BE
ASTONISHING.
ASTONISHING.
I'LL FIND MY WAY.
I'LL FIND IT FAR AWAY.
I'LL FIND IT IN THE UNEXPECTED
AND UNKNOWN.
I'LL FIND MY LIFE IN MY OWN WAY- TODAY.
HERE I GO AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.
MY GREAT ADVENTURE HAS BEGUN.
I MAY BE SMALL BUT I'VE GOT GIANT PLANS
TO SHINE AS BRIGHTLY AS THE SUN.
I WILL BLAZE UNTIL I FIND MY
TIME AND PLACE,
I WILL BE FEARLESS, SURRENDERING
MODESTY AND GRACE.
I WILL NOT DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE.
I'LL SHOUT AND START A RIOT,
BE ANYTHING BUT QUIET.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS,
I'LL BE ASTONISHING,
ASTONISHING,
ASTONISHING,
AT LAST.
The Weekly Volcano Press
I CAME TO NEW YORK ON A DREAM.
I KNEW IT MIGHT TAKE ME AWHILE.
BUT ALL I'VE BEEN HEARING
SINCE I ARRIVED
IS ‘LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE ON THE PILE.’
SO TODAY I WOKE UP AND
DECIDED IT'S TIME.
TIME TO ACHIEVE, TIME TO THRIVE,
TIME TO CLIMB!
PROFESSOR BHAER:
Miss March, tell us what happened!
JO:
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DREAM
YOUR DREAM IS JUST A GUESS.
SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU
WORK REALLY HARD
YOU DON’T KNOW IF YOU’LL
EVER FIND SUCCESS.
SO I GRABBED A STORY TO SELL
AND GOT READY TO RAISE HELL!
THEN I MARCHED OUT THE DOOR,
AND HEADED RIGHT FOR,
THE WEEKLY VOLCANO PRESS.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
Henry Dashwood-
now he is a man of taste!
JO:
DASHWOOD WAS A FIEND,
HE SNEERED AT MY DISTRESS.
TOSSED MY STORY HIGH ON A STACK,
BUT I WAS DETERMINED
I WOULD PROGRESS!
I SAID ‘SIR, I’LL WAIT WHILE YOU READ.’
BUT ALAS, HE DISAGREED.
SO I JUMPED ON A CHAIR
AND READ IT RIGHT THERE AT THE WEEKLY VOLCANO PRESS!
PROFESSOR BHAER:
You did what?
JO/CLARISSA:
‘Keep away from me, you wretch!’
JO/BRAXTON:
‘I cannot keep away. Your beauty
draws me. Your passion ignites me-‘
PROFESSOR BHAER:
Ah! It’s the one with all the
horror in it. The blood bath!
JO:
That’s the one! But I took to heart
what you said- AND I embellished. I
made it better.
BRAXTON:
I’VE GOT TO HAVE YOU!
CLARISSA:
I DEFY YOU!
BRAXTON:
I WILL TAKE YOU!
CLARISSA:
LET ME BY YOU!
CLARISSA / JO:
LET GO! LET GO! LET GO!
LET GO! LET GO!
JO:
Rodrigo appears in
magnificent splendor.
RODRIGO:
Unhand that woman, villain!
CLARISSA/ BRAXTON:
Who are you?
RODRIGO:
I AM YOUR DESTINY,
YOUR BITTEREST FOE.
I’VE COME TO AVENGE YOUR CRIMES
OF TEN YEARS AGO!
Run to the forest! Run!
CLARISSA:
I can’t! The forest is dangerous! My
sister went in there
and never returned.
RODRIGO:
You must risk it!
You must take the dark path.
Your fate awaits you.
BRAXTON:
She will never escape me!
RODRIGO:
Hurry!
BRAXTON:
Engarde!
RODRIGO:
Go- now!
JO:
DASHWOOD WAS AGHAST,
BUT I COULD NOT CARE LESS.
WORDS I SPOKE, IGNITED THE AIR.
I FELT LIKE A PUBLISHING LIONESS!
THAT’S WHEN DASHWOOD
STARTED TO SHOUT
AND I THOUGHT HE’D THROW ME OUT.
BUT THEN I PERSEVERED
AND A FOREST APPEARED
AT THE WEEKLY VOLCANO PRESS!
The forest is dark, and scary. Clarissa
enters, trembling, fearful of what fate
awaits her. She comes to a fork in the
road and stops.
