Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Page #5

What happened to Benny?

What happened to his heart

And the ideals he once pursued?

Any owner of that lot next door

Has the right to do with it

As he pleases

Happy birthday, Jesus

- The rent

- You're wasting your time

- We're broke

- You broke your word, this is absurd

There is one way

You won't have to pay

I knew it.

Next door, the home of CyberArts

And now that the block is rezoned

Our dream can become a reality

You'll see, boys

You'll see, boys

A state-of-the-art, digital

Virtual interactive studio

I'll forgo your rent

And on paper guarantee

That you can stay here for free

- If you do me one small favor.

- What?

Convince Maureen

to cancel her protest.

Why not just get an injunction

or call the cops?

I did, and they're on standby.

But my investors would rather

I handle this quietly

You can't wipe out

an entire tent city...

...then watch It's a Wonderful Life

on TV.

You wanna produce films

and write songs?

You need somewhere to do it

It's what we used to dream about

Think twice before you pooh-pooh it

You'll see, boys

You'll see, boys

You'll see the beauty of a studio

That lets us do our work

And get paid

With condos on the top

Whose rent keeps open our shop

Just stop the protest

And you'll have it made

You'll see

Or you'll pack.

That boy could use some Prozac.

- Or heavy drugs.

- Or group hugs.

Which reminds me,

we have a detour to make tonight.

Anyone who wants to

can come along.

Life Support's a group for people

coping with life.

We don't have to stay too long.

First I've got a protest to save

- Pleasure.

- I'm not much company.

- Behave.

- He'll catch up later.

He's just got other things

on his mind.

We'll see, boys

We'll see, boys

Let it be, boys

- I like boys

- Boys like me

We'll see

And so, into the abyss

The lot, where a small stage

is partially set up.

Line in.

I went to Harvard for this?

- Close on Mark's nose dive.

- Line out.

Will he get out of here alive?

- Mark?

- Hi.

I told her not to call you

That's Maureen, but can I help

Since I'm here?

I've hired an engineer.

Great.

So nice to have met you.

Wait.

She's three hours late.

The samples won't delay

But the cable-

There's another way

Say something, anything

Test, one, two, three

Anything but that

- This is weird

- It's weird

- Very weird

- F***in' weird

I'm so mad that

I don't know what to do

Fighting with microphones

Freezing down to my bones

And to top it all off

I'm with you

Feel like going insane?

Got a fire in your brain?

And you're thinking

Of drinking gasoline?

- As a matter of fact

- Honey, I know this act

It's called the Tango: Maureen

The Tango:
Maureen

It's a dark, dizzy merry-go-round

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