Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

[Jon] The night I presented, people began to buzz

- Listen, sweetie, I gotta run. - I'm sorry, Rosa...

♪ The green, green dress What a pleasure to unwrap ♪

A window looking out on a field.

The first presentation of your musical is like having a colonoscopy in Times Square.

- ♪ What the green, green dress ♪ - ♪ Does to me on you ♪

♪ Oh, why do we refuse To hang a light ♪

♪ But you've turned off the volume ♪

The beating heart of the nation.

♪ Don't say the answer ♪

I need to leave. I need to walk out that door and go.

♪ The green, green dress ♪

♪ So just forget Shakespeare Beckett, Molière ♪

♪ The glamour and style Have been replaced by gaud ♪

And it's been successfully tested on a number of mammals.

- [glasses clink] - [whispers] God...

I can't get married. I can't have kids.

The first, and so far, only actual theater person

♪ Cloudy vision Test the water ♪

♪ Why does it take catastrophe To start a revolution? ♪

before you just cut off my power?

You're gonna write a great American musical in the next ten minutes?

After the workshop.

[Jon] This has never happened to me before. I... [sighs]

♪ Soft long hair Baby, beautiful blue eyes ♪

We haven't gotten a lot of RSVPs.

♪ Two, three Oh, bite the... Thirteen ♪

♪ I have to laugh ♪

♪ If you're just an empty image ♪

[laughing] It's so funny because I was gonna say the exact same thing.

- [ticking intensifies] - [dialogue fades]

Last week, I wrote a song about sugar. It took me three hours.

- [older woman] The right stuff. - Right stuff.

♪ You as the knight ♪

♪ Don't forget the neighbors Michelle and Gay ♪

- What am I doing here? - [ticking]

This is phenomenal. Look at the space, it's just phenomenal.

- This is the last time. Seriously. - I know. Thank you.

- Can we just talk for a second? - Mm.

Hey. Hi. You could have called first.

- The right thing to do. - Ooh.

- Any day now. - [light chuckle]

- ♪ That's the play game ♪ - ♪ That's the play game ♪

[cheering, applause]

- Carolyn. - [woman 3] Can we get the check?

♪ Never in the history of entertainment Will there be an affair quite like it ♪

♪ Hands, no Shoulder, no ♪

- ♪ Me on the green, green dress ♪ - ♪ Green, green dress ♪

♪ His luck will never end ♪

Why shouldn't I want those things, Jon? Not all of us have options you do.

♪ She's through with competition ♪

Except for the parts Jonathan made up.

without a hint of even the slightest thing original

I've left multiple messages with your secretary.

♪ So why do I want To play the play game? ♪

No, baby, it's expensive to make art here.

[both chuckle lightly]

- [Susan laughs] - How did he do that?

I would love to figure it out right now.

[Jon] I think of our friends, so many.

What are you doing with your life that's so noble?

- Hi. - Welcome.

- ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪ - ♪ Johnny can't decide ♪

Well, that's good. Mm.

I find that very hard to believe. It was incredible this morning.

Your protagonist is either gonna go in this direction or that direction.

while Broadway just churns out mega-musicals

The oldest one was 27.

I could just watch you dancing forever.

- Richard. - Richard. How many?

[phone continues to ring]

Sorry, I just feel like I'm scared...

"I can't wait to see what he does next."

♪ Stop the clock ♪

[Jon] Freddy, shit! I should go to the hospital.

Rosa gave me this number, I hope it's okay to call you.

[Jon] Six months of rehab later, she's dancing again, it's just...

I hope that you have an amazing workshop.

What are you...? What is this? What do you want?

You know, Rosa's got another client. Craig Carnelia.

[ticking intensifies]

♪ If you're just an empty image ♪

♪ Bo-bo, bo-bo bo ♪

No, it's not your life, it's advertising.

[sighing deeply]

♪ You're on the air ♪

I know I don't have any right to ask this. It's just that...

Jon? Steve Sondheim here.

Good night. Wonderful work. Really wonderful work.

First rate lyric and tune. Well done.

♪ Prepare a speech For your photo opportunity ♪

I will take a look at the budget

- Whoo! - Yeah, Scott!

♪ To know what I mean ♪

we are going to turn to the task at hand.

♪ You just wish you could run away ♪

that is just about to hit your shelves.

That seems like a really good place to start.

And piano is the absolute bare minimum for this.

You need a new roommate, right?

Uh, wait. How much does it pay?