CLARISSA / JO:
Which way do I go?
JO:
A Hag appears.
HAG:
I CAN HELP YOU CHOOSE,
BUT YOU MUST MAKE A SACRIFICE.
GIVE ME SOMETHING, DEAR.
THOSE COMBS ARE NICE.
CLARISSA:
WITHOUT THESE COMBS
WHAT WILL I BE?
HAG:
PERHAPS A HAG AS DULL AS ME?
CLARISSA:
I CAN’T!
HAG:
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW YOUR DESTINY
UNLESS YOU GIVE UP VANITY.
CLARISSA:
I’VE GOT TO KNOW.
PLEASE SHOW ME WHERE TO GO.
HAG:
YOUR FATE AWAITS YOU THERE.
JO:
The path is perilous. She avoids
swamps. She loses her footing.
Her shoes tumble off. The sleeve
of her dress gets caught on a
twisted limb. She comes to wild
rapids and can go no further.
CLARISSA / JO:
How should I get across?
JO:
A troll appears.
TROLL:
IF YOU WANT TO CROSS:
YOU MUST PAY ME!
I’VE THE ONLY BOAT THAT
CAN GET YOU THERE ALIVE.
I SEE YOU WEAR A NECKLACE
THAT HOLDS A PRETTY JEWEL.
MY PRICE TO GET ACROSS IS
WHAT YOU’RE WEARING
ROUND YOUR NECK-
OH HOW IT’S GLITTER MAKES ME DROOL.
CLARISSA:
I’VE NOTHING LEFT BUT THIS.
MY PROSPECTS ARE SO BLEAK!
TROLL:
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT WISDOM IS
UNLESS YOU GIVE UP ALL YOUR RICHES.
CLARISSA:
HERE: IT’S YOURS!
NOW SHOW ME DISTANT SHORES.
TROLL:
I’LL TAKE YOU TO YOUR FATE.
JO:
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DREAM
YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
IN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS.
SUDDENLY A DAY CAN BE SO AMAZING.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU
YEARN YOU BURN THE AIR,
AND SOMEONE ELSE FEELS THE FLAME
YOU ALWAYS KNEW WAS THERE!
KNIGHT:
Stop, please.
CLARISSA:
I cannot stop.
KNIGHT:
Can you not give a tired
old knight some assistance?
CLARISSA:
I have nothing left to give.
KNIGHT:
Give me your time.
CLARISSA:
My fate awaits me.
KNIGHT:
Can you not care for me?
It’s been years since I felt the
touch of another hand.
CLARISSA:
Then take mine. And take my shawl.
Ragged as it is.
KNIGHT:
You have now completed your
journey. My sword is yours. It will
protect you against your enemies.
You may now return to the moors.
YOUR FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS…
JO:
And Clarissa raced from the forest,
Raced to the moors where she called:
‘I have returned, Braxton! I will free
the moors of your tyranny! Fight me!’
BRAXTON:
I always knew you’d come back to me.
They always do!
JO:
Clarissa thrusts. She parries. She
backs up Braxton and pins him
against the tree. She leaps up on a
craggy rock, her sword swishing and
swooshing! Never has she been more
determined. She is on fire! Pity she
hadn’t taken dueling lessons. Out of
nowhere - who should appear – but
the long forgotten Rodrigo.
RODRIGO:
This is your end, villain! I’ve waited a
lifetime to destroy you.
BRAXTON:
Who are you?
RODRIGO:
I am your worst nightmare, Braxton.
I am – her sister!
JO:
AND THEN DASHWOOD GOT ON HIS KNEES,
CRYING, ‘SELL THIS TO ME PLEASE!’
PROFESSOR BHAER:
Miss March!
JO:
THEN HE ORDERED FOUR MORE.
NOW I’M WRITING FOR, THE WEEKLY
VOLCANO PRESS!
PROFESSOR BHAER, HAG, TROLL, KNIGHT & MRS. KIRK:
SOMETIMES
WHEN YOU DREAM
YOUR DREAMS
COME TRUE
IN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS.
SUDDENLY A DAY
CAN BE SO AMAZING.
AND SOMETIMES
WHEN YOU YEARN,
YOU BURN THE AIR
AND THEN YOU ARE
NOT THE SAME.
