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Posted: 11/15/07 at 4:39pm
And thanks to Wayman Wong for the inspiration
All:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
One man may produce a flop
The other's paid too much to mop
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte cries 'bout Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey cries 'bout Charlotte's rates.
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte cries 'bout Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey cries 'bout Charlotte's rates.
Claffey:
I'd like to say a word for the stagehand
Charlotte St. Martin:
We're only half listening!
Claffey:
They try so hard to make an honest living.
Man:
(holds up squeegie)
Claffey:
They try so hard, providing for their kids
Charlotte St. Martin:
And meanwhile ruin everyone's Thanksgiving.
Tourist:
Why don't you lazy stagehands go back to work so we can see Legally Blonde?
Stagehand:
(handing the tourist a bright orange flyer)
We got just as much right to a second home!
Claffey:
Be quiet!
The stagehands are strikin' for a reason
No matter what the Mayor ever thinks
You seldom see them smoking on the sidewalk
St. Martin:
Because they're all at Starbuck's buying drinks
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
The stagehand works a twelve hour day
Producers hate the overtime pay,
That's no reason why they cain't be friends
All:
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte cries'bout Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey cries 'bout Charlotte's rates.
Mel Brooks:
I'd to say a word for producers--
Local One:
You would!
Mel Brooks:
The shows he backs are vivid and commercial
He scalps those seats each night
A controversial, tactic, right?
ATC poster:
Never hurts to be bit controversial.
St. Martin:
The stagehands should negotiate with producers
If they sit down and ask for cuts in wages
Don't picket at their door
'Lest they dare to ask for more
Claffey:
But be firm that you ain't walking on those stages.
All:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
One man may produce a flop
The other's paid too much to mop
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
Mayor Bloombeg:
Now nobody's gonna picket anyone anymore. This here is the great white way, and I'm running for president.
Break it up you greedy fools. Alright stagehands sing it!
Dum-dah-dee-um-dum-dum!
Stagehands:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
All:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
One man may produce a flop
The other's paid too much to mop
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
Local One guys:
And when this contract's finally signed and sealed
We'll be a union just like any other
Musicians, and actors and the stagehands
Must all show up for work for one another.
Patti LuPone:
I hope this taught you all a little lesson
To pout until the other side'll squirm
I won't say that my Gypsy's a gift from God above
But I'll be damned if I ain't just like Merm!
All:
She don't say her Gypsy's a gift from god above
But I'll be damned if she ain't just like Merm!
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte caves on Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey caves on Charlotte's rates
All:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
One man may produce a flop
The other's paid too much to mop
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte cries 'bout Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey cries 'bout Charlotte's rates.
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte cries 'bout Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey cries 'bout Charlotte's rates.
Claffey:
I'd like to say a word for the stagehand
Charlotte St. Martin:
We're only half listening!
Claffey:
They try so hard to make an honest living.
Man:
(holds up squeegie)
Claffey:
They try so hard, providing for their kids
Charlotte St. Martin:
And meanwhile ruin everyone's Thanksgiving.
Tourist:
Why don't you lazy stagehands go back to work so we can see Legally Blonde?
Stagehand:
(handing the tourist a bright orange flyer)
We got just as much right to a second home!
Claffey:
Be quiet!
The stagehands are strikin' for a reason
No matter what the Mayor ever thinks
You seldom see them smoking on the sidewalk
St. Martin:
Because they're all at Starbuck's buying drinks
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
The stagehand works a twelve hour day
Producers hate the overtime pay,
That's no reason why they cain't be friends
All:
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte cries'bout Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey cries 'bout Charlotte's rates.
Mel Brooks:
I'd to say a word for producers--
Local One:
You would!
Mel Brooks:
The shows he backs are vivid and commercial
He scalps those seats each night
A controversial, tactic, right?
ATC poster:
Never hurts to be bit controversial.
St. Martin:
The stagehands should negotiate with producers
If they sit down and ask for cuts in wages
Don't picket at their door
'Lest they dare to ask for more
Claffey:
But be firm that you ain't walking on those stages.
All:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
One man may produce a flop
The other's paid too much to mop
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
Mayor Bloombeg:
Now nobody's gonna picket anyone anymore. This here is the great white way, and I'm running for president.
Break it up you greedy fools. Alright stagehands sing it!
Dum-dah-dee-um-dum-dum!
Stagehands:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends,
All:
Oh, the stagehand and producer should be friends.
One man may produce a flop
The other's paid too much to mop
But that's no reason why they cain't be friends.
Local One guys:
And when this contract's finally signed and sealed
We'll be a union just like any other
Musicians, and actors and the stagehands
Must all show up for work for one another.
Patti LuPone:
I hope this taught you all a little lesson
To pout until the other side'll squirm
I won't say that my Gypsy's a gift from God above
But I'll be damned if I ain't just like Merm!
All:
She don't say her Gypsy's a gift from god above
But I'll be damned if she ain't just like Merm!
People in a show should stick together,
People in a show should all be mates.
Charlotte caves on Claffey's load-ins,
Claffey caves on Charlotte's rates