THE WORLD BECOMES
YOURS TO CLAIM
WHEN SOMEONE ELSE
FEELS THE FLAME
YOU ALWAYS
KNEW WAS THERE!
JO, CLARISSA & RODRIGO [IN UNISON]:
I’M READY FOR DESTINY!
MY TRESSES ARE CURLED.
I’LL TAKE WHAT IS
RIGHTLY MINE,
WITH CURTAINS UNFURLED.
I WILL NOT QUIT,
I WON’T BE FORGOTTEN.
I WILL SHINE,
I’LL DAZZLE
AND MORE.
I’M READY TO
TAKE A BOW.
I’VE TAKEN A
SOLEMN VOW,
HERE AND NOW:
I’LL ASTONISH
THE WORLD!
How I Am
SHE ASKS HOW I AM.
AND SO: HOW AM I?
MY DAYS ARE THE USUAL DAYS.
I WAKE UP, I GO OUT.
TIME GOES BY.
MY DAYS ARE EXACTLY THE DAYS
I HAVE LIVED SINCE ARRIVING HERE.
IN FACT, HOW I AM IS AMAZED HOW
THIS COMFORTS ME YEAR BY YEAR.
I WORK AND I EAT.
LIFE IS MUFFINS AND JAM.
THE HOUSE IS NICE AND QUIET NOW.
THAT IS HOW I AM.
FIVE YEARS IN THESE ROOMS,
READING HEGEL AND KANT.
MY MIND IS DEVOTED TO THOUGHTS
ON THE MEANING OF LIFE.
WHAT MORE COULD I WANT?
SO WHY IS IT LATELY I FIND I’M
UNEASY ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT?
AND WHY EVEN NOW DOES MY SKIN
FEEL EXPLOSIVE AS DYNAMITE?
WHY DOES MY HEART POUND
LIKE A BATTERING RAM?
HOW CAN SHE ASK ME HOW I AM?
HOW I AM IS FINE!
‘DEAR MISS MARCH, THERE IS NOTHING
DRAMATIC OR NEW TO REPORT.
THIS WILL BE SHORT.
MORNING AND EVENING I LIVE
IN MY USUAL WAY.
ON THE DAY YOU RETURN YOU
WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF!
TELL ME MISS MARCH, ARE YOU
HAPPY SO FAR FROM THE CLANG
AND THE BEAT OF OUR TURBULENT STREET?
QUITE OFTEN I THINK OF
OUR DAYS IN NEW YORK.
THOUGH OF COURSE SINCE YOU WENT I
HAVE BEEN QUITE CONTENT.’
ACH! I WAKE IN THE MORNING
AND ALL THAT I HEAR
IS THE ABSENCE OF SOUND.
YES! MY PEACE IS DISTURBED
BUT THE RUCKUS IS ME
AS MY THOUGHTS RUN AGROUND.
I WANTED A LIFE BY MYSELF
IN THESE ROOMS,
AND NOW ALL AROUND ME
ANOTHER LIFE LOOMS.
WHO ASKED HER TO COME AND
TO GO AND TO LEAVE ME LIKE THAT?
AND NOW SHE EXPECTS ME
TO SEND HER A NOTE?
WITH WORDS, IF I SPOKE,
THAT WOULD STICK IN MY THROAT!
WHO ASKED HER TO CHANGE HOW I LIVE,
HOW I THINK, HOW I AM?
SHE ASKS HOW I AM.
HOW CAN I REPLY?
I GO THROUGH MY DAILY ROUTINE.
I GIVE LESSONS, I WAIT.
TIME GOES BY.
YET LATELY I FIND THERE IS
PLEASURE IN HUMMING A SILLY TUNE.
AND SOME DAYS I GO TO THE PARK
AND I SIT THERE ALL AFTERNOON.
SOME EVENINGS I SWEAR
I CAN HEAR A DOOR SLAM.
THE HOUSE IS FAR TOO QUIET NOW.
THAT IS HOW I AM.
Some Things Are Meant to Be
When you were first born,
not an hour old, I told Marmee-
BETH:
'Beth is mine!'
JO:
Everyone has someone special in the
world, and I have you; my sweet Beth.
Give me a task to do.
BETH:
LET'S PRETEND
WE'RE RIDING ON A KITE.
LET'S IMAGINE
WE'RE FLYING THROUGH THE AIR.
JO:
WE'LL ASCEND
UNTIL WE'RE OUT OF SIGHT.
LIGHT AS PAPER, WE'LL SOAR!
BETH:
LET'S BE WILD, UP HIGH ABOVE THE SAND.
FEEL THE WIND,
THE WORLD AT OUR COMMAND.
LET'S ENJOY THE VIEW, AND NEVER LAND.
JO:
FLOATING FAR FROM THE SHORE.
BETH:
SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE:
THE CLOUDS MOVING FAST AND FREE.
JO:
THE SUN ON A SILVER SEA.
BETH, JO:
A SKY THAT'S BRIGHT AND BLUE.
BETH:
AND SOME THINGS WILL NEVER END:
JO:
THE THRILL OF OUR MAGIC RIDE.
BETH:
THE LOVE THAT I FEEL INSIDE FOR YOU.
JO:
WE'LL CLIMB HIGH
BEYOND THE BREAK OF DAY.
BETH:
SLEEP ON STARDUST
AND DINE ON BITS OF MOON.
JO:
YOU AND I WILL FIND THE MILKY WAY.
JO, BETH:
WE'LL BE MAD, AND EXPLORE.
BETH:
WE'LL RECLINE
JO:
WE'LL RECLINE,
JO, BETH:
A LOFT UPON THE BREEZE.
BETH:
DART ABOUT
JO:
DART ABOUT,
JO, BETH:
SAIL ON WITH WINDY EASE.
PASS THE DAYS DOING ONLY
AS WE PLEASE.
THAT'S WHAT LIVING IS FOR.
BETH:
SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE.
THE TIDE TURNING ENDLESSLY,
THE WAY IT TAKES HOLD OF ME
NO MATTER WHAT I DO.
BUT SOME THINGS WILL NEVER DIE:
THE PROMISE OF WHO YOU ARE,
YOUR MEMORIES WHEN I AM
FAR FROM YOU.
ALL MY LIFE, I'VE LIVED FOR LOVING YOU.
LET ME GO NOW...
The Most Amazing Thing
Amy, did you tell Jo?
JO:
Tell me what?
AMY:
THE MOST AMAZING THING…
LAURIE:
REALLY QUITE A THING…
AMY:
You tell her.
LAURIE:
No, you tell her.
AMY:
All right, I’ll tell her.
WE WERE UNDER THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS-
LAURIE:
IN A GONDOLA.
AMY:
UNDER ITALIAN SKIES-
LAURIE:
SHE WAS SINGING LULLABIES.
AMY:
HE SAID HE LIKED THE WAY I SING!
LAURIE:
THE DAY WAS OURS.
AMY:
WE TALKED FOR HOURS.
LAURIE:
IT WAS AMAZING.
AMY:
I SAID, I LOVE FIREFLIES!
LAURIE:
I SAID SO DO I!
AMY:
I TOLD HIM I HATE GOODBYES!
LAURIE:
THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HER EYES!
AMY:
I SWEAR THAT BELLS BEGAN TO RING!
LAURIE:
WE FOUND THAT WE—
AMY:
WERE SO ALIKE—
LAURIE, AMY:
IT WAS AMAZING!
JO:
So…tell me…who proposed to whom?
AMY:
You know? Oh, we were trying to be
so discreet about it.
LAURIE:
AMAZING!
THERE WE WERE IN VENICE -
AMY:
IN A GONDOLA—
LAURIE:
IN VENICE!
AMY:
WHEN HE SUDDENLY STOOD UP -
LAURIE:
AND SHOUTED—
BOTH:
“WILL YOU MARRY ME?”
AMY:
IT WAS SO ROMANTIC!
LAURIE:
THEN I FELL INTO THE WATER -
AMY:
AND BEFORE WE EVEN KNEW IT—
LAURIE:
SHE DOVE IN AND RESCUED ME!
AMY:
IT HAPPENED BEFORE WE KNEW.
LAURIE:
HOW COULD WE HAVE KNOWN?
AMY:
AMAZING WHAT TIME CAN DO!
LAURIE:
FROM THAT MOMENT MY HEART FLEW.
AMY:
WE’LL BE MARRIED IN THE SPRING.
LAURIE, AMY:
WHO EVER THOUGHT IN ALL THE WORLD
WE’D FALL IN LOVE AND YET, WE DID.
AMY:
IT WAS AMAZING!
LAURIE:
AMAZING!
LAURIE, AMY:
AMAZING!
THE MOST AMAZING THING!
Days of Plenty
Don't make so much of me Jo...
I NEVER DREAMED OF THIS SORROW.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE REASON
TO LAMENT.
I HOPED I'D NEVER KNOW HEARTBREAK.
HOW I WISH I COULD CHANGE
THE WAY THINGS WENT.
I WANTED NOTHING BUT GOODNESS.
I WANTED REASON TO PREVAIL.
NOT THIS BARE EMPTINESS.
I WANTED DAYS OF PLENTY.
BUT I REFUSED TO FEEL TRAGIC.
I AM ACHING FOR MORE THAN
PAIN AND GRIEF.
THERE HAS GOT TO BE MEANING.
MOST OF ALL WHEN A LIFE
HAS BEEN SO BRIEF.
I HAVE GOT TO LEARN SOMETHING.
HOW CAN I GIVE HER ANY LESS?
I WANT LIFE TO GO ON.
I WANT DAYS OF PLENTY.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THERE
IS REASON FOR HOPE.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT
THE ANSWERS WILL COME.
YOU CAN'T LET THIS DEFEAT YOU.
I WON'T LESS THIS DEFEAT YOU.
YOU MUST FIGHT TO KEEP HER
THERE WITHIN YOU!
SO BELIEVE THAT SHE MATTERED
AND BELIEVE THAT SHE ALWAYS WILL.
SHE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.
SHE'LL BE PART OF THE DAYS
YOU'VE YET TO FEEL.
SHE WILL LIVE IN YOUR BOUNTY.
SHE WILL LIVE AS YOU
CARRY ON YOUR LIFE.
SO CARRY ON, FULL OF HOPE,
SHE'LL BE THERE
FOR ALL YOUR DAYS OF PLENTY.
The Fire Within Me
HOW DO I GO ON?
JUST AN EMPTY ROOM.
ALL I HAVE ARE MEMORIES.
I NEED A TASK TO DO.
SOMEONE GIVE ME A TASK TO DO.
I NEED A-
I THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW
WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE FOREVER.
I THOUGHT THE PROMISES WE MADE
WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT END.
I THOUGHT THE LOVE WE SHARED
WOULD KEEP US AS WE WERE.
IT WAS THE FIRE WITHIN ME.
WE DREAMED AND PLOTTED
WITH ABANDON IN THIS ATTIC.
WHEN WE GATHERED HERE
THE ROOM BECAME OUR CITADEL.
WE WERE AMAZING THEN
MY SISTERS AND I.
THEY WERE THE FIRE WITHIN ME.
IN THIS ROOM I KNEW WE WERE ALIVE.
NOTHING WAS TOO PAINFUL TO SURVIVE.
WE FACED THE WORLD TOGETHER,
THE FOUR OF US FOREVER SIDE BY SIDE.
EVERYTHING I PROMISED WAS FOR THEM.
I WAS THEIRS NO MATTER WHERE
OR WHEN.
HOW CAN THAT BE LOST FOREVER?
HOW, WHEN I GAVE EVERYTHING
WITH ALL MY HEART?
‘It was several days before Christmas.
It was several days before Christmas.
The sisters sat about the parlor and
grumbled about their fate. Meg, the
oldest and most romantic, said, ‘It’s
not fair that some girls have pretty things
while we have nothing.’ ‘And it won’t
be Christmas without presents,’ said
Amy, with her usual pout. ‘And we
haven’t got Father to read to us,’
said Jo, who yearned to travel and
write great books. ‘Only Beth, sitting
contented, said, in a tone so sweet
even angels would have listened, ‘But
e’ve got each other.’
EVERYTHING I PROMISED
THEM IS HERE.
ALL OF US, THE WAY WE USED TO BE.
WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE EACH OTHER.
THEY WILL ALWAYS BE THE
FIRE IN MY HEART.
HERE I GO AND THERE’S NO TURNING BACK:
MY GREAT ADVENTURE HAS BEGUN.
I MAY BE SMALL BUT I’VE GOT GIANT PLANS
TO SHINE AS BRIGHTLY AS THE SUN.
HERE IN ALL THE SMALLEST DETAILS
OF THE PAST,
HERE IN THIS ATTIC, SUDDENLY LIFE
IS SOMETHING VAST.
THE FOUR OF US FOREVER HERE AT LAST.
AS UNEXPECTED AS CAN BE.
ASTONISHING.
Small Umbrella in the Rain
Jo, we are not at all alike. We have
our differences. May I be blunt?
JO:
Be blunt. By all means.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
I THINK PERHAPS IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN.
JO:
THE SKY GETS BLUER BY THE HOUR.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
THE WATER FALLS IN LITTLE DROPS.
JO:
THAT’S WHY IT’S CALLED A SUN SHOWER
PROFESSOR BHAER:
AH, AND NOW IT STOPS…
JO:
You were about to be blunt?
PROFESSOR BHAER:
IF I SAY RAIN, THEN YOU SUN.
IF I SAY YES, THEN YOU SAY NO.
IT SEEMS BEFORE WE START, WE’RE DONE.
WE EVEN ARGUE AT “HELLO”
IF I SAY, SHARE WITH ME
THIS SMALL UMBRELLA.
JO:
I SAY WHO CARES IF WE GET WET?
PROFESSOR BHAER:
WE ARE AS DIFFERENT AS THE
MORNING AND THE NIGHT.
JO:
NO, WE’RE AS DIFFERENT AS THE
WINTER AND THE SPRING.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
WE ALWAYS SEEM TO FIGHT.
JO:
WE DISAGREE ON EVERYTHING.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
AND YET…
YOU MAKE ME SMILE,
YOU MAKE ME LAUGH,
YOU MAKE ME CARE.
HOW CAN I EXPLAIN?
INSIDE MY HEART
I FEEL A PAIN
WHEN YOU’RE NOT THERE.
THOUGH WE’RE NOT AT ALL ALIKE,
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ALIVE.
IF WE HAD THAT IN COMMON,
THAT ONE SMALL THING IN COMMON,
LOVE COULD BE LIKE A SMALL UMBRELLA
IN THE RAIN.
WHEN PEOPLE DISCOVER PASSION,
THEY’VE COME UPON SOMETHING RARE.
THIS FERVOR THEY HAVE IN COMMON
WILL SHELTER THEM ANYWHERE.
THOUGH THE REST MAY BE ROUGH,
WITH SUCH PASSION TO SHARE,
I THINK WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH-
ENOUGH TO MAKE A MARRIAGE
IF WE DARE.
JO:
You are proposing?
PROFESSOR BHAER:
No. Yes! Yes! I do not mean today.
Or tomorrow. Or even next month.
In a year maybe. Two years even.
I am a patient man.
JO:
I WON’T BE SWEET, WON’T BE DEMURE.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
THIS I PREFER, THIS I ADORE.
JO:
I’LL SPEAK MY MIND, YOU CAN BE SURE
PROFESSOR BHAER:
I’LL BE ENCHANTED TO THE CORE.
JO:
IF I SAY, LET ME SHARE YOUR
SMALL UMBRELLA.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
I’LL SAY, WHO CARES IF WE GET WET?
JO:
WE’LL BE AS DIFFERENT AS A
HUSBAND AND A WIFE…
PROFESSOR BHAER:
NO, WE’LL BE AS DIFFERENT AS A
WOMAN AND A MAN
JO:
WE’LL FIGHT OUR WAY THROUGH LIFE.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
WE’LL DISAGREE THE BEST WE CAN.
JO:
AND YET…
JO, PROFESSOR BHAER:
YOU MAKE ME SMILE,
YOU MAKE ME LAUGH,
YOU MAKE ME CARE.
HOW CAN I EXPLAIN?
INSIDE MY HEART I FEEL A PAIN
WHEN YOU’RE NOT THERE.
THOUGH WE’RE NOT AT ALL ALIKE,
YOU MAKE ME FEEL ALIVE.
JO:
YES, WE HAVE THAT IN COMMON.
PROFESSOR BHAER:
THAT ONE SMALL THING IN COMMON.
JO, PROFESSOR BHAER:
OUR LOVE IS LIKE A SMALL UMBRELLA
IN THE RAIN.
Sometimes When You Dream
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DREAM
YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
IN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS.
SUDDENLY, A DAY CAN BE SO AMAZING.
AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU YEARN
YOU BURN THE AIR. AND THEN YOU ARE
NOT THE SAME…AND THE WORLD IS—
PROFESSOR BHAER:
Jo, we’re all waiting for you
